American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1921-04-23
HELP OUR HOME PEOPLE

Editor Citizen:
In last weeks issue OF the Citizen,
the writer read your article calling
attention to the lack Of support Of
our local sugar factory by the farm
ers OF the district The situation is
doubtless a serious one and It Is to
be hoped that the beet growers will
think twice before assisting to Grip
pie an institution that means so much
to our local laboring men as well
as TO the business interests Of our
city generally
Some weeks ago. the Pioneer Sugar
Company's representatives came here
asking for the cooperation and sup
port Of the beet growers. The writ
err was named as one Of a committee
to investigate the financial standing
Of the company. The committe Wis.
tied Salt Lake City and met most OF
the officers and directors OF the Pho
neer Sugar Company. and were con,
WINGED that the promoters were act
ins in good faith. and tho plan of
Organization. If properly executed.
was feasible one. The one big
thing, however. with which the com.
mittee was not favorably impressed
was that the beets Of the farmers
were to be shipped to Weber county,
thus depriving the people OF this com.
munity of the labor required to con-
vert the beets into sugar.
In view OF conditions confronting
us. we cannot afford at this particular
| time to take anything away from our
local laboring men. The great world
war should have taught the farmers
and others a profitable lesson--the
lesson that each individual cannot
live for himself alone without thought
for his fellows. Our laboring men
and their families must have food and
clothing and money with which to pay
their taxes in the fall when they be-
come due, otherwise serious difficui-
ties will arise
We must support our home institu-
lions which furnish the labor neces-
sary to provide these things. The
Governor of the State has called
special meeting in the State Capitol
on April 22nd at which representa-,
tives from the various parts Of the
state have been invited for the pur,
pose Of considering the labor stu.
alton and take steps, IL possible. to
alleviate the condition. which Is
alarming. II Is up to each COM
munity to take steps to handle the
problem.
Now that labor can he had
reasonable figures. let every man in
the community who Is in a condition
to do so. utilize a portion of the sur
plus labor that Is available. Our
fences have been allowed to go to
rack and ruin and should be put In
Il
shape and dozen and one other
things might be done that would
materially enhance the value and APP
pearance Of our property thereby
giving employment to those who are
In need of II at this time.
Let us support our local sugar
factory. In saying this the writer
is not championing the cause OF the
Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. I am neither
a stakeholder OF the company, Meth,
er have I ever received one dollars
worth Of employment from it. As
a citizen I am interested in the well
fare OF our laboring men. and desire
tn see them profitably employed
Knowing the farmers of the COM
munity as we'll as do. cannot but
feel that these matters have not been
given the serious thought that they
deserve, Let us register ourselves
In favor OF employment for our home
people rather than to furnish labor
to those of other communities who
probably do not need II so badly as
our own,
Gao L. Sh.,ioy