Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1910-09-01
ESTIMATED BEET
TONNAGE TOO LOW
WALLoWA HAS BETTER BEET
LAND THAN UNloN-ExHI5IT
AT FAIR.

A. c. Miller, president OF the Wal
| Iowa County Fair association, IS in
receipt Of the following communica-
ton from F. S. Bramwell. manager
OF the Amalgamated Sugar Co.. az
La Grande, which is OF general in
terest 10 Wallowa county people:
Mir. A. c. Miller Enterprise. Oregon.
Dear Sir:-In the mater Of our
making an exhibition a. the Wallowa
I county Fair. we desire 10 observe:
We would Ike a space from six TO
! ten fest wide, in which we will erect
, { sort of pyramid of lumber con-
struction; and exhibit bees from
the various fields grown near En-
terprise and Loscine.
( When We met the pubic OF your
c.ty last spring. we made certain
statements concerning the tonnage
that We believed could be grown on
lands in Waiiowa county. We
found a general prejudice agains-
The beet cuEuTe. as you know, caus-
sd by the failure OF the bee. indus
Try in Union county. We told the
people in this meeting that the con-
dkions We're different and we be-
lieved good tonnage coun be grown
IN Wallowa county.
l am very happy 10 inform you and
your associates, and TO Acknowledge
,heE We made q mistake a. this
meeting, in that We didn't place the
tonnage high enough. because il
nearly every field that we are oper-
ating-save about three where we
have made a mistake and got on the
wrong kind OF land--we are going TO
exceed our fondes- anticipa!ions; and
exceed the statements We made in
some instances by 80 per ceRt.
l expect TO ship some beels from
Union county and place side by side
with bee-s grown in your county
not wiki a view OF knocking this
county, but with the hope OF prov
ing 10 your people the splendid op
portunities that are before them in
he matter of raising bee,s. l also
expect 10 bottle beet juice and show
The process OF manufacturing sUg
ar from the bee; 10 the finished
article.
Il is thought by some that beet
sugar IS inferior 10 that made from
cane, and general prejudice OBJ
Iains. The facts are. Mr.. Miller,
hat it doesn't matter a. all what
he ground work OF sugar is, wheth-
er 1t be cane, beecs, plums, or any
other article from which sweetness
can De obtained, when il reaches
degree OF about 80 per cent puri-
7 y il is sugar and THAI is all that can
be said abou- It. AS a matter Of
fact the highest per cent of purity
ever obtained in the United States.
was had from beets. The highest
! Per cent Of purity from cane that
/ know anything about was 50 per
cent. while from beets II has reach
81 point Of s5.6 per cent. Very
iiit.s difference, II is true. but X
is in favor OF beet sugar. Again
'Aere is 20 GEMS differential in
/ price in favor Of the beet.
I We are very glad to participate
in the matter Of your Fair. and we
may be pardoned al this time when
We say that you will always find US
publicspirited and willing to do our
part, and little more, looking to
he development Of the country
where We are oIe-a.ing. We believe
in good roads; in good, efficient, and
yet economical government; and in
every way looking 10 the develop
ment and enhancement of values in
the country round about. In this.
I too. you must consider that we are
entirely unselfish, so. far as your
territory is concerned, for the reas-
on that We do not own a single acre
Of land
\ We shall be very glad TO hear from
you apprising US OF the fact that
the space is reserved; and We will
send man from here and fix 1t up
in apple pie order. If you can
offer any suggestions whatever or
Indicate in any way that we can
help you outside OF the order We
have outlined, you may command me
Yours truly,
Amalgamated Sugar Company
By F. S. Bramwell, Manager.