Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-05-18
FARM AND ORCHARD.
PROSPECTS OF THE BEET.SUGAR
INDUSTRY.
Educated Farmers Or.
ange CrOp-Poultry Scratch
ings-Farm Notes.

The incorporation by Spreckels Bros
of their new beet-sugar enterprise has al
ready awakened lively interest through
out the farming districts of the State.
The new factories, in addition to the one
at jacksonville, are to be built for the ex-
Spreckels has gone to Europe, where he
will make arrangements for preparations
toward the construction of the Occidental
Beet Sugar Company's factories in this
State. He is expected to return next Sep
TENDER, and then the selection of sites for
the new factories will be made
John D. Spreckels is very enthusiastic
over the projected enterprise, and to re-
porter he made the following interesting
statement:
"There are great many things to be
considered by the public In reviewing this
promising industry, that is to become in
the course of time quite factor in the
history of California and her numerous in
dustries. Our new factories will be sup
piled with machinery from California
workshops, except in the case of few
pieces which will'have to be brought from
Germany. The expenses of each factory
will amount to at the least 100000 per
month, or a total of 81 100000 for the ten
factories at the lowest calculations, ex-
elusive OF what we will have to pay to the
farmers for beets The factories will pro-
duce $4,000 tons of sugar annually, which
means a production of 100000 tons of
beets in this State. No beets will be i'm
ported, as enough can be raised in this
State to supply the entire country. Beets
can be raised very cheaply, and the re-
turns are quite profitable to the farmer.
This fact alone will cause large number
Of farmers and grape-growers, who are
continually experiencing the loss of their
crops, to give up their present pursuits and
enter into that of beet-raising. We have
tested the soil all over the State, and from
the results obtained from our ANALYSIS of
the earth, we find it we'll adapted to the
growing of our necessary product
"a map has beeen arranged by us, show
ing the most advantageous portions of the
State, from which we will make our selec-
ton of sites for the factories
Wherever a factory is built there will
be an Immediate expenditure of about
100000. A distribution of this amount
of money in half populated section of
the State will naturally result in boom
to it and the surrounding country. The
manufacture of our machinery in San
Francisco workshops will also give en-
ployment to 4 large number of skilled
laborers. Branch railroads will have to be
built to some of our interior factories.
which will give employment to more la
Dor, while if any of our factories are
erected on the coast vessels would be used
to carry our products to the larger ports.
The building of quarters for our employees
will, of course, help the carpenters. Agri-
cultural implements and miscellaneous
machinery in that line furnish employ
ment in another source, and in great
many other ways | think our new enter
prise will contribute toward the booming
of the State.
'The best skilled labor will be required
IN our factories, such as chemists and en-
gineers. Young men Will have chance
to become educated in these branches. A
new patent is to be adopted by us in man.
ufacturing our boet sugar. After the final
operation in the process of making beet
sugar there always remains an amount of
molasses which is generally disposed of by
foreign beet sugar producers. Now we
have obtained the exclusive right to new
patent, known as the 'Steffenche separating
process which we propose to use in sep
arating and obtaining low grade of sugar
from this molasses, commonly called gro
GERS yellow This process is a saving in
the manufacture of beet sugar, and permits
us to obtain more from the beet.
mo, we have not as yet definitely de-
cided upon the location of our factories.
and, if we had, it would not do for us to
make them public, as people would place
value upon their lands that would prevent
us from purchasing them. Operations will
be commenced for the construction of the
first factory as soon as my father returns
from Europe"
EDUCATED FARMERS.