Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-19

rous Inquiries have been received AT tni'
| Office for directions for making pee
sugar with such appliances as cioe'
| mill and orghum-molasses evaporation
might frord. II would not be right to en-
courage the attempt 10 manufacture bee
| sugar I'm any such way. Nor should ths
| exoeetion be excited among our farmers
| mat thev will be able to make q crude
I article Of sugar which they can dispose
| OF to q central factory for refining pur-
| poses. IL Is best to recognize at the very
first the great expense which attends the
erection OF sugar-factory. and the ne
cessity for It's meeting every modern re-
ouirenfcnt Beet.growing and bcet-sugaF
manufacture are two distinct industries.
but with common aims and interests.
COOPERATIVE FACTORIES.
1T is seen from the foregoing paragraph
that the farmer can have no reasonable
hope of successfully establishing home
beet-sugar factory. II Is not just, now
ever. that he should be deprived Of any
cooperation In the process OF manufac-
ture or A reasonable share OF the profits
arising therefrom The methods which
have been practiced in Europe for Sc
curing these results are probably those
which Will eventually come into use In
this country. The cooperative sugar
factory, In which the farmers growing
the beets hold a part or the majority or
the stock realizes the desired end. The
growers OF bee,s holding shares In the
factory have a greater interest in us
prosperity, try 20 grow better crops. ana
10 secure in every way higher yieid.
The cooperative factory renders impos-
sfbie those disagreements between capital
xyhfch do rpnch 10
tard the progress Of the industry and TO
embitter the feeling Of the farmer against
the factory. To show the extent or the
participation OF shareholders in factories
in the growing OF beets in Germany, IL
may be stated that Of the 11,672 SIG metric
tons OF beets delivered to the German
factories In 1s95-'96, 2,6S9004 tons were
grown by shareholders. Inasmuch as the
farmers In beet-sugar community
are uniformly prosperous, they are able
10 subscribe for shares in factory, and
by a community OF interests practically
control its operations The industry OF
growing beets is not yet sufficiently ad-
vanced in the United States to render
possible any definite outline of the best
plan to secure cooperation between the
farmer and the capitalist. At the outset,
il would probably be impossible 10 secure
among the farmers alone a sufficient
amount Of capital 10 properly equip
factory. Even could this be done. the
additional difficulty would be encountered
OF lack Of experience among the share
holders, leading to poor judgment In re-
gard to the methods OF conducting the
manufacturing operations. AS long as
the proprietors of the factory and the
farmers growing the beets are satisfied
with the contracts which they make,
there is no urgent necessity OF the es-
Enlistment of cooperative enterprises.
When the number Of beet-sugar factories
in this country. however, begins TO reach
the hundreds, favorable opportunities OF
cooperative establishments will be pre-
sented."
LEGIBLE POSTMARKS.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath is determined that the department
shall have a legible postmark and back
stamp on every letter passing through
the mails. 1t is said that OF the 1000
postmasters in the country, only 240U
have IA complete cancellation Kit. Mir.
Heath some time ago sent the following
circular to every postmaster:
'Legible postmarking OF mail matter is
of the greatest importance to the public,
as evidence before the courts, In business
conducted through the mails,
ana in fixing the responsibility when mail
matter has been improperly handled by
or other postal employees.
The frequency of complaints in regard TO
defective postmarking makes 1t necessary
Tor the department TO adopt severe mea-
sures 10 remedy the trouble liiegible
Dostmarking is generally due either TO |
in the method Of handling |
he stamp. improper condition of linking |
oad, failure TO keep the stamp clean. Inn |
proper adjustment of type i'm stamp, or |
allure to place letters on a rubber pad or |
some other elastic surface when post |
marking them Much OF the postmarking, |
especially that at the smaller offices, Is |
4 reflection upon the postal service. The |
department. considers failure in this re- !
spect a serious matter. which must be |
1T once
on the I'D Of August Mr.. Heath sent |
put the following additional circular-let-
err:
"Postmasters are requested to secure |
rom the patrons OF their several offices |
ENVELOPES showing illegible or unsatis-
factory postmarkng or backstamping, |
IN forward the same to this office. Divis-
on Of PostOnice Supplies, with a state
nent showing the name of the office |
where the unsatisfactory postmarking or |
la ckstamping was done.
'I.egibe postmarking on every letter |
,assing through the mails is required. |
POstma sters have been given fair notice. |
md future failure of duty IN this respect |
viii be called to the attention of the OFF,
,er having charge of appointments ana
removals"
Personal.
Mr.. y. V. De Graw. the we'll known |
newspaper man. who was for many years |
manager OF the Washington Bureau OF |
The United Press, has been appointed as
sistant manager of the Columbia Phono-
graph Company OF Philadelphia. Mr.. |
De Graw is particularly well equipped /
Tor his new field of usefulness. being |
an expert electrician, as well as an ex-
perienced and capable Businessman.
A very pretty home wedding was SOL
smnized last Wednesday at 10 o'clock A. |
NJ. when Miss Elizabeth j. Colbert. of
Lincoln, Va. and Mr.. Michael J. OReilly, |
IF San Francisco. Cal. were united by |
Rev. Father Hannah. of st. Paul's church,
AZ the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Fos-
ter 1870 Eighth street, northwest. Mr..
md Mrs. O'Relly left for Atlantic City
and New York on a wedding tour. to be
gone two weeks, when they will be at
nome at 1925 Riggs street.
Mr.. w. Mosby Williams after his vaca-
ion of nearly six weeks. spent in driving
through Virginia, stopping with friends
n Loudoun, Fauquier, Shenandoah and
Warren counties, has returned to the
lily. much improved by his outing.
Miss Florette Youngblood, daughter of
Colonel William Youngblood Third Audi
or OF the Treasury. was crowned maid of
honor at the tournament held Thursday
II Palmer Hills. Va. Miss Youngblood
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