The Glenwood post., 1905-01-14
BEET SUGAR
WORKS WANTED
Citizens Subscribe TO Funds TO
Promote d Beet Sugar fac
tory for Upper Grand
Valley
PROMOTION COMPANY ORGANIZED

The project for the erection of n
beet sugar factory in Glenwood is
meeting with the hearty co operation
of the business men of the town snd
of the farmers on the Roaring Fork,
Eagle and Grand rivers and tributary
streams and there is every reason to
hope that the factory will be in oper
alton by the season of 1906
A promotion company to be known
as the Three Rivers Beet Sugar Fac
tory Promotion company has been
formed and is composed of number
of business men of Glenwood who
have interested themselves in the
proposition. This company has for
its purpose the securing of the capital
necessary for the erection of the fac
tory and the making contracts with
the farmers for the raising of the
beets necessary to make the institn-
ton Il success.
The directors of the company have
been selected and are w. 5. Parllison,
William Dougan, c. G.. Parks, II. J.
Holmes, B. T. Napier, A l.. Chase,
George H. Bell, L. E. Drach and O.
w. Daggett, while nearly every man
who has been approached on the sub
ject has contributed something towards
the fund which must be raised to
carry forward the project to a success
full conclusion. 1t is the purpose of
the organization to raise something
like S5 600 for promotion from among
those people in the three valleys who
are interested and desire to see IA fac
tory built and there now seems to be
no question but that the amount will
be raised as about one half has already
been subscribed
To O. ". Daggett, of Gypsum, is
due the credit for starting the scheme
and it is through his efforts that the
business men of the town have been
induced to take hold of the matter.
That Glenwood is favored place
for the erection of the factory is evil
dent as it is located about in the cen
ter of the territory that would he
utilized for the raising of the beets.
a site for the factory has already
been suggested short distance up the
Roaring Fork from the point where it
flows into the Grand river. This To-
cation would enable the company to
use the water power which can be
made at that point by the building of
a dam and thus save the large expense
of fuel which in most instances is alb
sOlutely necessary Following in the
wake of the proposition several other
industries might be brought here to
utilize the power during the months
that the factory would not be in oper-
alton.
Owing to the low prices obtained
for potatoes, one of the princip pal pro
ducts of this section, the farmers seem
to be willing to take hold of the
matter. They have been encouraged
by the success of number of ranch
men who this last season raised heets
for the Grand junction factory and
the agent for that factory has already
made contracts for considerably in
creased acreage for next season.
Another inducement which has
lately developed in regard to the rais-
ing of beets is the recent report of the
government experts to the effect that
high attitudes with warm days and
cold nights is especially conducive to
the successful raising of sugar beets.
The cold weather of the fall will not
injure the crop and the beets are just
as valuable when frozen if they are
sliced before thawing out, as they are
before. The percentage of sugar in
the beet raised in II high altitude
with conditions as they exist in this
vicinity, is said to be much greater
than in lower attitudes where both
days and nights are warm.