Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-24
The Cooperative Sugar Fac
tory Enterprise a Go.
Results of Yesterdays Meeting
at Denker's Ranch.
The Necessary Amount of Acreage
Finally Secured.
Farmers of the Ballona and Cahuenga
Have Secured a Great Enter
prfse-The Proceedings
Yesterday.

The Rodeo de Las Aguas rancho wal
the scene yesterday Of meeting of the
farmers of Cahuenga and Ballona, who
intend to organize a cooperative sugal
factory company. The discouraging
condition of things last week has given
room to one more hopeful, and once
more there is very fair chance that the
project will succeed. That the editorial
in yesterdays HERALD has had an in
fuence on the situation, it was ac-
knowledged by the promoters as we'll as
by the farmers present, The meeting
was the largest yet held, and consisted
of over sixty growers, almost all Of
whom represent only small holdings. A
great deal of practical support mad been
looked for from such greas land owners
as Wolfskill and his case, but it did not
materialize. The small farmers, how
ever, have Throughout come up nobly,
and trey have now guaranteed to double
theIr subscriptions rather than see the
matter fail.
The meeting yesterday was called to
order by President Moll, Secretory Cole
being present in his chair. The meet
ing was in every way less dilatory than
before, and came to business very
promptly. Mr.. Captain, who has been
at the front of this agitation through
out, made another of his characteristic
and convincing addresses.
Several other speeches were made and
the farmers came forward to express
their intention not to see the matter go
under. Among those present was Mr..
Durham, representing the rancho San
Vicente, owned by Senator j, p. Jones
of Nevada. Mr.. Dunham made few
remarks, in which he stated that on
Senator Jones's ranch sugar beets had
been exherimented with. Samples
of these beets, weighing from
six to twenty pounds had been sent to
Mr.. Spreckels's refinery and had been
analysed. They showed an average
percentage of saccharine matter of 1231.
Beets of this size are too large to be
used byaa factory, but the returns show
that a normal-sized beet in the same
soil would probably run as high as Is
per cent.
Mr.. Captain asked Mr.. Dunham how
many acres Mr.. Jones would probably
be willing to pledge to help the indus
try. The answer was that the great
rancho was now divided among lease
holders, but that it is probable that
from 200 to 800 acres can still be se-
cured for this purpose.
Subscriptions were then called for,
and one of the first to respond was Mrs.
Schimmel, whose husband bad already
subscribed and bonded five acres, and
who desired to be listed for five acres in
her own name. The other subscribers
added to the list were these:
Louis Stephan, S acres; DIR. Ma
deau, so acres; w. Williams, 25 acres;
J. Zoroquino. 10 acres; S. Cripe, 25
acres; John Mclaughlin, 5 acres Ivar
Weld, 10 acres; F. B. Anderson, 2 acres;
Mrs. Emilia Schimmel, acres, making
a total OF 1,644 acres. The balance of
the 1000 aCres has been guaranteed by
those who have already subscribed, and
at next Mondays meeting Incorporation
will be perfected, bylaws will be
adopted, articles OF incorporation sent
to Sacramento, and board of directors
consisting of seven will be elected.
The Anaheim cooperative sugar.
factory scheme will begin to be formu-
lated today. Mr.. Captain goes there
today in answer to request, and will
try and organize some OF the 10000
acres which were represented in the de-
mand sent to him.