Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-03-05

age length. From south of Santa Fe would
be furnished early grown beets, later on
would come q supply from over the D.
& R. G. road north, and latest from the
neigh ghborhood of Santa Fe, being three
sources of supply under different condi-
tions Of climate and altitude, not two OF
which sources would be likely to fail
from any one cause In the same year.
Favorable Legislation.
Public sentiment In New Mexico is
we'll voiced in the act Of the legislature
last year exempting from taxation beet
sugar investments in the territory for
the term OF six years. This act OF
friendly legislation was made with spe-
cial reference to aiding and inviting the
investment of outside capital in the sort
of revenue producing country deemed of
most value to the territory.
Among the sugar manufacturers and
experts In the business it seems to be
the concensus of opinion, that profitable
sugar making must be on large scale,
the larger the better. 1t remains to be
seen whether further experience and
Yankee ingenuity will modify this opin-
ion. In the arid or semi-arid regions
not every location otherwise well cal
culated for beet sugar production has
the necessary water supply for a large
plant. Otherwise good factory sites
may be lacking in limestone or cheap
fuel. 1t is rare that all necessary con-
ditions are present atton place as seems
to be the case at Santa Fe. If at one
suitable and central location in New
Mexico large factory can be estab-
lished to include refinery for working
crude sugar shipped from more remote
points along the lines of railroads in the
valley, and operating in conjunction
with smaller and less expensive plants,
these smaller plants making crude sugar
during the usual campaign, might keep
the centrally located refinery employed
the greater part Of the year. Whereas
it would seem almost or quite impracti-
cable to operate plant of large ca
pacty in many locations where small
plants making crude sugar could opcr-
ate Oh a smaller scale with success. 1t
seems reasonable to suppose that the
best results will come from combina-
tion of these two methods operating in
sympathy under one general manage
ment.
Successful Beet Sugar Culture Demon
strated.
Ii such factory, including the retin-
cry, were located at Santa Fe, where
water, labor, limestone and cheap fuel
are already at hand, with two lines of
railroad leading north and south and
where experiments have already abund-
antly demonstrated the fact OF success
full beet culture, it would serve to pave
the way for successful establishment
of the industry in all the arid region,
wherever the conditions are favorable,
and it seems reasonable to suppose that
the whole Rio Grande valley from Ell
PasO to the Colorado line in New Mexico
may soon become famous for its produc
tion of sugar.
The important fact will bear repeat
ing that suitable and cheap labor indi-
genous to the soil at Santa Fe and all
the Rio Grande valley, without import
ing man, is ready and more than will
ing to engage in this industry as soon as
the market is provided for the beets,
and leading business men in the terri
tory are ready to cooperate in furnish
ing an unfailing supply of beets for the
factory at Santa Fe, and a proposition
Is desired from practical sugar makers
to unite with them in establishing the
industry in New Mexico.
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