Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-01-03
Sugar Beet Lands.
LARGE TRACTS IN GREAT Dr.
MAND BY SpBcULATORS.
How Nevada Might Double Her Pop
ulatlon in a Very Few Years.

How Nevada Might Double Her Pop
] ulatlon in Very Few Years.
Within the past year widespread in
terest in beet-sugar production has been
aroused such as this country has never
before seen. The prosperity which has
att nded the agricultural interests where
this industry has been established has
induced localities all through the Wesi
to make experiments and to take steps to
/ .ecufe the introduction of this industry.
\ successful campaign of education has
been going on. and, as result, there are
at least score of localities in California
and Nevada to-day willing to offer IN
ducements for the erection of sugar
factory As an agricultural crop, thi-
offers the farmers of the West something
salable and more profitable than the gen
eral farm crops they have for years been
producing. In this is seen a factor III
The proper diyersiiication of American
agriculture that puts the American farm
er on n rev plane.
The fact that Clans Spreekels and 9th
er heavy capitalists are constantly and
quietly picking up all the available sugar
beet lands throughout California shows
that they are far-sighted enough to know
that the sugar-beet industry Is one thai
is yet in its infancy, and will grow to
such immense proportion that IN com.
paratively few years, the output will be
limited only by the amount OF acreage.
There are large tracts of lands in Nevada.
where climate and soil are all that is re-
auired. and now that water storage Il
minent. the uses tue land will be pui
20 il a live question. One fact that I'M
presses the farmers of this State Is thai
with wheat, aud. III fact, cereals IN gen
ersl. the plant food absorbed is sent else
where, while with sugar beets the sugar
elaboration depends on the air, and by
systematic rotation of crops and utll-
ization OF residums, the soil is very much
improved and It's fertility maintained.
The sugar-beet industry to ever be
come a success in this State, must be op-
perated on the same cooperative plan a
tbe Creamery business now ia Carson
Valley. with OF course the details TO SUI
tbe business. For instance sugar fac'
tory might be kept running in eacn II
rigated valley in the State, aud the raw
material shipped to some central polni
where the refinery could be | Gated. Io
Keep this refinery running, the tenant
system could well' be introduced, and
each farmer could purchase lands and
rent them TO tenants, each realizing
profit. The one on capital invested, The
other on his labor. thus aiding IN build
ing up the State, and add TO it's welfare
and prosperity.
The time is rapidly approaching when
this can be done, but one important ana
necessary obstacle viii first have to be
removed. The Southern Pacific RAN
road will not favor such proposition
even though it would add immensely to
their freight business, aud consequently,
il j. not possible for intending investors
10 operate in this State. II has been
suggested however as an experiment, thai
certain rate might be obtained for
stated amount of refined sugar, at some
place designated as the terminal point
say Reno. where the refinery could be
located. and the raw sugar hauled there
by freight teams in open eompetlaoh
with the railroads.