The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-07-25
BIG CHANCE FOR OUR FARMERS.

Money in Cultivating Beets for SUI
gar-An Agent Interests Senator IT.
by in the Subject Which is to be
Thoroughly Investigated.
Greenville Daily News.
LAURENs, July 20.--A matter is now
under consideration here and in New
York which will be special interest to
the farmers of the Piedmont. 1t is per-
haps not generally known that great eff
forts have been made and much money
spent OF the cultivation of the sugar
beet in the United States. In California
and Nebraska the experiments have
been successful that is, the factories in
those two States are now in operation,
beet sugar being produced there at Day
ing prices. Efforts were also made some
years ago in various parts of Canada
with the same object in view but the re-
suit was a failure.
The people of the Piedmont know
that nm impulse was given to the c~ultiva-
ton Of the wine grape in this section by
the discovery that the climate, condi-
tons and soil were the same here as in
the best grape producing regions Of
France. Most people who read geogra-
ply also know that the beet industry is
oneNof the largest and most profitable in
France. 1t was perhaps the putting of
these facts tvSsther that induced an in
vestigation now IN progress into the
merits OF the Piedmont as q beet pro-
Queer.
Some days ago the accredited agent of
a New York syndicate paid a visit to
Senator Irby. The people in this syndl-
cate have undertaken to establish five
beet factories in the South. The agent
Of the capitalists who has a practical
knowledge of the subject in all it's bear
ings, has already made sufficient exami-
nations in Florida. Reports, analyses
of soil, ETC.. were made from this section
some time ago: Future examinations
are to be made in Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi and one other State.
The agent of the capitalists was direc-
ted by them to come here and endeavor
to interest Senator Irby, in a general
way, in the undertaking. He called on
Senator 1rby last night and sketched to
him the intention, capabilities and earn
estness Of his moneyed principals. In
brief, the object of the company is to
make successful in South Carolina an
industry which has proved eminently so
in sections which are not as naturally
adapted to beet culture 40 our semi trop-
ical land, The establishment OF the fac
tory is OF course dependent upon the
SUCCESS OF a beet crop or the success of a
sufficient number OF experiments to show
that beers can be grown here in the yay
desired: In South Carolina the natural
conditions are granted to be what thew
should be. In Nebraska they raise ten
tons to the acre, in California sixteen to
the acre, South Carolina can at les
do as we'll as California, II has been
determined by experience that it will
pay to raise beets for g il the pro-
auction per acre is as much "a EIGHT
tons. In Nebraska the producers Of the
raw material and tho factory people
make money Notwithstanding that labor
is scarce and dear.
The agent after explaining the matter
thoroughly said that he was authorized
to make Senator Irby q proposition.
The capitalists desire his cooperation but
that he shall make no promises or give
no advice to the farmers of this section
or State until after he shall have seen
the beet plantations of the West, inves-
tigated the coss OF production, net result
20 the farmer, etc. They desire that he
shall report the result of his observa-
tons, If desired, through the newspapers
of the State.
The company has rendered him for
this purpose a trip to California and Ne
braska, and also to Canada, il he wish
es to be informed on the grounds of the
causes of failure there. They wished
him to set out at once, but it being out
OF the question now, Senator Irby accep.
ted the tender for September, and he
will in all probability leave Washington
for the West about the first of that
month. lie said to-day that he would
make thorough examination into all that
had been stated by the agent with refer
ence to the industry and would offer his
suggestions and advice only after ne had
been thoroughly informed on the sub
ject, Something more on this interest
ing subject will he given in q few days.
viii you suffer with Dyspepsia and
Liver trouble whom Glenn Springs
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Kennedy Bros.
M. ID. Lane, Deveraux, Ga,
writes: zone summer several years
ago, while railroading in Mississ-