Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-12

States could have been found 10 do
better, and several have gone to the
scene and done worse"
No one will detract from Dewey's
victory in Manila bay, and his attitude
since that event has been wise and dis
Greet. The talk about being only a
sailor" is what Dewey uttered himself,
and is more creditable to him than the
democratic effort to conjure up jealous
les that exist only in democratic mag
nations.
This matter is only important as in
dicating what is published by the
other side" on this subject.
BEET SUGAR MAKING IN MIcH1-
GAN
The progress of beet sugar making
in Michigan is very gratifying to her
people as Well as TO the nation. Last
year there was but one factory in Mich
ligan, that at Bay City. Its output was
100000 pounds of sugar This year
there will be nine mammoth beet sugar
factories in operation before the close
Iof October, Notwithstanding the fact
that Governor Pingree vetoed the sugar.
bounty appropriation bill passed by the
last legislature. thus rendering it prob
ilematical whether the state will pay
any more bounty. The estimated out
put of these factories for the ensuing
campaign is 6O,00O,OoO pounds, which is
within 1o.ooo,o00 pounds of the annual
/ consumption of sugar in this state.
During the present season there have
been more than As, 600 acres of beets and
under contract with the companies
downing these factories. In spite of the
Il drought the crop is an excellent one
and there is little doubt that the fac
tories will have all the beets they can
readily dispose of.
j A correspondent states that more than
$4,000 farmers raised beets this year for
the first time, and are consequently
novices to a certain extent. They are
setting great store by the returns they
are to receive, and in order that they
may not be disappointed the Agricul-
tural college authorities have issued in
& structions relative to the best means of
keeping the beets until ordered in by
the contractors and preparing them for
the factory. This authority says that
the grower should be impressed with
! the Importance of properly cutting off
the top and cleaning the beets. Insult
: ficient topping and careless shaking off
T Iof the dirt makes loss that has to be
Y deducted at the factory from the gross
: weight of the beets.
Only beets that are topped at tbs
proper place and are free from dirt pro-
duce the requisite percentage Of sugar
! The place where the beets should b.
topped is at the base of the lower
. leaves. To deliver beets in clean con
a dttion, farmers are advised to avoit
9 pulling them when the soil is wet ane
sticky. When beets are pulled from {
: dry field and thereafter shaken ane
;. properly topped hardly any tare Will re
d suit.
+ AS the beet-sugar campaign APP
8 proaehes interest is renewed as to tn
i chances Of the manufacturers COLLECTING
3 a bounty from the state. The bill which
passed the last Legislature appropriate,
IL 100000 for this purpose. This wa
$ known to be entirely Inadequate so i
e was provided that whatever was earne
! lin excess of this amount should be pal
V out of the general fund of the state
y thus placing this entire fund at tn
mercy of the manufacturers. 1t wa
= this bill that Governor Pingree vetoe
1t during the last hour of the legislativ
IS session, thereby leaving no fund what
e, ever from which a bounty can be paio
The law of 1897. however, provides fc
he pound, and the manufacturers claii
e, that their earnings will simply be pile
lie up to be paid eventually in lump.
is their purpose to file claim at tn
ed proper time and apply to the supren
a court for mandamus to compel II
e. payment, thereby raising for the court
ne decision the question of the constitl
ct tionality of the original bounty law.
lg Attorney General Oren has alread
I'D advised the governor that, in his opil
at ion, this law is unconstitutional, and
tn his opinion he is backed by many Law
We yers of the state. On the other han
ed there are as many attorneys who al
CHI confident that the law is valid. That IL
O. question is one Of vast Importance