The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1906-12-20
EXCURSION A SUCCESS
Every Courtesy Was Extended to the
Visitors and the Day Was
Well Spent.

The people Of Garden City certainly ex.
erted themselves to make, the stay IL
that town pleasant one for the Dodg,
City crowd. They met the train with
brass band and committees Of bushes
men accompanied the visitors to th,
sugar beet factory to act as guides. Th,
scene there must be personally visited ii
order for one to understand what 1t is anc
1t means to the community. West Of the
factory the beet cribs several blocks
long and over half block wide are flied
with the product which has increased the
value Of the land 900 per acre In one
season, and has half paid for the land in
one year, cords of beets as far as you can
see. There are long drive ways over the
top Of the cribs and the wagons drive
over these and dump the bsets where
ever they are wanted. Many Of tho
wagons are arranged 80 that the driver
can press lever and drop the load Of
beets instantly. A device on the descent
Of the drive way throws the sides Of the
wagons into place again so that The
driver has nothing to do but manage bis
team. The wagons haul In four tons to
the load. The driveway Is continually
lined with teams, and q special train
10 busy constantly hauling beets to the
factory from points along the line.
Underneath the beet cribs are fumes
built Of cement each carrying strong
current OF water. The beets can be
dropped from any point 10 the immense
cribs, and are carried rapidly In to the
factory, being washed as they are swept
along by the water. On Wednesday be-
fore the excursion HOO tons of beets were
let into the factory through these fumes
and made into sugar. From another
direction water for the factory is carried
from the wells which are located some
distance up an incline south of the
building. The water is clear and spark
ling and rushes down cement water
way, After examining this part of the
works, the Dodge City crowd was taken
into the factory. The first thing that
excltes the wonder of q visitor here, is
how such an immense affair could be
built and put into working order in the
short space Of nine months. The build
ing Is an immense brick structure, several
stories high almost entirely filled with
machlneryA AT the entrance the Dodge City
crowd watched the machinery wash and
slice the beets; In the center of the build
ing the crowd gazed upon oceans Of
syrup, and at the ware room In the fur.
Their end they foand stored several train
loads Of fine graduated sugar sacked and
ready for shipping. The cost Of putting
up the factory Is said to be q million
dollars, and it Is claimed that 1t will not
take very long for the profit on the
business 10 pay for 1t.
The greatest item noticed, however, is
10 the value OF the land. For miles around
Garden City the land is used for beet
growing. The building Of the factory
has made fortunes for the land owners.
Without the sugar Industry this land
would be worth from $40 to $26 an acre.
Now 1t 10 saleable for el25. per acre.
rhe man who has 200 acres Of beet land
,as Its value jumped from $4,000 to
10000 II sugar factory locates near II.
there are 10000 acres Of land around
Garden City that have increased In value
II, 0OO, 900. by the factory being located
here. Ia addition to this there is a
possibility Of every two years bringing
mother 81 900 900. In profit from raising
eets on this land. !
In the ware room of the factory, {
iayor Miller, Of Garden City, made
short address Of welcome to the visitors. =
Ifter welcoming the guests Mr.. Miller :
aid. "ln looking at the Kind Of people /
yho live In Dodge City l understand J
hat the only reason the sugar factory is .
0t there ls because they were not quite
uIek enough. realize also that they
anne here to look at the factory not only
D see what 1t 10 like, but to prepare for a
sctory 10 their own town." He then
lated that Garden City had grown !
900 acres Of bsets this season. T.
In responding to the address Of well
one Mr.. Reeves thanked the mayor for
9th the welcome and the hospitality Of
Harden City dodge City,, he SAID,
has never been Jealous Of Garden City.
here are always few men who are
ealOus Of other towns, but / never hear
~ but the klndest words about Garden
'ltv In Dodge. Thisaugar making is .
vonderiul work. II 10 said that he who
,akes two blades grow whore one grew IL
public benefactor. With what you have
one you are more than that. Why, you
ave taken the very alksll Of the plains and
Il Into sugar, and thence In
!, gold. When the resurrection comes,
have no doubt that oil tho old alehem. I
ito will made breaA for Garden City to !
% how Il was done daughter.