The daily sentinel., 1899-01-07
SUGAR BEET IS KING
THE BUILDING OF THE FACTORY
A MATTER OF CONGRATU-
LATION TO ALL

The beet sugar factory for Grand
Junction, is assured. Papers of incor-
poration we're yesterday filed in the Of
flee of the SECRETARY OF state, which set
tied all doubt as to this important quee-
ton.
The company is to be known as the
Colorado Sugar Manufacturing COM
pany. The incorporators are John F
Campion, j. R. McKinnie, Charles
Boettcher, Charles N, Cox, Charles E.
Mitchell and George w. Trimble. The
list contains the names Of some Of the
wealthiest men in Colorado. The board
OF directors consists of Eben Smith,
Charles Boettcher, j. F. Campion, ). r.
McKinnie and ]. j. Brown. The board
is one of the strongest ever named in
Colorado, and if the company were to
open books for subscriptions it is prob
able that every dollar necessary for the
enterprise would Immediately be sub
scribed.
The Sugar Manufacturing company
is capitalized at s75O,OOO and will pro-
ceed without delay in erecting its plant
in Mesa county. As set forth in these
columns, the leading citizens OF Grand
Junction and the farmers of Grand val
ley have taken great interest in the es-
tablishment Of a sugar factory at point
which is perfectly adapted for beet cul-
ture.
All that was necessary was 10 engage
the confidence and cooperation Of cap
italists and this has been accomplished.
Representatives of one of the largest
manufacturing firms of the country have
been in conference with the promoters
OF the enterprise, and no time will be
lost in breaking ground and erecting a
factory capable OF handling $50 to 500
tons Of beets daily for period OF three
months each year.
Plans for the buildings were under
scrutiny for several days in the city and
every point was thoroughly gone over.
All details as to the quantity and quality
Of beets, freight rates, supplies necessary
for carrying forward the work aud the
market which may be expected, were
considered, and the leading financial
men It Colorado who are owners of
large gold and silver mines, decided that
the beet plant was one of the best pay
ing propositions ever offered in the
state
A special committee visited plants at
Lehi and Ogden, Utah. and we're i'm
pressed most favorably by the visit.
Managers of the Utah concerns gave
every assistance in encouraging the new
enterprise and it was practically decided
a month ago that Grand Junction would
have the next sugar plant erected in the
region OF the mountains.
The citizens of Grand Junction are to
be congratulated on the success Of the
movement. Five years ago the plan was
started which now results in happy
fruition. The farmers responded nobly
10 raising beets year after year as exper-
iments, and the results when the beets
were sent by the carloads to factories
surpassed expectations.
The citizens OF Grand Junction liber-
ally donated for the enterprise 1,5OO
acres of land near the city, valued at
x75,OOO. The farmers, 26O in number,
signed pledges to cultivate $500 acres
in beets for minimum period OF three
years, the beets to be delivered at the
factory and the sugar company to pay
.25 per ton for the same. Farmers at
long distance from the factory will pay
freight at the rate OF so cents ton.
The contracts for coal, coke and lime
stone, all necessary for the success OF
the plant, are upon basis which proves
that the railroads and the Colorado
Fuel and Iron company are friendly to
fhe new enterprise.
The buildings for the plant will cover
large area, and the main structure will
contain the intricate and costly machin-
cry which is used in the manufacture of
beet sugar. The main cost Of the plant
is in the machinery
The construction company guarantees
that the plant will be completed and
ready for operation in eight months, and
the beet season will not begin until after
the end of September. The factory will
be the means of distributing hundreds
of thousands of dollars yearly among the