Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-10
nEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.
Ample Room for Expansion Through
out the Country.
WasllnutIu Post

If the per capita consumption OF sugar
| in the United States at this time were equal
to that OF 1892, the aggregate consumption
would be over iG27 100000 pounds. and
would be worth, AT an avo"age price of 4
cents, moro than $l75, 600. 900. At the re-
duGVd rate of consumption resulting from
hard times the total for this year will it
IS estimated be about 400 100000 pounds
worth $iuS 900 OGO. 1t is entirely practicable
TO produce in this country all the sugar
required for hU.Gc consumption and. by so
doing, TO keep at home "A vast amount OF
money now annually sent abroad and to
build up a great branch of the farming in
dustry.
The American Agricuturist shows in notes
gathered from various sources that great
progress has already been made in the west
IN the manufacture OF beet sugar. One of
the Spreckels factories at Waterson. Cal
viii pay out for beets and labor this year
not less than $3.50 900, During the past
eight years 1t has disburscd over $4,000 600
On the same account or an average OF 81 900
Per day since ii started work. ''and has
protected that whole section from distress
during the hard times" II Is stated that
this year the mill will handle not less than
10000 tons Of boets and it viii be nearly
Chlistmas before the Cr-p is harvested. 1t
is further noted that Sl5O.OOO cash was paid
out in one day by the factory, Sl2O GOO of II
being for bGcis alone. "OyCr 900 cattle are
being fed at the creamery. mostly with beet
pulp and 7,i26 tons Of sugar were turned
out as the product Of about four months
work
Coming away from the Pacific we find
the Same busy industry In the little town
OF Lehi, Utah, where the local factory paid
out $4,000 for beets in a single week last
month. Up 10 october II the factory had
received T. 600 tons OF 'b0ets, had worked
up ll,OO0 tons. and had made II 600 sacks
OF refined sugar" The local paper states
that 5000 acresl have been planted in beets
this year. That 10 raise harvest, and de
liver them costs $50 an acre; that the aver
age crop this season is hftoen tons per acre
(which at 81 ton brings $50 an scre
and, therefore, means $50 clear profit per
acre TO the farmer On the whole acreage
planted this incans that 500 900 clear profit
IN cash will hp-tijstributed among the farm
ers this yeanp NTherc is no place in the
world" this same paper adds where the
farmers are doing better"
We are further informed that the fac
tories at Grand Island and Norfolk, Neb.
are shipping large quantities OF sugar"
and the new factory in the Pecos Valley
of New Mexico will probably begin making
sugar this week"
This industry has been started in Wis
consln ani promises well, The Charleston
News and Courier learns that the com
pany which has been organized to develop
the Calhoun Falls property on the Savan-
nah river contemplates the introduction OF
the beet sugar industry among other inn
portant Enterprises.
There need be no fear OF overriding the
business, and there are thousands OF local
tiles In the south where II could be carried
on with profit under judicious management.
We know OF no branch OF business In any
line that holds out better promise than this
to the farmers and the successful prOsecu-
tion OF which will contribute more directly
and powerfully TO national prosperity