The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1906-02-10

The First Beet Crop.
During the year 300 acres were
planted and successfully cultivated
under the direction of the company's
resident agriculturist. In season the
crop was harvested and shipped to the
Lehi factory to be reduced into sugar.
Analysis showed the beets to be of
superior grade, and i'm the following
year, 1902, contracts were entered into
with the farmers for the crop from
500 acres, while the company, on its
own account. cultivated and harvested
1000 acres. The success achieved be-
ing equally as pronounced as 1t was
during the previous season, which
proved to the officials of the sugar
company that the Bear river region
was in every way adapted to sugar
beet culture.
Conditions Were Perfect.
The climate could not be more per,
feet and there were no elements lack
ing in the soil for the proper propa.
cation of the beet plant. In many re-
spects the country seemed to have its
advantages over the Utah county re-
gion, where the sugar industry of Utah
was born and where It was demon.
strated that 1t could be made among
the states greatest enterprises. The
second years success in the Bear
river valley left no doubt about the
company being fully justified in going
to the expense of another factory.
When Contract Was Let.
During the autumn of that year, or,
hnr
Thomas r. Cutler, general manager of
the Utah Sugar company, awarded the
contract to the Dyers of Cleveland for
the handling of 600 tons of beets per
day. This was done while Mr. Cutler
was In the east and shortly after his
return, which was about October Is,
in company with other officials, made
a trip to the new beet growing for the
purpose of selecting a site for the pro-
posed factory. The ground was gone
over thoroughly, several locations
were suggested. All had their attrac-
tive features, yet none of them seemed
to fill the bill quite as well as what
was known as the Garland site and
the officials were unanimous in arriv.
ing at that conclusion. Accordingly, II
was selected
The Excavations Begun.
No time was lost, for forthwith con.
tracts were let and work on the eXca-
vations begun. This task was COM
pleted and the foundations put In in
the fall of 1902. so that everything
was ready for the structure by the be.
ginning of the year 1908. The factory
was completed in time to work up that
years crop of beets, which consisted
of $500 acres. II went into commits
sion on December and continued to
the end of the season without any
serious hitch.
At the time of making the location
Corinne was the nearest railroad point
and much of the machinery for the
new factory was hauled to the site by
teams, yet the railroad from Corinne,
which Is now part of the Oregon
Short Lines Malad branch, reached
the new town of Garland in time to
bring in the bulk of the equipment.
In 1904 the acreage of beets was in
creased and in that year the sugar
company contracted for and planted
5000 acres. This year the crop in the
Bear river and Malad valleys Is 1884
acres.
Owing to the ravages of the white
fly, which has infested nearly all the
western beet districts. this seasons
crop Is light as compared to other
years, yet In spite of this the Bear
river crop will probably aggregate
GO, 900 tons and the run of the factory
will last until about the middle of De
cember.
Japanese Labor Employed.
Japanese labor Is employed to a
large extent in the beet fields. Owing
to the difficulty of securing white Ia
Dor for the work the sugar company
this year contracted $500 acres to the
Japanese-Americal company. The
Japs plant the seed in the spring and
cultivate and nurse the plant until II
reaches maturity and for their trouble
they are remunerated on the basis OF
$20.50 per acre for ten'ton crop,
That Is to say, II an acre of ground
produces 10 tons of beets, the Japs get
this amount of money: II the crop
amounts to more than 10 tons, go cents
per acre additional Is paid, while II
II falls short of the basis, the GO cents
is deducted. The contract Of the Jap
anese company ends with the topping
and digging of the beets at the time
of harvest In the fall-the company
attends TO the delivery of them to the
factory
Many of the farmers in the Bear
river country also employ Japanese In
their beet fields and the customary ar
rangement Is to give the Jap one-half
the crop or the proceeds from il when
returns are made by the sugar com
pany. The farmer prepares the ground
for seeding, but he stops there and has
nothing more TO do with the tract
leased TO the Orientals until harvest
time comes. The laps take care OF
the seeding and growing OF the crop.
The land owner does nothing more,
but to look out for the digging and
marketing of the beets. The Japa.
nese do the rest Their duties are
then finished, except the drawing OF
the cash due them, which comes direct
from the paymaster OF the sugar COM
pany after the crop is delivered.
Company Supplies Seed.
The sugar company supplies all the
seed for planting in the spring, max