The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1881-03-11
SUGAR BEET CULTURE.
SHALL THE INDUSTRY CEASE IN THIS
STATE PA PROPOSITION FROM NEW
JERSEY CAPITALISTS.

SHALL THE INDUSTRY CEASE IN THIS
STATE PA PROPOSITION FROM NEW
JERSEY CAPITALISTS.
The question now is shall the cul
ture Of sugar beets in this State, and
the manufacture Of sugar thareform
cease
AT the present time it looks very
much that way. Within the past
week, The Delaware Sugar Beet Com
pany, whose works are located at Riv-
erside, ON the r., w. 81 B. X. II. Just
above Edgemoor sta ion have receiy-
ed very tempting offers from num-
Der of capitalists in Bordentown, N.
j., TO remove their works to that
place. The offer includes fine lot of
land having a wharf frontage on the
Delaware, which will be given them
free of taxation provided they locate
tfsir works there.
Yesterday Messrs. A. ID. Warner and
Lea Pusey visited Trenton aud had an
interview with four members OF the
Legislature, which was satisfac tory in
every respect. Mir. Warner, returned
home last evening but Mr.. Pusey went
10 Bordentown to have An interview with
the gentlemen who have made the offer
to the company, and also the location
The company have also another offer TO
locate above the the Bordentown.
In an interview with Mr.. Warner, this
morning he stated TO reporter OF the
| GAZETTE, the Delaware Company had
received offers but they expected still
better ones. They did not desire to re-
move their works from this State, and II
they did so II would be only through
dire necessity.
they were determined if there were
anything in the manufacture of sugar
from the beets, to have il OUT, and it
only rested, with the farmers and
Legislature of this State, more par
ticularly with the farmers, whether
| they should remove o. not.
The farmers of the State, it seems,
do not pay much attention to the
raising of the bee,s, and the company
have never yet received full supply
"Give us a supply of bects, and we
will remain here" said Mr.. Warner,
otherwise, we must 60"
The company have made better Of
fers this year, than ever before. and
one of the largest growers IN the state
| MIR. II. Z. Fennimore, near Middle
town, says that IL costs no more to
raise the beeis than it does a crop of
corn, while the returns are more than
double. lie expects to plant 80 acres
of them this year.
Fo. the purpose of ENCOURAGING the
beet culture IN New Jersey, the LegisIq.
ture of that state has passed tho folI
Ing act 20 remain In force Tor the term OF
| five years:
"WIth a view to stimulate the culture
ana manufacture OF beets, sorghum
amber, or other sugar cane INTO sugar,
that for every ton OF two ,houraud
pounds OF beets, sorghum, amber, OF
other sugar cane raised by any farmer II,
the State and manufactured In the stat,
the sum OF 81 shall be paid AZ bounty
TO the farmer by the Treasurer OF the
| State upon the proper vouchers being
/ presented as hereinafter specified"
| THAT the sum OF one cent per pound
shall be paid by the Treasurer Of The
state to any person or persons who shat
| establish plant or sugar manufactory
within the state, and Manufacture sugai
from seets, sorghum, amber or othel
| sugar cane raised IN the State, upoI
proper vouchers being Presented al
hereinafter specified"
Mr.. Warner remarked that If the Leg
islature OF this State would pay the
row ers 81 per ton the manufacturer
gould waive the one cent per pound
There Will be meeting of those in
terested in the beet Gu lture in the CLAW,
Ton House on Saturday morning uext
and 1t is hoped there will be a lare,
| attendance,