Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-01
THE BIC SUGAR
BEET INDUSTRY.
Judge ShurtliF of Ogden Tells Of
It's Success In Utah,
FAR REACHING BENEFITS.
How II Enables the Farmers 60 Com
vcvt Their Labor Into Ready
Money Helped Many.

Judge L. W. shurtlin u ogden. preal-
don't VI the American Fails Canal q
Power company. was in the city yestcr-
day comforting with state Engineer
Ross concerning the surveys needed TO
secure the data that is required before
che state can enter into q contract with
the canal company Tor the reclamation
Of the land that has been aggregated
on the application of the latter. says the
Boise statesman. The company hns
employed an engineer 90 do the work
ana he viii De- in Boise this week 10
consult with the state engineer.
Judge shurtlin has paid much attcn-
ton 90 the beet sugar Industry aud. In
"a talk while be- was here. DE- gave much
valuable Information ON the subject
The factory at ogden. De said, made
about 100000 pounds OF sugar last year
and VIII this year turn Out between
100000 and 5000 900 pounds. The CONF
pany paid a dividend OF 40 per cent last
year and the stock 10 now worth tiis
"a share
Tho farmers do very woli out Of the
crop. The Yield of beots varies all the
way from ten tons TO twenty tons
nu acre. This year the average yield
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many noldn viii turn on twenty tons
per acre. The farmers are paid $40
ton.
a. H. the cost Of production the Judge
said ID would be- dimcult 60 give any
figures applicable 10 farmers who ulil-
iEr the labor ~ their own f1wlliUa. He
said. however. that one Ogden man last
year planted two acres as an expert
mout and hired an the work done, lie
Melted go an acre with the orpurtu-
nifty 90 utilize home labor and Go keep
hired men at work who would often be
employed ON odd Jobs, the uvcrAge
farmer can do Ear better than that. For
Instance. very important Item o. that
OF hauling. 10 hire this done would
be- very expensive Hut the bcct do not
have TO be- hurried 10 the factory. as
they remain lu the ground without IN
jury until freezing weather comes. Com
sequently the farmer can DO All the
hauling with the teams that he has Ia
/ hls stable.
one III the greatest items Of work Il
/ that OF thinning the boots which D.
readily done by the young people.
] There ir this year In the Vicinity ~
! Ogden some 1900 acres 81 beoias The
/ Individual tracts viii average about
| acres, though some are much lhrser;
Judge shurtlln sald that an auNil'
| larry plant has been put in NJ spring
/ Vile This is only f1r crushing th'
hoets and extracting the juice. the lat
| tor being pumped 90 the works
! % distance % 90 or ~ miles, Thil
| pumping u done ut very little cNpcnf'
| ana saves the cost NJ transporting TN
| boots such a Ions distance, Moreover
by this means the farmers are able q
! keep the pulp. which iH found 60 b'
! very valuable ua food Tor stock
The fudge stated that. with both fac
tories running full blast Utah woul'
/ atm be able 90 supply an the augul
needed ln the state. lie said the hclt
Tor sugar making could not easily b
uvcrcruwdcd and be- regarded the IN
duatry an one that would continue q
Increase In the western States udnptc'
TO the culture of the beet.
| A. an Illustration Of the value @
tho industry to the communities II
| which 10 10 conducted, the visitor state
that In the country surrounding L0h
| tho farmers have nll been able 20 pur
chase me cHrrlnEes Improve thei
] houses build large barns and ln ever
way 10 add t0 the convenience nn'
even luxutl0H of ne enjoyed by them
The industry has worked "a tranHforml
ton there the change being unticcnhl
nt once by anyone visiting that see
| tlon after uu absence Of few years
Tho struggle 20 secure ready money hu
! boon ended hy the introduction ~ %
Industry and every farmer is now uhl
90 mike purchases and curry out I'm
prnvemeuta which were impossible De
fore the erection uf the sugar factor
opened n new era Tor that portion o
the State.