The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1924-11-13
FARMERS WHO GROW
BETS ASK SUPPORT
Urge Exclusive Use OF Montana Sugar
As Aid To Agricultural And
General Prosperity

a strong appeal TO the people OF Mon
tam, rs well ms OF nelghbor states "a
the east, TO use Montana.made sugar
exclusively IN order that the grower
may receive n higher price for his beels
and TINT money now going out OF til,
state may be kept IN home circulation.
has been issued By the beet-growlng
farmers In connection with the new croI
Of sugar--the largest. incidentally, III
the states history which IA now being
manufactured The text of the appeal,
which is IN the form Of an open letter
signed by the executive committee OF
the Montana division Of the Mountain
States Beet Growers Marketing asso
citation 7. $. barrett, secretary, and
addressed to the public, Is as follows
The farmers growing sugar beet
hive a direct interest in the sugar used
IN Montana and nelghborlng stntes a.
the east.
The more beet sugar consumed In
this territory the higher Is the Farm.
er's proceeds for his sugar beet crop.
IIaying negotiated with The Great
Western Sugar Company contract
fixing payment 70 the farmer accord
ing to the net price realized for the
sugar, the Montana Division Of the
Mountain States Beet Growers Mark,
citing Association desires 10 co.operatn
with the Company to the end that the
exclusion OF cane sugar by 100 per
cent use Of beet sugar In this favorable
sales area will Increase the farmers
receipts for his work. And Il IL only
reasonable to expect that the peopl.
Of Montana as we'll as Of neighborlnf
agricultural States VIII thus help the't
own fellow-farmers. Moreover, thu
acreage IN sugar beeis does not com
pete with grain crops and thus teuds
to improve prices for other farm pro
ducts
A new crop Of sugar beets Ia beln
refined in the Billings sugar factory
Some S0,000,O00 pounds or more VIII he
produced, sugar of as high standard
OF purity and cleanliness as the consn
mer can obtain. This production if
nearly twice az large as Montana
annual sugar consumption. The sale
in Montana OF single bag OF outsld'
SUGARS, therefore IL inexcusable.
For Montana to import, for example
100000 bags OF sugar produced elAe
where means TINT nearly a million dol.
lars leaves the State. II 100 600 bngf
of foreign" sugar were displaced BY
Montana1made sugar, II would mean an
additional $4,000 paid annually 10 the
beet ralsers. And the entire state
would be better off for retaining In
circulation ut home the moneys other.
wise sent away for these imported
sugars.
We appeal to the people of Montana
TO support their home sugar industry
TO the jobbing and retail trade espec-
Tally we direct attention 10 this Impor.
tant crop in the Yellowstone Valley
md the possibility of further sw~nr %
velopment 10 the State. IN rsa'eri
years Of agricultural depression the
sugar beet crop was the salvation Of
thousands OF irrigated farmers. The
sugar trade Of Montana, jobbers and
retailers. are equally interested witt
the farmers and with the beet raising
communities in aiding our home indus
try by stocking only Great Western
beet sugar.
To the farmers and other consumers
OF North Dakota. South Dakota. anf
Minnesota, where the balance OF oul
Montana sugars are distributed. w
| bespeak the consideration due friendly
| nelghbors.
Buy the sugar grown by American
farmers. on the western irrigated lands
Of your nelghbors. and manufactured
IN the highest sugar quality obtalnabls
BY American workers in a modern
model factory