Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-22
EARLY STRUGGLES
OF UTAH INDUSTRY
President Geo. Q. Cannon Tells a Special
Party of Lehi Factory Visitors How the
Great Sugar Enterprise Has Grown.

fifteen miles as against twenty-five
President Cannon then spoke Of the
.'i-liI relations that exist between the
'NL "l-Ir VINO raise th. beets ana the
."loNs winch buys them lie trusted
,,n.' ".N'4 never Doe sunigrsd. Thus
'"... would Dee 300 division between
NaI'.a. ana labor H- ls $50 often seen In
other sections 0t The country
iI'rl4eni Cannon likewise referred 90
we WISE policy and personal influence
OF manager Cutler which had been
material factor .u DO. evasion OF tr0u.
u'". m some parts Of the United states
we farmers uu account 0f misunder-
s.aN4lHb anu disputes had refused TO
iaI'e nrrls Tor The factories In their
II'aHues, That policy was 10 De de-
IINlel and avoided The remarkable
zen VI the late Arthur Sayner In the
direction Ut establishing the sugar in
d4slfy iu Utah was also referred TO In
am interesting manner The deceased
haI been unremittng in his efforts 20
interest capital in the project and finally
succeeded
How near the great Industry came
near being throttl,l loo It's struggling
Infancy was told by President Cannon.
IL was during The hard times and
money panic conditions ~ the early
nlnetles, The directors lu common with
other capitalists gf the country were
hard pressed and met one day FOR the
purpose Of considering tie alvisabllity
Of torfeitirg a $4,000 contract He re-
called with SOM. pride the fact that
both he and Manager Cutler had on.
posed the proposition. declaring that
the venture must now 90 ON even
though it took tho last dollar OF their
personal fortunes The meeting adj
iourned without taking any definite
action a few minutes later the speak
er said be was crossing The street from
the Presidents Office towards the
G1riO house ana was met by a gentle
man who Inquired " DE needed any
money adding u be l.I that bee had
$4,000 that President Cannon was well
come 20. IL was a generous offer In a
moment Of great need and was crate
fully accepted. Within an hour the
$4,000 was turned over 90 COL. Weber
and the establishment of the enterprise
assured. This Incident President can
non said was the turning point IN the
great strucgle-0ue that brought VIC
tory out OF much dIsa9uugomeut. and
In the mind oi The speaker. was an in
terpos.ti0n OF Providence
The contrast between those days when
It was we'll nigh impossible 90 induce
anyone 90 take stock and the present,
when IL was sought after on every hand.
was Interestingly depicted
Manager Cutler followed briefly
showing the growth OF The Industry. and
how marked the Improvement had been.
In 1891 the output was little more than
1000 900 pounds, 10 pounds OF sugar 70
ton OF beets Last year the total
product exceeded 1900. 600 pounds N
sugar and 2j0 pounds came from each
ton OF beets.
Manager Cutler paid a tribute 10 the
faithfulress OF the c0mpauys employees
and assured them that whatever pros.
pority the company had, it wished 20
divide with them.
The party then went through the
factory where they witnessed sugar
being turned out at the rate OF 200
pounds per minute and then visited the
warehouse. which now has 10000 bags
in 10, and which VIII shortly be filed
It's capacity Is 10000 bags
At 3:lj the party left for Salt Lake,
where It Is expected 10 arrive about
$3.50.