The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-01

the reports l have seen regarding ths
test OF sacchsrine matter. the per cent
was higher than was quoted on the
Rocky Ford product understand there
are projects noa on foot 20 bring in a
desirable population 10 more thci>ly set
tie this most fertile and productive valley.
The thinning. wedding and cultivation e
the beets is work. pure and simple. cx-
acting and tiresome. bat the results JUS
TITS the iehor expended The Atchisnu.
Topeka and Santa Re Railway company.
whose lines pass through this valley. 10
a friend Of the sugar beet and "a NAV
be relied upon 10 push the development
OF the industry and the settling up q
the country as rapidly a. possible.
The Salvation Army colong gathersi
in from the Sums OF she cities east with
out any experience along egrfcuituiat
lines going out 10 2 new aud uutrsei
country. 50 FAR as they we're cone efffd.
have IN few years worited oui a weh~
derful success FOR themselves and degrs's-
strated the fact that Il IS not always nee
sssary "a depend on skilled farm lahor 20
ararry out agricultural enterprises rucrsss-
fully u Is my Impression that Crsat
Bend or Hutchinson IS the eastern lns
OF growing beeta successfully. owing o
the fact that the annual rainfall east
% that section ~ tho state r. generally
too excessive. Beets while t'iey gr
very prolific in eastern Kansas. are ark
ing IN the most essential and Important
fsatnrf-of having pfT cent - sugar.
TO make them profitable whereas. -
natural rainfall Ia that section covering
between Hutchinson and Isru~d 81 fist
about sight Tor tte Eaoxing ~ hests With
out supplemeutirg Il by irrigation.
Speaking Of what Sc ssS az Rocky
Ford Ar Churchill said
Not one - the psrty zho visited Rocky
Ford affer going through The factory
and follow uE the bsefE from the IN
nensc hopper iuto which farmers we're
dumping them. through fhe processes q
extracting. purifying and refining the ~.
rar contents ~ the bets. huf Was con-
vlnced that the owners knew how 20 raa
a sugar factory ~ = soiepf o. and prs r's-
Al wa There wa rot one 81 fils
parfg. after the lnrpc' ton ~ the fnrfors.
which alone repreesnts an Investment q
one million doiiars. Who interviewed tas
farmers a. they came o. the factory. or
wht N ne party fou-s IN ihe coEntr,'. but
Whist believed. after going over the sub-
jsct fhorousaiy with me manufactures
and prosuoer u the raw material thst
the crossing - bsefs. ~ isast n coio-
FaGo. on tn .srkarsas valley. s. fhs sieia-
iiy tributary - Rocky Pore. ~as q gery
profitable crop. ard - wouiJ seem thss
an Industry that EIH Increase fhs prssa
- land "a the Fsfs if has done fhsre f'ara
20 o. So per acre % fls1 nd ss hizb
a. fss PER ACRE. r. osrtaiaiy yell warfa
sossoiss oouTidera'ion and rigid invest
gasi8n
II ~oasId Eessn that az iF.dasffY shich
car in fhr.e rsars. increase me rsiirssd
frgfzf; receipts 81 = glsen point. frofa
fs1ps 20 s-Qas9 per Yesf = well 'sssth
ieoFing aft.f Az crop sutefrfHs or
indeFirT ffat can a-irr ssel5 thar sbsas
a8s nssd 81 urf - = ssaaH fraafisr ~
l1se shat S@r kn9&a only a. s'sssr-
=ns3e8 town. g. q city - so r<psls al
add fhr~aFsufs - dollars ~ wealth IN
fhs ssTrgsfeins cpsniFF - sorsashinr
ffas ths ersrgffie KzrssnS 81 .esninR re-
valuable isrrt0r1 zanf r. k1ov 0rne-
fhins sbeat~