Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1907-09-06
OUR SACCHARINE'SBAS0N
The Fields are Ready Unto
the Beet Harvest
BUT lABoRERs ARE loA1H
$4,000 Acres are TO be Harvested In
the Arkansas Valley this Fall.

For the past two months or more
scheme has been on foot and is
now fully consummatcd by which the
competition between the sugar fac
tories OF the Arkansas Valley for beet
planting area is eliminated.
The plan adopted is to divide the
beet growing territory of the valley
in such way as to give to each fac
tory the acreage il has contracted
for from the beet area most convcn-
iently adjacent TO the factory. The
mutual agreement is one that effects
wonderful saving OF expense in get
ting the crop into the factories, The
large immediate item of saving that
i, effects is in saving duplication OF
the dump building at the different
sidings. These dumps cost as much
as $4,000 to erect. and the constant
extension OF rail trackage into new
territory calls for new dumps. The
combine just made will save the erec-
ton OF some fourteen new dumps
this year. This and the shortening OF
the rail haul to the factory as well as
the item OF labor for manning the
dumps constitute saving of consid-
cradle magnitude. IL also furnishes
another demonstration of the good
business sense that the practical men
OF business affairs may he depended
on to- manifest when II comes to get
ting together in the interests OF prof
liable management.
The beet crop is looking good TO
the factory end OF the business just
now and the expectation was for an
unusually early opening OF the sugar
making campaign. II the ripe bccts
could all be brought in now the SUI
gar content would show large for the
tonnage. The weather has been ideal
for the ripcning. But from the grow
crs standpoint, i, looks different. He
is growing on Hat rate now, and u
i tonnage that counts. So he Is 10th
to pull his bects so long rs thcy are
increasing in size. a good rain fall
or an extra irrigation At this stage
would star, the bulbs expanding rap
idly and add very materially TO their
gross weight and bulk. But II would
not he likely to add anything 20 their
sugar; would rather tend To diminish
il. Labor Day and Fair days IN :he
valley have tendency TO delay the
harvesting Of the crop as well as the
fitting OF the factories. bu, the CAM
paign OF sugar making will be on
now just as quick as the conditions
will permit. and the sugar product
promises to be good. Last years
percentage OF sugar was low-as low
as 1855 lbs. OF sugar to the ton. In
addition to this the price OF sugar was
lower than usuai-SJ.ts per cwt. The
tho factory the companies paying tho
rail haul. averaged 81 per ton. max.
ing the cost OF bccis Sc to the fac
tory. With such yield OF sugar
i; will be seen that the margin OF
profit to the factory people was 30;
calculated to make millionaircs as
fast as the popular Judgment cs;i-
mates their turn out.
The Las Animas factory Is well
along in construction and promises
to be operating on this seasons :Top
perhaps in October. There is report
Of an intention TO build new factory
ut the new town OF Wiley. located on
the line OF the new Arkansas Valley
railroad. The best evidence in sun
por; OF this rumor seems to be that
a few days ago amended articles Of
incorporation of tho Holly Constru--
tion company were filed in the office
of the county clerk. increasing the
capital stock from St.soo.ooo to So
100000. Under the original articles
OF incorporation the capital stock
comprised 1900 shares OF the value
of 500 each. 5000 shares being pre-
fcrred stock and 7.ooo common stock.
The new articles provide for $1,000
shares OF the valuc of Stoo each. as
600 of which is preferred stock and
10000 common stock. This increase
of stock is said to be with view of
getting money into the treasury be-
fore the market gets any tighter. with
view to using il in the erection OF a
new factory next year.
The indications arc however that
the ownderful extension OF the sugar
industry has reached its limit for a
time at least and the number of new
factories will be small for time to
come. 1t is some indication of what
the growth OF the industry has been
in the Arkansas Valley alone to find
on making an estimate OF the acreage
OF the several factories this year that
there are 5000 acres Of beets to be
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