The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-03-10
FAIL TO ARRANGE
CONTRACT TERMS
Syndicates and Growers
Committee Adjourn;
No Agreement

arthur ManWarlng returned lnurS-
day morning from Pocatello, where
he had been in conference all week
with other committeeman and repre-
sentatives Of the sugar companies of
the intermountain country.
The beetgrowers in this conference
were presented by ]. E. Jensen, Rex
burg; Melvin Luke, Rigby; Arthur
Manwaring, Blackfoot; H. Leigh,
Burley and Mr.. Mclean of Twin
Falls. The sugar companies we're
represented by Mark Austin, Utah
Idaho Sugar company; Fred c. Taylor
manager for the Amalgamated Sugar
company and Mr.. Pope, the agricul-
tural superintendent of the Beet
Growers Sugar company of Rigby.
There were present at some of the
conferences also Mr.. Hull Of Pres
ton, who is president Of the farm
bureau there, and Mr.. Powell, the
county agent of Franklin county.
They held from three to four confer
ehces day, some of them extending
into the night. They were in ses-
sion three days and went home on
Thursday morning without having
reached an agreement.
A great deal of time was spent in
trying to reach an agreement over
certain parts of the sliding scale,
Especially those pertaining to the
division of the money between the
growers and the sugar companies
when the sugar market is low. They
could agree On the division on the
medium price sugar and the high
price sugar, but when it went to the
lower prices, around 6 and 7 cents,
the sugar company wanted larger
division than they were willing to
give the beetgrowers. All efforts to
arrive at fifty-fifty basis without
sacrificing on sugar extraction, were
futile. The representatives of the
sugar companies were particular
about the division on the lower prices
but at the same time they kept ex-
pressing their belief that sugar would
not be low. They expressed the be-
lief that it was not likely to 60 be-
low 8 cents. Thruout, they insisted
on having ample protection for them
selves If it went below cents and
refusing to give equal protection to
the beet growers. ,..
he Amalgamated Sugar company
offered little more liberal contract
in some respects than the Utah-Idaho
Sugar company and the Beet Grow
ers Sugar company offer contract
that is satisfactory to the committee
but there is question about their abil-
ity to pay as they have only paid
about IS per cent of the last years
beets. Their representatives ex-
planned that they sold their sugar
last fall to good advantage, received
payment of $4,000 on it, passed up
all other opportunities to sell sugar
and when they began the delivery of
the sugar to the firm that had agreed
to take it they repudiated the con-
tract after getting possession of
enough sugar to make them whole
on the initial payment which they
had made at the time of the bar
gain. During the time that had
elapsed, the sugar company had
missed other opportunities to make
good sales and they insisted on hav-
ing the contract honored. They took
the matters into the courts, where
it is still pending and the sugar crop
is tied up in litigation SO they can
neither sell It or borrow, money on
It until the decision is handed down.
Their Representatives stated that the
sugar company is in good financial
circumstances, excepting for this It'll
cation and that when the sugar is
released they will either have plenty
to sell to clear up their obligations
or they will have the money on the
contract. 1HIa
The representatives of the beet
growers from the different counties
said they would not conscientiously
recommend the acceptance of the
Utah-Idaho Sugar company's contract
and they will submit the question to
the farmers for them to decide.
Mrs. Webster, who has been visit
ing her daughter Mrs. James Young
at Blackfoot, left for her home in
Omaha Monday,