The daily sentinel., 1908-03-11

A fight which promises to grow in
interest as the days pass has been
inaugurated, according to reports,
between the Western Sugar & Land
Company, operating the sugar fac
tory at Grand Junction, and the Pur-
ity Sugar, Land, Irrigation & Cattle
Company, which promises to put in
sugar factory at Delta.
Incidentally, there promises to be
just as interesting contest between
the towns of Delta and Olathe.
1t is announced that the beet rails
ers of the Olathe valley will hold a
meeting on next Saturday, March IA,
at Olathe. for the purpose Of pro-
testing against signing up contracts
for the cultivation of beets for the
proposed Delta factory.
The Sentinel learns that a commit
tee of Olathe citizens is in communi-
cation with the Grand Junction su-
the establishment of factory by the
Grand Junction company at Olathe.
and representatives of the Grand
Junction company expect to attend
this meeting to be held in Olathe on
Saturday.
The reports from Delta today in
dicate that the Western Sugar &
Land Company Is endeavoring to get
the Olathe beet growers to refuse to
give their support to the Delta pro-
ject.
A great acreage of beets is raised
in the Olathe district, and, II these
beet growers should refuse to sup
port the Delta factory. 1t would GER
tainly be a hard blow to the Delta
project.
The Delta people have issued
statement through the Delta Busi-
ness Mems Association, explaining
the proposition made by the Purity
Sugar. Land, Irrigation G Cattle
Company for the construction of a
factory at Delta. This statement de-
clares that the Western Sugar &
Land Company. which ds the Grand
Junction company, is doing every
thing possible to defeat the Delta
factory project. The statement says
in part:
"The Western Sugar & Land Com
pany, which is now making sudh
strenuous effort to defeat the Delta
factory, have been invited and i'm
portuned for several years to con-
struct such a factory in Delta or in
the Uncompahgre Valley, but all our
entreaties have been met with indif-
ference and we have been put off
from year to year with empty and
| indifferent promises. But the minute
1t was announced that factory
would be constructed in Delta, The
Western Sugar and Land Company
threw all their power into an effort
to drive out The Purity, Sugar, Land
Irrigation and Cattle Company.
In 1907 Delta and Montrose coun-
ty farmers supplied the Grand juno
ton factory with So per cent. of it's
beet tonnage, and these two counties
have furnished the Grand Junction
factory with approximately half of
it's tonnage for several years.
LET us ask II this assistance,
| ern Sugar and Land Company to run
its factory at all has been appreciat-
ed?
Have they ever given any tang
ible evidence that 1t was the inten-
tion of their company to give the
valley a factory? None whatever.
Have they supplied the grower
with beet dumps for the convenient
and economical handling of their pro-
duct? Only one in the entire valley.
Did they come up with the cash
last fall to pay for your beets as did
all other factories in the state of
Colorado? You were paid In scrip,
which was the only cause for us
feeling the panic at all in this val
ley"
The Delta people urge the Olathe
people to support the Delta prop
osition. pointing out what they deem
a great array of advantages for that
entire section of the country.
The Delta people declare that they
are entitled to factory. and that
Olathe should do everything possible