Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-12
MAKING BEET SUGAR.

THE san Francisco thrOnlo'c OF inc
10th Inst, contains q specially prepared
article upsn this important Industry.
As the subject Ia VI decided local inter-
est, we present such extracts m may
hc instructive and useful to consider.
able number Of our readers:
GLOW many people arc ,horc who nib
bio candy and consume sugar In tho
thousand and one ways. In which u II
offered for tho Utilization OF the palate
who stop to think that tho average we'll
to-do American spends moro In n year for
swcois than no does for bread! How
many are there who know, what Is the
fact, that the greater share 81 the sugar
now consumed In the world u derived
from other substance than sugar canoi
How many Americans know that LIST
year this country paid over si0,0OO,OO0
for -ugar-produced where, do you
suppose In Cuba, or Manila, or the
Sandwich ISLANDER oh, no; but, II you
please, from the product OF tho beet sugar
factories Of Germany. Aud IL this be a
surprise. q stlll greater ono may DO found
In tho fact that the bcois from which that
sugar was made were produced In ro-
glon whose latitude corresponds on this
continent with that Of frozen .inhospltablc
Labrador
ut il with tao manufacture OF sugar
from boots, however, that We arc dealing,
that subject having now become one OF
tho greatest importance 10 tho farmers
and capitalists Of this country. How 10
keep that siG,OoO,O00 at home which Is
paid to Germany every year and the other
millions which are paid TO the sugar pro-
ducers OF other countries. IL a problem
we'll worth investigating. That tho
United States can produce every pound OF
sugar consumed by IT, q, 200, 600 people Is
certain. while with the aid OF the govern
mental bounty Of 2 cents pound this
country ought to become large exporter
rs we'll.
While that bounty will stimulate cane
sugar production 10 u certain eNtcnt, Ii
will bo undoubtedly In tho boot sugar
industry that It's most potential effects
will be- seen.
Tho bounty oftwo cents pound to be
paid To American producers OF sugar has
greatly stimulated tho beet sugar indus
try, and projects are on foot for the estab-
llshmcnt OF factories In many sections
that arc known TO possess tho essentials
OF soil and climate Tor tho successful pro.
ducilon Of bec,s.
Heretofore those who have engaged in
nlsing beots for sugar makers have been
paid various prices for tholr crops. In
some cases payment Is made In proper.
ton TO the amount Of saccharlno natter,
tho percentage being determined by
chemists In the employ Of tho manufic.
turors. This method has. naturally, not
been altogether satisfactory 10 tho pro.
ducerS, since tho "bcnsht of the
ioubt' doubtless accrnes 10 the
buyer mihor thnn tho seller. Tho
sugar factory nj Alyarado, In Alameda
County, makes it, contracts on a uniform
basis, without regard 70 variations In
sweetness oyera eortain percentage, and
This hiss proved very satisfactory To the
bcct-growers. In other casoS, whore nor.
'ontago Of saccharino determines the
price, fuIaen have been ~ dissatisfied |
That thoy have refused 10 engage longer |
ia the business. Notably has this been
The case at Walsonvllle, whore the sugar
makers have been forced TO engage Ia
brqi'growing themselves IN order to OBJ
ain tho supplies necessary To kosp the
hciory In operation,
"It Is ofinlcrc,t to learn Just what price
may ho paid far the boets and still leave |
enough to cover tho expense VI manu-.