Arizona republican., 1909-09-12

CONTRACTS READY
 FOR BEET GROWERS A Good Prospect For a South Side Fac. tory When the Conditions
 Warrant lt.

! Chas. Warehouse, who for the bet ter part of the past season has been located at Glendale. having supervision there over some three sections of su- gar beets for the company. has re- turned to Tempe and will be located here permanently from now on. Mir. Warehouse still retains his connec- ton with the Southwestern Sugar & Land Company and is now known as the South Side field manager.
 He is now prepared to make con- 1 tracts with South Side growers for the coming season. According to Mir. Wat erhouse the company desires to handle about 1000 acres the coming season. Five thousand acres of this amount will be grown on the north side of the river. and it is hoped to have Tempe and Mesa each take a thousand The seed will be planted somewhat earlier this season. being divided through the three months of October, November and December. It was found last year at the factory that the earlier the beets were planted the better were the re- suits. MT. Warehouse feels confident that he will have no difficulty in se- curing thousand acres in the Tempe district this season, for those who planted last year came out we'll on the venture. There is no question but that the Tempe section can grow splen- did beets if reasonable care is taken In their cultivation. It was stated at the factory that the Tempe beets made the best showing of any section in the valley. The beets arrived at the fac tory in the best of shape. were solid and well matured. The Tempe ranch CTS had rather disastrous experience Tn the beet business a few years ago and many were inclined to take no further chances. but the results of last years work have changed the minds of many. Thost who planted beets raised good crops, and, what is more. got a good price for them and received the cash without any trouble or diffi- cuity. There Is no question but that the method of dealing employed by the company will do much toward encour- aging the farmers in this section to plant a greater acreage this year.
 There is every indication that if the south side farmers show a proper in terest and are willing to devote enough land and labor to the crop, that in the course of short time a south side factory will be a reality In fact, the managers of the company have ex- pressed willingness to construct a factory on this side of the river just as soon as the conditions will permit. The sugar beet business is undoubt- edly going to be q great industry in this valley. Figure. for instance, what the results will be if a thousand acres are planted under the Tempe canal and aa medium crop is harvested. That would mean not less than 15,00O tons, and at the price that was paid last year. s4.75 per ton, a nice little bun bunch of cash, nearly s75.OO0, would be turned loose here. At Glendale says Mir Warehouse, the direct bene- fits of the factory have been felt to a greater extent than anywhere else in the valley. At the same time the good results are apparent all over the val ley in slightly lesser degree.
 The contracts this year will be the same as used for the last crop, and the company has made arrangements to supply hand labor Anyone at all interested in the matter should make it point to see MT. Warehouse.