The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-11-15

latter, comfortably filing the house,
and the men were interested and in ear
nest. The meeting was presided over by
Stanley f. Parkill and before it was
over those present knew that a beet
sugar factory was among the POSSIBLE
tiles if they themselves would see that
the required number of beets were
raised. Them who told them this in
effect was Hon. Wellington r. Burt, of
Saginaw. Mr.. Burt made one of the
| clearest and most business like address.
es to those present which could be made
He told them that he was already heavl-
ly interested in other factories, told
them why-7that it paid in dividends.
He told them also that it paid him to
promote the sugar factories because of
his railway Interests and in this con.
nection he brought out a fact that has
hitherto escaped general notice. II is
not alone the coal and limestone and
beets and sugar which are shipped over
the roads which they are looking after
substantial as the increase In business
from such sources is. The fact is that
with every other branch of both retail
and wholesale business the business of
the railway increases along all lines of
the carrying trade with the presence of
the beet sugar factories along its line.
Thus the general business at Alma had
shown a marked increase aside from
the factory business itself. The mos!
important part of the address, however,
was the assurance that if the farmers of
the county would pledge the required
acreage he himself would subscribe
5000, coo of the stock needed. AS con
siderable amount of the capital needed
could be best secured by bonding, the
matter of raising the capital for the en-
terprise was really at once settled
There was at once no longer any need
of working to secure money for the
building of the factory; if anyone wants
to get in on the ground floor and secure
some of the stock that is their own
lookout; the stock will hardly go beg.
ging.
Aside from the address of Mr.. Burt
there were a number of interesting and
convincing addresses by different men.
Mr.. Parkill who was presiding, spoke
of his own impressions as to the desir.
ability of the industry, Mr.. S. S. Miner
told of his trip TO one of the Bay City
factories and what he found in that
community, and Mr. A. b. Cook told OF
his trip to the factory at Lansing. The
talk of the latter was of especial interest
as Mr.. Cook was personally acquainted
with many of the farmers around Ian.
sing and took longer time for looking
over the situation among them Mr.
Cook Is one of the most careful and
observing farmers in The entire county
and there is probably not another one
whose observations would be more
reliable, trained as he has been to the
work, and there is certainly no other
whose recommendation would be more
carefully considered or more quickly
acted upon. Nothing more can be said
at this time than that the results of his
most careful observations were all ia
vorable TO the industry ard his recon-
mendations to the farmers present that
they grow as many beets as they could
properly care for was of the most posi-
tive kind. Another speaker who made
a decidedly good impression, surpris
ing even his friends, was Mr.. Chas
Derham of Corunna Mr.. Derham has
raised beets successfully for several
years and one of his most convincing
arguments as to the profitableness OF
the industry was the statement that he
was going to put in seventy.five acres
of sugar beets next year. Others also
addressed the meeting and the en-
thusiasm as well as the extent OF the
general education was increased.
Last evening an enthusiastic meeting
OF citizens was held at the Y. nj. G. A
rooms for the purpose of pushing the
matter to prompt conclusion. A per
mlnent organization was effected b,