The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-01-23

The Saginaw Sugar Co, manufac-
tured approximately 5000, 900 pounds
of sugar this season, and has finished
the campaign. The company has mar
keted only portion of its product
Saginaw Courier Herald. rrrtt
A patent sugar beet seeder has been
received by firm at Menominee and is
said to be the only machine of the kind
invented. The machine is drawn by
two horses and will plant four rows of
| beets.
Representatives from Owosso's pro
posed new beet sugar factory are in this
county with view to contracting for
the raising of beets to supply their fac
tory the coming season. The plan is to
have the farmers raise the beets, not to
contract the land, as was done last year.
We understand that upwards of 100
acres have already been secured in the
vicinity of Howell and Oak Grove. Mr..
E. L. Griffith has charge of the work
and will make thorough canvass of
all the available territory-Howell Re-
publican.
The Saginaw Sugar Co, reports that for
the last two weeks of their run farmers
have been lined up hauling away pulp
for feeding stock from A. M. until
9P. M. The last two DAYS of the run
the farmers hauled pulp all might taking
away over 600 loads in one day. This
shows that the farmers have awakened
to theifact that the pulp which is given
them is valuable for feeding purposes.
Farmers who have used it for years
say that they are able to obtain equally
as. good results by feeding the pulp with
only one-half the amount of grain form
'erly used.
The Owosso Sugar Go. has made a
change in it's contract which will GER
tainly be appreciated by beet growers
1t provides that % cents per ton extra
will be paid upon all pitted beets deliver.
ed to the company after Dec. 1st. This
means large expense to the company
as a large share of the beets are not
delivered until after Dec. 1st. That
the company intends to be fair with the
grower is shown by this change and
also by the fact that it has sent notice
to each of the six hundred persons who
have already signed contracts that they
will do the same by them. The off
GERS of the Sugar Co. evidently intent
to be absolutely fair with every ont
who contracts with them.
In two column interview pablished
/ in the Saginaw Courier Herald, Mr.. w
H. Wallace, manager of the Sebewainl
Sugar Co., discussed the question ot
sugar, ETC., in a very interesting man
ner. We quote the following:
'':By the way do you know that Mich
igan pays more for beets than any Other
place in the worldY When l say this
make no exceptions and still appears
that some are not satisfied. This, how
ever, has been an exceptional year; higf
tare and low percentage, all on account
of climatic conditions. Still as it i.
there has been more clean money made
ont of sugar beets than any other crop
"Are the farmers in Huron county
,satisfed.with the result of their beet
a,crop?"
Generally speaking they are.
know that ninety-fve per cent of those
llgrowing beets for the Sebewaing Sugar
yCompany are satisfied BE the seasons
as they may, or conditions as they may
there are always kickers We have 6
few of them. 1 also understand tha
Huron county is not alone in thi
respect.
@What does your beet pay roll amount
to?"
"'Our beet pay roll for November
amounted to $1,000 for December il
will run between seventy FIVE and eighty
thousand dollars. People call at oul
Office nearly every day for money be
fore it is due according to contract, and
who advise us in many cases that it il
to pay off mortgages in some Instances
where they have run eight and ten
years, and where they do not believe
they would ever have gotten out except
for their beet crop. They say it nets
more clean money than any other crop
they have ever attempted to grow.
'Mr. Churchill of the Bay City Sugar
Co, advises me of many instances of the
same kind in Bay county. These fac
tories are mighty good thing for the
state of Michigan. and / cannot believe
bu5 there is such a. enount Of gooi
hard sense distributel about the tat,
that nothing will be done 10 seriorslv
interfere with their operation and con
tinuance in business"
What about Cuban reciprocitvg"
II regret to say chat If now appears
as If She Cnban reciprocity tIoaGy wal.
pass, as understand the senate COM
mittee having charge of same is to re-
port in favor of it. This means 90 per
cent reduction on about one million
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