The Delta independent., 1903-08-28
TO PAY Big PRICE
FOR SUGAR BEETS
Announcement Of the Western
Sugar and Land Company to
the Citizens and Farmers Of
Mesa and Adjoining Counties.

The Western Sugar and Land com
pany has bought all OF the assets OF the
old Colorado Sugar Manufacturing
company and intend, if possible. to run
the factory beginning with the year 1904.
To successfully do this, We must have
the hearty cooperation OF the residents
of the Grand and Gunnison River valleys.
Owing to past failures aud mistakes OF
management we deem it advisable to
outline our position and intentions as
we'll as to state what We expect from the
farmers OF this community. The new
company starts out with no floating in
debtedness OF any kind and will have
treasury fund of $4,000 which, as the
factory is in first cli S. condition, will
carry it through the first years cam
paign. We have decided to pay $500
Hat per ton for beets delivered either at
the nearest railroad station or the factory
We also intend to organize an Agricul-
tural Contracting company independents
OF the Sugar company, whose business
will be, for consideration OF SO much
per ton or per acre, to assiet the farmer
in wedding, thinning and topping tho
beets. This has been found in other
fields very advantageous, as the COM
tracing company. by knowing Just how
many acres are to be taken care OF, can
10 advance arrange TO ship in men from
the wage ceuters and by systematizing
the work can save the beet raiser money
and at the same time mako . profit
themselves. By means OF this AUXILIARY
company we expect the farmer to plant
a much larger acreage, Experiences has
demonstrated that fall plowing u vssy
necessary to successful beet missing. We
shall therefore ask that it be done.
There seems to have been a practice
here Of planting beets on the poorest
lands, this is foolish policy and hurts
both the farmer and the factory. There
| are few, If any crops that equal in fnan-
cisI results the culture oe sugar seetss
II rood business judgment 10 used. -
the price does not fiuctuate and vhsn
properly cared for failures sre very rare.
| We do not want man to contract to
raise fifty acres il he can care for but
twenty neither do We ask for three-year
| contracts believing that, after ono
successful year. the farmer will seek U.s.
| We fully expect to double the fsctory's
capacity in two years il the farmer
awakes to the advantage Of its success
full operation.
In conclusion ~e wish to call attention
to v hat the factory at Loveland. OF which
the owners Of this factory are large
owners, did for that district. Before
the factory was built. farm lands ranged
from $35 to $50 per acre. today they
meet with ready sale ut from s75 to sl25
per acre. Bank deposits have doubled.
The factory paid the farmers for beets
last year over 100000 and the citizens
Of Loveland $4,000 for wages in the
factory. 1t is needless to dwell on how
much the expenditure OF such sums OF
money means 10 a community. We only
desire to impress upon you that there
is no agricultural nor mechanical reason
why this factory should not be equally
successful. Past failures count for
uausht but to profit by. The original
people knew comparatively nothing
about sugar manufacture nor beet cul-
,ure. Those days are past. 1t now lies
with the citizens of this community to
assist this enterprise and we confidently
expe.t them to do so as their interest.
like that OF the company. lies IN that
direction, The president OF the COM
pany expects to personally call on the
farmers as rapidly AS possible. In the
meantime communications in care OF
Ramey Bros. Grand Junction. will ieach
him.
The Western Sugar & L,ud Company.
Il. Z. DAVE,
President and Manager.