The Holly chieftain., 1920-03-18
ACoEPfs "a SCALE WITH
q DoMUS ABOVE II CENTS
FORMAL Annsunesmsnt Made We'd.
nssday Might Of Last Week BY
Mountain STATES Growers leaving
Price Up 70 Individual Producers

nlgnL by I0rLn8l announcement
from the Mountain States Beet
Growers association authorizing
it's members to use their own dis.
erection as to price and acreage.
This leaves the price at $l2 a ton.
with 81 per ton bonus for every
cent advance above II cents q
pound in the seaboard basing price
for refined sugar. The final out
come of the controversy was a par
tial victory for both the organized
beet growers and the Great West
ern Sugar company. The growers
are guaranteed 81 per ton more
than they received for their 1919
crop and the company succeeded in
putting of for another year the
growers demand for q sliding scale
Of prices.
However, In anticipation of con-
ferences with company officials this
summer at which q sliding scale of
prices for the 1921 crop is to be con.
sidered, the Mountain States Beet
Growers association is planning to
sign up the largest possible beet
acreage, with the growers pledged
to act solely on the Associations
initiative.
Growers Stand Together.
Thus, the association. hopes to
confront the beet sugar refining
companies with q solid lineup Of
growers. The officers of the asso-
citation pointed out that by this
means and In view of the summer
conferences, the growers will know
in plenty Of time whether they will
have . sliding scale Of prices for
their 1921 beets, and II no satisfac-
tory scale Is forced from the sugar
companies, the growers threaten to
enter the refining field Themselves
with cooperative sugar factories.
A committee selected at q recent
meeting Of the association directors
in Denver prepared the formal
statement of the Organizations pc
tition of the Great Western Sugar
cOmpany's offer for 1920. The state.
ment was issued in Greeley last
night by Secretary George M.
Houston upon authority from
President Fred Cummings OF Fort
Collins.
Public IL Considered.
The officers Of the association,
in view of all the elements in the
situation, now release all growers
from any further obligations ~
garding the 1920 contract and each
grower will use his individual dis
erection as to his planting" the
formal statement concluded.
The principal consideration en-
tering into this stand ON the part
of the growers organization was
stated to be "a realization that the
general public does not under
stand, but might become doubtful
OF the justice and wisdom OF the
growers position should the beet
farmer fight the issue to q COM
plete defeat of the sugar com.
panies." The public "is and has
been sympathetic" with the pro-
Queer of beets, it was stated, but
officers feared to ALLEVIATE the pub
lie through continued chickering's
and possibly reduced beet acreage
that would boost sugar prices.
The statement outlined q cam.
paign of education among the
growers on the value of organize
ton and declared:
During this summer we will
meet with the officials Of the Great
Western and other companies, and
use every just and manly means to
agree with them on form Of con.
tract for 1921 that will be both
profitable to us and just to the
mill men and the public.
Expect Better Contract.
There is excellent reasons to feel
that a proper contract will result:
and II, unfortunately, an agree
ment is not reached there will be
ample time for our growers to
make plans for the following sea-
son, thus avoiding the confusion
that attends delays such as we are
now involved in. Or there is the
alternative OF the Independent
mill"
The statement made objection to
the Great Western Sugar COM