Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-09-02
)PENING OF
| SUGAR CAMPAIGN
)iuuing Tremendous Crop Begins
Sept. 5-The AmaIgamated Co.
viii Handle 10000 Tons.
;oUNTY TEACHERS INSTITUTE
lew Departure for Pedagoes OF Weber
Stranger is Run over
BY Cars.

ogden. Sept. 2-Judge IA. II. Rolapp
Of the Amalgamated Sugar company.
Nhen seen by a News" representative
ctncerning the coming run Of the four
Mrge factories under the company's
Management, stated that the conditions
fhis season have been very favorable to
lbe sugar beet growers OF Itah. idaho
tnd oregon. The beet seed was plant
ef in most instances In good time. Civ
s|rg the beets On early start, and the
Wmauc conditions have been very Ia
Wrable. In the early part Of the season
DE frequent rains brought up the crop
Mickly and it has grown luxuriantly
Efer since. There was plenty OF water
for irrigation purposes throughout the
summer and the beets have matured
well.
During the past week the companys
chomists have been busy Ramplinp the
crOp and have found the percentage In
Bugar and purity 20 be very good,
averaging slightly below u per cent
saccharine and 80 per cent purity.
Under the control Of the Amalgamat-
Cd sugar company through contract
VIII the beet growers, there have been
PLANTED approximately 10000 acres Of
sugar beets, which win average from 10
TO - tons 10 the acre. Some Of the
Mariners may not get 10 tons 20 the acre
but there are others Who viii raise from
Is 10 80 tons, where every condition
has been more than favorable.
The management estimates & will run
over 1000 tons through the ogden fac
tory and at the four factories in ogden,
Logan, Lewiston and la Grande. about
zl0O0O tons This year a fiat rate OF
sf5O per ton Is being paid the beet
ccrop the Amalgamated company will
expend among the farmers practically
81 oO0, 600. This amount, added 20 the
salaries paid employees IN running the
factories. is an important factor in the
prosperity now enjoyed by the farmers.
Tho ogden factory win begin its run
some time between September 8 and
10: tho Logan factory between the
10th and Goth; the Lewiston factory,
about the 10th and the lie Grande,
Oregon factory about the Goth
The Amalgamated management has
ISSUED the following statement 20 the
farmers;
'-rhe beet growers whose beets are
matured sufficiently. Il has been de-
cided to give notice TO commence dig
gng on Thursday next. Sept 8. Cars
have beea ordered for the different
stations and according TO promise Of
'thc railroad company win be there
|on time for loading. Just how We
|1nay faro In this respect later on, OF
curse we cannot tell. nor can we toll
bow the coal situation may terminate.
Failure IN either case VIII cause the
Factory 20 be shut down. on account
b. the large crop this season, Il is con-
kdered best. both for the farmers
hnd the sugar company TO commence
Ifhe campaign early; but no earlier than
Nc have commenced some other years.
y hose who receive notice now 10 dig,
Ibave the advantage OF the help
NJ their children before school
Begins. and then. too. Il will
BENEFIT their land to stir IL up TO
} ct the benefit Of tho hot sun. Farm
trs who dig and deliver their beets
bow will not be working IN the
Stormy season later on.
Failure to obtain coal and other
fnaterlals will necessitate digging
beets being stopped until oct IS, when
n win be coos enough 20 store the
beets. and 81 we then meet with a
fcarcity Of cars at that time. Il will
p difficult FOR tho farmers 10 dispose
of their beets.
Considering these conditions. Il Is
\ Thought advisable 10 start the factory
farly and dispose OF the boets by
Working them UP as fast as possible.