Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-18
DISCUSSING BEET SUGAR
Third Annual Convention Of the Nebraska
Association in Session,
GATHER AT GRAND ISLAND
Much business Transacted During
the First nay of the Meeting
visitors VIII See the
Factory Today.

Ciall-Late trains last night and all trains
arriving this morning brought in a quota OF
delegates to the third convention Of the
Nebraska Beet Sugar association to be held
in this city-the home of the beet sugar in
dustry-today and tomorrow. The Hobbies
dustry-today and tomorrow.
The convention which was called to order
this Afternoon, is the third gathering of this
association. The hrs. meeting, at which
organization was effected, was held about
six years ago The records of this meeting
are complete They were published in the
state papers, but all other data than that
contained in them was lost No other meeting
was held until that last year at Fremont.
The records of that meeting are complete
and show much interesting discussion.
During the interim, however" said Sec
rotary Mason, 1--WE have been organizing
local associations and working in general
for the advancement of the industry. At
Fremont we elected officers for the ensuing
year and selected Grand Island as the place
for holding the next convention. The time
was later fixed for these dates and at this
meeting we will fix both date and place for
the next meeting"
Secretary Mason expressed his gratiica-
tion that the meeting is being held here at
this time. when the factory is in full opera
tion. At 80 tomorrow special Union Pa
tory taking the entire delegation directly
into the yards.
WELCOMES THE VISITORS.
Vice President C. a. Atkinson called the
convention to order. Mayor Thompson well
coined the visitors, saying: This city
claiming and being the pioneer in the United
States of the beet sugar industry heartily
greets you. We know you are friends OF
the oft-ropeated and always true idea OF
diversified farming II not friends, you
are at least inqurers after knowledge.
What place is better fitted for such a meet
ing? Here you can meet and talk with
those who first tested the soil as to its
adaptability for beet raising; those whose
business minds conceived the business VEN
ture and dared stake their money on their
judgment; the architect who designed the
structure and superintendent its erection,
with the arrangement of complicated and
almost endless machinery. Here along side
by side with the fields OF wheat and oats
and rows of corn are the fields and rows
of a crop new to the farmer and new to the
soil, and in it's tranformed condition new
to our tables and new to the lowing kline,
n substance ia sweetness and palatabiity
surprising the product OF canefeds of the
sunny SOUTH and as a food for stock ex
ceiling even king corn
Here you can see the farmer gather
this crop, deliver 1t to the factory weighed
and unloaded: see the beet in it's unsulled
condition start on its journey at one end
OF the factory watch It's winding and shift
ing course until the farmer loads the pulp
for his stock, fitting them for the markets
of the world, and proprietor sacks the re-
fined sugar for the markets of our own
people. Thus you are at the fountain head
of what you wish to know, and | assure
you you are In the home OF your friends
whilst you're learning 1t"
Hon. L. D. Richards of Fremont responded
on behalf of the association, thanking the
mayor for his warm words Of welcome.
He referred to the fact that Grand Island
was the home of the beet sugar industry in
Nebraska, and paid a high tribute to II.
A. Koeng of this city, the original pro-
moter OF the industry. Mr.. Richards eX-
pressed pleasure at meeting here because
it gave an excellent opportunity to wit
ness the manufacture of sugar and to con-
verse with farmers and learn from them d.
rcctly the difference in results OF raising
corn and beets, and comparing the price
paid to other countries for sugar and paid
in corn and oats and wheat, ia which the
markets of the world have to be met. He
urged the importance of holding that which
Nebraska people have, and doing all In
their power to develop the industry. He
made practically the same appeal for
chicory.
President Allen followed with an extended
address. comparing beet culture in Nebraska
with that of Utah ard California, urging
II as the duty of the convention to ascer-
tain as nearly as possible what circum-
stances favor the industry here, and what
obstacles must be overcome; lamenting the
frequent Interruptions and changes in ma
'ional and state legislatures, fostering the
industry and expressing the hope that the
present bounty law would be allowed by
the next legislature to expire by limita-
tion and not repeal the same.
FACTS AND FIGURES ON SUGAR.
Governor Holcomb, not having arrived at
this hour, paper was read by Mr., Ed
ward Rosewater. 1t was replete with facts
and figures concerning sugar; the amount
of manufacture of sugars by various coun-
tries and the consumption per capita Of
various nations; compared the bounty laws
of Germany, Austria and France, and the
results Of such stimulation and the neces-
stiles for it. The cost of producing beets
in these different countries was also com
pared. 1t was shown particularly that in
France every portion of the beet was util-
lied and yet there is a bill now pending
before the French Parliament providing for
an export bounty in order that French
manufacturers might be able to enter into
competition with other manufacturing coun-
.-.aG
The deduction was that II was folly that
the greatest sugar-consuming nation in
the world should pay the greatest tribute
the proper fostering would develop the in
dustry TO the extent that this state alone
would furnish half the sugar consumed in
the country.
Discussions followed on 1.-The Sugar Beet
Industry as a DiversHer of Crops and CO.
Operative Factories"
These committees were appointed: Gre
dentials, Williamson, Omaha; Cornell, Val
entine; Baker Grand Island Resolutions,
LinInger Omaha; Oberfelder, Sidney; Har-
ar!s. Fremont. Fixing next convention.
A. K0enig, William Husenutter. Legis-
latlye, FurIas, Brownyille; Whitmore, Val
ley Reynolds, Fremont; Jansen, Fairbury,
Cessna HASTINGS Cornell, Valentine.
The following program will be rendered
tomorrow:
Paper, Nebraska Beet Sugar Product"
duCtion In the United States" Prof. III. II.
Making from Beets." II 7. Oxnard presi-
dent Grand Island factory) address, Elk
perionce in Sugar Beet Culture and in In
crcasing Saccharine and Purity PERCENTAGES
in Beets," c. a. Granger; address, The
Nations Duty to The sugar Industry"
visit 10 factory, general discussion, Com
parctivc Advantages of Nebraska as a
Beet Sugar Producers" The Beet Sugar
Industry "A Factor In Manufacturng;" The
Beet Sugar Industry Commercially Con-
sldcred; probabilities of Beet Sugar for
Seed and Varieties" reports OF committees;
reading OF papers by producers miscel-
laneous.