The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-09-08
Gould STILL MAKE SUGAR
EXPERT AFRlcULTURALIST SAYS
BEETS CAN BE HAD.
AND THE FACTORY MADE TO PAY
A Letter of Interest to Norfolk Re.
earding the Now Idle and Vacant
Sugar Factory Building, Was Re-
ceived Today from Good Authority.

ceived Today from Good Authority.
A letter was received by The News
today from an expert agriculturalist
upon whose judgment Norfolk was Sc
lected by the Oxnard sugar company
fourteen years ago and who is still en-
thusiastc in regard to this locality as
sugar producing section. He be-
lieves that a sugar factory in Norfolk,
even after the former plant has been
moved away, could be made to pay
His letter is prompted by an editorial
which appeared in the Fremont Tri-
bune, which gave it as the opinion of
the editor that Norfolk was foolish in
thinking of starting an industry that
had already been made failure The
letter from the expert agriculturalist
who requests that his name be not
published, says:
"The enclosed clipping is from the
Beet Sugar Gazette and naturally in.
terested me very much for the reason
that the factory now removed to Col
orado was built in Norfolk upon agri-
cultural expert advice and not alone
on account of the bonus offered.
What the Fremont Tribune says in
regard to beet growing not being a
success around Norfolk, and that it is
not likely to be, is rot There is no
doubt in my mind but that the terri
tory around Norfolk is amply able to
supply beets in sufficient quantities
for factory of GOO tons of beets per
day, but of course the farmers must
be willing to raise the beets The
cure five year contracts for from g..
600 to 5000 acres first, before they go
any farther and I am convinced that
this could be done now.
81 am not writing this letter because
I am looking for position but for
the reason that I should like to see my
original judgment, in regard to Nor
folk as a good place for a beet sugar
factory, vindicated"
Following is the clipping taken from
the Beet Sugar Gazette to which the
writer refers:
farmers in the vicinity of Norfolk
failed to produce a sufficient Quantity
Of beets to supply the factory which
was operated in that town for several
years, another movement has been
started to build a new factory there.
The Fremont Tribune, commenting ed
itOrially on the subject, says in a re.
cent issue:
"The Norfolk News is authority for
the statement that the business men
of the city are seriously considering
the building of another sugar factory.
They already have the vacant build
ings of the old factory, the machinery
of which was taken to Colorado, and
this would furnish a good start for
new project. Besides these there is a
larger acreage of beets than in former
years. It is natural that Norfolk
should wish to find some employment
for the extensive buildings that stand
as monument to an industrial fail
ure. But is it probable that success
can be made by those unfamiliar with
the business when experienced people
could not? 1t has been impossible to
get the raw material in the territory
tributary to Norfolk. Beet growing
has not been a success there. and is .
not likely to be. Some other kind of
a factory in its sugar plant has better
of success"