Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-28
THE LEHI SUGAR FACTORY.
What Has Been Done by II During
The Past Season.
A Visit TO the Factory During the
Last Days Run-othor Items
from Lebi.
LEHI, jan. 20, 1897.

tho Utah Sugar factory, your corres-
pondent was invited by Manager I. II.
Cutler to visl. aud inspect tho Utah
Sugar compaDy's works, ia company
with William g. Kirkham. We were
taken first to see one Of tue Iron store
houses which has been built this sea-
con By the company. 1. Is l25xiO
and hns stored in Il over Is, 900 sacks
OF sugar. Tho company has stlil an
other, 75x4O, which containa over
l5. 600 sacks OF sugar. We were thon
taken to one OF the great beet shods
where Mr.. Cutler showed US large
bin where about fl,ty.sevsn tons o.
buets wera store! away TO rai0s
beet seed Fl N this Bnsso o.. The beeis
are selected from the bot beet farms
In Lehi and assert u one by one caro-
July, 10 see that they haYe no bruises
alb ut them anu then they are Luill
up in pyrgmid shane In thr nryr
bin anu very carefully covered in
coarse dry sand, win vunuiAtion
wooden pipes placed ia the center ot
the bins; then the beets md SAM are
covered with ohnvas cloths and the
whole II kppt "a certain tumpeEatul
III planting season shall come.
Dprlns the time from when they are
fret stored until plating thsy are
watcher by the company chemlH, anu
a lumbar are taken out, plugged and
tested IN the laboratory iu order 10 see
how they are keeplng.
FIR m the bee. ehed We went through
the tory vieiting each department,
ssfa.9a al 10 ~
machinery, following the beet from
the shed until we saw the elgat
placed IN az kJ aud into tue
store housse, Manager Cutler bt.
Ing re'ul to tx lain al tue
particulars. The fire eAtlnruish.
IrK s5eitm wa. carefully explained
ana many, "DETAILS COneefplng the great
tugsr inmAty toe beet cuIuu
machinery hO0ut 900 kulves are used
up curing the sr.spu which have 10
ts imp Ittd rom FfAnce. a bout 200
hahla are employed ny ,he company,
which mesns a emni iOrtuuu 10 cash
for our lufses. | expected that thu
tOmpauy will make this seasln ir IN
heels and tn eyfup Inst was hell over
rom the 1876 run ab iuj 8 600 900
louuCS oil ugat widen Is "a larse
amount u menne That lOts OF hands
d no doub, tired brains have bcen
apt constantly at woIE.
From the factory We were shown
through the company, ulAchine h IS
wner9 bui y hands unu Inventive min Q
are aiwaye T. lie sert, II
engine wee built by Mr. Englrs, tue
chief UuglDter, wiz ne help
OF Manager Cut.tT's siI, II teri,
10 60 The beet outline IN The laboratory
which had u be done by hard. al
tppAits anu thousand other thiuEs
are done iu the UompaJy's work
ahops.
Our mkt place OF interest WINS the
cattle and sheep feeding enc belong.
ing to the Utsn 5lock Feeling c5m.
pany. OIs thousand nenl OF cattle
can be teen here In the different
yards which are fitted up with
great e1tds 10 lrolect them from
tne storm, ami Il wing wells are
constantly pouTiDe crystal elresms
OF fresh water iutO the watering
n: lei.uTe.. There are sIso l,OOU
head OF, sheep Kept here w6icu
iOok hue snd are eai t. 10 very
at. The theep are sept ia fee.
Ing pens beeiue the great PUN
slioH during tue day and ars
placed In dfy pastures at uight.
The pulp Ia taken 10 the cattle pens in
very large tram cara drawn by horsu
the pups uuloaded Ia mAnGtfB ouln
along side the track wheis the cattle
come AMI least nll day. The sugar
company also furnishes beside the
beel Pulp over 500 tons o, hay TO the
cattle company.
1t isa fine sight to zee these herbs
Of sheep and cattle feeding, and to all
Interested in home industries a visit
TO this busy place Will never he re-
GREETED; anu ali tbia has been built IN
during the last five years, factory,
steam railroad, tGacks, Office, hotel,
houses for many OF tns workmeu,
cattle ana sheep pens, flowing wellp,
large water pond containing many
OF the fnny tribe, with ice housee,
machine shops, etore houses, and
thousand other things, incluuing &c.
trio lights aud telephones; all heip tu
make grand picture OF home indus.
try.
On Sunday our Sunday school and
meetings wete addressed by Elder G.
Bowls who nad juef returned from a
mission TO New u sland. A large
number of the Sims were present aud
listened very atteuiively to his re-
mRrks, which were inteTnpersed with
words IN the Maori tongue. Brother
J. Y. Smith alec spoke to the Saints, IL
being his Last Sunday before leaving
or his field 0f labor as a missionary %
California.
We have mad two strangers arrive in
town OF late, u daughter al he h use OF
q. Lewis and aon at the Residence
OF Nj. U. Blown. All parties con.
oarned are doing well.
On Monday evening the 25b, cur
Sunday school superintendent and
teachers gave social picnic party ia
the opera house a honor OF Sister Il. |
SIandring and presented her with q
beautifully framed set OF resolutions,
ahe being the last one alive out OF the |
four persons who organized our SUNDAY |
school In 1868. Those having easseu |
on to the great beyond were |
J. w. Taylor d. Ihouaas ana
|. Evans. Tie Tina was spent in |
dancing, singing, icnolng anu some
.noech'nakir by rul'. a. Field, |
w. II. VIM, Sister San T aud s II.
aior Alfred, gao was pfeselt. In com.
pany with Senator A. j. Evans and |
lacy. The Hirahsm quadrlIle band
WA in Attendance and discOursel |
sweet music anu ell had time not to
De forgotten.
This week the U. Z. passenger train |
killed nno COW Tor Mt. &. A. Smith.
The earth has again put on her
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