Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-02-06
ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY
c. v. N|bLEY At SALT LAKE
Head Of Oregon-Utah Company Tells Citizens Of Medord
That Second Factory VIII Be Erected in 1917 il Acre
age Warrants and Asks Cooperation Of Entire Valley
in Making the New Industry Complete Success

The great factory to be built this season by the
Oregon Utah Sugar company will be erected at Grants
Pass.
1t took the bluff and the buster of the Medord Com
mercal club to bring from Salt Lake City, where the
directors in meeting definite statement to the
location of the industry The Medfordtes frightened at
the knowledge that business conditions would dictate the
building of the factory the Grants Pass end of the val
ley where the greatest acreage had been secured and
where natural conditions best suited for the enter
prise undertook Thursday to force the ISSUE and to block
the locating of the industry at Grants Pass The Com
merca club OF edford wired to Alex Nibey at Salt Lake
City asking bond of 100000 guaranteeing the delivery
of 5000 acres of land for the 1916 crop would interest the
sugar company Through this effort the issue at
brought to climax and from Salt Lake City there came
reply from Bishop W. Nibey the head of the company
himself This reply blasted the Medford hopes for stated
in positive that the location had already been select
led by the directors, and that that location in the
Grants Pass end of the valley The text of the telegram
which was signed by c. W. Nibley, was as follows:
"Salt Lake, Utah. Feb g. 1916-Medford
Commercial Club: Your wire to my son. Alec, re-
ceived. Appreciate your offer One factory this
year is assured for your valley and the construc-
tion contract has been let. The directors of sugar
company decided to build first factory in Grants
Pass end of valley. 1t is impossible to get seed for
additional factory for 1916 planting | will be
glad to take up building of factory in Medford end
of valley for 1917 crop by which time we hope to
get seed from Germany and Russia. The COM
pany has authorized its officers and agents to sign
up contracts with farms to grow 1000 acres of
sugar beets this year The company desires that
your club and all citizens of the valley render all
assistance possible to obtain the additional acre
age for this year and by next year you can more
easily sign up and grow enough beets for factory
in your end of the valley"
The message that called forth the above announce
ment addressed to Alex Nbley, and read foows
"Will one hundred thousand dollar bond
guaranteeing delivery of 5000 acres acceptable
and irrigated land for 1916 crop interest your
If so, get your father here at once Weather clear
and immediate action necessary"
Word of the exchange Of the above kilograms the
first knowledge in Grants Pass that the factory had been
located here though hope had been high and there
anticipation of early announcement Naturally there
was JOY in the community when it known that Grants
Pass had drawn the capital prize The enthusiasm and
the spirit Of the whole people had been put into the
pagn for beet acreage and the farmers had signed
tracts because they wanted to grow bees and establish
new industry in the valley The exact location Of the fac
tory was secondary consideration, but nevertheless
most interesting one Grants Pass to be congratulated
that it has come to her