The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-09

W1llluS HduuS ana an increase In the
number of the community's producers.
The proposed factory will have a
capacity of 600 tons of manufactured
sugar daily. To supply the beets
necessary will require the cultivation
OF 5000 acres of land. C~onservatively
estimated, the yield per acre will not
be less than fifteen tons OF beets.
which means a total of 10000 tons.
Five dollars a ton is the price for
which the company is contracting,
making $450,O00 that will be distrib-
uted among the farmers of the imme-
date vicinity during three months OF
each year that the factory remains in
operation. To turn the beets INTO
sugar will entail a cost of no less than
$250,O0O. The bulk OF this will go for
labor. AS it is the policy of the com
pany to employ all possible labor
from among the people of the commu-
nifty in which it operates, bringing
from the outside only a few OF it's
employees, such as chemists and ex.
perts to oversee the different depart
ments, it will be seen that the greater
part of the money paid out on &C.
count of the operating expenses will
remain here and eventually find it's
way into the channels of trade. The
time during which the factory is act,
ually running is spanned by the time
covering the delivery of the raw pro.
duct, which, as already stated, is three
months each year, September, October
and November. The number of it's
employees will be between $50 and 400.
AS the factory will run night and day,
this is equivalent to a continuous run
of six months, divided into days of
twelve hours each. Adding the cost
of the beets and that @" labor, it will
be seer that no less than 500, 900 will
be distributed among the people of
the city and vicinity annually, and all
within the short time of three months,
i each year. Were this all it of itself
would be a large amount of money to
liberate in a community no larger,
but this must not be regarded as the
sum total.
Directly and indirectly the estab-
lishment of the factory will be produc-
tive of other sources of income. AS
in other places, undoubtedly large
feeding pens will be located here for
the fattening of sheep and cattle. This
will mean more money for labor and
the farmers will find a new and profit
able market for their alfalfa. The
growing of the beets must of neces.
sity result in the employment of more
help and the purchase of more sup.
plies of all kinds, meaning more
money added to the amount in circu'
lation. Lastly of all, but not least
installation of a beet sugar factory
will bring about cultivation of more
land and an increase in the number
of families making their homes in
the territory Immediately adjacent
AS soon as the farmers shall have
learned that as much, if not NOR
profit is to be made from the cultiva
ton of a small parcel of land under
the new conditions than from a large
one under the old, many will be will
ing to dispose of much of. their pres
ent large holdings and content them
selves with tilling the smaller area
Ready buyers will be found for the
surplus, and thus the number of set
tiers will increase, what the meaning
OF this is all know. Viewed from the
present, the people of Billings have
good reason for anticipating the new
year with much satisfaction. Certain
ly it promises well for them.
WOULD HELP COUNTRY MER
CHANTS,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen