Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-09-21
SUGAR..
Gen. John H. Shields and the Development Of
the Beet and Cane Sugar Industry -9sner-
al Interest in the Subject

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EDITOR HERALD: Parties, from
notices which they say they have
seen in the HERALD and in other
papers, have applied to me by let
Ter and otherwise for further infor-
nation about Prof. Ernest Il. Gen
neit the sugar expert, his opinions
of the country through which he
Travelled with me, his future move
ments and any facts connected with
his late visit and any suggestions
that he or [ or any one else have
made or are disposed to make on
the subject of sugar in it's relations
to our region.
With your permission [ will an
swer ali the inquiries through thu
HERALD. This medium will bring
my answer not only TO those who
have made inquiries but to scores
of others who are perhaps equally
anxious to learn more on the sub
jet, for it is clear that Prof. Cen
nerrs visit has thoroughly nwak-
ened our people gu the subject OF
the resources of our region for the
production of sugar.
| Tp the somewhat QuerulOus in.
quiry as to why [ have not written
| "a
Prof Geunert aud Mr.. Courier, of
Louisiana, | reply that L purpo sely
abstained from doing so because [
have Prof. Gennert's promise to
write up the tip, which he is capa-
bic of doing better than |, and
which will be contribution by an
expert to the literature of our pro-
ductive economies of standard and
permanent value.
AS to Prof. Gennert himself "a q
man, as u professional constructing
engineer and as professional con-
eulting chemist for beet sugar
works, have the most favorable
opinion founded on letters to me
from the Professor, written before
aud since his visit TO Southern CAL
| lfornia, and on a letter Introducing
Professor Gennert to me, written by
distinguished citizen of San
Francisco, we'll known throughout
the eGtire Union, aud not without
reputation in Europe, and on nu-
merou+ and lengthy interviews
with Prof. Gennert during his Wis t
TO our section; aud last but not
least, on newspaper accoun 8,
among which [ select a lengthy
telegram from Canada to a news
paper published in Portland,
Name, and send it to the HERALD
for republication.
IL Will be Seen in this telegram
that Prof. Gennert is, according to
report, 10 superintend the erect ion
OF the sugar works at Coaticook,
Canada. L learn that Prof. Gen
merit is TO start East on the ii rst of
next mouth. Putting this and
that toget her. | infer that there
may be something in the report.
Aud yet, from conversations with
the Professor while here, [ cannot
think he is under obligations to go
to Coaticook permanently. He has
| bC@h nus ttiC SOstlC JOn DtODIe
advice for quite a while, and the
report mentioned in the telegram
very Likely grew out of his advisory
relations. BE this as it may. some
thing ought to be said before
PROF. GENNERT GOES EAST,
And it will have to be quickly said,
because, If my memory serves me
correctly, he intends to start Z ,st
on the first of October proximo,
which Is only week from next
Wednesday. III the Professor goes
East without some assurance here
he may never come West again.
Probably he would not consent to
return upon any assurance that we
could now give. We can try, how
ever. L am almost certain that the
business men and
FARMERS WILL co OPERATE
With Prof Gennert. Mr.. L. r..
PASSIONS, of Old Los Nletos, says
that If Prof. Gennert will come and
lecture at his house, or in the
neig hborhood, he will insure a
crowd, hospitality and perhaps
something more. Mr.. Passions has
tropical sugar cane growing in his
front yard. Dr. Fulton, of the Full
ton Sulphur Wells, brought the
seed cane from Mississippi and pre-.
scented it to Mr.. Passions. Judge
Venable, of New Los Nietos, saws
that il the Professor will visit him
he will show him over the country,
aud that he and his neighbors wlli
enter into contract to furnish HIM
all the sugar beets he wants on the
most liberal terms. Mr.. J
L. Austin, of Orange. writes
me t,at he believes Or
ange is one of the best locations
in the country for the beet sugar
industry. Mr.. Austin requests me
to extend to Professor Gennert an
invitation to visit Orange. He says
that he has been talking with sew
eral of the principal farmers and
finds them very much in favor of
Introducing the industry of beet
sugar production. He has DO
doubt that the farmers there won d
make contracts to raise Large
amount of beets. He says that
beets enough are already raised
there for tests. Mr.G. A. Blakes ee,
of Florence, exhibited suga berts
ut the horticultural Fair last fall,
one Of which weighed 80 pounds
A suggestion of mine, made at diff
fpreut times, in one instance in the
Rural Press about a year ago, tia 1
Florence is an eligible site for il
beet sugarie, coupled, in some in
stances, with staten euts of itS pa
sition at the Junction of two rail-
ways, near Los Angeles city, III Ill
rect communication by rail with IA
harbor on the Pacific, and at the