The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16
over l65,000
SACKS OF SUGAR
But Growers Supplying Local Factory Will Receive Nearly
$40O,O0O--750OO Tons Of Beats Handled
Greatest Year in Factorys History


ern Sugar e Land company. general
ly known as the Grand Junction
Sugar Factory, promises to be the
most successful in the history of that
big industry in the Grand valley
There was very general joy in
Grand junction, perhaps more effus-
i've than for any other project ever
brought to fruition heretofore. when
the announcement came over the
wires to The Sentinel that the money
had been subscribed for the first
sugar factory to be built in the state
of Colorado. 1t is ancient history to
tell of the growth of the beet sugar
industry in Colorado. 1t is ar ong
the very first industries in the state
and this city feels proud that here
the industry found its first start in
the Centennial state.
From the laying of the foundation
stones of the big factory in the south
eastern portion of the city, there was
a decided turn of the tide toward
prosperity's goal. Grand Junction
until the year 1899 when the factory
began operations had stood almost
at a standstill for number of years
There was no very marked augumen-
tation of the population and very few
notable improvements being made
able improvements began at once.
The first year that the factory
ground beets and made sugar there
were only 5000 tons of beets TO be
ground. The people did mot take
hold at first, but when they found
that it was almost "A sure crop and
their money was at hand as soon as
the beets were grown, brought them
to realization of the benefits to
come from the factory and ever since
that time the tonnage has been on
the increase. We regard the advent
of the sugar factory as the turning
point in the city's history.
For the sake of comparison, we
ask the public to note the change in
conditions now, not only as regards
the factory. but the progress the city
has made since that time
There will be furnished the factory
this year 1000 tons of beets to be
ground into sugar. For this great
tonnage of beets there will be paid
the farmers of the Grand and Gunni-
son valleys the great sum OF S3fo,-
900. For freight there will be paid
to the railways and for other means
of transportation the great sum of
SIPS. 900.
To get at the ma,ter properly and
to illustrate how L--.eficialtthe sugar
factory is TO this section of western
Colorado, divide that great sum
which the farmers Will receive for
their beets into monthly pay roll.
II is easily Appropriated, about $40
900 per month. This sum alone is
almost sufficient to bring prosperity
to almost any community and The
Sentinel has always felt a high satis-
faction that we have this sure money
producing industry for the farmers.
Beside this immense sum paid out
to the growers of beets, there is an
other salary list. A campaign of five
months for the factory produces n
monthly pay roll for this alone of be-
tween ten and twenty thousand dol
lars. And all through the year there
is more or less of a big pay roll at
the factory aggregating tor clerical
service and management about five
to seven thousand dollars.
We hardly anticipate that there
will be anyone dispute The Sentinel
that such an institution is of the very
greatest benefit to the people and
the merchants of this city.
| In conversation with Manager
Fred G. Holmes today, he stated
that there would be produced by the
Grand junction factory 900 bags
of sugar of 100 pounds each. These
bags all bear the label of the factory
showing that they are produced in
this city and from a mere advertise
ment standpoint alone. is of vast
benefit to the city.
! Altogether we believe that no in
dustry or benefit that has ever come
to the Grand valley has been any
| greater than the sugar factory op-
Grated in this city. President Davies
has taken an especial pride in max
ing the Grand Junction factory the
success it is and this has not been
done without great many adverse
conditions to meet. but he has always
met them. whatever they may be and
has brought success each and every
time. We always feel happy to hear
the big whistle of the factory. when
the grinding campaign commences.
because 1T tells us that it is bringing
wealth and work for all the people.
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