Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-08
the bounty, the following facts are

for $4,000, and | was told and have
personally seen the management re-
fuse further contracts. 1t is needless
to produce more facts. If it had not
paid the farmers would not have
subscribed to such a liberal acreage.
The benefits derived by the business
men and the community in general
can hardly be estimated. Immense
sums of money will be disbursed for
beets; business men will be literally
patronized, realty will be enhanced
in value, and general prosperity will
follow.
The smallest factory mentioned
above employed 13O hands within
it's walls, not including the experts.
Other hands were employed on the
outside, in the work of unload ing
beetS, etc.
/ believe the organization of COM
pany here should be matter of local
pride as well as good policy. The
shares should be issued in such de-
nominations as would give every one
chance to contribute his mite to-
wards such a public spirited enterprise,
for it will require from $500, 900 to
$350,G00 cash. [ do not consider
it impossible to raise this amount, for
as soon as Watertown subscribes for
its proportion we have assurances of
aid from outside.
One Of the objections frequently
heard against the enterprise is the fail
ure of the MenOmiEee concern. What
brought it about? When it is taken
into consideration that $275, 900 is the
minimum at which 350-ton plant ca n
be erected, and then note that the
Menominee factory, including machin-
cry, cost but $160, 900, the cause of it's
downfall readily explains itself. To
operate a factory of this size 5000, 900
gallons of water are required every
twenty-fOur hours. | understand the
we'll at that point was totally made
quate to supply this amount of water.
Mr.. Brysselboult, the Belgian expert,
and uperintendent of the Bay City
plant, tells us that the construction of
the mechanical portion of the Menom-
inee plant was faulty from beginning
to end, and that if they had operated
it several weeks longer all the metal
on the kettles would have run off into
the sugar.
1t is inevitable that our people
will soon see the great benefits to be
derived from on investment of this
nature.
ALDERMAN WERTHEIMER.
| consider the plant at Bay City a
fine one, and it is d success so far rs
the farmer, the city and the ma1fu-
facturers are concerned. | do not
believe that we could invest in any
manufacturing industry that would be
more beneficial to our city and pay as
large return on the money invested
as beet sugar plant would prove to
| be. | saw samples of granulated and
brown sugars and molasses that are
as good as any sold in this market
| The granulated sugar tested $685.
Now, the best sugar manufactured in
! France, which is considered the high
est grade in Europe, tests 99.92. This
is a pretty good showing for the Bay
| City institution.
| was much surprised with the ex-
tensiveness of the buildings, and the
| complicated machinery was marvel
of intricacies. Some thirty acres of
ground are in use for the accommodate
tiOn Of this truly wonderful industry.
| The output is sold as soon as it is
ready for market, and the mauufact-
urels, as well as the farmers, have
their money in their pockets. The
farmers realized $50 per acre, which,
after deducting all necessary expen-
ses, netted them a profit of from $25
to $40 per acre, the difference result
ing from the quality of the land.
| am enthusiastically in favor of the
establishment of a plant here.
CAPTAIN FRED KUsEL.
We had a very interesting trip to
Bay City. | was completely amazed
with what | saw, as it exceeded my
most sanguine expectations. We
were kindly received by the manage
ment and afforded every facility for
investigation. The fact that some
of the stockholders have with
drawn from the parent organization
and have engaged in the erection OF
more extensive works is good evidence
of the faith these men have in their
reliability as paying investment.
interviewed several Bay City mer-
chants, who told me that the increase
in their business had been something
phenomenal, and they cited the further
fact that this winter they have not
been called upon for the relief of 9
single case of destitution.
Women, girls and boys take care ot
the beet crops, and receive 80 cents
per day for their labor.
AS to the policy of building a factory
in Watertown, l believe it to be moi
only one of the most feasible but the
most desirable manufacturing indus
tries we could engage in. 1t would
revolutioGiZe our city, and give us {
standing we do not now enjoy. By
all means let us have d factory.
W. H. WOODARD.
/ was impressed with the largeness
! of what T saw at Raw City and the