The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-11-21
SENATOR wAsHBURN's VISIT.

The citizens of Mankato were honored
with a visit from Senator W. D. Wash
burn Wednesday, and the distinguished
visitor was the center of attraction ct The
Saulpaugh during the forenoon, where
large number of our leading citizens
called to pay their respects and TO con-
suit and advise with him regarding the
establishment of sugar beet factory In
this CITY. The Senator'S visit here at
this time Was made with special refer
ence TO the sugar beet industry. and his
thorough information on the subject VIII
prove source of value to our citizens II
his views are entertained and earned
out. While abroad year or SO ago, MI.
Washburn spent considerable time ID
studying the question and looking INTO
the practical working Of manufacturing
sugar from beets. He went through
some of the largest factories II Austria,
and the knowledge he possesses leads
him TO declare unhesitatingly that II Is
his belief the development Of this indus
try in America is destined to be the
leading factor IN our great manufacbur-
inc interests. He is well acquainted
with Mr.. Oxnard, of Grand Island, Neb-
and after q visit to the factory now In
operation there he says 1t is greet sue
cess. They are using $50 tons Of beets
daily and turn out from fifty 10 sixty
thousand pounds sugar daily. To get
the best results, sugar beet factory
must be started on q large scale, and
that means '-Ie investment OF a great
amount a c -p1tal. But experience Is
not wanting TO prove that the invest
ment will prove renumeratlve. The
Senator said that Anoka and Mankabo
were two points he had IN mind Tor
the establishment of a factory. He
believes Mankato possesses superior ad-
vantages, not alone on account OF her
location. but particularly because she Is
favored with q class Of en1erprlslng,
progressive business men who, when
once interested, would push such al
enterprise forward and give II Immedl-
ate guarantee of success. The Senator
suggested that action IN this matter
could not be too soon taken. Enter
urising cities in various parts OF the
country are laying places for securing
the location of a plant He believes
that Msnkato should send committee
of three good, practical, level headed
business men to Grand Island TO look
/ into the workings of the manufactory
there. and If this is done he has faith
that they will become thoroughly I'M
pressed that factory located In Manka
TO will prove the greatest bushes!
stroke of anything that could possibly
happeu us. Mr.. Oxnard has writer
him that he will visit Minnesota IN the
spring with q view of locating factory
This he was to have done before now
but business matters made it impossible
The Senator SAYS, also, that steps should
be taken to induce goodly number O
our more intelligent and progressive
farmers to cultivate beets the coming
season and thus be able TO demonstrate
practically, what we can do, and VIVA
our soil is capable of IN this direction
Experience, care and Intelligence mus
be combined to make the raising o
sugar beets profitable to the produce
and to the manufacturer. Minnesota eli
mate is considered especially adapted g
the purpose, while IN some iocallt! es tn
soil is excellent. A light, sandy soil
better for beet product than the heavie
soil.
Senator Washburn's active interest i
securing one or more beet sugar manu-
factories in Minnesota is praise worthy
and his visit TO Mankato on a mission c
such Importance as al industry Of thi
kind cannot fail to be, is generous an
public spirited in him. What our pee
; Die should now do is 10 take up and al
; promptly on his suggestions 1t need
, life behind a movement of the magn
; tnde of this, and we have the men her
who are fully competent to make To
TIL g 60 if they only will. VIII it b
done?
: Speaking of matters political, Senate
Washburn is sanguine of Republica
success in 1872. He believes bv that lid
the effects Of the new tariff law Will /
felt for good TO all classes and al int,
terests. The recent tidal wave he q
tributes largely to presentation
D facts on the part of Democratic orator
l and q lack OF time between the pRssae
, of the measure and election for II
people to become familiar with the bi
in detail, The Senator seems TO no
out the opinion that Mr.. Blaine Wi
through his reciprocity treaties with 70
eign nations, so popularize himself VIII
j al factions Of the party as 10 be mao
the candidate for President. and
that event he predicts glorious Wet
: nv for the Republicans.
4 The Senator left for home on the q
ternoon train, and after eating .
Thanksgiving turkey, Will HE hlmse
away 10 Washington TO get IN readlne
a for the winter session of Congress