The Bowbells tribune., 1900-08-03
SUGAR BEE1,s IN NORTH DAKOTA.
jam estown and Cakes to Have Big
Manufa ctOrie1,

Manufactories.
Arrangements are being made for the
establishment Of a mammoth beet su~
gar factory in Jamestown. A number
of Eastern capitalists are interested lii
the deal, and it is probable that the
work Of building the factory will be be-
gun in September. Jamestown citizens
have secured a twenty-acre site. ard
will take $4,000 worth of the $600.00Q
stock. The representatives of the capi-.
talists have expressed themselves as
satisfied with the concessions agreed
upon. here and will send an engineer
to arrange matters.
1t is proposed to build factory to
cost between 100000 and 100000. The
100000 will be secured by the issuance
of bonds to the amount of $2O0,OO0 and
stock for $400,000. The city will rebate
taxes for twenty years. The matter of
fuel has been investigated, and it has
been found that the native Ignite can
be used. Limestone will be secured
from point near Wilton, on the Wash-
burn road.
Prof I4add, of the Agricultural COL
lege at Fargo, analyzed some beets
grown Ly J. J. Nierling near James
town in 1891. and is of the opinion that
no better soil can be found in the state
than that of Stutsman county. The
beets on Mr.. Niering's farm were
found to contain an average of about
IA per cent of reproducing matter
This is considered to be high.
A factory is also proposed at Oakes,
but it is not thought that one built at
that place would compete with one es-
tablished at jamestown, as different
territory would be supplied with the
sugar.
The Plant at Oakcs.
At meeting of the farmers around
Oakes, held to consider the esta blish-
ment of a beet sugar factory at that
place, President Worst and Prof. Ladd,
of the Agricultural college, We're pres.
ent; also, B. F. Spencer of Baltimore.
and T. r. C. Crowell of Fargo. Mr..
Worst and Prof. Ladd spoke at length
Of the experiments made by the college
during the past nine years in testing
the various localities of the state as to
their adaptability to growing the sugar
beet The conclusion they came to was.
that the soil in the section contiguous
to Cakes was the most favorable OF
any in the state, and they have pub
lished several bulleting from the col
lege advising the establishment of the
| industry in that locality, and especially
| at Oakes. on account of the abundant
| supply of excellent water and railroad
| facilities. After carefully looking over
| the advantages of the place, Messrs.
| Spencer and Crowell announced that
! they were ready. with sufficient capital
to establish the industry as soon as the
farmers would contract to grow and
! deliver to the factory 5000 acres OF
! beets. They propose to erect a building
| 40Ox175 feet in size, six stories hlSh,
built of brick, with steel frame, 10
cost, with the machinery. $4OOOOO. In
addition to this capital, they will nave
s2O0,OOO as working capital, and will De
, ready for business next season, the
| work of building to commence at once.
The proposition was accepted, ana tne
work of getting,the contracts signed IS
being vigorously pushed, and will be
! completed within ten days. NO bonus
of any kind was asked, but an opportu-
| nity will be offered citizens to sub
| scribe for stock, and several thousand
| dollars have already been placed.
| Oakes now has the Northern Pacific
| running north to jamestown and east
! to Minneapolis, the 500 line west to
near Bismarck and east to Mlnneapo-
lis. while the terminus of the North
| western system is also there, with:
] trains running direct to Chicago. The
! Great Northern is ten miles away, and
) the Milwaukee fifteen, and it is UNDER
! stood that they will both build into
/ Oakes as soon as this industry is es-
| tablished.
The same parties are also interested
in the beet sugar industry in Michigan,
' and will build another plant In this
! state at jamestown, the contracts for
which are already completed. The ca
! pacity Of each of these factories Will oe
i over 10 tons Of finished sugar every
| twenty-four hours. They will operate
| it four months the first year. and as
nearly continuously thereafter as the
! supply of beets will permit.