The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-06-16
BEET SUGAR
FACTORY ASSURED

The Great Western Sugar Co.,
with factories at Billings. Mon
tana, Sheridan, Wyoming, and
other cities in Utah and the west,
has decided to build a factory in
western Montana, as will appear
more definitely in the letter
printed below.
This company recently sent
two of the officials, H. H. Rolapp
of Ogden, Utah, and w. L. Law
son of Billings, over the Flathead
and other portions of western
Montana on tour of investiga-
ton and inspection. From their
report it was decided to build the
factory, but the exact location
has not been definitely decided.
Roman would be pleased to be
selected for the location, and
there is every reason to believe
that this town stands an equal
chance with other locations in
being designated as the most
central and available point for
the building of the factory. If
the Northern Pacific should start
work on the extension from Dix
on, those in the secrets of the
sugar company assert that our
chances are better than any of
the other towns under consider
alton.
The letter above referred to is
as follows:
Billings, Mont, June 8, 1916.
NJ. Stanley Scearce,
Roman, Mont.
Dear Sir:-You will undoubtedly be in
terested in knowing that as result of
the Investigation of, and report on, the
Western Montana country, made by
Judge Henry H. Rolapp and myself,
our company has decided to send one
of their most experienced agricultur-
lists to work in the territory and in
every way possible prepare the COM
munity for growing beets on COM
rnercial scale in Western Montana for
the year 1917.
70 decision has been arrived at as to
the exact location of factory. We
have, as you know, endeavored to tell
every one that the mere location of the
plant was lmmaterial as compared with
the Importance of having cash crop
in the community, and before deter
mining where a location will be, we
have to be still further satisfied that
the community is in earnest in it's de-
sire to grow beets and will prepare this
year for growing beets for 1917 and
make their plans for fall plowing, etc.,
accordingly this fall.
ME. R. M. Barr, who is our agricul-
tuYist to be located in western Mon
tana, is one of the most experienced
beet sugar agrculturists in the employ
of this company and has had very
wide experience, and he will work from
Mjssoula as central point from which
to study all the different valleys. He
will be working under the direction of
this office at Billings and under my
supervision and he will be instructed to
work on the theory that factory will
be located and operated somewhere in
western Montana in 1917, and | might
say that the decision as to whether
such factory will be located in west
ern Montana for 1917, will depend al
together upon the support and definite
plans made by the community to grow
beets for such plant.
Assuring you that we are very ia
vo1ably impressed with the possibilities
of western Montana, and hoping the
result of our recent visit and the fur
t!aer investigation Of Mr.. Barr will
bring about the establishment of
plant in time to operate in 1917, l am,
Very truly yours,
w. L. LAWSON.
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