Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-08-05
SpRtCRELS HOME AGAIN
vuE SAN FRANCISCO MILLION
AIRE TELLS or HIS PLANS.
70 Build n Mammoth Bce,-Sngar ne
antrv That VIII Consume 5000
TonH uf Rccts Daily.

Claus Spreckels, the great sugar
magnate, has returned to San
Francisco after an absence of
over three months, in which he
has travelled over a large part of
Europe, studying the manu-
facture of beet sugar. He says
he will begin at once the erection
of beet-sugar factory that will
convert 5000 tons of beets per
day into sugar, which means the
distribution of $4,000 a day
among the farmers of the State of
California.
TO n reporter who called on
him soon after his return home,
Mr.. Spreckels found time to say:
"Yes, l am back at work again.
l have had not only very plea
SAINT outing, but it has not been
without its profitable side. You
may say that my trip has deter
mined me in my purpose of build
ing beet.sugar factory. l shall
begin the construction at once
and by this time next year | ex-
pect it to be in full operation, en-
ploying 500 to GOO men directly
in the refinery and giving an
impetus to the growing of sugar
beets all over the State. 1t will
be a big thing for the farmers,
giving them a ready market for a
profitable product. My plans
contemplate a refinery that will
consume no less than 5000 tons of
beets per day. At 81 ton this
oontemplates the distribution
among the farmers of the State of
the neat round sum Of $4,000
day.
The journey was taken almost
solely with the purpose of study
ing the beet sugar industry at its
best development at its home in
Europe" continued Mr.. Spreck-
els. Il visited many of the big
gest and most modern refneries
in the world where they are to be
found in France, Germany and
Austria. L became convinced that it
is the thing for California. l have
purchased a number of patents on
the beet processes and am ready
TO get into the manufacture on a
large scale.
Indeed" continued Mr.Spreck-
els, there is no reason why Cali
fornia should not manufacture
the sugar for this big Nation of
ours. If the people will only stir
themselves. this State would take
its place in the front rank of all
she States, where her resources
entitle her to be. Some day it
will do that, L am sure-even
though l may not live to see it.
For the present l would like to
see the people move in the enter
prises l have mentioned, and not
lag behind, leaving me to carry
the load alone. If the moneyed
men of the State would invest it
in enterprises giving employment
to the people and making a
reasonable return, they could
help amazingly toward the good
work of dispelling the so-called
hard times. That indeed is all
that is required to put hard times
10 a sudden rout."
Mr.. Spreckels said he could not
say just where the factory would
be located. A number of practic-
al questions entered into the main
question of the location and these
could not be answered off hand.
Questioned as to the political
situation Mr.. Spreckels said:
with regard to politics l have
only to say that | have confidence
IN the people of the United States.
We have had an experience. 1t
is great teacher. The majority
of the voters of tue Nation are not
fools. Mckinley will be elected"