Arizona republican., 1901-04-23
IS A COMING INDUSTRY
Beet Sugar Business Bound to Become
 Great One.

Charles F. Taylor, special agent of the department of agriculture, in charge of beet sugar investigation and who has devoted the winter to a study of the conditions on the Pacific I coast, has returned to Washington and has sent to Phoenix beet sugar en. thusiasts, statement of his views;
 Experience with irrigation has ac- cumulated definite knowledge in grow l ing beets," says MT. Saylor, "and it has been found that beet culture presents a two-fold claim upon the arid re- zion. With sufficient moisture greater success can be attained with the sugar beet crop than with any other. Not only is the yield larger, but it has been shown that sugar beets grown ip these arid regions during the past year have maintained a higher aver- age of sugar content and purity than in any other place. This gives the farmers of these sections a new crop resource which seems fitted in every way to reach its best results under their peculiar conditions.
 throughout the length and breadth of these arid regions vast quantities of water are running away to sea. Dur ing part of the growing season this water Is used, but later it has all dis appeared. It should be stored and let down in the valleys gradually, thus multiplying their utility many times. It would change many desert into a fertile garden spot.
 Experiments already made under the direction of the irrigation engineer at Denver have demonstrated the practicability of irrigation for the pro- duction of sugar beets. In the Arkan- sas valley in Colorado two factories have begun operations during the past year, at Rocky Ford and Sugar City, The water completely destroyed the worm pests. The farmers were well satisfied with the results and the fac tories will be doubled in capacity. In California the introduction of this in dustry into parts of the state caused radical improvement In the communi- ties thus favored, and valleys pre- Viously little better than deserts were made to support large population"
 MT. Saylor says there is an intense revival of interest throughout the west !, In the irrigation problem and that the people are preparing to impress upon the president and the members of his cabinet who accompany him the feas- ibility of government aid. Secretary Wilson made trip with an irrigation engineer last year and became satis- fled that wonders can be accomplished in this way President Mckinley will carefully investigate these conditions on his western trip
 There are but few sugar factories in the country" says MT. Saylor. that have not doubled or tripled their ca pacity after the first year or two Those that have not done so are mak- Ing every arrangement to do so soon. Capitalists have waited to gathsr in- formation as full and complete as pos sible In regard to the sugar industry before going into It. Now that they understand better our own resources and the effect of the importation of sugar from our insular possessions the beet sugar business has reached a more healthful status. and the build ing of factories has been permanently inauguratd.
 Michigan occupies the first place In sugar production. Ten factories are in operation In the state and several more Will soon be built. This Is their third year in the work. New factories hava been built in Indiana. Wisconsin and oregon. and others are in prospect in those states. South Dakota will build two or three big factories this summer, and company has been or ganlzed to build one in Fargo. N. D. The industry is well established in Utah where the factories at Lehi. Logan and Ogden are increasing their capacity"