Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-15
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POST MTELLIGEHCER.


Aiyamdo Beet Sugar Factory, Las
written an interesting article for ne
cal,fovnsa Ggo~r On srasr psocssshas
from which We have drawn Ia tie mat
ter following.
That sugar rasds from the beet, ns
saws. il taking the place OF that pro
dueed frosn cane in settled sacs, az ~
ex;deuees in the case Of England sos
much over half century ego, hao any
one predicted that there would De sugar
uroduced to any extent from any otnss
o4be, s,uroe than cafe, soch a psedic~
ton wonld hare seemed prepossefoas-
yevsrths.ess. the fact exists, and IL isos
more strange than nlany other ciaii2e@
tina. have occurred daring the past nf'y
wears. Sugar cafe, rs In well Known -
a product Of tropical climates. and sas
manner Of producing has changed bus
little for centuries. II il grown ~
general rule by means Of ssrviis ias'or 10
an snervasing climate. Under ihe7s
conditions much progress IN this IN
dos,ry is impossible. The sugar beet
ON the contrary. Is the prodoe' OF q
northern climate, and Is cultivated by
the most enlightened nations, who are
yearly improving the quality OF the beet
and the process u manufacturing u
into sugar. By reason Of tie intsia-
eeacs OF the ns,iops that are dsv"'ing
their superior talents aud skill to It's
production, it wiii. st 10 distant Day
become. a. IL already the c ne - a great
srteu. in Eerope, the only sugar. More
sugas can be produced per acre from
beets than from the average OF 81 acre
Of cane ia many sections, and every
year the percentage Of sugar IN the beet
is increased by the superior Intelligence
IL those who haze II ia charge. Cane,
however, Ia no better than a century |
ago; but the yield If saecharins IN the
tset has been increased FROM to Is per
cent, and is yearly growing larger under
scientific cultivation. 1t Is to be re-
GREETED that our Government has not
seen fit TO encourage this industry. We
have natural conditions In the United
States equal to those OF the most Ia
voYed localities in Europe for the pro-
dncfion Of the sugar beet. The ciimate
and soil on the Pacific Cost. especially,
produce beets superior 10 any in Europe.
bach being tue fact, all we need ID ex-
perience 10 excel all other countries In
the production of beet sugar, as the tax
imposed abro vi will more than eompen
safe for laeir cheap labor.
Mr. Dyer makes n few statements to
show what might be done ON this coast,
based upon results obtained At AlThrado.
The refinery there makes refined sugar;
To refine il on ANAL scale, rs they arc
Obliged TO do, involves greatly increased
cost over working on large scale. In
Europe, no factories refine their own
product. bat sell 20 reiiners centrally To-
Gated. To conduct the business econ
omically, sufficient factories should DO
operated 10 supply small refinery. To
do this would require, SAY. q refinery Of
daily espseiiy Of 10000 pounds,
which could bs buiii for SDo,0 four
factories Of daily capacity Of i50 tons
OF beets, xoae.6g0; total expenditure,
$!,0u,oU. These factories would work
up in q campaign of 80 days 5000
tons Of besis, which would yield J per
cent. crude sugar (which ia a low esti-
mas j, or 1850. 90 pounds. u fun sup
ply TO the refinery for 81 days. De-
Quoting 3 per cent. loss in refining
leaves II ,9T0, e00p pounds OF refined sugar.
which AZ ten cents poand would be
worth si,l37000, being one dollars
worth Of sugar every year for each dol
lar invested.
Factories built with ell the modern
improvements. working on the most
economical plan, making crude sugar
in jadicionsly selected localities. could
prodnce this sugar at a net cos. of seven
cents per pound, which is the retail
price today In London for best quality
Of refined sugar. TIE Aivarado works,
with their small factory and refinery
combined. make pure white sugar at a
cost OF eigh. cents pound. aud II
should certainly be done ON large
scale for at leass one cent pound less.
This would yield net yeariy profit on
the iavestlnen. Of $.ss9. 100. which would
pay the stockholders % per cent. on
their investment. and leave snrplus Of
$ioe,l0o.
Experience has laugh. manufacturers
ct beet sugar that IL Ia advisable for
them to own sufficient land TO produce
the supply Of beess. This land might
be rented TO tenants. who could raise
beets and give share Of them for the
rent. By SD doing. the manufacturer
could control the crops: besides, the
land itself bought at fair 'prica and
suitable for hects would be paying in
sestment. An average yield of beets In
California il abou. Ii tons per acre; but
place the yield at IL tons per acre, at "a
per ton. Sis. The usual rent of bee:
land il one-third the crop, delivered at
factory; but we will say one quarter. or
VIZ I'm acre rent, which would pay good
interest Oh land worth 500 PSF acre.
Land suitable for beets can be bought
in Oregon aud Washington Territory,
where fuel Is cheap. Mr.. Dyer truly re-
marks. for much less than that price.
To supply four factories Of tie above
mentioned capacity with sufficient
beets. 600 acres would be- required.
From the foregoing statements, which
are reliable in every particular. il is
very easy for anyone TO calculate the
quantity Of sugar that could be pro-
duced on this coast. Ten such plants as
described above could supply the uaited
States with all the sugar used. and the
3l0o 600 90 that il now annually seat
abroad Tor sugar could be kept at home.
Il will naturally be asked. why. i. the