The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-12-29
BEET SUGAR
MADE RECORD
-%--
Over 100000 Pounds Pro-
duced in Utah in 1901.
THE LOGAN FACT0RYS RUN
CACHE INSTITUTION A DEMON
STRATED SUCCESS.
THE LOGAN FACTORYS RUN

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its home in Utah. 1t has come to
stay. It is now ten years since
the first factory was started in the
state, and the first run produced ill.,
500 pounds of sugar.
The year just passed saw three facto-
ries in operation and an output of 3d.
600, 900 pounds of white graduated
sugar made within the state.
OF the three factories that Of the
Utah Sugar company at Lehi IS the
parent institution. In 1891 the pro-
meters Of the industry, having pre-
vicusly satisfied themselves that the
sol! and climate of Utah was fitted TO
produce a fine quality Of sugar beets,
contracted with the farmers of Utah
and Salt Lake counties to grow a
stated number Of acres Of beets. A
company had been previously formed
and a factory was erected. The enter
prise was a success from the start.
When the first run was made it was
found that the Utahgrown beet ran
exceptionally high in sugar, and 1,11Z,-
500 pounds Of sugar was manufactured.
Beet Growing Popular.
The price paid for the beets and the
profits to be gained by their growth
was an object lesson 20 other farmers
in the locality, and a larger acreage
was contracted for the year following
and 1926. $50 pounds of sugar made,
The wear 1898 saw a big advance made
in this industry, and an enlargement
of the plant and an output of 4,1O0,555
pounds was registered. Each succeed
ing year saw the business increase, not
bv thousands of pounds, but by mil
lions of pounds, until the season just
past saw the manufacture Of 1S,50O,0OC
pounds of high-grade graduated sugar
at this factory.
Increase Of Plant.
For the purpose of saving freight an6
to aid in the manufacturing of tht
crcpe. three sub-statiOns have beer
erected at Provo and Springville, il
Utah county, and at Bingham juno
ton. in Salt Lake county. These sta
tions. together with the main factory
cut I'D an average of 1000 tons of beet'
every twenty-fOur hours.
/ The product of this great factory
was manufactured out of 300 tons Of
/ beets. which, at s4.75 per ton, netteC
/ the growers S371, 925. OF these beet'
/ 81. 591 tons were grown in Utah cOun
/ tv from 500 acres. Salt Lake county
/ produced 5000 tons on 900 acres The
| remainder was made up by Sanpet'
/ and Sewer counties: 6,244 acres in al
! were planted to beets in producing TIT
! seasons run.
The result Of the seasons sugar cam
/ paign in the country around OgdeI
| shows a like gratifying increase owe
/ the previous year.
/ The Ogden sugar factory has been Il
operation three years, and the rae
/ tcry's output has increased in arith
1 metical progression. In 1899 100000
pounds were manufactured, the run o
! 1900 doubled those figures, while that o
1901 will be S,50O,0OO pounds
The farmers in this section are be
coming expert growers. and each yea
no. only increased acreage is bein|
planted, but by improved cultivation
the number of tons per acre has beel
I increased from seven and half ton
per acre in 1899 to thirteen and one
| eighth tons in 1901. In all 1900 ton
of beets were grown, which. at S4-2
per ton, netted the growers $11S,5OO.
New Logan Factory.
The Logan factory is in the midst O
its first seasons run. Being the las
plant to be installed in the state. an
one of the latest in the United State!