The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-18

panys sugar, when the matter was
up before the board Of directors OF
that company. Why did Mr.. Grant
refuse to be a party to this trans.
action, If he did not think it was
wrong? The governments action in
arresting the offending officials TO,
what they did, seems to bear out
Mr.. Grants judgment and that he
felt it was wrong when he refused
to approve it. <
Cheating the Stockholders
The idea Of doing this to keep the
sugar home and prevent it from go
ing out Of the country, does not
seem ia have been good logic. The
COMPANY had control Of its output
and, could have released as little as
| u desired and to whom it pleased,
thessane as the Amalgamated Sugar
Hin and has been doing The: fact
that the l1,tah- Idahos company re-
leased so0.00O bags tins season up 10
tie same time last pear II had only
releAsed about $4,000 bags, is NO
argument. It did II voluntarily. Mr..
Niblsy does not mention this 1885,
900 bags Of sugar turned over by
bis company or by it's manager. to
the Great Basin Sugar company
Mr.. e. r. Wooley-as part payment
for the purchase price Of 100000
the Utah-Idaho Sugar company is
alleged to have paid for that plant,
and his sugar was turned over dur
ing the low price period about the
first Of the present year at about IL
cents per pound, it is claimed. It
is also claimed this sugar was sold
back to some of the officials of the
Utah-Idaho Sugar company and re-
sold until it finally was sold to Chi
cago parties at about $27 per bag,
and the parties, it is claimed, in be-
tween, made cool million and three
quarters out of the transaction, and
that this little item will figure in
the evidence that will be presented
against the indited officials, or some
of them who, it is said, were in on
the deal. If this allegation or claim
is true, these officials not only prof
iteered but either mis-managed or
robbed the stockholders of the COM
pany they we're obliged to protect.
It would appear that the officials
of the offending company are afraid
of what is bound to be exposed, and
are doing all they can to fool the
people. ..,...
Sending Unsigned Letters
The following is a sample of the
dope" evidently being sent out by
someone connected with the Utah
Idaho Sugar company, for people liv-
ing in the Sugar City country claim
the beet growers up there have re-
ceived copies of printed circulars
containing the following unsigned
article:
THE FARMER AND SUGAR
The beet-growing farmers of the
intermountain country are being
made the object of bitter attacks, os-
tensibly because of the recent in
creased prices Of sugar in Utah and
Idaho to about the same prices as
other people are paying all over the
country, apparently to subserve par
tisan ends; hence this presentation
of both sides in condensed form.
Communications pro and con have
in the Salt Lake papers.
The substance of the claims and as
sertions on each side are given here,
that the candid and observing citi-
zen may understand the direct is
sues involved. The following SEN
fences are quoted from the communi-
cation as published, and represent
a accurately the views of each:
Against the Beet-Growing Farmer
What if the farmer does receive
only SIS per ton? Didn't he at one
time receive only $5.50?"
IF the administration at Wash
ington fixes wholesale price on
beet sugar this season at $12 per
bag at New York, the farmers will
receive $13 per ton"
If the wholesale price of sugar
at New York is fixed at $3.50 per
bag, the farmer will get $3.50 per
tom
"The Democrats, by curbing the
farmer, will do the country great |
amount of good"
THE farmer Is getting too much |
now. Look at what he receives for
his hay, potatoes, fruit, etc."
"The Democratic party will bring |
Mr.. Farmer down to earth as sure
Is the sun shines. The job would
have been accomplished before this
4 it hadn't been for the amount of
work facing the administration"
with the election over, and the
Democrats again in office, Mr.. Beet
Grower can make up his mind to
veil his crops at a price that will give
he rest OF US chance"
For the Beet Growing Farmer
III the Wholesale price Of beet
III gar in New York ia 400 20 per 100