Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-18
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On motion, the report was accepted
and Phillip NJ. Ksycki allowed $500
for assisting the committee.
Bills of P. n. Christensen. for com
mittee work, So. 80; F. L. Rourke, work
for committee, $500; Orrin Gray, work
'or committee. $500; were read and,
on motion, allowed in full
On motion made and carried, the
chairman of Finance committee des-
troyed all the paid and cancelled county
orders, witness orders, juror orders,
court orders, Jail bonds Nos l, = and g
and coupons.
On motion made and carried, the
present county clerk was instructed to
take steps to recover over paid amounts
to persons as reported by Finance com
mittee.
Moved by Supervisor Williams that
P. n. Christenseh,~p. & Williams ana
E. S. Renne be appointed as a special
committee to, as soon as possible, 90
over the tax certificates in the office OF
the county clerk and determine what
certificates are outlawed, illegal or void
and cancel such certificates, and report
such action to the next meeting of the
board, in detail Carried.
1t was further moved and carried
the same committee be instructed to
employ the county surveyor or some
other suitable person to investigate and
make necessary affidavits as to non
occupancy Of county lands, and the
ounty clerk issue tax deeds on same
to the county.
Supervisor E. P. Arp1n read the re-
port Of committee on the Beet Sugar
Industry, as follows:
To the Honorable County Board Of Wood
County, Wisconsin,:
TLEMEN:-Pursnuant to the reso-
luton passed at the last meeting of the
county board. We have endeavored to
secure material from which TO make a
report to you, regarding the Beet Sugar
industry, and the desirabilitv of en-
rOuraeing the building of IL factory in
this county.
During two recent tri ps to Milwaukee.
E. P. Arpin called at the office of James
L. Gates, who is President of the beet
sugar factory at Menominee Falls; he
vas unfortunate in finding Mr.. Gates
away both times We hope that he will
be able to attend this session of the
county board, to give us the benefit of
what knowledge he has in regard to
this industry.
One of the principal things of which
we expected to receive information,
was of the plant that is being erected
at Menominee Falls, Wisconsin, and
which was expected to be in operation
some time last month. According to
the general experience, in building
large industries of this nature, the
material and the trouble required to IN
stall it, has been considera BILE more
than was first supposed, and for this
reason, the plant will probably not be
in operation until the fist of next
month
Fortunately. we have very complete
report at hand through Bulletin No. 50
of the Agricultural Experimental sta
ton of the University of Wisconsin
which doubtless, many of the members
have already seen. 4 few statistics
from this report are probably of in
terest, and we include the same here
with as part of Our report.
The Beet Sugar industry has reached
its highest perfection in Germany. In
1891 there were 405 factories in opera
ton, working up Il, 800, 900 tons of beets.
which were raised on about l ,O9S. 900
acres of land, giving an average Weld of
12.S tons per acre, or ,S3o 900 ton of
sugar. 1ne sugar extracted from this
amount of beets was 1217 per cent.
The bounty paid by Germany for the
production of beets in 1894 was S., ISL
600. which would in all, be little over
$500 per ton.
France paws SlO,OOO,0OO bounty on
the production Of $4,000 tons, which
would be about Sl2,00 per ton.
Sugar production and consumption
in the United States. In 1894 the
sugar consumption and production in
the United States was rs follows:
Sugar imported. 33335 1873 SS1 lbs
Sugar produced i'll the Uuted
States from ribbon cane at the
Sout h...... 600,000 n0n lbs.
From SoTgh hum. 900 %
From beets............-45.0 1000 -
From the maple tree 100000 ''
Total home production ......... Cos, ,4OO, 900 lbs
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Total consumption 9S8 593 ,SS1 lbs
ble showing tile value of the sugar