Daily camera., 1900-12-06
INDUSTRY RAPIDLY GROWING
INTO FAVOR.
Plants for Manufacturing Beet Sugar Lo-
Gated In Colorad0-World Uses $780,
900 Tons of Sug. r Per Annum-Two-
Thirds L. from BeetA

| The operation Of the National Beet
Sugar company In Colorado has re-
suited in the completion Of three
plants, one of which produces sugar
from last seasons crops. They are To-
Gated at Grand Junction, Rocky Ford,
and Sugar City. When all are well
under way thousands of hands will be
employed and the money thus put into
circulation will go into the common
Golfers of the people. The worlds pro-
duction and consumption of sugar is
now about S,25O,0O0 tons per annum,
two-thirds Of which Is produced from
beets and the other fraction from su-
gar cane. 1t is estimated that the
normal consumptive demand is in
ereasing at the rate Of 250,000 tons
yearly. Statistics indicate that this
country consumes more sugar than
any other nation. or about one-third
Of the worlds product. The condi-
tions OF soil, climate and other advan-
tages are quite as good in the United
States. and especially In Colorado,
for the development OF the beet a
its sugar extraction as in any OF the
countries OF Europe and Asia. 1t has
been satisfactorily demonstrated that
the cultivation of sugar beets in Colo
rado may be perfect success. A large
plant has been built at Rocky Ford,
Otero county. which cost, 1t is claim
cd. $1.000.000 to build and equip. To
supply il the farmers In the vicinity
have contracted to grow SO, 900 acres of
beets year for FIVE years. From tests
made, they claim their beets will
yield Is to 19 per cent sugar 1t is
proposed to have it ready for the crop
the coming season. The factory, when
running at It's full capacity, consumes
daily 1000 tons OF beets. This it con-
verts into about 100 tons of refined
sugar OF the highest purity. with q
beautiful crystalline appearance. This
is nearly 100 pounds per minute per
minute The beets here reach perfect
maturity, with very high percentage.
Beets seldom 10 below Is per cent; II
pei vent Is tfthtu dS llt DdSib VI uuy
Ing beets at the factory.
The beets are grown by the farmers
under contract with the factory and
paid for according to the saccharine
content determined by chemical tests
made of samples taken from the wa
gons at the time of delivery Besides
that. the factory controls about 5000
acres OF laid. Most OF this land will
be farmed by tenants, but only a por-
ton OF each leasehold is devoted TO
beets each year. Beet raisers sell their
beets based upon the sugar content.
The tests somewhat resemble the as
saying Of ore from the mines. Selling
upon this basis encourages better
beets. Il is the only fair way, both
to the raiser and the manufacturer. At
Sugar City farm Of 10000 acres has
been opened for raising sugar beets,
and a sugar factory has been built
with a capacity of 500 tons every "a
hours. On the farm 900 men and wo-
men have been employed during the
summer, and this seasons crop VIII
be converted into sugar which will be
sold in various big markets. The es-
tablishment Of the sugar factory at
this point built the town, which few
years ago consisted Of a hut or two
and thousands Of prairie dogs. sum
total. Next year fully 1000 acres of
beets will be In cultivation. The out
put will be increased as rapidly as pos
sible, and every day the demand for
workmen 10 now increasing.-Denver
Times.