Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-09
PROVO DEPARTMENT.
IMPORTANT NEW INDUSTRY.
Manufacture of Beet Molasses Under
Consideration by Local Capitalists.
special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Provo Utah Co, Feb. 0.-Georgo
Havercamp Of this city and others as
ISOLATED with him have been working In
a quiet, but u seems very elfectual,
way ON an industrial project which
promises to be profitable and of con-
siderable importance. The first intima-
ton the public had OF the matter was
a notice IN local paper, yesterday.
inviting the beet growers to meet IN
the Commercial club rooms Saturday
at o'clock to consider the raising OF
beets for the production OF molasses.
Inquiry of Mr.. Havercamp brought out
the information that he had been ex-
perimenting I'm the production Of mo-
lasses from sugar beets and had been
successful beyond others who have 50
far been heard from. 1t Is generally
known that the manufacture of mo-
lasses from beets has not been a sue
cess, because of the rank flavor and
isagreeable odor of the product. Mr..
Havercamp has produced very good
article OF molasses not unlike the cane
m0lnsses In flavor and free from any
offensive odor. The sample produced ~
1905 shows great Improvement over
that OF 1904. and who knows but what
further advance may be NADER The
article made in 1905 Is good enough,
however, to receive praise from the de-
partment OF agriculture. Mr. Haver-
camp has letter from the department of
recent date. which designates the sam
pie sent and analysed by the govern
inent chemists, as "a very fair article
Of tabih syrup" He also has letters
from large syrup houses which say that
the n,olasses sent them Is far superior
To any beet molasses they have ever
seen. and as an evidence OF
good faith, ask Mr.. Havercamp to
1upte prices on carload lots delivered IN
Chicago and other large eastern cities.
! b. Investigations made By Mr. Havor-
camp along the financial line OF the
project makes him confident That the
molasses can be produced at price to
compete. with cane molasses, and he Is
a very though and conservative bust
ness man. He states that he and his
associates are prepared TO build plant
10 produce the molasses. but he wants
| tho farmers to take some of the stock
| and will give them the opportunity 10
pay for the same in beets paying for
| them the same price as paid Nv the
sugar factory, si75 ton. The = ting
! saturday Is for the purpose Of present.
| ing the matter before the farmers, and
| to learn how many acres of beets they
| win agree to raise.
II the project Is looked upon with IA
vor by the beet growers the factory VIII
| be built In time to work up this seasons
| crop, and by next fall Mr., HaVercamp
homes 10 have another big home indus
| try established, and TO be able to quote
| syrup Jobbers carload lot prices.
| AMERICAN FORK COMMERCIAL
| CLUB.
| krttciee - .ronrpnrutfot, 90 ba A,rats-
! lean Fork Commercial club have been
filed with the county clerk The OBJ.
ject is such as Is general with similar
| organizations. The board OF Cover
nors are, John II. Wootton, president
S. l.. Chapman, vice president. G. NJ
Beck, VIM. Chapman, s. w. Chapman
James II. Clark, Thos i. Steele, NJ. q
Randolph and James IT. Gardner; ]
w. Storrs is secretary, w. d, Stewart
assistant secretary, and a, X. Thorn
ton, treasurer.
STATE BOARD OF INSANITY.
The state board OF insanity met her,
yesterday In the regular monthly meet
ing. all the members being present.
| In addition to hearing the annual re.
port OF Medical Superintendent Calder
the following business was transacted
| Treasurer Farrer submitted his re-
port. showing the following disburse'
ments for January: General fund, S..
436 SO: improvements and repairs
s4S2 ,16; building. s642 so. and balance
on hand OF s715.0i.
acquisitions were made on the STATE
treasurer for warrants to cover the
following expenses for January: Sal
aries. sl,923,S5, current expenses, ST.
31I99.
The following table shows the move.
ment OF patients for January:
Men. Women. Total
Patients In hospital
Dec. 81, 1905 go. 1871 1s6 37'
Patients admitted
during January. 8
Patients under care