The daily sentinel., 1899-11-18

of the Sugar factory. Below is given
few of the most important notices.
From the very inception of the scheme
to build the factory, the press OF the
western slope has seconded all the eff
fort made by the home press. From
time to time their notes and comments
have been printed in this paper, which
feels that their aid and kindly words
have done much for the city:
ABOUT SUGAR BBETS.
The Beet Sugar Company OF Grand
Junction is very anxious to get the peo
pie of this valley to go into beet culture.
The company will put up reducing
plant hero at cost Of forty or fifty thou
sand dollars to grind up the beets here,
if it could be guaranteed sufficient
acreage to warrant the expense. In this
way the big freight expense of hauling
the beets to Grand junction would be
overcome as there would be only the
juice to ship. Although this would not
be rs good as factory for US, it would
be the next best thing, and really all
that can be expected until the industry
is much more developed than it is now.
Besides it would give US market right
at home.
This sugar beet matter is too big an
enterprise to be permitted to shift for It.
self. A general cultivation of the beet
means many thousands OF dollars year
to this community, and concerted action
is necessary to secure this
The business men and farmers must
get together and perfect plans to plant
large acreage next spring if we want to
secure this reducing plant. A certain
acreage must be guaranteed, and must
be done soon if we want to get the bene-
fit OF next ye rs crop. And there il no
use OF waiting; we are just as well pre-
pared to take hold OF the matt now as
we will be in year from now. Our
people have been raising the beets and
know what they can do and what they
vans to do. QThen why waste another
season, as we certainly shall il steps are
not taken at once to push this matter.
To those who are thinking OF planting
beets next year we would say don't fail
to plow your ground this fall. The
ground is in good condition for blowing
and it properly turned over will be like
an ash heap in tho spring Montrose
Press.
1--WE congratulate Grand Junction on
the favorable outlook for her prosperity.
This week the beet factory started up.
The plant has capacity OF $50 tons
day, supplying labor for hundreds of
men. In addition other enterprises are
contemplated, that will, when completed
add materially to her growth and the
development Of the county's immense
natural resources. The Times compli-
pie Of Grand Junction They ars de-
serving of all the prosperity in store for
them. II her present rush of business
continues with the improvements in con-
temptation the city should double its
population the next five years. With
this commercial advancement Grand
Junction will soon be q common point
with railroad companies. The time ap-
pears propitiuos TO demand 1t now
Hotehkiss Times.
"The management of the Grand juno
ton beet sugar factory are anxious that
all those who have beets planted to use
extra exertions from now on to rush the
delivery of the crop. The preliminary
tests made from the beets raised in this
county have been very satisfactory and
the company are taking all the beets
offered. As far as heard from the COM
pany are we'll pleased with the crop that
has been raised here and are anxious to
make a. many contracts as they can for
next year. We hope our ranchmen will
come to the front on this proposition in
good shape and contract for large acre
age and secure the reducing plant at
this point next season. BY getting this
plant located here it will be at least SOC
more ton for the crop besides the pup
xo, .tocl S.ad;n1 D-Dolts Independapt