Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-10


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REET SUGAR F,ACTORy
rFt. DODGE Chronicles
II NOW SEEING probable that a nros.
pect EXISTS for securing tha location
OF beet sugar factory In the vicinity
OF Fort Dodge Eastern can,faltats
are behind the scheme. and. ancordine
to their accredited representative Hon
p. r. BAILEY who Ia AT nresent worl-
ing the matter up among the local mon
OF prominence ali that the eastern can,
talists want Is that thew be euaranteed
1000 acres OF sugar heets for Ave con-
secutiye wears.
Mr.. Bailey Ia from siour Falls. he q
the local attorney Of the Illinois, Cen
trail railway. was at one time a rnen,her
OF the republican central COMMITTEES and
Is at the present time director in the
Sioux Falls Beet Sugar Comnanv al
Sioux Falls. s. d. He is an enthusiasts
on the matter Of local beet sugar nro.
duction. to which subject he has de-
voted no little time and study. The
result of this. he saws. IA his confirma-
ton in the belief that the cultivation 81
sugar beets would form one of the mos,
profitable occupations for the farmers
OF northern Iowa IL thew would only
turn their attention in that direction
The factory at Sioux Falls. although i,
has not been in operation for a lona
time, has yet proven successful far be.
iyond the hopes OF its founders. and he
sees no reason why the result can no,
be repeated at Fort Dodge.
Briefly. Mr.. Bailey saws that the ca nj.
tai he represents has been seeking 70,
q location in Iowa for some little time
Waterloo. Cherokee and Fort Dode.
have been looked over with tlne view q,
possible location and of the three point,
Fort Dodge has appealed IN those n
charge as being not only the most de.
sirable point Of the three. but also ha.
advantages over any other point in tn,
northern part OF the state. The result,
of the experiments carried on at IN.
state experiment station show conclus
lively that the soil and climate here ar,
lust suited for the cultivation of tn,
sugar beet. 80 that all that Ia necessar,
is to interest capital and farmers in TN,
movement. The capital. Mr.. BAILEY saws
lis already interested. and all that re-
mains Ia for the farmers to come to tn,
front with the willingness to take tibet
share in the experiment.
"If the people Of Fort Dodge viii
come forward with a nronosttinn opree
ing to bear the expense and salary az
man to work among the farmers mi,
fall and winter" said Mr. Bailey thi
morning. .there IN no nuestion hut tina
the factory will be located here. Tn
expense attached would mean an o,,tla,
of about $4,000. which is comnarati vel,
nothing when the resu1tant good 10 ~
CITY and surrounding country "a unaa
consideration. This mans work wo,,l
he to ,naup,,arta an ad,cat,onal move
lsment among the farmers in the matte
OF beet sugar cultivation. He woul
hold meetings in the school houses am
create interest In every way nossih,
as an inducement for securing the fiy
year contracts"
or course. there wo,,la no con s,de,
able hesitancy among the farmer. i
agreeing 10 raise beets FOR ave ye,r
but when the matter is made nerfectl
| Main to them Mr. Rai,ev Yb,,,ke tho
would make the venture, when onc
started n would meet with univars.
lapproyal. re properly managed. Wit
| Iowa soil. the weld ner acre a,,o,y,n
one square foot for each beet. womi
be from sixteen TO rwentv IONS 70 IN
acre. which. al "a per ton. wou,d ha
gross return of from ss4 10 $40 ner acr,
The cost OF cultivation womb he haav
as the beets REQUIRE a ereat deaf of a,
ltention. but with a generous estimate q
from l,at,s sso 70 sso per acre for cost OF cul
turn to the farmer OF about $40.
The plant which Mr.. Bailey has 4
mind to erect here is of the 500 ton pe
day variety. similar to the one at slou
Falls. It would run about 12O DAYS ne
year, beginning some time In the mid
die or latter part Of September. accord
ing to the early or late condition of IN
crop. It would cost about 5000. 600 at IN
lleast, and would mean employment 10
several hundred persons.