The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-19

You will observe that the increase in
production has not nearly kept pace with
our increase in population. II - very
certain that we shall have 70 look else
Wfere for our sugar.
The production OF sugar from beets Is
no longer an experiment. More sugar y
made in the world from bets than II
produced from cane. or the l5;eoO'OOVV'-
900 pounds OF sugar produced In the
world n lss3.94. only 400, 600 pounds
were made from cane.
Most Of the beet sugar OF the world 10
made In France. Germany, Austria, Rus
isa, Belgium. Holland, Spain and
Sweden.
II has been clearly demonstrated that
sugar beetg containing higher per cent
OF sucrose can be grown In the United
States. The experiment has been tully
made IN the states Of Nebraska and CALI
fornia, and in the territory OF Utah, and
proven entirely satisfactory and proiiin-
Die. a factory was recently located Mt
staunton. Virginia. The result OF the
operations Of this factory, while a fail
ure financially, owing TO some accidents,
has demonstrated that sugar beets can
be raised in Virginia and made into
atiFar profitablY The beets were very
rich IN sicrose, az well az very pure,
polarizlnG Is per cent OF Sucrose In the
beets. with "a purity. The Yield per acre
was good. With proper care and cult
walton, II is believed they would have
averaged frum ten to ffteen tons per
acre.
II having been shown by actual expert
nent that the sugar beet can be grown
and made into sugar with profit in Call
fornia and In Virginia, Il remains TO be
shown what points are favorable TO It's
culture between these two widely gepa-
rated states. II is known that the sugar
beats reaches It's highest development In
north temperate lathudeS. There would
seem to be no climatic reasons why the
sugar beet should not flourish In parts OF
the states Of Maryland, West Virginia,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Sebraa-
Ia. Colorado, Nevada, California, One-
gon, North and South Dakota, washing
ON, Wisconsin. Michigan, Missouri. wy
oning and others. where the soil ~ sultn-
ble and there iB sufficient ralnfull, or
Subterranean moisture. II IL confidently
believed that In this immense territory
will be found more land suitable for the
production OF bcct9 than will supply
sugar for the entire world. II only re-
mains to be seen whether the present
generation will embrace this splendid
III us glance a moment at the pro-
EFgSs already made. Prior to 1850, very
little sugar was made IN the United
States from beets. In 1880, there were
produced less than 100000 pounds, In
1888, about 100000 pounds were mnde;
about 5000, 900 IN 1859. and In 1880. about
5000. 900 pounds were produced IN three
factories, then the only beet sugar fac
tories In the United States. 1.-TWO In Cali
fOFnia and one In Nebraska). In 1890.
three additional factories were built; one
in California, one In Nebraska and one
an Utah. These six factories produced
Gbout 1900, 900 pounds in 1897 about
1900 900 in 1892, and nearly i5,OOO,0OO
pounds last year. This elbows a very
rapid Increase In the production since
1880 In the meantime. the factory at
Stanton, Virginia, has been built, This
is n fair beginning, but the business VIII
have 70 be largely increased before we
produce enough sugar to supply our de-
mands
There are about 1.4GO beet sugar fan-
tories in Europe. producing annually
about $500, OOO. 900 p'undS ~ sugar BE-
fore we shall be able TO produce our own
sugar from bects, we shall have 10 erect
OF least 100 more factories. This mum
Der Of factories distributed through the
bsgt gugaF belt Of the United States