Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-17
NOT ENOUGH ACRES.
Further Attempts to Get a
Beet Sugar Factory.
Proceedings at the Meeting
Held Yesterday.
Not Enough Acreage Subscribed to
the Enterprise.
A Charge That the Big Land Holders Are
Holding Back-Another Attempt
at Organization to Be Made
on Monday.

The farmers of Cahuenga, Ballona,
The Palms, and all that region, to the
number of half a hundred held another
enthusiastic, booming meeting at the
Rodeo de las Aguas yesterday afternoon
to agltate the cooperative sugar factory
scheme.
The meeting was called to order at 3
O'Clock by President Mott. Secretary
Cole read the minutes of the previous
meeting. The subscription committee
reported an increase of bonded acreage
of l07 acres, the subscribers being l..
Machacco, acre; j. M. Farrias, acre
Michael Levy, 5 acres; and t. L. Plum
mer, 100 acres. H. III. Denker reported
that another 100 acres would be sub
scribed at Ballona within day or two.
This makes a total bonded acreage of
1902.
Mr.. f. J. Captain, of the committee
on railroads, reported that the Southern
Pacific railroad is anxious to support the
factory movement in every way. This
road will transport the beets a ton mile
for cents and will put in the necessary
switches to the factory. This
rate is less than it would cost
to haul by wagon. The Santa
Fe people, owing to absence of Mr..
Hynes, would not make an offer, but ex-
pressed their conviction that they would
do as much as the Southern Pacific.
These announcements were received with
applause.
Mr.. Captain made an address in
which he expressed his regret that only
1900 acres had been bonded after six
meetings, when 1000 acres are necessary
to put the scheme in motion. He re-
marked with vehemence, that only the
small holders of land had come forward
to help the scheme, while those who
have acres by the thousands have held
back with but one or two exceptions.
III. III. Denker said that Mrs. Hancock
had written note to him announcing
it as her final decision that she would
not bond any of her land, but would
give the factory scheme her best wishes.
Mr.. Carlin wanted to go ahead and in
corporate, elect board OF directors and
authorize that board to get an option on
1000 acres of Wolfskill's land so as to
bond it. He said that an option, or
rather call on Wolfskill's land could be
had at 500 an acre, and that it would
be readily salable at an advance, as soon
as the factory corporation took shape.
The land cannot be sold without the
factory, and the land owners will come
to time if this proposed method be
adopted. Mr.. Carlin made motion to
that effect.
Mr.. Captain said that it would be a
good enough scheme, but would cause
such a delay that nothing could be done
for the campaign of 1892.
Mr.. A. HI. Denker at once remarked
that he would withdraw from the
scheme if it did not crystalline this year.
The 5000 acres must be secured within
four weeks. Unless that acreage can be
guaranteed the matter cannot go on.
Mr.. Carlin withdrew his motion, but
expressed his regret that this succession
of adjournments was continuing with
out any encouraging progress.
A suggestion was made that the can
vass of the country be extended. The
expectation was expressed that Mr.. Dan
Freeman, who himself had been agitat-
ing the sugar factory as member of
chamber of commerce committee, would
come into the company with 400 or 500
acres. Twenty of those present were
appointed on the committee on subscrip-
ton.
An adjournment was then taken until
next Monday afternoon. same time and
place. This will be the last attempt to
organize.