Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-09-13
FREMONT BEET FIELDS,
George N, Cannon Speaks Glowingly
OF the Sugar Prospects,

George NJ Cannon has just returned
from a visit TO ReXburg, Ida, whore
he went TO attend, in company with
other members OF the general board Of
the Deseret Sunday School union, the
district convention Of the Sunday
school workers OF the Blackfoot. Bling.
ham. Fremont and Teton stakes Be-
fore the meetings on Saturday last he,
with President Thos T. Bassett Of
Rexburg and Elders Seymour b.. Young
and l., John Nuttall drove from Rex
burg 10 Sugar city, and Inspected the
new sugar factory az that place, The
factory, as IS web known Is the prop
crty Of thc Fremont County Sugar COM
pany, and Is fast nearing completion.
Messrs. Dyer Bros, who are Installing
the machinery say they will be ready
10 begin cutting beets within the next
three weeks, but that the machinery
win be siven a preliminary test before
that time Everything about the fac
tory Is as busy yet Withal as SYSTEM
atlcally conducted. as the proyerbial
beehive. Supt Mark Austin reports ey-
erything moving TO his entire satisfac-
tOn, and anticipates most successful
season, The beets are showing a re-
markable ripeness for this time OF year
IA maturity unsurpassed by any grown
In other ntermountain districts with
which he has been able 10 make COM
parison. \ visit to the beet fields i'm
medlately around the factory and In
other parts OF the country tributary
to the factory showed that notwith-
standing the severe frosts Of last June
the crop Is In splendid condition. H.
Illustrating the growth since the frost,
Mr.. Austin brought out beet that had
been sent to him from one OF the farms
jus south of Sugar City. This beet. IN
common with the rest IN the Held WAS
entirely denuded Of all leaves by the
frost Of June l0-a frost said by old
residents Of Fremont county to have
been the seyerest known there In the
past 20 years, Stlll the beet has grown
To- d ye,y large size, and when handed
to q representative of the News" by
Nh Cannon Il was weighed and tipped
the scales at pounds 2 ounces. Con-
siderably larger IN fact, than needed
or desired by the sugar people. as the
beets which, usually produce the best
results In sugar are not required 10
grow so large
MI Cannon said that certainly The
season has shown that the beet raiser
can rely upon beets where properly at
tended 10, me- his safest and therefore,
his most desirable crop While on this
subject Mr.. Austin said: We're glad
rather than otherwise that we had the
fros,s Our crops, although surely
damaged at the time have made such
a phenomenal growth that we are ready
TO answer the croakers who last year
shook their heads ana said, Yes. but
wait tlll your have one OF our frosts"
We've had the ir0sts land thev an ad.
nit the worst irosts In 20 years) but
sim because NJ care and the experience
In beet culture gained last year. the
average Is much better than then. and
we considered that last years crop was
splendid for FIRST year The farmers
experience with the frost viii surely
decide him In favor Of planting more
beets than ever next year"
The pipe line Is Just completed for
humping the iuice located on the Egln
Bench, and thus much hauling and
frelghtlng Of heets from that part ot
tho district. which Is not easily reach
ed by railroad Is saved,