Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-02-22

amount OF sacharine matter, We could
not raise them successfully. Thi
seems a pretty good idea, and ",
believe ii would be the only plan tC
pursue. We first must know tina
they can be grown successfully here
Then secure the contracts, and tha
will bring the plant. 1t is an indus
try that must be fostered in that way.
1t would not in the least interfere
with what We do now.
In addition to the sale Of the beets
the raisers in Finney county have
been getting a $3.50 per ace fol
their beet tops, which are cured and
used Tor feed the same as hay. Whal
the price Of the pulp for feeding pur
poses would be we cannot say. Th,
company has as yet put no price Oh
1t, prefering to hold il to feed thsir
own cattle, which they expect to han
die. The company is now building a
reservoir to store water for irrigating
purposes few miles north OF Lakin
where there is a natural basin similar
to our Cheyenne bottoms, five and a
half miles long, a mile and a hall
wide, and 80 feet deep. The com
pany are ready to assist US in ally way
they can to promote the industry.
The visitors were taken in autos
and other vehicles over the city and
in the surrounding territory, and were
shown al there was to see in and
around Garden City, and certainly
feel under obligations to the Indus
trial club and the factory people for
their kindness and accommodations.
Personally. we wish to thank MIR.
Gillespie OF the plant, and Mr.. Die.
sem for the information we received
from them. We enjoyed the trip
very much.
WHAT IT HAS DONE FOR GARDEN CITY
1t has doubled the population in
the past year. There have been
more than one hundred residence;
built during the same time. 1t has
increased the railroad business more
than FIVE fold. Merchandise stocks
have been increased nearly 100 PEI
cent. Miles Of new cement sidewal S
have been laid. Empty business
houses have been filed and twenty
new ones have been built to care ior
the increased business. The aue Of
all kinds of property has increased at
least 5000 per cent. /, has made
Garden City the best town in Kansas
t. live IN.
WHAT IT HAS DONE FOR FIXNEy
COUNTY.
1t has cut up the large tracts in 0
small farms and has made better
farmers. II has brought in at lea
1000 people to work and make homes
on the iTragated farms. 1t has in.
creased The value Of every acre Of
farm land in the county, whether
irrigated or not. 1t has made a de
mand for labor unparalleled in the
history of the county. 1t has enabled
the farmer to grow a crop which is
not affected b. the speculations Of the
board of trade, aud he knows the
price he will get for his crop when he
plants the seed in the spring.
AT DODGE CITY.
On our return we stopped an hour
in Dodge City for supper, met some
of the business men Of the city, and
visited the Carnegie library, which i:
completed, but has not yet received
the book stacks or other furniture. /,
is a very neat little structure, the
front part being two story, the second
being in the form Of a dome, the
room being used for an assembly
room.i The building cost in tn.
neighbcrhOod Of $500. Their dona
ton from Mr.. Carnegie was $500
which amount was later increased BY
$1,000.
NOTES RY THE wAYSIDE.
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