Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-15
blUY Observation-Disclosures



Mr.. E. H. Dyer, General Superintsn-
dent Of the Standard Sugar Refinery Of
Alvarado, California. has been here the
ersassr part Of the past week, looking
At the Asld With view 10 the feasibility
Of the beet sugar factory contemplated
as or near Shis point. He has been over
abe town and into the country, and he
il immsnsely pleased. He positively
dsolasoe there h MOI a better place any
whore for srch An enterprise than here,
and 10 doesn't know of any as good.
He says the beets grown here. tested In
the Alvafado factory, wsre superior to
thoss grown in California. Not only
this, but in the matter Of coal, labor.
TO-, there ID an advantage in favor of q
factory here Of at least one cent q pou.d
on all sugar produced over q factory in
California. The actual cost Of sugar
made In the Alvarado factory in 1881
was about cents a pound. Here it
would moi exceed Z. The Alvarado fac
tory. during what il called the third
campaign. ending May 10th, 1882, pro-
duosd ,39l, 688 pounds of sugar and 5l,-
as gallons molassss, which, added To
the small quantity ON hand unsold.
were worth Al the lowest market rates
$l6S,6l7.5O. The expenses of the cam
paign, not inelud ng those incurred in
making sales, amounted to $40, Isl. IS.
Taking these fsom The receipts, and The
actual profits at the fsctory's door we're
940.I0.S2. The salea expenses amount.
Cd 70 $43AyO7. dsductinR which also
leaves INST profit to the Standard Su-
gar Refinery Of $44.9ab.s6, or over 10
Per cent. Tbs expenses there included
the purchase Of 4457 toms of Seattle coal
ct e5.60 Per ton. The slack thrown
away q the mines Is good enough for
their purpose, and II factory were 10
eatsd here could b got at tho mere cost
Of handling and transportation, or 81,
10 cents or u ton. This single saving
would have taken over eighteen thou
sand dollars out Of the expenses. and
would have made the profits consider
ably over 70 pr oent. Then again tho
Barrels used were made in the factor,
et this place, and little saving in tn.
way OF transportation can he mad.
there. Mr.. Dyer also thinks that abou
dollar tO2 can DO saved in growing
the bssss, which with factory Of the
capacity projected would he All item OF
el00 . day. Tho beet raissrs here car
save. - oompa.ed with the Californi.
farmer. b. the employment of Indian
sQuaws In wedding, who are said to do
She work in manner better than eithe.
white men Or Chinese at leas money
Mr. Dyer was greatly pleased. with tho
white River Valley, who alone i.
capable Of supporting several fat
tories OF the kind. He thinks
the factory, however, Should b.
located on this bay, in or near town,
Ut some point accessible by rail and t.
shipping. The season for making bee,
sugar covers period Of only about hall
shs year, but there IL nothing to pre-
vent the factory running the other hall
On sugar cane. Tho consumption OF
sugar In tho Puget Sound region, Brit
ish Columbia and Alaska in at preseu,
Sufficient to take all the product of a
hundred-barrel-a-day factory, and in
Supplying II. Of course, tho local estab
lishment will haye advantages owe,
dealers in San Francisco that cannot b.
700 highly appreciated. Altogether, Iii.
situation ID far finer than Mr.. Over
Thought before coming here, and wer.
hs at liberty TO do 20 no would be en-
shusiastic In personally taking hold of
u. II our citizens neglect the opportu
atty Afforded them in this after they
Will have cause 70 regret il, and it is to
% hoped they will not neglect II.