The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-16
IMMENSE CROP WILL BE AAR
3 VESTED THIS FALL.
MILL TO START OCT.
Many Improvements Made by Man
agement Company Erects Five
Residences for Offices and Sleeping
Quarters for Employes-Ruild New
Dumps.

The 5000 acres Of sugar beets in
this and adjoining counties are said to
be in a fourishing condition and
growing finely. The beets at this
time Of the year have nearly finished
growing and from now on until the
last Of September, or until the harvest
season occurs, will begin the storage
Of sugar. The yield Of the crop will
be nearly double this fall over that Of
last year for the reason that nearly
double the acreage was planted sew
eral months ago.
Beets will begin to arrive at the
big mill about the first of October
and will continue to come in from all
of the many small stations through
out the valley until late in December.
The large force Of men at the mill
will begin operations on October /,
and once the work is started it will
continue day and night until the en-
tire beet crop has been worked into
sugar. Supplies are now being re-
ceived at the big mill preparatory for
the run and these include thousands
of tons of coke and limestone, which
form an important part in the manu-
facture Of the finished article. Large
quantities of coal are also being stored
near the factory, as the management
is taking no chance of being com
PEELED to shut down in the midst of a
big run. All OF the coal that the com
pany will use is shipped from Wyo.
ming mines and many carloads are
being received daily.
During the past few months that
the mill has remained idle" Manager
Edmond Simmonds said yesterday af-
ternoon," we have employed so men
in making number Of changes that
we have had in contemplation for
some time past. An electric elyator
has also been installed, which will be
of great benefit to the hundreds OF
workmen that will be employed with.
in the next SO days. They have also
kept all Of the valuable machinery
throughout the big building in first
class repair until at the present time
it is all ready to start with practically
moments notice.
During the past few months we
have shipped 1.1OO people into this vi.
cinity. Most all of these were beet
field workers and these have been
scattered far and wide throughout the
region in which sugar beets are
grown. At present we have 130 men
on the company's pay roll and when
the mill starts to grind the beets
into pulp this will be increased to at
least 400 more.
I'VE have recently erected 10 bunk
houses near the mill which will be
used by the employees during the com
ing fall months. At large expense
the company has also recently erected
five bungalows in the Chris Yegen ad
dition for the local officers of the com
pany. These have recently been fin
ished and are fitted up with all OF
the modern conveniences. They will
be occupied shortly.
.We have recently completed mum
Der Of automatic dumps at our va
rious shipping stations that are 8
great improvement over the old style
that were in use last year The new
arrangement tips the wagon loaded
with beets over and when they have
all rolled out the wagon comes bach
to its original position. These have
been installed at Weidler, west of the
city and at Laurel. Bridger and Ran
chester, Wyo., where several hundred
aNAs Of beets will be grown this
year.
while the increase in tonnage O.
beets will nearly double that of las
year, we do not expect to run ths
mill any longer this season than WI
did last. Then all of the machiner.
was new and stiff and required more
attention than it will during the CON
ing run. Everything is now in tn,
best of condition and the big mil
could be started within few days
provided, Of course, that we had all Q
the necessary material to work upon
During last fall and winter tn
sugar company fed thousands Of heal
Of sheep and cattle at the feed yard
short distance from the mill. Jus
whether they will follow the sam
plan this fall and winter Is not know
at present. as no definite arrange
ments have as yet been made in thi
respect"