The herald., 1894-04-01
THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY
Mr.. EastOn's Entertaining Lee
ture on That Subject.
One of the Greatest Industries of
Southern California.
The Consumption of Sugar In This
COuntry-Details of tho Work.
Fine stsreoptlcOn
Views.

Mr.. George Easton, secretary OF
Easton, Eldridge & Co. OF San Francisco,
the prominent real estate firm, appeared
before large and enthusiastic audience
at the opera house last evening to ad-
dress the people on Chino Valley and
Its Resources, with especial reference
to the beet sugar industry being carried
on at Chino. which the lecturer had an
nounced would be illustrated with hand
some stereopticon slides. The lecturer
began his remarks by touching upon the
condition OF affairs generally throughout
ture of the favorable conditions existing
in Southern California as compared with
other parts OF the country. which led
him up to the euhject in hand Chino
Valley and It's Resources. Among
other matters he referred to the fact
that OF the 1900, 900 900 pounds of sugar
consumed in this country, statistics
show that S8 per cent during 1893 was
imported from fol eign countries, and but
IL per cent manufactured in the United
States; that we import nearly million
and half tons OF cane sugar from Cuba,
the West Indies and other points, in ad-
dition to 250 900 tons of Oeet sugar from
Germany and France while of the total
production OF beet sugar in this country
in the year 1893 only q 900 tons OF beet
sugar and sugar other than cane had
been manufactured, proving conclusively
that the industry OF beet sugar mann
facture and the growth OF the beets for
beet sugar is yet in its veriest infancy.
Ia ba fO nf ho in-
dividual work at Chino and results that
had been attained Dy prominent farm
ers at Chino, striking example being
the Gustavson Brothers, who, from 20
acres harvested 436 tons OF bests for
which they received at the factory $4 81
per ton. or 1892; yet the total expense
was 1884, leaving them a net profit OF
over $40 per acre.
The work of planting and cultivating
the beet was next explained in a very
thorough and careful manner and the
lecturers attention then turned to the
i.eSiSlatiye feature and threatened abol-
Won u ehe uUunr5~' ander the Wilson
tariff bill. The lecturer ciarnoSa :. 80 az
the original bounty having been given
beet sugar manufacturers for 10 years
could not be abolished; but even il IL
were, that under the newly amended
work in the senate tnis bill WIGS being
changed to place a tariff upon sugar m
ported from abroad while throwing of
she bounty on the domestic article anJ
as We imported SO per cent OF sugar, ae
he had already shown, and only manu-
factured II per cent cf the total eugar
consumed, he argues that the protection
| OF the sugar interests was not one OF
any particular section or part OF the
country, but national question; that
not family in the United States WAS
not interested in the defeat OF that bill,
inRsmuch as such q tax would ne
nndou bted,y added to the price of
sugar consumed; and therefore, ne
claimed that the rem )v2l OF the bounty
would be an injury rather than benefit
to the people.
The lecturer closed by saying that an
object lesson had been introduced in
Chino that should command the re-
spect, attention and careful considera-
ton, not only OF the home seeker and
investor. but OF the world at large" and
expressed the hope that Southern Cali.
fornia would before long be producing
the bulk OF American sugar, thereby
adding to its prosperity and keeping at
home the vast amount OF money now
ooAO NJiO0A W PutOhoC0 OnO hELl-
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Following the Introductory remarks a
calcium light was thrown upon the can
vas and eeries of 100 views shown,
illustrating the Chino ranch in all its
details.
Opening with a view showing the
geographical situation of Chino and the
Typographical outlook over the ranch,
he followed the various industries Of
cattle and horses being carried on at
Chino, and then began with the work in
the beet fields, illustrating upon the
canvas from Photographic views in
colors the entire process in the field of
raising beets for sugar. and how they
are fGally disposed OF at the factory,
and then with the slides took his hear
ers inside the factory, and explained all
the workings necessary to turn the
beets into sugar.
The lecture was highly interesting
from beginning to end, and was listened
to with deserved attention by the vast
audience, one and all admitting that
the evening had been, as the lecturer
predicted, one of profit to them as we'll
IL H.