Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-03-29
TO MAKE BEET SUGAR.
Proposition for Building a Factory
Here.

Here.
A goodly number OF citizens met at the
court house Tuesday evening. and heard
Mr.. Crowell OF Fargo speak on the beet
sugar factory proposition. c, E. Vasaly
was chairman of the meeting.
MIR. Crowell delivered a very interest
ing address. He gave history OF the
origin of the beet sugar industry and
it's development in the last hundred
years. He said that be represented the
representative OF number OF German
manufacturers who desire to move their
plants to this country. The imposition
OF heavy duties by various countries
had curtaiIed the German export trade.
notwithstanding that a bounty was
paid on exports. The United States
was the greatest sugar consuming ma
ton. using IS lbs. per capita, and only
producing - per cent of it's consump-
ton. The consumption is increasing
greatly. The. manufacturers desire to
reach the great market this. country az
fords The beet sugar industry was
among the greatest in Germany aDc
France. -
The beet is easily grown, and the
speaker said the country around Little
Falls was we'll adapted for it: The seed
is planted in the latter part ofzMay and
first OF June and harvested the middle
Of september. Men to instruct the FARM
ers are furnished by the company. The
net profit OF beet production would
hardly be less than $28 per acre. or
greater than the profit in grain. Small
tracts can be planted and cared for ae
well as large. The speaker gave sta
tistics to establish Arguments. He
pointed out the value of the beet pulp
LETT after the sugar is extracted, for
stock feeding.
The proposition is as follows:
The citizens are to take themselves,
or place, mortgage OF $150.O00 on a
plant and equipment valued at $780,
600, to be paid in three installments.
one, when machinery is on the ground,
one when plant is half completed, and
one when plant is ready. The mortgage
to run ten years, at six per cent, with
privilege to pay at any time. The ma.
ch:nery is to be appraised by engineers
chosen by the citizens, and the mort
gage not togointo effect unless the plant
is proved to be valued at the sum
named. Sixty acres OF land are to be
donated near a railroad, with good
water supply, and 5000 acres to be
sown for beets for one year under Gen.
tract with farmers. As far as the site
is concerned, it il understood that has
been arranged for, on ground south of
the paper mill The great question
would be the mortgage.
NJ. NJ. Williams spoke on the project
Ee had studied the question and
thought it would be good thing for
the city. The mortgage part would
need serious consideration.
j. j. Jacobson believed the beet sugar
industry good, as tending to diversity
/ crops.
John Wetzel liked the idea of factory,
but thought the mortgage problem
would be hard problem to solve. F.
E. Cewley spoke along similar linee.
Several questions were asked on differ
ent points, and it was the general OPT
MON that the project would be a good
one for city and county, if it could be
handled. -. '--
It~was decided to appoint an investi-
eating committee. to report on the
feasibility OF the plan, and the chairman
has appointed the following: N. N.
Williams. E. NJ. Hoover, John Wetze,.
A. r. Davidson, G. B. >Buc< man, J. A.
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