The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-11
4 GREAT FACTORY.
Heavy Investment in Oregon
Enterprise-Result of the Ex-
pertinent Stations Work.

About the Ist of SepteMber, it is ex-
pected, the big sugar beet factory at La
Grande will be in active operation. 1t is
to be = mammoth affair, the plant cost
ing $3.50, 600. In Importance it probably
ranks above any other factory in the
state.
From Prof Shaw are learned many in
teresting facts concerning this new en-
terprise, the first of its kind in Oregon.
The plaat will grind up $50 tons of su-
gar lseets each "a hours, which means an
output for that time of IS tons of sugar.
The company has contracted for the beet
product of 3,7oo acres of land. 1t pays
81 per ton for beets carrying from IL to
IA per cent sugar and rs cents for each
additional per cent. The average yield
is about IS tons to the acre anil the cost
acre, which leaves a handsome. profit.
The largest single contract is with the
Pierce Land Co., which is ts raice 600
acres of be:ts. Experimental work
age higher in sugar richness than those
of any other locality where the manu-
facture of beet sasar OH commercial
scale is carried on.
Owing to the nicely adjusted and labor
saving machinery it will be necessary t.
employ only about 200 men, but, indl-
rectly. the flctery will furnish work to
many others, wood choppers, farm help,
ETC., and help build up the home market.
1000 cords of weod has been engaged
for the first seasons run. The factory
will use fsur carloads of limestone each
"a hours, which will come froxI HHn:ing
ton.
The machinery is ordered from E. H.
Dyer & Co., and the heavier parts are
now OIL the roat. 1t will require 13o
cars to bring the machinery acros: the
continent. 1t is all Of the very latest
pattern.
David Eccles, mayor of Osdea, Utah.
is the chief monied man of tke enter
prise. He has large interest in new
factory at Ogden also. The citizens of
LaGrsnde raised a subsidy of $4,000,
which promises to be money we'll invest
ed. Thos. Cutler is manager and G. a.
Granger superintendent. Tho fsrmer
was seven years manager of the Lehigli
factory, which has beeA Il wonderful sue
cess in the face of great difficulties. MIR.
Granger was also with the Lehigh for
seveu years, and for many years prior
was ia the beet fields and su:ar factories
Of California.
Besides the S45o,ooo, the cost of the
plant, as much more will BE- necessarily
invested i'll operating the factory. The
beneficial results of this Investment will
be far reaching.
The establishment of this factory ca IL
be honestly credited directly to the ex
pertinent station Connected with the Ore
gou Agricultural College. The station
sent out beet seeei:, requesting farmers
i'll iifferest portions of the state ts ex-
pertinent with them. Many gladly re
sponded, and the later lasts carried OH
at the station shovel that the LaGrande
and few other beets were very rich in
sugar. A. sooH as the wideawake active
people of LaGraude understood the ca
pabilities of their soil in this matter,
they kesau an a a.itation for a factory.
and backed u2 by til. stations data, they
secured it.. In the establishment of this
one factory alone. the experiment station
has repaid its cost for many years.