The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-10-08
WASHINGTON STATE SUGAR
COMPANY,

No industry holds forth brighter pros
poets of development for the Inland
Empire than does the beet sugar indus
try Twelve years ago this industry
was In the experimental stage in the
United States and it is only in the last
six or seven years that it has received
any considerable consideration, while
now it is only in the beginning of its
possibilities. Some small idea can be
formed of the possibilities of an indus
try of this kind in this country, when it
Is known that the present consumption
of sugar in the United States is about
$500, 600 tons annually. which is in
creasing at the rate of about ten per
cent every twelve months, and supply
ing the home consumption alone would
require the employment of $3.50 000, 900
capital and the disbursement of $780,
0O0000 annually.
One of these pioneer industries ana
the only one in the state of Washington
is the plant of the Washington State
Sugar company at Waverly, in this
county, which was established five
years ago under most trying circum.
stances.
1t required money patience and per-
severance to convince the farmers who
had previously confined their operations
almost exclusively to the raising OF
wheat, that it was either desirable or
profitable to undertake anything else
but the officers and managers of the
new enterprise. would not be discour-
aged. With every confidence in the fiji
ture greatness Of the beet sugar indus
try in this country and the good to be
derived from it by the farmers of east.
ern Washington, they persevered and
now Spokane and the Inland Empire
are beginning to reap the benefits OF
their perseverance.
Experience has taught the farmer
that diversified farming is not only de
sirable but that the cultivation of sug
ar bects is profitable as well. Lame
properly selected and prepared realizes
a net profit of from Sl5 to S25 per acre
after paying for all labor and allowing :
reasonable rent for the land. One ad
vantage of the sugar beet industry Il
not centrally known by outsiders is tho
fact that it does not interfere with Other
farming pursuits, the cultivation of tn,
beets being done while the grain il
growing and the harvesting not com
menced until after the grain has beer
stored The present season has every
indication of being the most prosperou
for those engaged in the business il
eastern Washington as the yield is the
best. About 1000 acres are being har
vested and a conservative estimate o
8 ~ tons, or about $50 per acre, o
which $50 pays all expenses, leaving !
net profit of 500 per acre. As a resul
of this seasons crop about s200,00(
will be distributed among the farmer'
and laboring men of this section.
The officers of the company are ID. G
Corbin, president and Austin Corbin
End treasurer and manager, botf
prominent and capable business mer
who have won the admiration and es
TEEN of all by their energetic persever
ance in their pioneer industry which
means so much to the Inland Empire
Their office in this city is at 304 Hyd,
block.
Their mill at Waverly manufacture
dry graduated sugar and has this yea
installed some new machinery for tn
purpose of increasing the capacity o
their factory. They have in their EN-
ploy about $50 skilled men and helpers
who receive from 80 to SO per day. TIL
factory is under the management of I
R. Cutler, who is a graduate from tn
factory at Lehi. Utah where his fathe
is manager and enjoys the utmost es
: teen of his employers who have ever.
confidence in his ability.