Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-25

tons. This Is less than oneffth o
what we consume. There is there
fore Wide margin for increase o
production. Colorado Is now the ban
ner beet sugar state OF the Union
In acreage. Michigan leads with 80
900 acres. Colorado is next with SO
900 acres. But Colorado on so. 90,
\ acres raises more tons of beets thar
Michigan does on 10000. Ton for toi
| the Colorado beets contain more su
| gar. Seven years ago Colorado pro
| duced not pound OF sugar. Las
year she produced 100000 bags o
100 pounds each. Germany average,
lis tons OF beets to the acre. con
tanning 1878 per cent sugar: Austria
s.9 tons with i27 per cent sugar,
France, l0S tons with IL per cent
sugar. Michigan, Wisconsin and Ne
braska yield 10 to IL tons to the acre
averaging 10 to l2ta per cent in su
gar. Colorado raises 10 or more tons
to the acre yielding 10 to IS per cent
in sugar. Southwestern Colorado
can raise 20 tons to the acre, aver
aging i61s per cent in sugar. We are
certificates OF n number of tests OF
beets grown in MontezumR valley
showing an average of over 20 per
cent. Beets grown at Allison last
season ran 10 per cent Purity runs
from 50 10 Sc. Colorado is destined
to become the center of the beet su-
gar world. And southwestern Colo
RADIO It's garden spot.
The Denver Post says: Colorado
farmers. II they handle their lands
properly can make from $40 to s25
per acre profit In growing sugar beets
This is the only section In the world
where sucn high figures obtain"
From the La Junta Tribune We
quote: In Otero county in 1900
twelve farmers got more tnan 800
per acre for their beets; in 1901
twenty farmers received more than
800 per acre; in 1902 twenty four
went over the 800 mark. In 1903
none reached ii and last year nine
ty-seven farmers got over 800 per
acre and ffty-two received between
$50 and 800 per acre. The largest
price per acre was obtained by X. n
Harris of Rocky Ford, who received
f2l6.02 per acre OF fve acres II. O.
McClain OF Manzanola has six acres
wnich yielded him Sl94.97 per acre"
The tops and pulp are Of such value
for feeding hogs. sheep and cattle.
that stock raising and beet growing
go hand in hand. From the molasses.
after all sugar Is extracted. alcohol
In quantities can be made at cost
OF 10 and IL cents per gallon Bet
ter, safer. cleaner and cheaper than
gasoline for engines, for cooking, and
for scores OF Industrial purposes, this
Item Is likely TO become one OF the
profitable by-products for tne factory
and a boon to the consumer. AT pres.
ent the revenue laws stand in the
way. In Germany such alcohol is de-
naturalized-that Is. made unpala-
table for drinking. by the admixture
of nauseating compounds which rem
der it unfit for drinking, but do not
injure It for heating. 1t iB possible
for us to secure similar law
Durango must have u beet sugar
factory. Gifted with the ricnest land
in Colorado-100,00O acres within a
radius OF so miles; railroads east.
west. north and south. coal, lime and
water in abundance and OF the best:
the second largest electric power
plant in the world; 10000 Navajo In
dians available for cheap hand labor;
not one thing is wanting. It means
doubling, trebling, quadrupling land
values. With such foundation to
build upon. way not have it? Pass
this resolution:
Resolved, That Durango shall nave
a factory.
Mean it? Every word Of 1t. There
are few things which a body of de-
termined men can not accomplish II
they have half an opportunity, and
we have whole opportunity.
Permit your committee to go out
side of It's particular sphere to make
a prediction. Within ten years the
Panama canal will be built-the traf
fic OF the world will then turn that
way. North and south trunk lines
will take coal to points on the Gull
OF Mexico and the Gulf OF Callfornia
to supply the endless line of passing
steamers. Our hundreds of miles ol
unequaled coal will become veri
table hive of miners. Valuable as are
our gold and silver mines, coal min
ing will take the lead. Agricultural
| lands will need no outside market
but will have a market at nome. Thii
section of Colorado and Of New Mex
leo. long looked upon as out of th'
| world will become the center OF th'
most populous and prosperous par
Of all the West. Water flows dow
hill; cause produces effect; Just a
inevitably as the law Of gravity, con
ditions which now exist. and force
now at work are going to produce To
effects predicted. Before Hes
while you will sit around q banQue
board and toast this richest spot 4
the Empire OF the West.
II Is our part to hasten this, an
| liLa man Lot ua Uaf af tho fagE