The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-29
THE SUGAR CUES rIoN.

The Lehi sugar works continue to turn
out splendid article from beets chiefly
grown in the neighborhood OF the fac
tory. THE HERALD acknowledges the
receipt of complimentary sample sent to
this office. Its quality is unsurpassed
by any in the market.
That the supply of sugar is insufficient
for the trade and the supply of beets is
not equal to the demand, we think is in
disputable. The HERALD day or two
ago in touching on this subject remarked
that, 'More mills are not needed as
advocated by some thoughtless con-
temporaries, but more beets are required
that the present factory might be kept
going" We further intimated that "by
storage of beets the Lehi factory could be
kept going most if not all OF the year"
A gentleman who knows good deal
about sugar, and who is entitled to great
credit for his labors in its behalf, thinks
there should be more factories and that
THE HERALD is mistaken if it supposes a
sugar factory can be run the whole year
round.
Well, as fa- as the yearly run is con-
cerned, that was not stated as positive
certainty and cuts but very small
figure in the argument. We do
not think it will be denied that
the Lehi works could be operated
for several months more in each year if g
full supply of beets to its utmost capacity
were furnished, and all the molasses and
the waste matter were properly taken
care of and utilized.
The main point is as to agitating the
erection of other sugar factories while the
present splendid enterprise is not as yet
fully employed. We still maintain that
more beets to keep the Lehi factory in
operation to its full capacity, whether it
can possibly be kept up for Two months,
or six, or more, is the need of the times,
and not more factories while this one i
idle for most of the year.
1t is perhaps true that beets can hardly
other distant points from Lehi, to be
shipped there for manufacture. But when
the roots are being raised as far off as
Grand Junction in Colorado for the Lehi
works, it makes even that a doubtfus
question. We are not sure that such
freight rates cannot be had as to induce
even our northernmost farmers to grow
the sugar beet for the factory at Lehi
That remains to be seen.
If the present works cannot obtain suf-
ficient beets at present to keep in opera
ton to full capacity. is it probable that
another factory in Utah would be g
profitable investment? We think not.
That is OF course but an opinion. If men
of capital think otherwise we have not
the slightest objection, for every dollar
invested in home enterprises is so much
in favor of Utah's advancement. Cache
valley would be an admirable location
for such an enterprise. There is not
nearly enough sugar manufactured in
Utah now to supply the home demand.
We hope to see the time when, by the
number of factories established and the
vast acreage of beets cultivated, Utah will
make all her own sugar, and have some
to export to sweeten her neighbors.
But at present let us apply ourselves to
the perfecting Of the factory we have.
That is to its perfect supply OF raw ma
terial to employ all it's powers as long as
it can be operated each year. Then we
would favor more factories if more beets
can be produced to keep them in opera
tiou. That is The HERALD's position on
the sugar industry.