The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-04-19
Leading Institutions and Prominent Business Men OF the
Metropolis of North Nebraska
IT'S BUSINESS INTERESTS AND ENTERPRISES
Advantages offered by Norfolk Trading PointLarge
Stores and Splendid Stocks-Why the People of This
Community Should Purchase at Home.
BY G. II. CHRISMAN.

about 800 people, the pay roll amount
ing to about $50, 900 per annum.
Something of the cost of running an
institution like the one boasted by Nor.
folk may be obtained from the following
figures, showing the amount of material
used In n days operations
OF coal there il used between 80 and
80 tons.
Six tons of coke are used each day in
burning lime.
Fifty tons of lime stone are turned in
to the lime used for clarifying each day
or beets there are 375 tons passed
through the various processes.
No small item is the bags for packing
| the sugar. OF these there are 700 used
per day.
Filter cloth is another large item,
| 900 yards being used in each days
/ operation.
The contract this year is the most
liberal that has ever been offered by any
organization of its kind in the country
and pays the grower 90 per ton for
all beets that test IA per cent. or less,
with an additional 25c. per ton for each
and every per cent. of sugar above IA
per cent, fractions in proportion, "puri.
ty not being considered in determining
| tuS pIlCo. ~ ulsO pIONlutb tIlht UnS
grower who hauls his beets to the fac
tory by wagon receives 25c. per ton
more, andthe company pays the freight
on the beets that are shipped in by rail
The management never loses an op-
portunity to impress upon the farmer
the fact that intense cultivation is re-
quired in producing the crop to give the
best results both to the raiser and the
factory. "A farmer of this section of the
country ordinarily believes also that the
land is so rich that no fertilization is
needed. The management believes that
this is very necessary thing, even in
the rich country tributary to the fac
tory, and they know that if the lime
cake refuse or other good fertilizer were
more literally used more satisfactory re
suits would be obtained. In California,
where the land is ordinarily very rich
and productive, the farmers have learned
the value of lime cake AS fertilizer and
it brings the price of 81 per ton. The
farmer cannot be too prodigal with cul-
tivation, rs the more beets receive the
better results are obtained.
Some idea of the benefit it is to the
} grower may be obtained from the fact
that the factory pays each month for
beets about $4,000, large proportion
of which is paid to the local grower.
Referring to the above figures it will
readily be seen what n great benefit the
factory is directly to the merchant and
property owner of Norfolk, and indi
rectly to the whole community
Associated with the Sugar Company
as its technical man is Mr.. w. A Con
molly, who rs n sugar man is without q
superior and has but few equals. His
experience in the business in Nebraska
J and California dates back to the begin
ming of the industry in Nebraska ten OF
twelve years ago, and he gradually rose
in his profession until about three years
ago he was made the superintendent OF
the Grand Island plant. About year
ago he was appointed to his present po
sition, bringing his family with him
from Grand Island, and it is hoped by
the Norfolk people that he will be KEEP,
here for some time to come.
The management keeps in touch with
the material interests of the community
being liberal in its dealings with farm
ers and generous contributors to all pub
lie enterprises of merit. Mr., j. n. Bun
dick, who has been the local head of the
industry during the past year, is not on
ly popular in commercial circles but il
gentleman who preserves al the char
} acteristics of n successful business man
and he evidences the same by systemati,
methods, sound and discriminating judg
ment and superior management of tn,
establishment