The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-08-27
ESTIMATED BEET
TONNAGE TOO Low
WALLOWA HAS BETTER BEET
LAND THAN UNIoN-ExHI5IT
AT FAIR.

A. c. Miller, president OF the Wal
Iowa County Fair association, is in
receipt of the following communica-
tion from F. S. Bramwell, manager
of the Amalgamated Sugar Co., at
La GraGde, which is of general in
iterest to Wallowa county people:
Mr.. A. c. Miller Enterprise, Oregon.
Dear Sir:-In the matter of our
making an exhibition at the Wallowa
county Fair, we desire to Observes:
We would like space from six to
ten feat wide, in which we will erect
a sort of pyramid of lumber con-
struction; and exhibit beelts from
the various fields grown near En-
'terprise and LoStine.
When we met the public of your
city last spring, we made certain
statements concerning the tonnage
that we believed could be grown on
lands in Wallowa county. We
found a general prejudice against
the beet culture, as you know, caus-
ed by the failure of the beet indus
try in Union county. We told the
people in this meeting that the con-
ditions were different and we be-
lieved good tonnage could be grown
in Wallowa county.
l am very happy to inform you and
your associates, and to acknowledge
that we made mistake ait this
meeting, in that we didn't place the
tonnage high enough, because in
nearly every field that we are oper-
ating-save about three where we
have made mistake and got on the
wrong kind of land-4we are going to
exceed our fondest anticipations; and
exceed the statements we made in
some instances by so per cent.
l expect to ship some beets from
Union county and place side by side
with beets grown in your county
not with a view of knocking this
county, but with the hope of prov
Ing to your people the splendid OPP
portunities that are before them in
the matter of raising beets. | also
expect to bottle beet juice and show
The process of manufacturing sug
ar from the beet to the finished
article.
1t is thought by some that beet
sugar is inferior to that made from
cane, and a general prejudice OBJ
tains. The facts are, Mr.. Miller,
That it doesn't matter at all what
the ground work of sugar is, wheth-
er it be cane, beets, plums, or any
other article from which sweetness
can be obtained, when DIT reaches
a degree of about 95 per cent puri-
ty 1t Is sugar and that is all that can
be said about it. AS matter of
fact the highest per cent of purity
was had from beets. The highest
per cent of purity from cane that
! know anything about was 95 per
cent, while from beets 1T has reach
ed a point of 95.6 per cent. Very
!itt,e difference, 1T is true, but ii
Is In favor of beet sugar. Again
there is 20 cents differential in
Price in favor OF the beet.
\ We are very glad to participate
in the matter Of your Fair, and we
may be pardoned at this time when
we say that you will always find us
publicspirited and willing to do our
part, and little more, looking to
the development of the country
where we are operating. We believe
In good roads; dn good, efficient, and
yet economical government; and in
every way looking to the develop
ment and enhancement of values In
the country round about. In this,
Too, you must consiier that we are
entirely unselfish, SO far as your
territory is concerned, for the reas-
on that we do not own single acre
OF land.
We shall be very glad to hear from
you appr.sing us OF the fact that
the space is reserved; and we will
send a, 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.
Ama,gamatei Sugar Company.
BY F. s. Bramwell. Manager.