New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-22
CALIFORNIA BEET SUGAR.
TILE PROSPECT OF A BOUNTY HAS STARTED
A GREAT INDUSTRY.
uo,H THOUSAND ACRES UNDER CULTIVATION
on THE CHINO RANCH-A LARGE FACTORY
NEARLY COMPLETED-MCH TIN

lbs Angeles. Feb. 3.-Calif0rnia Is WONDERFUL
c,o4n in the infntude Of its resources. You come
Iers and talk to grainmen, and they tell you
ct that lead YOU to believe that it is par en-
ooIence a grain country. You talk next to a
,rui,-raiser and you see that other region can
oopal it as producer of fruits, both as TO variety
nd ouaty. Then hOrseman will convince one
that Kentucky is not " in it when II comes 10
trotters and thoroughbrcds and 50 with the miner
the winemaker. the general farmer. and, OF course
,Ao health refugee. who will assure YOU that the
climate in Paradise will of course he pleasant
hut for weak-lunged pcope nothing can excel the
air of Southern California. As matter OF COZ"
fact all the possibilities, together with all TIE
realities which California presents are bewllGer-
inc. 60 much so that people who lack much de-
cision might he pardoncd for spending their time
irving 10 decide what particular one of all the
,,ood thincs that present themselves they VIII
accept
Tho only thing that a man from Eastern cen
tres Of trade misses is the tall factory chimney
and IFS chevcure Of smoke. California manu-
facturcS have so far been insignificant, but since
the defeat of Grover Cleveland, and particularly
since Major McKinleys little bill became law,
there has been bending of energies graVl'a-
ton of capital and practical exhibition OF WORKS
and faith in the line Of making as well as grow
ing things.
Down in the Southland here, manufactures
however, are occupying the minds OF great many
capitalists and workingmen, owing to me lact t''
n fostering tariff has become the law OF the Ma
ton.
Ell Rancho Santa Ana del Chino, in San her-
rordino Coun+v was granted Il Don Antonio VI.
Lugo by the MEXICAN Government III loAl.
contains 35 600 acres. or q little less than nifty
six SQUARE miles In 1881 Mr.. Richard "lru'
having made more money than he knew what 20
do with in Arizona and Mexican mines. among
otber bac1telles purchased the Chino ranch, and
has since devoted himself 10 turning his prlncl-
rality into an American community.
Among other things he experimental with were
sugar-heets. For successful sugar-making bccts
should have az least 10 per cent Of their weight
in sugar and the assays, if that term is applicable
of Chino-grown bccts showed the percentage TO
be from - 70 II. That settled the matter
Negotiations were at once opened with the Sprcck
els Sugar Company Of san Francisco, and with
the OXnard Beet-Suaar Company of Grand Island,
and Norwalk Nebraska, for the establishment Of
a factory The latter concern was selected and
the result is that a $500, 900 factory is now
building. Employment Will he given to upward
of 500 workingmcn at once. and in another year
the plant viii he duplicated
The buildings are now near completion. The
main edifce is 800 feet long by 20 wide and is
five stories high The b0ilcr-houSc will he
5OX15O feet, iand the lime-kin house 4OXj0 feet
and four beet storehOuscs 40X200 feet All these
OF brick made right on the premises. The
will make 900 carloads Of freight
and when it is placed and working it will consume
in the neighborhood of $50 tons of beets a day
and turn out thirty-siX tons of sugar.
The bccts ii is to use must he grown, and the
result is that this year 1000 will be planted
and from now on n good market will be pro-
vided for all that can lie grown Does beet
culture pay? II pays like every kind Of culture
In the first place so per cent
of the gross receipts clear profit This land
in question will grow from IL TO 80 tons Of beets
per acre. The rate Of payment fixed by the
factory by contract is SO 90 per ton. and twenty
five cents per ton for each per cent of sugar in
excess of u per cent, which is the minimum
quality accepted. The average quality of the
ChinO-ar0wn beet is stated to contain from 6 10 20
per cent of sugar, so that the prices the farmer
would obtain would average from 81 80 10 s. 80
per ton. One mans labor will care for twenty
acres: the seed is furnished at cost; so ii can
readily he seen that the farmer will do a prosper
Gus business.
Mr. Grid is going at the business in the true
California style of hugencss. He is now plant
ing 1000 acres, and is plouQhirg with a forty
horse power traction engine. drawing twelve
poughs each turning "A furr0w twelve inches deep
and twelve inches wide When the crop is 10
he harvested il VIII be ploughed mp by steam
the beets will be topped and loaded into crates
Then train Of wagons. drawn By a traction
engine. Will come along, and the crates viii bc
picked up hY steam derrick connected with the
engine and dumped into the wagons, which are
in turn dumped at the factory, thus reducing the
time required in handling the product 70 mini
mum. The main part Of the crop will be planted
in February, and Will be ready for the factory
when il begins operations III August next, winch
brings 10 my mind point | omitted 10 mention
when dwelling on the profits OF beet culture
which is, that two crops can be grown IN d Ht'e
over a year. or three crops readily in two years
They do things at a wholesale rate at Suhoi
sait. these Calitornians Since Major Mckinley
Dill passed, with its bounty of two cents pouhd
IN sugar, Mr. Grid contracted for his sugar
factory has it nearly built has thousands OF acres
preparing for the seeding, has secured branch
.ailroad from the Southern Pacific Company, and
now has a town OH his ranch which promises
oon to become "a iair-siZcG city. Chino Is only
.niriy-HVe miles from Los Angeles, ana tle 2Ica'
enterprise has made itself tclt already as an en-
ivrning commercial actor IN Tie business sltud-
ion. , =. e.t
.r, california which has not yet been cut up into
small holdings. 1t has played its part IN the
history of California, for IN the Gays OF inc
southern overland eml9rant t!alL tIe Idhch mouse
formed a shelter ana refuge Tor many newcomers
nom the States The old 'dobc house stood
many a siege from Indians, ana Is fun OF romantic
.ssociations The property Is royal one III
,xtert and richness and is fast undergoing u
democratic TRANSFORMATION. III Il few years time
il will be the location Of thousands OF homes. ana
will form most practical American T.t
Another important feature IN racine NVast
manufactures Will he the results of thc develop
lncnt now going on Of The great lehieSca tim
mines. These are also in san icTAai.iiH' NCT'S
rn The TrincsoaI ranch which lies to the south oil
Riverside The wonderful richness Oh thc hlllcs
has been known for many years, Dat there "cIG