The daily sentinel., 1899-12-16
A THOUSAND
FAMILIES COMING
Big Scheme to Colonize the
Grand Valley With 1000
Families to be Taken by Col
orado Sugar Manufacturing
Company-Charles Boett-
cher Will go to Europe
to Secure the Emf
grafton.

1t 10 a fact that has been known to
many people here. since there have been
grumblings regarding the raising of
beets and the profit made by the farm
ers this year that, the Colordo Sugar
Manufacturing company would not en-
tirely depend upon the promise Of the
farmers OF this section next year to
raise the required amount of beets. They
have determined that they will have
bests in sufficient quantities grown and
to this end are now looking forward
toward securing competent aid to grow
the beets required.
That the gentlemen who compose the
Colorado Sugar Manufacturing company
have ample capital to carry forward any
scheme that they desire is patent to
everybody. They have done every
thing thus far in a quiet business like
manner, which carries weight, and when
they propose to secure ample aid to
raise beets to give the present plant
double the capacity that it has at the
present time, it can be set down as a
fact that they will do 30.
In proof that there 10 a largo scheme
on foot to colonizs the valley with farm
srs and sugar beet raisers will be seen
from the following inspired article which
appeared in the Denver News of yestsr-
day.
"A meeting of the directors OF the
sugar beet plant Of Grand Junction has
been called to take place in this city to-
morrow. The plant is now sending out
a carload Of sugar daily but the manage
ment is not satisfied and it is proposed to
introduce new labor into the valley of
the Grand go that the output of the
plant may be increased three or five folo.
The machinery has met every demand
and the quality Of the product is said by
experts to be equal to the best turned
out in the world. Experience with the
farmers OF the region has demonstrated
to the investors that the plant cannot
be made to yield as it should unless
large additional forces are placed in the
fields.
The probabilities are that at tomor-
rows meeting President Charles Boett-
cher will be asked to 60 to Germany in
search of experienced beet growers. Mr..
Boettchsr said yesterday thatin all prob
ability he would make the trip. In
order for the beet raisers to land in
Colorado in time to be OF use to tho enter
prise next spring, it is necessary for ar
rangements to be made without delay.
The plan is to bring 500 German famil-
les to Colol ado. 1t is also contemplated
to extend such Inducements to exper
fenced beet raisers OF Utah and Cali
fornia that large number of families
will come to western Colorado and take
up their permanent homes in the val
leys of the western slope. Terms have
been signed with the railways by which
bests can been shipped into Grand
point on the lines within fifty miles of
the big plant.
With experience of the present year.
it 10 believed that the industry will be
fully established on paying basis in
the valley OF the Grand river next year.
The introduction OF 800 or 1000 families
averaging four persons to the family, will
increase the population Of the region by
5000 OF 1000 people and will cause a
building and real estate movement never
before known on the Western slope. As
the syndicate behind the sugar mill has
the capital, the program as outlined is a
foregone conclusion.