The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-16
MILLIONS IN SIGHT
FOR MANY UTAHNS
Valuable Concession Secured
by Them From Government
of Mexico.
GRANTED THE RIGHT TO
ERECT BEET SUGAR PLANTS
Period of Time Covered i'm the
Concession Is Fifteen Years.
Virtually Perpetual.

Salt Lake and Utah people have Sc
cured q concession from the government
3t Mexico that should make million
ares out of a number. This concession
gives the Mexican Beet Sugar company
an organization in which number Of
Utahns arc interested. the right 10
erect beet sugar Factories in any Mexi-
can state or territory where the com
pany elects. as il not only is given by
The republic Of Mexico. but also from
every state and territory, and the docu-
mcnt which makes the grant bears the
signature of state and territorial Off.
"ials IN addition 10 the signatures of
officials of the republic.
The document bv the way. which is
the concession. is unique one. and
il is covered with stamps, $500 worth
having to be attached in order TO make
Il valid. This document is in the safe
Of the treasurer Of the company in this
lily.
Fifteen Years Is Time.
The concession extends over n period
on fifteen wears. which in reality is
perpetual. and gives the company the
right to erect beet sugar factories any
where in the republic. Under its terms
ali machinery. structural material.
farming implements. etc, necessary IN
the plants are TO be admitted free OF
duty, Besides this. all property and
securities of the company are exempt
from taxes during the life of the con
cession, except the government stamp
tax.
Thai the concession is an exception
ally good one is shown by the fact that
the climatic conditions in Mexico arc
such that sugar beets NAV be planted
every mouth III the year, thus insurln2
run of 500 days every year as against
The short campaign in all other sugar
beet producing countries,
Beets Wonderfully Prolific.
Sugar bccts grow everywhere in Mex
leo. and they grow without either irrI
cation or cultivation, the product being
from ten TO thirty tons per acre. so
that sp enormous Weld would
follow when modern irrigation is put
into use and modern methods of cult |
walton adopted. Sugar beets IN Mexico |
contain remarkably high percentage
of saccharine: great deal more. II
is said than is contained in those
grown either in America or Germany.
At the Agricultural College of Mexico !
tweuty-one samples Of sugar beets |
which the company had sent there FOR
ANALYSIS were tested These samples !
were not picked samples, but were !
taken at random They were grown for |
experimental purposes, but were from
several localities. some OF The samples |
from q ranch on which 800 acres Of |
sugar bcets were grown.
Professor +. Foey of the college made |
the analyses and This disclosed that fine |
average sugar in the beets is 1906 2.3 |
per cent, and for purity $500 % per |
cent-a remarkable showing. Beets |
will GROW anywhere upon the plateaus. |
aud. as SAID. can he planted every |
month in the wear The bv-product |
fuds q ready market: ranchmen and |
stock growers clamor for 1t for their
cattle.
Labor Is Cheap.
Labor conditions in Mexico are said |
to be ideal. and while II is cheap {n- |
skilled labor can be had for % cents !
per day gold) the laborcrs are contented |
aud happy. it might be said that labor |
is born. raised and dies upon the same |
plantation. Members Of the company /
declare that there is no such thing az
peonaGc or slavery in Mexico
II is the intent of the company 10 !
erect its first factory in the vicinity of |
the City of Mexico. and several sites
arc now being considered. The com
panv has. according TO information here. |
The hearty cooperation Of the govern |
ment and OF prominent members of the |
administration, Capital invested ~ !
MEXICO Is regarded rs dhSDlUiHlN Sdif- Il
and Americans are looked upon with |
yreat favor
Home Market Ready.
There is now Il home market for two |
or three factories of 900 ions daily |
capacity. while the markets of The |
world arc open. the cost of production |
being so low that Mexican beet sugar |
can be laid down 10 Germany in com |
petition with German manufactured |
bee, sugar and still he sold at profit |
Tho company has Offices in the Utah !
Savings & Trust company s building. !
It's officers arc: VI. II. Walker. prcsi- |
dcnt: ]. G. Tborcsen. vice president: w |
Mont Ferry. treasurer: Pcter Porter,
secretary; Sumner Mcrrick. general
manager 1t is capitalized for $1,000 |
600 NJ. Fl. Walker. w Mont Ferry aud |
Duncan MacNichie compose The cxccu
tive committee. There arc q number |
OF other Utahns interested in the com
1any.
All members Of Order of Railway |
('ou6ucinrs and J,aIicsP Auxiliary a,c