The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-31

fFoI Elton Fusnsr Crgrs Prompe 40.
tsoa by This state.

Prof. Elton Fusnsr Urx~s Prompe 40.
tica BY This state.
ecoxzne Review.
Prof. Elton Feln<r. Who occupies the
chair OF chemistry IN the state ag-.eul-
t9sal college and school Of science ~ Pull
Exz- speni yesterday IN the city. When
asxec By q observation-disclosures reporter
eoneernsns the present ssasns OF the beet
sugar Industry be replied.
SO ssr ~ this s-afs IL concerned. no
activity seems 10 - manifested ~ pres
eat In erorta to establish ste industry.
Other states are rot sdiA California win
soon add two or tnres factories 20 the
three already sxssting there Nebraska
expects TO add as least one 70 the two nov
In opsratson- II - cftciaily announced
that New Mexico 10 TO have one in tho
Peeos valley. And Jet with all the natural
advantages for the industry that are found
IN this state no special effort IL being made
70 call the attention OF capitalists to the
ascerssined facts concerning the POSSIBLE
ties Of Washington - . sugar producing
state
VIII not the college make an effort 10
inducs capital TO erect facfories?"
NO. That 10 not our prov.ncs- We hold
thar cur work ends when we have demon
strased the a6aptsfdiity OF our sol and
climate 20 sugar beet production. Expers-
rnenis carried ca BY the college during the
past two years show beyond question that
bests produced In this Etate are OF very
superior quality. The experiments OF last
year. with acre tracts, made with special
reference to yield per acre and cost Of
production. show not only that these
points are exceedingly favorable 70 the
commercial production Of sugar beets. bur
also that the remarkable results OF sugar
and purity obtained the previous year
from beets grown IN experimental plats,
can be relied upon when they are grown
commercially"
What steps do you think should Be
taken to secure factories for this slater
Well. IL seems to me that the matter
should b taken up By some organisation.
such as the state bureau Of immigration,
or local boards Of trade that have good
standing and backing. IL occurs to mo
that u would be most fitting work for the
bureau OF immigration"
How do you think they should pro-
csedr'
In this way: TO have the right man IN
the right place. at the right tine to inter
est capitalists lie, me be more explicit.
Claus spreckels, who owns the beet sugar
factory AT watsonviiie. Cal, is now II,
Europe. studying the sugar beet industry.
He he's announced that upon his return he
VIII erect three beet sugar factories, the
location OF which is not yet determined
There Should be sent to California irnms-
dfateiy upon the return OF Spreckels.
which win be about July 1. a man backed
by the bureau Of Immigration. or some
other organization, who has thoroughly
Informed himself Of all facts relating to
the natural advantages Of our state as a
sugar producer. and who 10 loaded with
authentic arguments IN favor OF the erec-
Won OF factory here. Let him interview
Spreckeis and lay before him q proposition
70 locate one or more factories in this
state. The cost Of executing such a plan
would De small. and might lead TO great
tningS Letter writing concerning such q
matter carries little weight"
But suppose spreckels should refuse TO
what7"
The man should be at onee sent =, En-
rope-the homo and center OF tho sugar
beet Industry. OF course he should b A
business man who can state business facts
IN business way. The manufacture Of
beet sugar In Europe is In a sense over
done and there is plenty Of capital IN
European countries thar would be clad "a
invest In a sugar plant where there IA less
compeution. provided a reasonable guar
entee OF security and profit can be given
] beiieye ths facts we have 10 offer vould
FURNISH such guarantee. But these facts
must be carried TO Europe. not In the form
% = 'etser. put In the manner above ind,-
active operation at once would result 3,
giving US sugar factory to take the 1897
crcp or beets Such plan nav seer, a,
first formidable Undertaking. but In rs-
ATTY " Is not. Two thousand dollars a.
an extreme limit would keep n nnan In
Europe upon such a mission SIX months A.
q year. II so long a time were neresssrs-
mat would DO small price for a sugar
factory. Granting for the moment ~
iAniafc 70 secure factory, that amour, y,
money would come back 70 Us many .,st
rom me advertising that would be give,
me sea'e. however. i should expect moth
ING put success from such a pian n oea-
PIC teily understood how much the estah-
Hshment Of the sugar beet Industry y.o.,t,
mean 70 the state. there would cer,afnix,
be united movement Of some ki,s ,,oLt-,
70 INA. ead- II may be the plan have 80.
sested IS not feasible, or there nav h. h.,-
Yer plans But have given tire matte
great aeal or study ana thought. a,s ~.
plan have Just outlined suggests i;se,f -
ss as ene ene best calculated 70 secur.
iacfories with the least DELAY. ana ,as.,
expenditure az money" ''es'