The Holly chieftain., 1901-04-26
$4,000 Acwes of BeaE Lands Ac-
! qsa1rgd by Sugar Company.
Lands will be Sold in Small Tracts to People
Who viii Raise Sugar Beets for the New
Sugar Factory

The articles OF incorporation of thy
Arkansas Valley Sugar Beet and irri
gated Land company, New Jersey
corporation, were filed yesterday with
the Secretary oi Jtie state ov Piatt
Rogers. The c:.pital STOCK 0f the
company is ~, 2o0, 00G aud The state
received a fee of sI05. BY this tiiing
there is launched scheme the rcali-
zation Of which will mean the addi-
,ion of tens Of thousands to The popu-
F.. lation of Colorado, ana The increase
of the annual agricultural output by
millions OF dollars.
Stockholders of the Oxnard Con-
Struction company md other Eastern
capitalist are Interested in the new
company While these Eastern cap
italistS are in touch with and friendly
to the Am 4riclu Beet Sugar company.
these companigsare i'll 40 way connect
~ with each otner.
I The ne" company purpose is to ac-
: lnire the SO, 0po acres Of land in u e
|. Arkansas Valley owned by the Amity
Land company. and the reservoir and
y canal systeipo of the Great Plains Wat
!, er company, which supplies the Ami
. lands with water, and on these
$4,000 acres TO establish beet growing
ON Il scale FAR beyond anything before
planned IN Colorado.
The organization of the new comp
AIRY is il direct result Of the opera
tions in sugar beets in the Arkansac
valley last summer More than 5000
acres OF tile beetS were cultivated and
the roots treat in The beet factory
al Rocky Ford, and it was demonsCra-
ted on 4 Scale dat pre!ude, any pos
slbilitv OF error or over estimate. that
nowhere else in the world can beet
sugar be produced to such advantage
rs in the Arkansas valley under irri-
gallon.
The company will take over the i'm.
mcnse tracts nf land at once and begin
bringing III settlers TO the land and
begin tile culture OF beets,. k1pcn set
'iei VIII iiaNt .tO dCIcs. VI WHICH ~
acres will he devoted to beet culture, Il
foaryodr rotation OF crops ,ieeplng the
soIi continually ab its present fertility.
essoi,. as lG. 900 acres OF beets are con-
trictcd FOR. the company %,il begin To
s build IL large sugar factory AT some
hpoint .ear Holly, which is the railway
ntttion for the greatest part ui''its land.
Gntii This acreage is secured. the COM
u will provide a market for its sell
1pex' beets crops. Ill the Rocky Ford
Actors Mr.. platt Rogers believes
thrt the factory may be erected in
time for work on the crop of 1902.
In the countrl about Holly about
2,0oD acres Of beats will b. planted this
year by established settlers. Hic
company Will in time plant several
thousands OF acres on its uwu accouht.
hiring men tolcultiyate ana care for
The crops. 50 that an increase OF only
three Zines hat present .rAI by pri-
waite owners woad be suite en-, to Sc.
cure the establishment OF ste factory.
Last year the farmers VINO raised 3aets
made more money Dy rllein tn.tn any
other crop end Mr.. Rogers says that
theconditions spring favor II still
greater crop 50 that Tie fam. OF the
profits ofsugar beet raising is likely to
bring so many settlers that the com
panY can choose the best from among
them. The cultivation OF 4,00D acres
Objects would bring at LEAST i,10O fam
Kies Or probably 1000 people in the
state and would pu' 10000 acres under
cultivation.