Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-10
sugar factory for Marshalltown.

A sugar factory for Marshalltown.
operated by the Glucose Sugar Re
ing Company, in it's plant already So-
Gated in this city, is in prospect. Su-
perintendent 7. B. Wagner, Of the
company, has sent to this city Mr.. E..
Salich, of e. Salich & Co., consulting
and constructing engineers, Chicago,
who will remain for a few days, con-
Quoting an investigation of the plant
and its machinery, and local conditions
that would have to be met if the pro-
ject is started. M. Salich arrived
this morning and was seen shortly af-
forwards by the Times Republican.
Mr.. Salich is Frenchman, and is at
the head Of the firm that has built
many of the large beet sugar factories
in the country. including the immense
concerns at Grand Island and Nor
folk, Neb., the first two factories to be
placed in operation in the United
States, in 1890 and 1891, respectively.
Mr.. Salich was approached by DR..
Wagner last Friday morning, and ask
ed if he could make arrangements 10
come to Marshalltown and investigate
the conditions go over the factory care
fully, and ascertain how much Of the
machinery in the glucose plant here
would be available for the manufacture
of sugar; also how much new machin-
cry would be necessary for the installa-
ton Of a sugar plant. Mr.. Sallch in
formed Mr.. Wagner that he was at his
service, and Saturday morning was re-
Quested by telephone to meet the glu-
cose officials at their office. There the
matter was again talked over, and Mr..
Salich was asked to go at once, SO as
to arrive here this morning. He left
Chicago last night, arriving here at
$3.50 this morning. TO the Times-Re-
publican Mr.. Salich said that he had
every reason to believe that the glucose
people mean business, and that If 1t
can be assured that a sufficient guam
tity OF beets can be secured from the
farmers Of Marshall county and its
vicinity, there will be beet sugar fac
tory in operation here by October /,
1906.
saIich Presents Figures.
To the Times-Republican Mr.. Salich
presented figures as to what might be
expected, providing the factory is
Installed. The run Of beet sugar fac
tory is anywhere from 100 to 100 days,
and he has based his estimates on 100
DAYS. The minimum contract price for
beets to farmers is $3.50 per ton, and
the usual size of plant, $50 tons daily
capacity. The capacity. however, de-
ponds altogether on the number Of
beets that can be contracted for, and
Mr.. Salich says that he is sure the glu-
cose company will be as willing to in
stalf q 600-ton plant as 350-ton plant.
providing the beets can be secured.
Beets also range at higher prices than
S4.5O per ton, oftentimes as high as
$5.25 per ton.
q Mr.. Salich prefers to submit con-
servative figures, however, and on the
basis OF a 350-ton plant, operating 100
days, shows an expenditure of $157,50O
to farmers for beets alone. One hun
dred twenty men are needed to operate
q S50-ton plant, and an average wage
81 81 per day, making another expendi-
ture. in wages, of $4,000 for the 100
days. Other expenditures. for surplus.
etc, will aggregate a total for the seas
on of 100000.
This Is Not All.
"This is not ALL" said Mr.. Salich, "as
/ now understand the situation, for the
company, l would judge, from DrWag-
ner's intimation, does mot intend to
stop at sugar manufacture alone. There
are bi-products, In the shape Of mo-
1asses and syrups, that occupy any
where from six weeks to two months
time, after the beet season is over. The
sediment from the beets can be work.
ed over into the best grades of syr-
ups and molasses, and the pulp of the
beets makes the finest stock food ever
known. It is fine feed for cattle, but es-
pecially is 1t adapted for sheep. In my
native city, Paris, you will find on the
bill of fare, mutton, fattened on sugar
beet pulp which is considered one of
the delicacfes in the meatline. The pulp
gives the flesh a sweet taste that is not
found by feeding on any other feed.
/ also understand that after the fac
tory Is thru with the sugar industry,
and can be Jointly operated for glucose
and It's bi-products, that it will be OPP
Grated the better part of each year. At !
any rate, the sugar industry would last
from October until Christmas or New
Years, and If the plant were not oper-
ated at all. excepting at this time, it
would be better than no operation at
ALL
Battin Is JubiIant.
The Times Republican referred Mr..
Salfch to Judge William Battin and
others who, in years gone by, were SO
deeply interested in the promotion of
the beet sugar industry, and the
growing by farmers of sugar beets. Mr..
Battin was seen by Mr.. Salich, and is
very much impressed with the PROPOSE
ton. He considers that with the glu-
cose company back of the industry, a |
factory already built. and the neces-
sary changes for its operation INSTALL |
ed. that the farmers could do no bet
ter than adopt the Industry Marshall
county soil has already been tested for
the culture of sugar beets, and found
TO be adapted most admirably to the
raising OF the beets. South of town,
wars 90 Coun WAS ..Sa.S