The Lamar register., 1910-02-09
RAISE IN PRICE
OF SUGAR BEETS
PREDICTION THAT IT WILL BOOM
THE INDUSTRY IN SOUTH
ERN COLORADO.
pLEASES THE GROWER
COMING YEAR LIKELY TO BE REC
oRp-BREAkER IN SUGAR
PRODUCTION.

Denver.-The News Saturday morn
ing, says: Sugar beet growers of the
Arkansas valley have been notified by
the trust and independent factories OF
n new scale OF prices to be paid them
for beets in 1910, which, generally.
amounts to an increase of nearly so
cents a ton and is the highest price
ever offered for beets In that section
OF the state.
Back of this announcement is VIC
tory for the farmers. attributed to
quiet, concentrated work. covering a
period of some years, or since the abo-
lition OF the original rate in favor of
the unsatisfactory sliding scale. al
though the factories say the high mar
ket price for sugar enables them to
give the raise. This Is probably true.
too. but II is also certain that the
farmehs did not like the scale which
has been prevailing. and that there
was danger of grave deterioration in
the industry.
II is equally certain that the new
scale means a wonderful revival in in
terest. and correspondingly In
creased output. The coming year is
likely to be a record-breaker in point
of production throughout the state.
In other words. the companies appar-
entity do not wish to figure in the light
Of having receded from their attitude.
but. having done SO. 1t probably means
a tremendous impetus to the most i'm
portant agricultural industry that this
state boasts. The constant cry of the
companies is for higher grade beets.
and they claimed that the scale which
IL now being abolished in favor OF the
new one, was designed to increase the
sugar content.
The farmers, on the other hand. de-
clared they were unable to make
enough money under the old slidin,,
scale to Justify continuing the effort.
The industry In the Arkansas valley
represents a fixed investment by the
independents at Holly and Swink and
by the trust of millions of dollars
large, they pay out millions to the
farmers and to factory employees.
That the sugar beet industry has
been the means of retaining a vast
acreage and has brought into Colorado
thousands OF new and desirable citI
Eens and vast amount OF money
there is no doubt. but when the grow
ers began to feel II was not worth
while raising beets. and that theJ
could make more money producing
something else. the industry was jeop
ardized.
That the new scale will establish
amocable relations all around. and bs
the means of advancing sugar beef
growing through the valley. with al
the desirable conditions naturally re
sulting. seems to be the general i'm
preston.
II Is understood that the new scale
docs not affect the northern part o
the state. where the Great Western
company operates, as 1t has a flat rat,
OF $500 TO $3.50 per ton. Neithe
does II affect the Independent factor
at Sugar City. where the flat rate pre-
walls.
In the northern field the rate is s.
per ton, without reference to suga
content. and this scale is said to b.
unsatisfactory to many of the grow
ers.
At Grand Junction. where the fac
tory is owned by Colorado Spring
people. who also operate factories IL
Kansas. a S. rate prevails.
The announcement OF the new seal
came from Holly. where the headIuaI
tiers OF the independent factories O
Holly and Swink are located. and fror
the headquarters of the America
company at Rocky Ford. at the sam
time. indicating that 1t is the resul
Of an agreement between them.