The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1901-1901, 1901-05-03

ed under the direction of the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar company, and the pro-
moters are greatly encouraged by the
result of the experiments. The Off
Gals of this company have definitely
decided to construct a beet sugar fac
tory at Hamilton, which will afford
employment to large number of men.
The culture of sugar beets is likely to
become one of the leading industries
OF Montana.
Some time ago the managers of the
Thornton estate became interested in
the project and they will probably CO.
operate with the Daily estate in furn-
ishing the capital necessary to start
the undertaking off in manner which
will encourage farmers to grow beets
on an extensive scale.
All farmers in the Bitter Root re-
gion have been seen by representa-
tive of the American Beet Sugar COM
pany and advised to plant beets this
spring. A number have taken the
advice and the first crop Of beets pro-
duced for the factory will doubtless
be large.
The farmers are disappointed at the
failure of the legislature to pass the
beet sugar bounty bill, but this will
not be permitted to interfere in the
slightest with the plant of the pro-
motors. It is not only question of
railway freight rates, and the likeli-
hood is that this stumbling block will
be removed at an early date, when the
active work of construction of the
factory will begin.
Those present during the recent leg
islative session will recall with amuse-
ment a verbal set-to between Repre-
sentative Stull and Conner of Cas-
cade over the passage of the beet SUI
gar bounty bill. Stull was an ardent
supporter of the supposed measure
and Conner just as firmly opposed to
it.
why" said Conner, "the gentle
men supporting this bill might just
as we'll pass bill giving bounty to
experimenting with new kinds of hay
have a friend near my town who is
growing kind of hay little different
from the ordinary brand and would
like to see him given some encourage
ment in the project"
I'm view of the remarks of my
friend, Representative Connor," said
Stull in reply, Il think it might be a
happy thought for somebody to intro
duce a bill furnishing a bounty on
La. seeds"
This turned the laugh on Conner,
but he had his revenge when a vote
was taken. The beet sugar bounty
bill persisted of asphyxiation in an un-
congenial legislative atmosphere.
Concerning this all important sub
iect, the recent report of G. F. Say
Ter, of Iowa, special agent in charge
Of the beet sugar investigation is in
teresting.
He says this year shows very &C.
tive tendency toward the institution
of new beet sugar enterprises. Next
autumn, he says, Michigan will have
three new factories. and Ohio, Indiana,
New York, Colorado, Utah, South and
North Dakota and Illinois will install
new factory enterprises, making 13
throughout the United States now in
contemplation.
A conservative estimate he says is
that there will be AZ beet sugar fac
tories in operation throughout the
United States by the end of next au-
tumn. Everything indicates that the
industry is thoroughly established
throughout the country. Mr.. Sayler
says:
Even in the incipiency of the in
dustry these factories have shown
good profits. They have maintained
themselves without any apparent real
contest with the sugar trust. The
sections of the country that seem most
adaptable to the industry are where
conditions call for more resources.
In Michigan there has been a phenom
email increase in the last three years
largely due to the waning of the lum
bering industry of that region. There
will be IA factories there next sea
son. California is the leading state
in production with IA factories, includ
ing the largest in the work. The i'm
mense amount of pulp and refuse left
after the extraction of the sugar ap
peals especially to farmers and indus
tries that grow out of farm products
Mr.. Saylor says no other food fol
stock is so valuable and so cheap al