Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-19
Convention Of Sugar Beet Producers Dc.
clares for State Aid
PLANS FoR BUILDING MORE FACTORIES
Co-Opcrntive Institutions Favored by
Large Number, While others
Desire to See Private
Funds Invested.

stockholders were believed by some to be
tho only way out of the difficulty surround
ing the prospect of building more factories
in Nebraska, while others were equally
as firmly corvircod that mercantile history
was replete with accounts of the wrecks of
such cooperative efforts. Some pointed to
the success OF cooperative effort In the line
/ of building, saving and loaning associations,
while others declared this TO be an entirely
different line of cooperation and pointed to
the numerous failures in cooperative cream,
cries and some canning factories in this
/ state, and held that no matter what was
! dCuc by the farmers or business mCn OF
| this state. who set out to build sugar
! factory, they would sooner or later bump up
against the proposition that they must in
duce 5000, 900 or 100000 to como out from
the east. The result Of the discussion was
the appointment of a committee of six, one
I from each congressional district, to look
| into the matter of cooperative factories ana
! report to the association at its
! next meeting. Governor HolComb, who was
! expected to arrive last night, failed to put
| jourDed at $50 until . o'clock this morning.
| The attendance is not nearly as large as
| was that at Fremont last year, but those
| present show the deepest interest In all that
| pertains to the beet industry. When, in the
discussion last night a few began to evil
dence a tired feeling and attempted early
to adjourn, the proposition was vigorously
rejected.
BUSINESS WAS BRISK EARLY.
The first matter brought before the con-
ventiOn this morning was a motion to re-
conSider the motion carried yesterday that
committee of six members be appointed
| to investigate cooperative factories" and
! 1t was changed to n committee of two mem
hers, the president appointing MesSrs. Forte
OF North Platte and Bentley of Grand Island.
Mr.. Richards moved that committee of six
be appointed to investigate the business side
of securing capital for building sugar fac
tories in Nebraska, which motion carried.
Chairman Hartigan of the committee on
resolutions announced that 1t was ready to
report and offered the following:
Whereas, 1t becomes more apparent each
year that the relief of the farmers of Ne
braska from the overpus Of corn ami wneat
and the low prices Of such crops lies in the
direction of diversity o: products, to the
end ana purpose that the one may be cur
tailed and the other increased and.
Whereas, The experiments so far made
hayo proven that the soil and climate of
ufacture of the sugar beet and in no other
way can such diversity be brought about
than by the fostering ana encouraging of
Tho sugar beet industry, az.
WEhsTs2s the & PsGglS pc S c 5 PaynE
try, which they themselves might produce
and thereby lessen the acreage Of corn and
wheat one and three-quar;er millions each
year and
Whereas, The nations of Germany
Russia ssGS havs nad s and ali s eiS,y payng ana ana
nually $23,OOO.CCO bounty for the production at
home and the expectation 10 other countries
of their beet sugar, which those nations
in their wisdom saw fit tu contribute to aid
their farmers, while bringing their beet
sugar Industries to their present successful
Whereas, The Legislature OF Nebraska has
this state to protect aid and assist them
during the period of development; therefore,
be Il
Resolved That we recommend and request
the re-eiIh 7tment of the prenent law and a
continuance of said bounty for period of
three years by the present legislature of
Nebraska.
In support OF these resolutions. he stated
that the prime necessity was money and for
that reason the sole aim OF the resolutions
was toward the securing of capital. Abbott
of Grand Island moved to amend the last
clause of these resolutions not to bind
the legislature down to the present law, but
to give it further scope, so that 1t could
make bounty payable directly to the
farmer, or could put It in any other form,
providing the substance remained un-
changed
CAUSES MUCH DISCUSSION.
His amendment called forth considerable
discussion, requests to have the subject of
state legislation discussed and combined
with the debate on the resolutions, and tho
entire morning had been consumed upon
these resolutions excepting the compara-
lively short time occupied by the reading
of Eapers by Frof. Nicholson and State In
spector Norton. Mr.. Norton's paper dealt
with the production OF beet sugar in Ne
braska and its expense. He reviewed ma
tional and state legislation fostering the in
duStry and read a few interesting letters
from beet raisers, in which the latter re-
lated their experiences. The results shown |
in these letters were varied. Prof. Michel |
sons, upon beet seed production in the |
United States related the value of careful |
and scientific growing of beets for seed |
purposes, explaining methods of taking an |
aysCs and also showing the value OF the |
product in the markets.
In the interim, kilograms were also read !
from Governor Holcomb, who could not be |
here on account of ill-health, and Hon, |
Charles Henderson, both sending their best |
wishes for a successful meeting.
Incident to the further discussion of the |
resolutions, Mr.. Forte of North Platte |
handed in a resolution calling for an inyes- |
tigaton of the cooperative plans employed |
in France and Germany; Mr.. Whitmore of
Valley read a resolution expressing appre-
citation of the education in beet culture
furnished by the University of Nebraska,
and recommending to the regents a cOntinu-
ance of the schools furnished. Mr.. Waite
of OtOe presented a resolution expressing
favor Of national protection to the industry,
rather than state protection. Mr.. Williams
of Grand Island presented an endorsement
of the Nebraska club, and its efforts to ad
vance the interests of this state Mr.. Ring
walt of Omaha presented a resolution en-
dorslng the Transmisslssippi Exposition.
The debate on the resolutions continued
until noon, at which time another amend
ment was placed before the house, which
added to the last clause of the resolution
words to the effect that the present bounty
law be re-eEacted for three years, or until
such time as national aid was granted, and
that the state bounty to the extent of the
national do thereafter cease
INSPECT THE FACTORY.
In the midst of the discussion on the res
olutions the convention adjourned for din
ner. At l 80 the Union Pacific took the del
egates In body to the sugar factory. where
an inspection OF the plant was made while
1t was In full operation. There was one
common verdict-that 1t is a grand enter
prise and beyond all conception OF those
who had never visited It before Superin-
tendent Brysselbout, Manager Ferrar, In
spector Roeser and other attaches of the
factory did all In their power to explain the
method OF manufacture, and IL was plain
that the delegates were favorably impressed
Upon reconvening at the opera house res
olutions were again taken up. Young with
drew his amendment and the amendment by
Governor Abbott was voted down. The orlgi-
nal resolution was adopted. Other resolutions
adopted were those requesting the egsla-
ture to mako inquiry into the cooperative
of France and Germany express
ing preference OF national legislation over
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