The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-03-04
TWO SgGAR BEET FACTORIES IN
SIGHT

The Indie atoms Are That GAINESVILLE Gets
Both of Them.
There is lively contest on in James
! vile at present over the establishment of
two rival sugar beet factories. The Bus
mess Mems association has definitely
closed deal with the Canadian Beet
Sugar Co. for the removal there at once
of the 100000 plant that is now located
at Dresden. The factory will be torn
down at Dresden and removed, allsex-
cept the brick. WheD it is ready to
, start, it will mean a list to the Cana
dian proprietors of at least $4,000.
The factory will be located in the south
portion OF the city on twenty acres that
will be donated by the city. During
three months in the year the factory will
give employment to $50 men and the bal
ance OF the year fully fifty men will be
employed
| There were riotous scenes at mass
meeting attended by 300 farmers Satur-
day afternoon to secure contracts for
acreage for the beet sugar factory which
Capt. Davidson of Bay City, Mich, pro-
poses to remove from Dresden, Can, to
GAINESVILLE. Friends of the Wisconsin
Sugar Co., which has already purchased
site for their factory to be built in
1905 repeatedly interrupted the pro-
ceedings with questions until they
trapped Theodore Hopke, representing
the Canadian interests, into saying that
the Wisconsin company never intended
to build in GAINESVILLE. VIZ. Wagner, had
he been allowed to speak, would have
offered to build his factory in GAINESVILLE
this year instead of 1905 and had in his
pocket certified check which he wished
to present as forfeit in case he did not
do as agreed.
AS a second step in the fight between
the Wisconsin Sugar company of Me-
nomonee Falls against the Dresden Sug-
ar company, which is trying to locate in
GAINESVILLE, r. g. Wagner of the Wiscon-
sin Sugar company Wednesday morning
filed articles of Incorporation of the
GAINESVILLE Sugar company, with a CAPT
tai stock of 100000 with the county re-
corder of deeds. This is the same name
which the Dresden company took on de-
Gliding to locate there, and the one which
has been used in making contracts. This
company had not as yet incorporated,
and the moves of the Wagner concern
has caused them much annoyance. Mr.
Wagner began suit against Mr.. Hopke
for SANDER for the sum of $4,000.
Recently representatives of the WiscOn- |
sin Sugar company, of Menomonee Fails,
Wis, closed the deal for the purchase Of
a portion of the Thomas Pratt farm in
the town of GAINESVILLE for the purpose Of
locating there the 81, 100000 beet sugar
factory that the Wisconsin Sugar COM
pany have promised to erect here in 1905.
The purchased property consists of
twenty acres of the ninety acre farm and
a right of way through the farm to the
Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
tracks which run north from GAINESVILLE
to Milton and Milton junction. The
Pratt farm is located about one mile
north of the city limits in the stone
quarry district.
The Wisconsin Sugar company have
purchased six acres on one side OF the
road and fourteen on the other. The
purchased property consists of the low
lands which run to the river, but does
were excluded The location is an ideal
locate the factory on the six acre tract
and devote the balance for tracks and
sheds.
The Wisconsin Sugar Co. of Menomo-
nee Falls last week closed the most sue
cessful run the company has had, the
big mill having been in continuous oper
alton, day and night, since October II,
grinding out an average of 500 tons OF
beets daily, or total of about 10000
tons, grown on close to 4 800 acres. Over
1000 car loads were received which con-
nected together would make train close
to fifteen miles long. An average Of $50
men have been employed for which
about $4,000 in wages was paid, which
with about 100000 for beets, makes a
quarter of million dollars distributed
among the farmers this winter.