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

FMN ESE figures 900 pounds than The most
guine estimates made at the opening of the scosoncpr
sent the amount of beet sugar that will be manufactured by
the three Utah plants for the campaign of 1902
The Utah Sugar company at Leh has already made its
and closed down Elsewhere this page will be found table
showing the magnificent increase has made over the most pros
porous Of its previous years The Ogden Sugar company is two
thirds through its rum has passed the 100000 pound mark
and can be promised with safety that its final figures will
vary greatly from the total named above comparison Of its pre-
ous records showing the present have been its banner
year is also printed this page The Logan factory the infant
Of the three in the middle of its first rum but its output
safely estimated at 100000 pounds about five times than
the record of the Utah Sugar company its first year. and GO 23
per than that of the Ogden factory fact that shows not
only how beet culture and manufacturing methods have advanced
since the pioneers the Utah Sugar company bazed the way
but indicates the debt the young of today those
who made the first plunge into new, and far the semad
regions concerned, IN untried industry
The S5OOOO0 pounds the Utah Sugar company
ufacred from S3O0 Of bees average yield of 800
pounds Of sugar each ton of be the 100000 pounds of the
Ogden company will have been made from approximately $4,000
Of beet average of about 200 pounds and the 100000
pounds output of the Logan company will have from approx
maey $4,000 TONS average Of 200 pounds that the yield of
the Ogden company not larger due to variety Of causes
principal among which probably the wind that
ragged in Weber county early in the season. partial douh and
perhaps lack of by the farmers who in that locality have
perhaps their first and beets their consider
alton
The 100000 pounds Of sugar produced by the Utah fac
tories about 120000O0 pounds than the annual consump
on Of the state hence that will be sent outside
kes In other words Utah this year keeps at home the million dol
lars she formerly sent away for her sugar supply and in
addition she brings into the state about 100000 in cash from
elsewhere Add to these facts STILL the 100000 which has
been paid the farmers by the three factories the big paid for
labor the great amounts paid the railroads for freghts the money
spent for TOOLS supplies and materials the stock that has been fat
idea may be gained Of how sugar factories supply every
artery Of trade with the blood that keeps the whole
cial community in its live and healthy condition.
On this page presented papers giving the views Of the
who stand the head the sugar industry Utah. they show
mmistakabyfrst that the industry firmly and permanently
planted and that money invested sugar factories may expect
return that placed any other form Of industrial enter
PRISE second that the year 1901 has been enormously
full in the sugar business of the state and that the year 1902
will witness still greater Development and third that in spite of
all the talk of disastrous competition from the sugar trust the
fears that the existing tariff may be changed the trusts inter-
ess the beet sugar industry is firmly established in many
states many planning to enter into it. and its far
reaching benefits generally acknowledged that Congress-
matter what its complexion will adopt any that would
destroy or cripple it.
We commend the papers which follow to the careful attention
Of all who interested the vast subject of beet sugar develop
ment: