Omaha daily bee., 1892-02-14

Trade made few remarks at tho opening OF
the afternoon session. He said he was en-
Enthusiastically In favor OF the culture OF the
sugar beet aud he believed that the time
was ripe for beginning the industry on big
scale In this county,
MIR. Fullried said he thought that the time
was at hand when less land should be culti-
waited and be made to yield the same returns.
He believed that the perplexing question OF
variety and multiplicity OF crops That has
bothered tho small farmer will now be
permanently solved by the opening Of sugar
bset culture lie was strongly in favor OF q
factory iu this vicinity.
MIR. iiboard of Irvington, was skeptical
regarding tho amount of money to be made
from sugar beet culture, and said ho would
stick to his old methods until no saw some
thing better than sugar beets Mt present
prices.
ID. j. O'Donahoe said he was opposed TO
any tie up with the Oxnard company, which
seems to have monopoly on the beet sugar
business OF the state He thought tho com.
mittee in charge had made a mistake in NOT
confining its first work 10 those who are In
favor of sugar beet culture instead OF involv.
ing opposition at the outset.
Henry I. Clarke made speech In favor OF
the enterprise, but thought no factory should
be erected until the farmers gave assurances
that enough beets would be furnished 10
make 1t success. He believed that the
Oxnard company had dono great deal for
the state aud was entitled TO credit, still he
did not think 1t should be considered to the
SSCiuslUH vi OiUeTN, tte luVOTeu DOtu nu-
tonai and state bounties TO induce farmers
to grow sugar boets that factories might be
successfully operated.
This threw no light on wha. was to be done
and Joe Rcdman stated that there seemed to
be plenty OF farmers present, and the sentl-
ment was in favor OF raising Deets. He
wanted to know what the capitalists were
willing to do
Mir. Clarke said that ne would guarantee
the factory If the farmers would guarantee
tho beets
soil tiller at once replied that the farm
ers would guarantee the bcets IL the capital
lists would guarantee the factory, and there
tho matter was allowed to rest.
MIR. Whitmore of Valley indulged himself
and the audience in spicy roast
of Sdon,t those ;o who repealed P the sIu;a sugar
ture and of the representatives in congress
who are now endeavoring to secure repeal
OF the national bounty. but he did not think
that the legislature that repealed the law
less to ask the incorporation OF anything Of
the kind in case Governor Boyd called Q
special session.
Settled the Bounty Question.
Mr.. Hibhard did not believe that enough
Deets had been raised on an acre in Dougai
county to pay good return, ana finally
| tried conclusions with Mr. Fullried regard
| ing some beets raised oy the latter last year
| The chairman's gavel finally called tho dis
| putauts to order, and MIR Boggs was recog-
DZeu. he wanted some lllnlt placed on tn0
bounty in case 1t was restored
| A Mr.. Clarke insisted that the legislature
was unfavorable to the Oxnards at the last
| session, and he thought the question should
| be LETT entirely to the legislature, as 1t would
grant little enough in any event.
Mr.. Walsh said that there was not tire
ghost of a show that the legislature would
restore the bounty, hut that the question
| would come up before the next legislature
| which would be elected on that issue. He
| wanted the manufacturer to get half a cent
pound on the sugar, and the farmer 81 a ton
| on the beets.
Allen Root wanted the bounty for the
| manufacturer stricken out. He said the beet
question was purely labor question: as the
| freeborn American citizen would never con-
| sent to live as close to the ground as 1T was
| necessary to do TO raise beets and the patur-
| allied citizen would do it only for one gen.
| GRAFTON.
| The original motion bobbed up and was
carried with very slight opposition.
| Mr. w. s. Smith. formerly of the Norfolk
factory and now member Of the asso citation
| committee on factories, said he thought that
| ii outside capitalists would take half OF the
| stock the balance could be raised in Omaha.
| He was of the opinion that il the farmers
| would at once guarantee 1000 or 5000 acres
| the necessary capital could be raised inside
/ of fifteen days to erect a factory and have 1t
| in operation in time to handle the crop of
1892. He called attention to tho fact that
the $500. COO invested in plant would be
| absolutely useless IL the farmers combined
| against it and would not furnish beets and it
| was to be supposed that on that account any
company would insist on guaranteed sup
| ply.
| Mr. Steel stated that the average beet crop
| was fifteen tons per acre, and Mr. Uklund OF
Valley told what he knew about raising cots
| in the old country.
The com.i ittee appointed at the morning
| session reported in favor of Dan A. Farrell,
| jr., for president. The report was adopted
| and Mr.. Farrell took the chair.
~ 1T tha
| was instructed to draw up blank contract
| to provide that the test to determine the
| polarization Of the beets supplied by farmer
| to the company should be made by chemist
| not in the interest of either party.
| The meeting adjourned without fixing O
time for the next meeting.
Traders Talk.