Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-05-15
MONDAY, APRIL 81
Trip 10 S~ugarIand

Trip 10 Su0arldn0
The trip to Eugarland today wal one
that was thoroughly enjoyed by all
and of much educational value. Sugar
land is about 80 miles southeast Of
Houston, and is about five miles from
the turbulent Brszos river. The train
left Houston at $40 and reached Su-
garland at IL a. m. Along the way
several good fields of cotton were seen
growing and a general air of prosperity
was seen. Sugarland is operated by
the Imperial Sugar Company, an in
dependent company that has caused
the sugar trust much worry and con-
Germ. It was established nine years
ago, and the refinery produces on
average 1900 barrels Of cane sugar per
day. The editors were taken through
the plant and shown all the processes
Of making sugar. The plant not only
refines the sugar grown in this section
of Texas but imports large quantities
of raw sugar from Cuba and Porto
Rico. It employs in the sugar indus
try at Sugarland about $50 persons al
together on the 1900 acres OF land in
the Sugarland plantation. The larger
part of the land on the plantation Is in
cotton. Ten acres were devoted last
year to celery growing, while large
quantities of potatoes, cabbage and all
truck crops are grown. This land
seems especially fine for the various
vegetable crops and produces proli-
fically.
An important industry at Sugarland
is the Sealy Mattress Factory. which
makes the Sealy Tuftless Mattress,
which has a sale all over the country.
1t the cotton grown on the
plantation and employs a large num-
Der Of men and women. Altogether
on the plantation and in the various
industries Of the company 1900 per-
son are employed.
A new industry at Sugarland is the
factory for Mixtrlte Stock Food, which
is manufactured from the black syrup
that has been a waste product in years
gone by at the sugar ~refineries, where
cane sugar was manufactured.
Another new industry that will soon
be in operation at Sugarland is a home
packing company, where q choice
grade of meat products will be pro-
duced. Canned meats. cured meats,
lard and lard compounds, neatsfoot
and oleo oils will also be produced.
Poultry food will likewise be manu-
featured.
The general management Of the
plant is under control of w. 7. FL
bridge, the president of the company,
and it was the unanimous sentiment
Of the visiting editors that If Mr.. Ell
bridge was as good a manager for the
sugar company rs he was a host to the
editors he must be . most decided
success. After showing the various
factories to the visitors he provided q
barbecue dinner for all. 1t was origin
ally planned to have this served out OF
doors, but just about noon Jupiter
Pluvius made up his mind that this
part OF Texas needed some more mois-
ture and so the barbecue was served
inside the refinery building. Follow
ing the barbecue an address of wei.
come and n that was instructive az
well was delivered by Judge Norman
g. Kittrell, Of Houston. Vice Presi-
dent Rountree presided. After the adj
dress of welcome Joe Mitchell Chap.
pie, editor of the National Magazine,
spoke feelingly In behalf Of the associ-
alton in presenting retiring President
Oswald with 3 diamond pin from the
members of the association. Past
President Dowdell presented Secretary