Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1891-12-10
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BEET SUGAR.

Y These estimates give a small increas,
over the production OF last season. The
sugar produced in the United States
has heretofore been from per cent e
| 10 per cent OF the amount consumed by
our people. Sugar Is now so cheaI
that the consumption will doubtless be
much larger than heretofore. thu.
making our imports OF this article
! larger than ever, until our sorghum
and beet sugar industries become so de
| veloped as TO supply considerable
| part Of the home demand.
The results attained during the pres.
ent season with sorghum, together with
| the marked success OF the experiment,
OF the United States department o
agriculture in the application OF the al.
! cohol process have attracted the atten,
/ tion OF capitalists both in this country
I and In England. In the latter country
I a strong company has recently been or
ganized for the purpose OF obtaining
one factory for the next season. II the
investment proves good the business
will be extended rs rapidly as good busi
ness judgment will permit. So favor
able is the impression Of this industry
I in England al the present time that the
promoters OF the enterprise have con-
| tinually to decline offers Of money from
those who desire 10 become associated
/ with them in the sorghum sugar in.
dustry.
Whether on account OF their inabili-
3 ty TO draw satisfactory amount OF
money from Kansas on account OF our
I prohibition laws, or from some other
cause, certain it is that within the last
week prominent members Of the whis.
( ky trust have been making tour oi
l inspection OF Kansas sugar mill crop
eriy and cane lands.
I One Of the Kansas Farmer staff had
/ the pleasure OF meeting these represent
/ tatives OF the great interest which Is
1 prohibited In Kansas, and became well
/ assured that in the near future thCv
will want TO add suga- in Kansas tc
their whisky in Illinois, the main OBJ
| iect doubtless being sheckles for the in
vestors.
And still another combinations: capi-
I tai from New HAMPSHIRE with enter
prise from Iowa is looking towards the
sugar industry OF Kansas with longing
! eyes and ready 10 invest, in 1892 II cir
| cumstances prove favorable, certainly
/ in the near future.
The fact shat tho profitable manufac.
! W. VI 0AE 81 81 llAfo'hA lON ~ lhfn to
/ quires large Investments OF money and
the employment Of the highest Obtains
| hle skill has been cause Of delay in a
! development from the results ~ which
Kansas has expected much, and has
made il impossible tor our home people
| 10 install the industry As many at one
! time fOndly hoped. But the
| very fact that the industry
I presents the opportunity FOR large in
| yG-tments under capable arrangements
makes II attractive 10 foreign and other
/ large investors. The further fact that
/ thcre is no danger of the sugar market
being overstocked with the product OF
cheaply-built plants under amateur
management is looked upon by these
large investors as Il most desirable tea
| ture OF the sugar industry.
| IL will probably not be many years
before the German statistician vii have
10 add Kansas 10 the list Of important
producing countries ana assign
/ 1t TO place near the bead Of the list.