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NEBRASKA BEET SUGAR.



Gently Held in Lincoln.
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 15.-In the
beet sugar convention held hero the
following report OF the committee on
resolutions was almost unanimously
adopted:
Whereas. The state OF Nebraska In
the year 1889 enacted q law for the
encouragement of the sugar beet in
dustry. in consequence OF which two
factories were secured for Nebraska;
which law was repealed in 1891, which
repeal this convention regards as a
mistake on the part of the people OF
Nebraska; therefore. be it
Resolved. That the material inter-
ests OF the people OF the state demand
that We as state, should practically
restore the provisions of the law. and
that the bounty should be restored in
manner just to the farmer and the
manufacturer; and be it
Resolved, That this convention rec
ommends and respectfully urges upon
the next legislature the enactment of
a law that will pay the growers OF
sugar beets in Nebraska for O period
OF five years bounty of 81 ton for
sugar beets to be manufactured into
sugar, yielding at least IL per cent OF
sugar, with a coefficient of purity equal
to ut least 80 per cent; and be it
Resolved, That there be also paid
for like period to the manufacturer
OF beet sugar in Nebraska bounty of
cent pound for all sugar manufac-
tured from beets grown in Nebraska,
which shall not be paid unless the
price paid to the growers of beets by
said manufacturers be as follows:
81 per ton for 2 per cent beets. pur-
ity 80 per cent; 81 per ton for Is per
cent beets. purity 80 per cent; 81 per
ton for ii per cent beets purity 80
per cent; 81 90 per ton for Is per cent
beets purity so per cent; and so on,
increasing so cents per ton with each
additional per cent of sugar; and be it
Resolved. That the general govern
ment should provide n competent
chemist Mt each factory during the
working season; and be it further
Resolved. That the secretaries OF
this convention be instructed to fur
nish each of our senators and repre-
sentatives in congress with copies OF
this report urging upon them the i'm
portance OF this enterprise and work.
The committee appointed to consider
the advisability of forming q perma-
nent beet association reported favora-
bly, and recommended the election of q
president secretary, assistant secreta-
ry. four vice presidents and u treasur-
err. The report was adopted and
Governor Mikeljohn was unanimously
chosen president VIM. Mason was
elected secretary. NJ. A. Lunn was
made assistant secretary, and Major
Macarthur treasurer. c. A. Atkinson.
j. o. Cramb. j. S. Hoagland ami C.
r. Adams were selected for vice pres
| inents.
The following resolutions were unan-
| imously adopted:
| Resolved, That the secretary OF this
convention be requested to correspond
with the representatives of our govern
ment in Germany. France, and other
beet sugar producing countries regard
| ing the most successful mode of grow :
ing beets, prices paid for same, and
such further information as he may
deem desirable.
| Resolved. That this convention deem
it desirable for the next legislature OF
our state to provide for a state board
OF immigration for the purpose OF
J sending out correct Information re-
garding our state and liberal appro-
priation be made for the same.
The following. offered by Dan Far
rell. jr., was unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That this convention re-
| 10 t,I, To-. NJ .;
the erection of beet sugar factories in
this state in the future the plan OF an
nexing a plant which will include ma.
chinery for the manufacture of glucose.
for we find upon Investigation that %
per cent OF the net cost of the beet
sugar factory added will place an ad-
ditional plant for the manufacture oil
glucose, and work in conjunction with
the beet sugar industry and maintain
the same in operation twelve months
: in tho