Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-05
TUEsDAx. NOVEMBER s, 1883.
An Industry of Great Possibilities.

An Industry OF great FOsshDiAAtAes'
As the HERALD has intimated several
times heretofore, Los Angeles and San
Bernardino counties are not to be left
entirely dependent on the pleasure OF
Santa Claus Spreckels for beet sugar
factory. That gentleman appears to have
played fast and loose with our people.
Some months ago he announced that
whenever certain acreage could be guar
anteed here he was ready to start factory.
Latterly, however, he failed to talk in
this pleasing vein, and number of our
farmers imbibed the idea that they had
been played by Sir Claus, not to put too
fine point on it. On his late visit to
Los Angeles he entirely ignored his
proposition that if five thousand
acres were guaranteed to be put
in sugar beets in any portion Of
this county he would plant sugar beet
factory in their midst. But some things
can be done as we'll as others, and some
men can do things as well as others.
Mr.. Richard Gird, Of the. Chino ranch, is
one of those men. In the conveyances
published in the HERALD of Wednesday
appears a document from Mr.. Gird
deciding certain portions of the Chino
ranch, located in Los Angeles and San
Bernardino counties, to Mr.. Henry
G. Campbell, Thaddeus B. Kent and the
San Francisco Savings Union, which will
have an important bearing on the
sugar beet industry. The consideration
for the transference of this important
and valuable real estate was $500, 600.
The following, from the last issue of the
Chino Champion. throws much light
upon it.:
The question of sugar beet factory has
reached an almost absolute certainty.
Until the negotiations are finally COM
pleted between the parties Immediately
interested, with thorough and sufficient
guarantee on all points, it is not wise to
say more at present.
The examination of the Chino ranch
by Mr.. Henry T. Oxnard and Mr..
Auguste Desprez last week removed the
last doubt about the high quality of the
soil for sugar beets. The vast size of the
tract and the large amount of similarly
adapted land near by have favorably in
fuenced the negotiations. Wnen gen.
tleman who has spent his life on beet
sugar farm in France, where the business
i, q great success, unreservedly de-
clares this land the best he ever
saw for sugar beets, the busi-
ness will not only be started, but
will become permanent here. There is
now a bright prospect for an immense
sugar manufacturing center on the Chino
ranch. Mr.. Oxnard's proposition con-
templates refinery with o capacity for
two factories of daily capacity Of zoo
tons of beets. This means that Chino
will soon become one of the most pros.
porous places in the State, with rail
road that will carry freight to and from
the ships side.
The late hour this morning We received
facts enough to warrant any remarks in
point prevents much being said today
but it is due to say that Mr.. Richard
Gird has about concluded business
transaction of the highest value to
Southern California as we'll as Chino.
Little does the general public understand
the anxious days and nights he has
labored in this behalf aud the RESPONSE.
bilities assumed by him but when he
starts to accomplish anything he DOM
recognize the word fail in the business.
Ths fact is that Southern California is
independent of Sir Claus Spreckels Of
anybody else in the sugar beet industry
The fine proportion of saccharine matter
which characterizes our grapes shows
that the soil hereabouts is heavily
charged with the constituents of sugar
All that is needed is that we shall de
vote ourselves to tbs industry. Between
the Chino and San Jose valley, the Sar
Gabriel, the Cahuenga, and half dozer
other spots equally favored, we ought tt
have score of sugar beet factories il
operation, and paying dividends here
inside of the next four or five ye ars.