Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-29

ing sugar beots AT the same time
he can be convinced OF the general
rise in land values ana the high rent
ais paid for land growing sugar beets.
both of which, as rule, double and
some times treble after the sugar fac
tory has been IN operation long
enough TO demonstrate It's usefulness. .
Eight pages OF The report are deYot-
ed TO history of the beet sugar de-
velopment IN Idaho and the figures
given In the Christmas News on tho
results of 1905 IN that state are also
copied with a statement that the ig
ures may be relied on.
UTAH BEET SUGAR RECORDS
The result OF the Operatives ~ Lehi.
Garland. Logan, Ogden AMI Lewiston
are also detailed, and the patience and
perseverance OF the farmers Of the
state are We'll shown IN the introduce
ton TO the article on Utah. which ts
rs follows:
"'rhe beet sugar industry IN Utah Is
not SO extensive as IN Colorado, Michi-
been more remarkable. II has devel-
oped with steady growth.
ut does not appear that natural con-
ditlons OF soil aud climate are as favor
able TO large yields or % beets " high
quality as IN Colorado In fact, tho
history of the first factory, shows that
for several years the tonnage was not
large and the quality was only fair.
The success of the industry In this state
may be said 10 be due largely 20 the
industry, habits, and staying quality OF
the farmers. The farms In Utah are
small, aud the necessity Of making the
most out of them is a. pressing con-
sideration at all times. While irYiga-
ton was practically in it9 infancy at
other places. Utah had thoroughly es-
tablished systems of watering the soil.
The people of the state have huilded
and progressed on the basis Of intensive
production. The requirements OF the su-
gar industry conform To their habits
and aspirations. They have the patti
euce and are willing 70 acquire the
skill. They act more In unison to a
common purpose than any other COM
munity of farmers II has been my eH-
perlence to observe. With little public
parade, through hardships ana many
difficulties, the first plant met its prob
lens, solved them, and increased its
manufacturing facilities to keep up
with beet production. Finally 1t built
another factory, and 1t IL now consider
ing the installation OF others. Taking
advantage of the progressive tendency
TO beet production, another company
was organized IN the state. In re-
Spouse TO the rapid Development of Its
beet growing area, 1t built u second
factory, and, finally, a third, Beet
sugar production in Utah is conducted
entirely under the management OF these
two companies,
Some things of interest have been
developed In the State of Utah which
rebound to the benefit OF the whole in
dustry. ono. year blight affected tho
heets, materially reducing the tonnage.
Many thought the aflliction would be
carried over into the beet fields the
next year. This did not occur In 1905
the beet fields We're seriously affected
with a pest known locally as the white
fly" This proved very serious In all the
beet fields IN Utah and Idaho. From
this cause IT, is estimated that the Utah
Sugar company alone lost 10000 tons
of beets. Many farmers refused to
contract for beets for 1906, fearing a
transmission of this pest to the crops,
but this did not occur. There was very
little evidence of its ravages during
the past season. The season itself
proved TO be one of the best ever eN-
perienced in the history of beet sugar
production in Utah. y shortage OF
cars was the only real obstacle encoun-
tered this year.
This is one that seems to have pre-
vailed throughout the beet sugar dis
tricts in all parts OF the United States.
The tonnage was heavy and the beets
were of high quality"