Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-23
BEET SUGAR

iCOnunued from Nlh'h rage.
as the season during which the fac
tory can be kept running is called
This is limited TO few months, the
entire capacity OF the mill being dor
mant during the greater part OF the
year. This unfortunate condlllOn A.
due 10 the fact thar each season
supply OF raw material must be DIS
posed of before II can he touched Dt
frost, which wouid destroy it, Roai'
izing the great benefits that would &C
crne 10 factory and farmer from an
extension Of the campaign expert
have been working on the problem Tor
years. and its solution appears 10 De
In sight.
A process of drying tie roofs ia
been devised and tested which entalis
a number OF important advantage
without involving any deirlment ,'
the product The plan is 10 erect SUD
stations on various parts OF a b"st
growing district. giving each a capac
ity/ of 10000 tons per campalgn.
about $50 tons daily. Al these SUD.
stations the beets would be washed
and sliced. the slices being put
through a drying kiln to eliminate
the moisture. Experiments nave
shown that this can be done wlthOn
any loss OF the sugar content ahc
with an increase of purity
The drying plants would add s'oo'-
coo 10 The cost of 81 .0000OO FACTORY
and such factory would operate the
ear round. extending its campaign
season TO five times its present length
It's consumption of beets would be IN
creased from 10000 tons TO 3oo,ooo
tons and consequently would accom-
plish as much work as would plants
now requiring investment OF s9.oo"'
0O0 There would be a number OF
minor economies in labor, freights.
insurance. etc.
The high rate of labor in this coun
trv is the only serious and permanent
handicap affecting our sugar peet Ill
dustrv but to Offset IL we nave sew
eral peculiar advantages. In Europe
the land on which beets are raised
is valued from $1,000 TO $4,000 per
acre and requires more fertilizihs
than that in America. Our Compet-
tors are exporters and the Unlted
States are their chief market. we
have a demand right at hand Tor al
the sugar we may be able to produce
for many years to come. our TABOR
ing classes are characterized by
higher degree of intelligence and In
dustry than those of Cuba and other
,ropical counties that produce cane
sugar and the European countries
that produce sugar from oeets. ou,
neople are given to inVestlgatlon anu
experiment and are ever receptive 10
new ideas. In Germany and Framed
there is a Discrimination TO the accept
ance of innovations. improvements
which originate with us are SLOW oil
adoption abroad. whilst We eagerly
embrace all that we learn of and gen
orally employ them with enhanced ell
ficiency.
We are bending our energies 10 the
development of the industry by the
production of larger tonnage to the
acre. by the production of beets OF
higher quality and purity. by the com
mercisl consumption OF all oF-pro-
ducts OF the factory. by the invention
and use Of improved irDlemenis ana
bv the employment of The most eco
romical processes and the bcSt ma
chinery in factories.
The Industry IS in It's initial stage
with Us but tho progress ALREADY made
iustifss the greatest hopes for the
future and confidence that we shaii ID
time overcome the lower wage scale
and cheaper production OF competing
countries.