Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-12
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A large beet sugar and glucose factory
is to be built in South Omaha within short
time This will be good news to every
business man and taxpayer. The scheme has
been developing for some time and has with
in the last few days taken definite shape.
Money for the erection of buildings and the
purchase of machinery will come from a
number of wealthy Omaha men and some
eastern capitalists. Beet sugar will be man
ufactured In season and glucose Will be
turned out the year round.
site for the factory buildings has been
selected In the vicinity OF Thlrtieth and
F streets on blocks 25S and 261. These
blocks are Immediately north OF the Martin
Lumber company's yards. II has not yet
bsen decided which block the buildings
will be erected upon, but possibly upon
both. This new company has also secured
control of a vast tract of land west and
north of Thirty-sxth and streets, where
sugar beets will be raised Machinery en-
tlrely different from that now In use at the
sugar beet factories at Norfolk and Grand
Island will be put in. BY this improved
machinery the sugar will be refined after
the saccharine matter has been obtained
from the raw beets.
The farms OF the company are to be cul-
tivated according to the latest methods and
under the direction of men who have made
beet culture a study. Several hundred men
will be given employment in the building Of
the factories and the laying out of the
farms as we'll after the manufacture Of
sugar and glucose is commenced.
In connection with the factory there will
be a great cattle feeding department, the
cattle being fed the residue of the beets
This feed 1t is claimed fatrens cattle quickly
and thus the business Of purchasing feeder
cattle at the stock yards will be consider
ably increased. Arrangements are being
made to commence operations as soon as
possible in the spring.
1t was learned in Omaha yesterday that
the officers of the South Omaha Land com
pany will within a short time take steps to
eject the squatters which now have shanties
on the land to be used by the new factory
and farm.
The site for the factory buildings is on the
line of the railroads running through the
city and switches are now laid within short
distance of the property. 1t is understood
that altogether the factories and farms will
occupy several hundred acres, nearly If
not all of the tracts being inside the city
limits.
A big industry like this will mean much
to South Omaha and no doubt some OF the
unemployed will be able to obtain work
Possibly number of cottages will be built
on the hill in the vicinity Of Thirty-siXth
and f streets for the use of the men, women
and children who will be employed to take
care of the beet farms.
Those interested in the new industry have
been keeping the matter quiet until all of
the arrangements have been completed and
all the ground necessary secured
All of the land to be used Is either owned
or controlled by the South Omaha Land
company.
Lively HustlinG for votes.
The mass meeting of women to select
two members of the Board of Women Man
ayers of the Transmissssippi Exposition
will be held at the Young Mems Chris
tian association parors Saturday afternoon.
Ever since the call for the meeting was
made public there has been all kinds of
hustling for votes, some of the candidates
even making a house to house canvass.
Mrs. Il. b. Towle has number of friends
in the Woman's club Of Omaha who would
like to see her on the Board of Managers,
and with this idea in view have made
several trips to this city and assisted in
electioneerihg. Some of the other candi
dates rather took exceptions to this and
asserted that the women of South Omaha
were able to select members for the board
without any assistance from the Omaha
Womans club.
Several of the school teachers would have
liked to have participated in the fight but
refrained for fear of losing their positions.
1t appears that some of the teachers
were given tip to keep their hands off
and as they did not care to make enemies
they have done so.
To all appearances the First ward women
seem desirous of electing Mrs. j. G. Martin
and Mrs. Ensor. Mrs. John Carroll of the
First ward is making hard fight for the
place and her friends are doing all they
can to help her. Mrs. w. S. White is the
choice of some women, but she is not trav-
cling about soliciting votes. Mrs. White
has lived in Nebraska for good many years
and has already made quite a reputation
for herself by her literary work, and her
friends assert that she would be just the
woman for the place. mrs. N. B. Mead
and her friends are working hard and it is
thought that as Mrs. Mead was the first
candidate to announce herself she will be
one of the two chosen.
Young Men Entertain.