Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-03-02
creased consumption. hardly any pos.

creased consumption. hardly any pos
sibility OF over production.
Beets can be transported 100 miles
to the factory, depending largely up
on freight rates obtained.
Immense quantities OF water are
necessary for the operation OF the
factory. This must be reasonably
pure and free from alkali.
The development of sugar culture
In Utah is a direct result of a boun-
~ of 2 cents per pound for a period
of five years.
The total output of Utah factories
in refined sugar for 1903 was 5O,OOO'
600 pounds.
A land rental of s. per acre Is of
ten paid for the use Of land for beets.
Dry, sunshiney. fall weather is alb
solutely necessary for successful rip.
ening OF beets.
Land contiguous to the factory was
worth $50 when the factory was con.
structed now il is worth $50 per acre,
The increased valuation of taxable
property in Fremont and Bingham
counties. Utah. has amounted to $i3;
355. POO ithin two years.
A l.000-ton capacity sugar factory
costs from 81. 100000 to Sl.l00,O00.
Larger factories are FOUND to be the
cheapest in the end. as the cost OF
manufacture increases with smaller
factories.
Extensive farming. dairying and
stock lattening follow in the erection
and operation of sugar factories as
natural adjuncts.
Senator Smoot, when at the irriga
tion congress at Ogden, said that the
factories had actually compelled tneil
farmers to do better farming, and In
this respect alone the investors felt
amply repaid for the outlay.
Now so much for Utah. How about
Auntana? Through a series Of nearly
IL years considerable attention has
been given TO the culture OF sugar
beets in Montana. the results have
been more than encouraging, there
being no difficulty experienced i'm Sc
curing beets averaging from II pei
cent TO % per cent. The beets grown
on the Great Northern demonstrativt
garden at Hinsdale. two years ago as
saying 22.5 per cent sugar in juice
with a purity of 70 per cent.
Investors would prefer irrigated
sections where the land was well oc
cupied by an industrious people. fol
instance such locations as the west
ern end of Milk River valley in tn,
vicinity of Chinook. the eastern enc
of the same valley in the vicinity o.
Hinsdale are ideal locations. anC
would afford each station along thu
entire valley to profit by the erection
of a factory. The Gallatin in the
vicinity of Bozeman. the Yellowston,
in the vicinity of Billings. the Bitter
Root in the vicinity Of Stephensvill,
are all ideal locations with sufficien
area of irrigated land nearby. fuel
and lime. land occupied. much of thii
land would be divided and farms
would become smaller and mucl
more profitable.
our Legislature some encouragement
should be held out to establish thi
industry in Montana and a bill pass
ed both houses but was vetoed.
Before a success could be made o
any factory a much denser population
is necessary even in those portion
of Montana now thought to be thick
ly settled, 40 to 80 acre farms woul,
prove ample and more profitable thai
much larger ones under the presen
condition. Our soil and climate /
peculiarly adapted to this industry
and Montanians should awaken {
this fact. and cooperate TO secure In
establishment of II here.
W. NJ. WOODBRIDGE
Helena. Mont. Feb. Z. 1904.