New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-12
GROWTH OF THE BEET-SCG1R INDUSTRY.
ITS RAPID ADVANCE UNDER THE STIMULUS GIVEN

ITS RAPID ADVANCE UNDER THE STIMULUS GIVEN
1T BY THE MKINLEY LAW.
Among the industries which have been greatly oehc-
fitted by the Mckinley law the manufacture Of sugar
from material raised in this country Is conspicuous
Sugar today is a pound cheaper than 1t was
before t,e law went into effect and this difference IN
price is made good the manufacturer Of sugar In the
bounty paid by the Government. Under the Pp1cN o.
proeo don TO home Industry and reciprocity with other
Governments the amount OF sugar CONSUMED III inc
United states In 1901 showed Increase OF ]" per
cent over that of 1880 The beetsugar industry has
assumed all important position within the last year
ahd there are now six large bect-sugar factories in
operation namely: At Watsonville. Cal, owned by
Claus Spreckles the Alameda Beet sugar Company, az
Alvarado, Cal salt Lake City, controlled by
elders In the Mormon Church. and three owned by the
Oxnard Beet Sugar Company, which are at Chln0, III
Southern California, and at Norfolk aud Grand Island
Neb.
H. T. OxnaId president of the company which has
erected these last three factories, by Tribune
reporter at the Hoffman House yesterday morning. lie
said: AT each one Of factories we make 10000
pounds OF sugar day, and Ia doing this consume 800
tons OF sugarbeets so tons of coal 40 tons OF lime
stone and give employment 10 200 men in the factory
proper The sugarbeet can be grown successfully In
almost any of our Northern Central States ! consider
that wyoming, Colorado, the Dakotas Minnesota and
Long Island peculiarly adopted TO the successful
culture OF the beet senator w. ID. Washburn, Of
Minnesota deeply interested In the subject ana ha'
visited our factories In Nebraska twice within the last
few months. lie Is now cndeavoring TO place the
matter before the farmers Of his state in the favorable
light with which he himself regards 1t. Secretary
Rusk and Senators MandersOn Paddock Felton,, jones'
stanford Casey and pettgrew all warm supporters
Of and believers in the future OF bect-sugar
"Only fifteen years ago Of the sugar made from
raw materials raised In the United States, one thd
moro was made from the sugar cane than from the
Nou the state OF df1lrS Is cAuCty
reversed and beet sugar is In the ascendant Europe
has Increased the percentage OF sugar III the beet ny
cultivation Just you breed Inc animal by care
and study. The countries on the continent which
take great interest In the culture oil The sugar beet
are in the order OF their production Germany France
Austria Russia, Belgium, Denmark ana Swedeh
Beet, stand hail much better than cane, rs the
leaves Gun be of entirely without serious INJURY
TO the crop. and they are sure crop III ofy seasons
as the tap root descends TO great Depth iooSchhs
the soil and finding nourishment that other plants
fail 10 find Barley. wheat, and corn may be planted
after bees with excellent results. on account OF the
careful filling which the beots require european
farmers find that the crop which follows beets Is
increased 80 per cent. The pulp after the sugar Is
extracted makes excellent food for iattenihe cattle
The Yield is fifteen OF beets to The acre. from
average soil with the average amount OF ulage IN
Nebraska. At ~ 30 ton, this is SG7 30 an acre
The cost OF labor $50, that the returns are higher
than for almost any other crop that the farmer can
grow When "A farmer brings In load OF beets To
the factory, IA hall dozen selected at random ana
the Juice extracted and examined under the polascope
10 determine the amount OF sugar present For H.
l3 and IA per cent OF sugar we pay - a ton, and
fifty cents more for each additional one per cent OF
sugar Two million tons OF sugar were consumed
In the United States In 1891 ana OF this amount Only
seven per made from the raw material raised
In this country. But with the aid OF the stimulus
given by the last Congress- We can easily hope 10
lead the world In the production Of sugar within the
noxt fifteen or twenty years, expect 10 manu-