Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-01-13
BIG SUGAR PLANT
NOW OPERATING
Several Yerington People See i.
the First Sugar Made
in Nevada

/ ScIldtoT D. II. KcNIllcTS anu WlIc, VIII
Reymers and Fred Bertrand left for Fal
lon last week Thursday to witness the
blowing in of the big, new beet sugar
factory at Fallon. They travelled by
river storage dam met with an accident
to the machine, which delayed them
few hours, bat they telephoned their
! troubles to Senator Dolf of Fallon and
cued the stranded party The visitors
were the guests of Senator Dolf while in
Fallon
The sugar factory is described as a
and of stone and brick, and constructed
in the most substantial manner, while
the machinery and other equipment is
of the latest design, new and costly.
The plant stands the company about
500, 900. The visitors were shown every
portion of the process of the manufac-
ture of sugar from the slicing of the
beets to the turning out of the refined
wonderful one.
The factory has the capacity to handle
the supply of beets from 5000 to TO- 900
acress of land. This means. with pro-
duction that will average Is tons to the
acre, from 120, 900 to 10000 tons per
season, but the product of the first sea-
son s run will be small, as the planting
of beets last year was but experimental;
some of those who planted not under
standing the method of raising the sac
charine- laden tubers, and others being
! skeptcal about the industry, Since the
mill started up, however, all who have
seen it are going into the business of
beet-raising on a larger scale than be-
fore, ard many who have not furnished
beets for this initial run, will furnish all
their ground will produce the next
season. And they are now studying the
methods of raising the beets so as to ac-
quire the largest crops and the highest
percentage of saccharine matter, as it is
probable that the company will buy
beets in the future according to the
percentage of sugar matter contained
therein.
The TIMES has said something in
former issues regarding this industry i'm
Nevada, and again would impress upon
our farmers the advisability of growing
beets in Mason Valley to help supply
the Fallon plant. The Lovelock valley
has furnished some beets for this first
run of the factory and so has Washoe
Valley, and both of those valleys are
going to put in much larger acreage
this year. The farmers here can get the
same terms as are offered to the other
growers, and there will be good crops.
no failure, and a sure market for their
produce.
The imports of sugar into the United
States amount to something like $780,
0OO 900 annually, so there is plenty of
chance to manufacture in this country.
The home supply will never, probably,
equal the consumption. There is not
only chance for the Fallon factory to
make big success. but there will be
room i'll several other valleys of the
State for factory of equal capacity.
The Yerington visitors extended
thanks to Manager Heinze for his court
eous treatment of them and hope to see
him visit our city soon so they can re-
ciprocate. The TIMES was presented
with little sack of the first sugar
turned out, and it is very sweet. clear
had not gone through the last process of
clarifying, and it will be kept as SOU
venir of the establishment of one of the
greatest industries in the State.