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Some of the specific comments made during these interviews were: Odor is very bad and affects 52-month old baby with allergies. It (Spreckels) brings work and no matter where you live, there are problems. The odor changes with the wind; when wind changes, we get the odor. A lady, whose name was on the petition, said she could not see and did not sign the petition. I think something should and can be done about the problem; sometimes you can't even eat your dinner without getting sick. Can get odor daily while working (Spreckels) ; monthly when not working. The reason for signing petition was to jack Spreckels up and make them do everything possible. SPRECKELS SIIGz'. SIDE OF STOGY: This team met with Boyden, Anderson, --, etal. of Spreckels Sugar and toured the plant. Some of the points made were: A. Odor proclem is of utmost concern to Spreckels and has intensified recently due to relocation of ponds due to Highway 120 bypass project. In moving the ponds, a couple went stagnant or septic, sharply increasing odor. B. Spreckels outlined their progress and expenditures over the years to combat both odor and air pollution. Following is that list: In the past 17 years, Spreckels Sugar Company has spent more than the original cost of the construction of the Manteca Factory in 1917 as we move towards solutions to our problems. Spreckels Sugar Company recognizes that as a member of the Manteca Community, with its policy of being a good neighbor, that it will continue to work to reduce these problems. Actually, during this period, 132 acres of land valued at over $500,000 was purchased to dispose of waste water by irrigation and 21,600,000 on factory air and water pollution solutions. (3)