Arizona republican., 1901-11-24

tracts at once. Now is the accepted time and it is growing very short as the business must be closed up without de- lay. The reasons for it have been pre- viously presented in full to readers of The republican.
 Mir. C. R. flakes of Mesa City was presented and he made a quite lengthy and most interesting talk on the esta tablishment of beeet sugar fac tories in portions of Utah which he visited but q few weeks ago and which he investigated very carefully at the re- quest of the Maricopa county board ot trade. His study of the question has not only made him favorable to the en- terprise now under consideration but most ardent and enthusiastic support CT of the cause. His arguments were not simply general in their nature but explicit and backed up by figures as the actual demonstration of what will follow. He noted every detail of the business and it's effect on the beet grower. the farmers in general and the communities that profit by it. He urg- ed the farmers to take hold of the con tracts and reap the benefit of what he considers a golden opportunity.
 H. Nj. Lewis of Mesa City spoke for . few minutes. He has travelled in Utah, Colorado, France and Holland. and in all those countries the beet business is a great source of wealth In Holland he says they are raising beets on land worth $500 per acre anI making big money. He said he was the first resident Of Mesa City to sign |. contract and he hoped the farmers would all fall in line Gs he Is confident of c successful isssue and will risk his toll and acres in the test.
 MT. Johnson the expert of the east ern sugar company gave a number ot illustrations of Utah districts before and after having beet sugar factor ies. He verified everything said by tine preceding speakers and then explained the many reasons why he believed the conditions in this valley were even su- perior to those in Utah. He made q practical talk on this line as he sad his business was in, the field and n11 on the rostrum, but he was very en- phatic in his statments regarding the good results to be expected here. He is only anxious to demonstrate in the field the truth of his predictions on tha platform.
 J. F. Price said in part that the ranchers had a three fold duty to per- form in this matter. First, a duty to themselves to make the most out of the soil possible. then a duty to their pos
 
 the country at large. He compared the conditions as existing in Nebraska with the conditions as existing in the Salt river valley. -Nhich showed conclusively that there was a very large margin in the growing and the harvesting of tho crop. and also in the quality of the beets that could be produced here.
 He further stated that from experi- ments made on the Mesa and the inves- tigations made by himself that there were large tracts of land in the valley where water could be pumped from wells sunk on the land and the raising of sugar beets be made profitable. He said the door to great prosperity had been unlocked by this enterprise and We were now invited to step in on the most reasonable terms. The matter is now in our own hands; will we now ac- cept or will We by our irresolution and inaction allow it to be closed. If thV. ranchers will take hold of this matter and investigate and push this move ment as they now have opportunity. within five years lands that are now selling for fifty dollars per acre will be sought after at one hundred doi- lars.
 Nr. B. A Fowler presented data showing the successes attained in beet culture in California and Michigan ami also figures furnished by the secretary Of agriculture. He then drew attention to other results that would follow the establishment of q sugar factory. the aid 1t would lend in settling the water question and all matters of supreme inn portance that are now agitating the settlers in this valley.
 telegram was read from Ii. c. Mann, Peoria, announcing that ten Peoria farmers had agreed to raise a hundred acres of beets. And it is ex- pected that many others will declare themselves in a day or two. Other meetings are to be held during the coming week in Mesa and Tempe and in various school houses and it is ear nestly hoped that the farmers will act freely and at once.