Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-05-23

constructed with a special view TO save
manual labor. The Germans do not
give A. much attention 10 this point a.
do American inventors and machln-
lists, for the reason that labor L. COM
paratively cheap In the former coun.
try.
The land sown In beets ia quite OK.
tonslyc. The acreage put 10 this im-
portant use by private individuals
(farmersl IL 1900 acres, extending from
willard city, BOX Elder County, In
tho north, to bennington, Willard
County, and Gunnison, Ssnpetc Coun.
ty, In the south. The main bulk Of
the land thus utilized, however, lies In
Salt Lake and Utah counties. Besides
this large extent Of ground devoted to
bcct.raising purposes by private parties,
the Sugar Company have 800 acres Inn
mediatoly north and contiguous 10 the
factory, where the root Is growing
most promlsingly. This makes total
acreage Of 900 acres, on all Of which,
with the exception OF a few patches, the
sugnr.producing roots arc doing splen-
dldly. The present rains are most op.
perfume for this department OF the In
dustry, aud will dispense with the first
application Of irrigation. The lowest
estimate Of the average production Of
sugar bects Il fineen tons 10 the acre,
with possible 25 tons. Basing
the calculation on the lower figures,
the total result would be 1880
tons. The capacity Of the factory
Ia $50 tons Of bects every 30 hours, the
product Of which will 10 thlrty-flve
tons ofreilned sugar every twenty.four
hour, M the factory will be- run day
and night until the beet supply Is con.
sumed. The night md day shifts
will consist OF fifiy men each.
As before stated Mcssrs. T.. II. Dyer
a Go. are under contract to complete
the entire construction, and 10 run the
factory for one year. Mr.. Il. +. Dyer
was ON tho ground when the NEWS
representative visited the buildings.
sis there the slightcs, room for doubt
In relation 10 tho success Of the enter
prlso?" was ask ed Of that gentleman
"Nono In the least" was the ready re-
Spouse. "Give Us the bccts and we
will produce pure refined sugar and In
Interpretations stated" II should also
be said that the result will be In
every particular the same M refined
sugar produced from cane, there being
no chemical difference between the two
products. The process Of manufacture
will begin In September. "How long
will IL coatlnue?" was asked Of Mr..
Dyer. at will last Just rs long as
there are bects to pu, through the ma.
chInory," was the reply.
The more one inquiries Into the sub.
Ject Of manufacturing refined sugar
from becls the more firmly convinced
one becomes that II will undoubtedly
10 grand and profitable success in
Utah, and great material blessing TO
the people Of tho Territory. At every
step Of the investigation doubt disap.
pears before the encouraging proofs
that come Into sight. The supcrin.
tendent, Bishop Thomas II. Cutler, Is
enthusiastic on the subject. lilo has
followed II closely, and has expended
upon 1t great deal OF thought and
energy. lie works at II M II the fate
OF tho world was hanging on the Issue,
this being one Of the characteristics Of
bis nature In relation 10 any business
project In which he engages. We feel
sure that the result Of the establish.
mont Of an industry NJ important a-
this one now treated will be- all that It's
most enthusiastic supporters have
claimed for II. So may II be.