Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-10
KANSAS SUGAR.

A Statement as to sne Condition of the
Sugar Industry 81 the state-Companies
That VIII Manufacture Sugar.
Topeka, Kan. July Zion. George
F. Kellogg, State Sugar Inspector. has
prepared . statement of the condition
of the sugar industry in Kansas and its
general outlook The statement is con-
sentative and its result will be to have
townships thoroughly investigate before
voting bonds or adopting new methods.
In order to determine the present con-
dition of the industry blanks were sent
out May Is to all sugar companies
operating in the State and also to all
points where the erection of new plants
was being contemplated
Last year as late as August 1. !" writes
Mr. Kellogg, ''the public was led to be-
lieve that ten large sugar plants would
be in successful operation, turning out
millions of pounds Of sugar during the
season. At the close Of the season there
were only four plants which had turned
out an amount of sugar worthy of mem
ton A considerable degree of caution.
therefore, should be exercised in arriv-
ing at any definite determination re-
garding the future prospects Of the bust
ness for the coming season"
According to Inspector Kellogg's re-
port there are at present in the State
eight companies which are preparing to
manufacture sugar as follows:
The Parkinson Sugar Company, Of
Fort Scott; the Topeka Sugar Company,
of Topeka; the Medicine Lodge Sugar
Works & Refining Company, of Medicine
lodge; the Ness County Sugar Company,
of Ness City; the Kansas State Sugar
Company, of Attica; the Southwestern
Sugar Company, of Liberal; the South
western Sugar Company, of Arkalon;
the Conway Springs Sugar & Sirup Com
pany, of Conway Springs.
The Parkinson Sugar Company has
planted L, 100 acres in sugar cane and
ten acres of sugar beets. The latter is
for the purpose of experimenting. The
company will be ready to begin work
August Is and will probably turn out
5000 pounds of sugar per day. When
remodeled, the Topeka Sugar Company
will have a capacity of 200 tons of field
cane per day. 1t has contracted for the
Medicine Lodge Sugar Works & Rein
ing Company, is expending SIS, 0ee in
improvements and has planted 2, 400
acres of cane and 100 acres of beets.
The Ness County Sugar Company has
planted and contracted for $500 acres
of cane and will experiment on fifteen
acres of sugar beets. The Southwestern
Sugar Company has planted 90e acres
of cane atLiberal and 700 acres at Arka-
lon. The Conway Springs Sugar &
Sirup Company which has lately been
organized has planted 800 acres of cane
and contracted with farmers for 400 acres
more. Ut expects to make some sugar
and fine grade of strip.
The acreage of sorghum is much
larger than that OF 1889, the amount re-
ported being 4O,7OO acres against 6, 800
acres last year. AT the present time
nearly the entire crop has been planted
and a third of 1t has come up, showing a
good stand in enost fields.
The attention of the people of the
United States Is being directed to the
cultivation Of the sugar dee more ex
tensively then ever. More that 2,O0o
applications have been made to the
Agricultural Departmental Washington
for seeds of'the sugar beet, of which the
department has imported several tons.
Kansas has20O acres planted this year.