The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-28
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When the leadership is worthy. they
follow in Western Kansas. Otherwise,
they lead.
The agricultural procession in the
west now is tagging along behind the
trombone players of Jayhawker agri-
cuiturists 1t takes irrigation-more or
1ess-to make a success Of the soil In
parts of the sunset territory Of this
state Not so with the extractOrs OF
phosphoric acid and organic matter
from the ground throughout the sun
flower territory. No artificial means
are necessary to make the native Kan
san flourish He just grows-one' look
into the story that can be told OF Gar
den City country proves it.
A State Journal man accompanied by
two other Topeka newspapermen went
out to Garden City the other day. one
of the two was Phil Eastman, the
former morning paper managing editor
who has broken into the big show
with his articles on Kansas subjects.
He knows the history of every feature
story on the plains-and knows 1t well.
The other was Cliff Stratton, gradu-
ate of the agricultural college and q
man with knowledge Of farm affairs
The State Journal man didn't know
when he went out there whether
sugar beet grew with its whiskers
above ground or whether they were
ground out with rock crushers to make
sugar.
He knows now. He marvels at the
mammoth expenditure of money in the
vicinity of Garden City for the cult
walton and the growth Of beets and the
Irrigation projects that have been
launched to give life to the sod and
Russian thistle covered soil. He saw
machinery grinding out clear white
crystal sugar from the process OF dirt
covered beets. He saw men who came
to Kansas only q few years ago-some
Of them are rich in the worldly goods
others have as many children as they
have acres OF land.
It is good for your soul to visit Gar
den City.
There are a good many things worth
while in Garden City. Human beings,
too. Garden City may be noted politi-
cally in this day. as the producer Of
well, say Senator Thompson, now in
Mason, just reelected to the Kansas SUI
preme court: Dick Hopkins, former
lieutenant governor; Buffalo" Jones,
who Is now in the withstand so on
Garden City at one time was in wild
territory often referred to as existing
WltnOut cnuTcneS. west Oh 6dTocn lily
1t was stated in true cowboy fashion
that the good Lord resideth not.
IT'S foolish to relate the story OF
Garden City. Just open any page in
any Kansas history. 1t is the Garden
City of today-the city of thrift and
the city that lies in the midst of
plan that stands as a model in United
States agriculture.
Garden City's main industry is the
sugar beet factory. The Garden City
Sugar and Land company is the name
of the cOncern-a company that oper-
ates an immense million dollar sugar
plant and 20 900 acres of land on which
As grown all varieties of crops and on
which is fed thousands Of head Of live
stock.
This company employs $50 men at
the plant during the campaign" sea-
son and in the neighborhood of 400 men
on the farms. The factory, the equip
,pent. the management Is a realization
of all that is hlghest IN ellciencS "n~
productiveneSs.
The sugar plant is one OF the wonders
- western Kansas. Built OF concrete
ana steel. towering above the Ilats OF
the Arkansas river valley, and WIN
the finest of machinery evaporaung
out 1000 bags OF sugar oaiLy As
mo rvel of industry and a monument
IN the control of the plains In one
working day of "a hours this plant OF
the Garden City Sugar and Land COM
nany can transform 300 tons OF DeetS
into sparkling sugar-2OO.OOO POUNDS Oh
#. The campaign" is on now. IL YOU
are In the west it Is worth your time
e. x,;ri% this factory. 1t runs day ana
r;~ht-probably until the first of the
year.
Tn these DAYS Of efficiency experts and
exponents of economy, the waste proo-
lem has presented itself to the farmer
With his lands that extend to the land
scape as we'll as to the close marglneo
factory owner in the crowded competi-
tive territory.
The economy situation has been at
tained at the plant OF the Garuen Sl.y
Sugar and Land company in Kansas.
Look at these few examples from the
plant as it is operated today:
The beet is dumped into the factory
bins. 1t is floated in from the sheos-
and here is the first story OF economy.
The soil washed from the beets Is r1cn
in all its elements and makes excehehe
fertilizer.
Then the beet goes through the slic-
ers. through the vessels OF water from
which the sugar juice is extracted and
finally after the Juice is drawn on the
slices are taken out as pulp.
A person would think naturally that
after the factory had succeeded In ex-
tracing the sugar from the beet, IL
would be worthless-the accomplish
ment would have been appeased. Not
so at Garden City. The pulp is taken
to a second miniature factory where it
IS dried, sacked and shipped for stock
feed. 1t is fine feed. the equal Of bran
and when fed. absorbs the water, swells
and fattens stock 1t serves to aid the
stomach to digest the food more thor
oughly and profitably.
That's what becomes Of the pulp-the
remains of the beet after the sugar has
been procured from it's yellowish body.