The record-union., 1897-11-25
OxNARD SELECTS HUENEME.
WILL BUILD HIS SUGAR FAC
TORY THERE.
But Sacramento Farmers Can Mar
ket Any Beets They May
Raise.

Henry T. Oxnard, who had been ne
gotiating with the people of Santa
Barbara County for months, has decid-
ed to erect his proposed sugar beet fac
tory down there, as will be seen by
the following circular addressed by the
Chamber of Commerce to those who in
this county and Yolo had stipulated to
plant beets in case the factory We're
erected here:
Sacramento, Cal, Nov. "a, 1897.
Dear Sir: The negotiations for a
beet sugar factory in Sacramento
County are at end so far as the Ok
nards are concerned, the following dis
patch having been received by the COM
mittee:
Chino, Cal, Nov. 22d.
Signed with Hueneme Saturday,
they having guaranteed ten thousand
acres. HENRY T. OXNARD."
The work to secure contract for the
planting of 10000 acres of sfgar beets
fer five years was undertaken by the
Chamber of Commerce on October 9th,
and was continued until a canvass had
been made of this and portions of Yolo
and Sutter Counties, when it was as
certained that the terms proposed by
Mr. Oxnard could not be complied with
within the time given to do the work.
The committee in charge of this work
was ably assisted by many patriotic
citizens of Sacramento County and
some of the public spirited men of Yolo,
Sutter and Yuba Counties, and while
the temporary failure is a disappoint-
ment none of the active workers are
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information gained during the cam
paign has served to strengthen their
faith in the great benefits that would
accrue TO the landowner and farmers
and the good results to the community
at large by the establishing of a beet
sugar factory in this section of the
Sacramento Valley.
In returning your contract herewith,
the committee begs that you accept its
thanks for the substantial assistance
given by you, and to assure you of the
intentions of this Chamber of Com
merce TO continue its efforts until a
beet sugar factory shall be in opera
tion III this vicinity, and it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that you will be will
ing TO cooperate in such work and, if
necessary, be willing to plant even a
greater number of acres of sugar beets
than your present contract calls for
The farmers of Ventura County have
contracted to plant 10000 acres of su-
gar beets for period of five years, and
thus secured the OXnard factory to be
in operation in 1898. Respectfully
yours.
{Signed) D. A. Lindley, T. B. Hall.
Frank miller, 7. w. Sheehan, comm:&-
tee; j. o. Coleman, Secretary
1t may be stated for the benefit of
all in this vicinity who may desire to
test their lands in sugar beets the COM
ing year, that the Alvarado mill will
take beets from all points on the rail-
road, and it is probable that the Port
Costa concern will take beets from the
islands down the river
The Sacramento Chamber of Com
merce will lend it's influence to encour-
age the growth of beets next season,
in order that thorough test may be
made on all kinds of land in this vi
cinity and in the delta of the Sacra-
mento River.
1t is said that several farmers on
Grand, Andrus, Sutter, Merritt and
other reclaimed islands down the river
have expressed their intention to plant
patches of sugar beets in 1898, so that
they Will know exactly what tonnage
TO the acre may be produced and the
percentage of sugar in the beets.
If this is done, and the matter of
factory IN Sacramento is opened up
next year, they will be ready to act
intelIigently.