Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-14
CAN'T HAVE ONE THIS YEAR
0maha's Beet Sugar Enterprise Discussed
by Farmers and Capitalists.
WILL GET IN SHAPE FOR NEXT SEASON
Moneyed Men Ready to Meet the Farmers
Haif Way-Plans for beet Raiscrs-
Local Capitalists to Back
the Enterprise.

, Omaha will not get q beet sugar factory
this year.
Such, at least was the prevailing senti-
ment among the members OF the Douglas
County Beet Sugar association which met
yesterday at the Board Of Trade. Tho plan,
whoever, has not been abandoned; in fact, the
prospects Of beet sugar culture in this county
are brighter today than ever before.
The meeting was held pursuant to ad-
journmont OF January 30, when the organiza'
tion OF tho association was effected. The OBJ
iect was to hear the report OF committees and
see If the way was clear to proceed with the
organization of company to erect fac
tory.
In calling tho meeting to order Vice Presi-
dent q. l.. Miller stated that the president
was unable to be present and had asked him
TO preside.
4 communication from President Hugh G.
Clark stated that it was impossible Tor him
to accept the position to which he had been
elected owing to the demands made on
him by his personal business.
The resignation was accepted, and after
DR. Miller had again declined to accent the
office committee, consisting Of II; 1.
Clarke, George n Hicks and o. j. Pickard,
was appointed to select a name for the con
sderation of the meeting in connection with
that position and report at the afternoon
session.
The presiding officer was called away, and
the chair.
Mr.. Davis Reed of West Omaha gave the
result of his observations, and stated that he
was confident not only that frst.class
but that the farmers would gladly
avail themselves of an opportunity to furnish
all that could be handled If factory was
started in Omaha or vicinity.
ID. j. O'Donohue protested against the pro
poseu repeal of the national sugar bounty by
congress, and at his suggestion Messrs.
Hicks, Clarke, Benson, Pickard and Full
ried were appointed committee to prepare
memorial urging that it be allowed TO re-
main in effect.
MIR. Steel of the Oxnard company at Nor
folk was present and was requested to ad-
dress the meeting. He stated that the sugar
consumed in this country last year
amounted to l,SS5,94 tons, an in
crease of 10 per cent over 1880. He
thought this ought to prove conclusively
that these was no danger of an overproauc-
ton to glut the market as some persons
seemed to think. II 400 factories were
home demand.
Mr.. Steel stated privately to some
of the members of the exchange that
his company was not getting beets enough at
Norfolk, and that was one object of his visit
here to see If the Douglas county farmers
could not be induced to plant a few
acres of oeets as an experiment this year,
and the Norfolk company would take them
enough at home to keep thom running.
Land Committees Report.
OMAHA, Feb l3, lS92-To the President of
the Douglas County Beet Sugar association:
Your land improvement committee appointed
at your last meeting respectfully report as
follows: After Investigation we iind the
farmers of Douglas and Sarpy counties anXl-
Gus TO raise sugar beets, providing that they
feel assured that there will be a market
where they can dispose of the beets to advan-
tage. They are of the opinion that the soil of
Douglas aud Ssrpy counties is especially
adapted to beet culture.
Your committee Is of tho opinion that, IL
there was factory located in Omaha or
vicinity, that contracts could be made with
the farmers Of Douglas and Sarpy counties
year 1892 at the prices named in the contracts
made by the Oxnard company with the
farmers in the vicinity Of Norfolk.
Your committee recommend that an effort
be mado to have tho farmers of Douglas
and Sarpy counties raise 300 acres or moro
of beets during this year, even If there car
not be a factory erected here in time 10 make
use of tho beets. as the Norfolk Beet Sugar
company will contract to take the beets at
the same prices as they pay the farmers in
the vicinity of Norfolk for Deets Of the same
quality, and that the company will agree
that the freight rate will not ex-
ceed SO cents per ton from points
IN the vicinity of Omaha to Norfolk.
They further agree to rent to parties who
may contract with them the necessary i'm
plements such as beet seeds, cultivators and
pullers, and will furnish the best imported
German or French beet seed at 10 cents per
pound.
They also agree to have an agriculturist in
their employ visit Douglas and Sarpy coun.
ties and give all necessary information re-
lative to the matter of beet culture free of
charge.
Your committee have had conference
with the railroad officials ana hope to be able
to secure freight rate that will enable them
TO guarantee that the freight rate shall not
exceed so cents per ton from points in Doug
las and Sarpy counties to Norfolk. Respect
fully submitted, JOHN r. CLARKE,
GEORGE N. Hicks,
A. W. FULLRIED,
ER,sTUs A. BENSON,
o. j. PICKARD,
Committee,