Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1924-10-03
Business Men Hear Good Talks on Sugar
Beets and the Irish Question at Luncheon

A good solid discussion OF the
business of raising sugar beets in
the San Luis valley was given at the
Business Mems Luncheon Monday
noon by A. +. Headlee who treated
the subject from a somewhat differ
ent angle. Mr.. Headlee placed espec-
tal emphasis upon the fact that po-
tatoes as one-crop proposition in
the San Luis valley was failure
just as wheat has been in the past.
He said II took him three years to
recover from the losses he sustain
ed in making wheat his sole crop
years ago. The need for sure cash
crop in the valley IL vital at this
time and Mr.. Headiee stated that
1t had been demonstrated that bee.s
could be successfully grown hero
and that good money could be made
from that crop. lie also touched
the heart OF the situation when he
said that If We haa a sugar factory
located here II would not only pro-
vide cash income to the farmers
but would appreciably lower the
general taxes. MIR. Headiee suggest
ed that the business men could well
afford to lend assistance to farmers
who wished to raise sugar beets by
helping them get the necessary tools
and machinery with which to care
for the crop.
The other speaker AZ the luncheon
was Rev. Alexander Bryans of Sar-
gent who gave a very Interesting
talk on ireland and Her Problems. -
Mr.. Bryans Is native OF Ireland
and is familiar with the difficulties
besetting that unfortunate country.
He said:
when England granted n form OF
Home Rule TO ireland with separate
Parliamcnts for the North and South
many people believed that the Mil
l.nium for Ireland Ind come but
today is seethins With agitation.
Unfortunately there aecms to he
very ancient and dcep-rooted dis
trust which is not. confined to Ire
land. but which seems TO he almost
equally strong this sid. of the At
Ian,ir. The distrurt appears to he
very largely religious. and is very
hard to deal with. The school ques-
tion. the marriage question. the
question OF church influence are
ones that must he faced. and the
Roman view that there In only one
church and that that church has .
right to dominate politics when Il
can is apparently as hard for the
Roman Catholics to give up as Il is
for the Protestant to accept. The
Free State government has liberated
De Valera from prison and now he
has set out on the task Of overthrow
Ing the Free State and the govern
bring about n United ireland. TIL.
Ulster government is fiourinhing
with $4,000. 900 dollars In its
TREASURY whereas the Free State
budget reports n deficit Of over S<0.-
600. 900. No wonder that the Free
State party is anxious to hring
Ulster under its flag In order TO
help Il pay It's bills. Ulster has .
Protestant faith aud has suffered
In maintaining Il aud Great Britain
will find very much 10 her cost that
any attempt to asnex her TO the
Roman party Of the South viii rsean
. war Of defense % the part Of the
prosperous people of the North OF
ireland"
Next Mondays luncheon viii b
hold At the Fouquct restaurant with
Bob Norman ~ chairman Of the
program which will consist Of the
following talks: "Chiorotorm." DR..
Eiofson: Child welfare" Misc
Avery: "Big Brotherhood" Earl
Maty~n: "Psssimism 10 the Hole -
the poushnut." Rev. KsSAast.