Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15

HE year 1906 in the beet sugar industry, ends
ICE with all records surpassed from the standpoint
III of the beet grower. No such tonnage
w.c, before known in Utah. Idaho, Colorado and Cali
fornia and the predictions Of the agricultural
Issfx ~ q experts of our several companies made
I1 sgrrssu through the Christmas News last year. that
l t the season of blight would be followed by one of
plenty has been than fulfilled
The tables giving the acreage, the average per
80 acre in Utah and Idaho the sugar output farmers
s | engaged in the industry, money dlsbused to
| E#i / farmers and aborer etc will be found on this
~ / page and will well repay perusal
aMg From the standpoint OF the sugar manufactured
VI ~ | conditions are less favorable Low prices Tor
I9 / the refined product woefu scarcity OF labor and
gI | the fear Of adverse legislation, notably the ag
~ | taon in favor of reduction in the Philippine
| slJ tarf,-are exercising deterrent effect on pro-
| moters Of sugar enterprises There are now
/ &l about seventy plants in operation in this country
quite a number having been constructed during
the present year, but very few, II any plans are
afoot for new factories and generally it can be
SEATED that most Of the factories erected in the past
| two wears were those which had been contracted
hr-~""-" for before adverse conditions With the eX-
ono factory in Colorado and i'll Monana-and they
~ tt is not known that any enlargement OF the industry
oated and investors generally holding Oft to await
J decision upon the proposed legislation which nenaees '"e
industry. l... .,,ror
r Of the United States has arrived conveys IN eh
- # IS strong enough resist hostile legislation In ms re-
eno to the president Secretary Wiisonhan Whon 'neie
c,er friend of the beet sugar nduyestlmates the oet
m production of 1906 $4,000 long tons Waited at S34oooooo
Gwen Years ago he adds the value of this crop was only 100000
cr Wilson'S figures were made up some time ago olrce
M were complied the tonnage and the yield OF sugar nave TAI en-
id the estimates and safer to say that the beet sugar output
wifi between 100000 and 100000 tons instead OF the gues ae
fine secretary 1t is certain that industry reaching such vast pro
r and one which means much for the country as THIS VIII
not be hastily egsated against by any Congress
list Of al the sugar plants the United States printed e
where on this page According the latest estimates colorado VIII
again @ e country sugar production her total being close
100000 pounds California will next with over 100000
90 pounds Michigan will be close third with l5ooooooo 10 /o
uo pounds Utah and Idaho together will produce between
100000 and 100000 pounds which will exceed secretary WIZ
nj estimate not counting the other states engaged in the Ill
Aar,
evident that such vast output OF sugar. whicn VIII pro-
M he increased next year without the addition OF any other plants
The farmers are already camorng to be allowed to increase te
age must mean the seeking of and more profitable markets
m part of the manufacturers Utah and Idaho together consume
KS than 100000 pounds OF sugar per annm Their overpu
m shipped elsewhere and nearly every direction is met by inc
N from other sugar producing statessti another TACT WHICH
i it unlikely that the industry will be greatly enlarged unt
be horizon is clearer
The estimated cor umpton of sugar in the United States Tor
p7 is placed 25oooo five and one-haf billion pounds