Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-12-21

Providence manufacturers yard. The
lGtory outlying buildings, and ma
,,illuyly cost 100000. From two to three
nulIled men We're employed In their
construction ana placing during great.
VT portion OF the time during the past
toul months. A spur from the Oregon
onort Line railway connects the lnetl.
lullon with the outer world. The main
Hugor factory building is 277xsp Feet.
4nu required n million and A quarter
nrlcN IN building There are now throo
neet sheds each 600 foot long. and
ldn,eY VIII house 226O0 tons of beeta,
lhe warehouse Is lijXj2 feet the boil-
OF mouse lB1Xi8 and the sllo 500 feet
lohs' There Is also boarding house
containing seventeen rooms and every
convenience and comfort for tho fac.
tory stan and employees. The lnsttu-
toll bears the appearance OF small
but thriving Village, and at night tho
hulldings and grounds are llghted by
n myriad Of electric llghts. II Is two
miles south Of Logan.
An enQrt was made during the past
summer to contract among the farmers
OF TINS valley FOR 10000 tons of beets.
only about $4,000 tons wel, produced.
ana os the factory was delayed this
amount VIII be amply sufficient Tor the
seasons run The capacity OF the plant
Us from $50 10 $50 tons per day OF twen-
tv-lour hours and liO men I'm two
sniits of 20 each are required 90 oper-
ate the machinery, The heets ON hand
ana yet 90 be delivered win keep the
plant IN motion until February 1st.
Ihey average about ten per cent sugar,
thus making the total output OF the
factory for the present season $500
tons of sugar. or 1000 600 pounds, The
sugar Is Of the highest grade Of eX-
cellence and commands az ready sale
| among local dealers. Orders have been
received from many points In the In
termount0in region, The sum Of S500O0
was paid out 20 farmers for bcets and
TO employees during November and
100000 VIII be disbursed for the same
purposes during December. The soil Of
Cache valley Is proven 10 be well adapt
ed to the production OF sugar beets,
the tuhers averaging all the way from
ten tO thirty tons per acre, with ex-
pericnce, II Us believed the farmers can
produce an average Of from fifteen 10
forty tons per acre The contract price
for bocts Is Si25 per ton,
An extra effort win be made to In
duce the farmers Of the valley 10 raise
sugar beots next season The factory
is so constructed that by an expendl-
turo OF 100000, Sc capacity could be
doubled II would thus be able to
grind $4,000 IONS IN season, and II the
| outlook Is good next year for that
amount OF beets the additional ma"
chnely VIII be placed In position,
The factory Is a great boon to the
farming communities Of Cache valley,
as IT distributes vast sums TO their in
hahiants II has brought unprecedent-
ed prosperity to the people, the benefit
of which Is felt by every resident II Is
a vast credit to the enterprlsing gem
tlemon who Installed II and Messrs.
Eccles and Nibley. with their assoc
ciates. are to be highly commended for
the untlring energy and great conf
dence which have characterized their
actions I'm this matter II Is q monu-
ment 10 their business acumen and
forms one more link In the chain OF
sugar factories which Is rapidly place
Ing those gentlemen among the great
est sugar producers Of the land.