The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-08-31
\ BIG INDUSTRY.
aSIiAR REFINERY f0a AIlRTllSBrRG
10 COST SIS, llOl.IN


1890 s4&~S ~ tka A1Asts 4 - ~ III II
Realize $1,000 per Acre
Tie beet sugar industry III this
country IS becoming i very extepsive
one and AIastilrsburg has been visited
within few days ~ Mr.. Albert
Olsqueski, who if the proper financial
encouragement i given viii establish
here beet and sugar refinery.
After very careful investigation
has become satisfied that the soil here
abouts Is peculiarly adapted q the
cultivation Of 4 beet that win con
tain almost il not fully as much soeha-
rine matter as does the beet 81 Ger
many. Mr. Olsqueski has connected
with him in this enterprise Mr.. Claus
E. Spreckles the millionair San Fran
cisco and Philadelphia sugar refiner,
and the only man who has grit enough
Is Say that lie could carry on his bus
ness independent Of the sugar trust.
What Mr.. QlsquesSi proposes to do
i to invest into plant Of this kind
and the cultivation Of $500 acres ia
heets about s45O,0eO. II Il expected
that the plant will cost in the neigh
borhood III s350,00a thus leaving i bals
ance Of 800, 900 for a working capital.
All that he win ask Is that The citizens
lof Maftinsburg and the farmers ID the
immediate vicinity who will derive ben.
left from tile cultivation III the beet
and the establishment Of The plant colrN
tribute $50, 900 toward thu enterprise.
This can be taken in stock which
will be placed on the s&ne. footing ais
to value as the s4,00,000 III stock
wanted BY Mr.. Olsqueski, Spreckles Of
other capitalists. AT some date here
after 10 be selected, it is proposed to
kcall il public meeting dit the Court
House andlmye the matter called up
and carefully considered The propo-
lsition is one III which both the resi-
Kdents Of the city and county ought to
take an active interest, ,sssseg it
win no doubt be a. beneficial
one to all concerned and
more especially to the farmer AS
heretofore stated il viii heneeessary IN
order 10 supply the refinery that the
company proposes erecting, that $500
or more acres Of heets be cultivated
According to the closest calculation
each acre Of properly titled and manur-
ed soil will grow $1,000 pounds Of beets
for which the company propose to pay.
delivered at the factory S4.00 per ton
or an average of $4,000 to the acre
Two hundred aud fifty farmers viii be
asked 10 enter into contract to plant
10 acres Of beefs annually so that the
refinery can BE- supplied BY being
lcarefully fertihzed these beets planted
III rows Is inches apart will average
| a weight Of one pound each In this
connection it Is suggested by Mr. .0les-
quesk that those who propose engage
ling I'm the beet growing bnsinessin-
crease their farm stock "a. that they
will have moral fertilizer fof tise oa
their farms. Cattle can be fed On the
tops and leaving Of the beets. and ghus
the product Of milk and cream ma
terially increased. Iii shis way ths,sa
interested ia tine beet culture can uner-
ate and divide az extra profit from
this source. When You come torealize
that d plant such as II il proposed rs
erect will cover 40 acres of ground and
employ over 300 hands, theresislents III
the vicinity can readily discern thar
the projsect IS ONE that ought to be
encouraged IN every way possible.
There are other localities seeking for
the same enterprise and materials. and
the citizens Of Martinsburg ought not
ALLOW ii to Sc grasped from them for
lack of energy
Experiments have, also been made |
~ those interested IN the establish |
Ihent Of theretinery plant, hi Frederick I
and other adjoining equities aud in
various sections ofy West Virginia, andf
ii has been thoroughly demonstrated
that these beets can be profifably +
grown in both the lime and shell SOIL.
1T is however, thought that Martins
burg is more satisfactorily located for
the plant than any other city in West
Virginia and that there are sufficient
number Of farmers living in the vicin-
ity who will cultivate beets adequate
to the demands Of therefinery. Those
who have looked into the expense Of
the beets say that the yield
from ten acres will be far more profita-
Bile than any other crop that can be
grown ON the same territory. The soil
requires no more cultivation or fertil-
izer than that on which corn is grown, 4
and i careful estimate places the cpstls
Of cultivation at $40 per acre, thus
leaving clear profit Of 81 per acre.
Il is proposed to furnish free 70 the !
fainieis quantities Of lime and refuse
from the refinery, which makes an sex7 !
celler5 fertilizer. {: