Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-02-11
BEET SUGAR CULTURE.
Washington Has Passed "A Sugar bounty
Bill and Oregon Should Follow.

tories. There are two factories in Ne
braska, one in Utah, three in California
and an additional one about to be erect
ed. All the above states offered Il bonus
of one cent per pound on the finished
product to encourage capital to invest
the necessary amount required to build
and equip fair-sized factory. A few
days ago Senator Houghton had passed
similar bill for the state of Washing.
ton.
The farmers throughout Oregon
should petition their representatives
at Salem at once to pass a similar bill.
1t will require the cultivation of from
5000 to 5000 acres of land to supply
an ordinary sized factory, and with
beets at So per ton there is gold mine
in it for the farmer From the proceed
ings of the third general convention of
the Nebraska Beet Sugar Association,
the beet farms in that state netted on
an average $50 per acre, which should
mean $75 to 500 per acre in Oregon
and Washington. The price to be paid
the farmer in the bill passed by the
state of Washington is So per ton, and
the same provision should be inserted
in the Oregon bill.
There is lots of room for factories in
Washington and Oregon. Upwards of
1900, 900 leaves these states annually
for sugar. Just think what this would
mean, keeping that vast amount of
money at homel
The following is the Washignton law
in full:
An act granting bounty for the en-
couraging of the production and manu-
facture of sugar in the state of Wash
ington:
Section l. There shall be paid out
OF the state treasury to any person, firm
or corporation engaged in the manufac.
ture of sugar in this state from beets.
sorghum or other sugar-yielding canes
or plants grown in Washington, the
sum of cent per pound upon each and
every pound of sugar so manufactured
under the conditions and restrictions of
this act.
Sec. 2. bounty shall be paid upon
sugar not containing at least 80 per
cent of crystalized sugar, and only upon
sugar produced from beets that for
which as much as S. per ton has been
paid to the producer. The quantity
and quality upon which said bounty is
claimed shall be determined by the
president of the state agricultural col
lege, with whom all claimants shall.
from time to time, file verified state
ments showing the quantity and quail
lty OF sugar manufactured by them and
the price paid the producer for beets
and the amount of sugar manufactured
upon which said bounty is claimed.
The president of the agricultural col
lege shall, without unnecessary DELAY,
visit or cause to be visited by such per-
sons us he shall designate in writing as
inspectors, the factory where said sugar
has been produced and manufactured.
and inspect the sugar so manufactured,
and take such evidence by sworn testi
mony of the officers or employees of such
factory or others as to the amount and
quality of sugar so manufactured and
the price paid for the beets, as to him
or the person designated by him shall
appear satisfactory and conclusive.
Sec. B. When any claim arising un-
der this act is filed, verified and proven
to the satisfaction of the president of
the agricultural college, as herein pro-
vided, he shall certify the same to the
of the state, who shall draw
warrant upon the state treasurer for the
due thereon, payable to the
party or parties to whom the said sum
or sums are due.
Sec. 4. Every person, firm or cor.
poration manufacturing sugar pursu-
ant to the provisions of this act shall
keep full and complete books of ac-
count, which shall show the quality
and kind of sugar-producin plants re.
ceived by such person, firm or corpora
ton, from any person, firm or corpora
tion, the approximate per cent of sac
charine matter contained in such plants,
the name OF the grower and the place
where the same was grown, also the
OF sugar manufactured from
such plants, and the price per ton paid
to the producer of the plants.
Sec. .. The benefits of this act
shall accrue to any persons, firm or cor
poration that shall erect and complete
Il sugar manufactory or manufactures
within the state prior to November /.
1899, and the bounty herein provided
shall be paid said person, firm or cor.
poration for Il period of five years from
the time such factories shall have been
completed and in operation. This act
shall be taken and considered to be a
contract and irrevocable with all such
persons, firms or corporations as shall
complete the erection of such manufac-
tory or manufactures prior to Novem-
Der l, 1899.