Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-02-03
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Telegram From Directors
Announces the Dyer Co. Of
Cleveland as Builders Of
Modern Establishment

The sugar factory TO be built IL
the Rogue valley this gpring ant
summer will be the latest word II
factory construction. is the news thai
comes from Salt Lake City today
Tho Courier has received n wire from
Mcssrs. Nibley and Sanders confirm
Ing previous reports from the Utai
city where the directors OF the new
company have been In meeting ar
ranging the details for the factory
This telegram reads rs follows;
Salt Lake, Utah. Feb, a.
Courier, Grants Pass. oregon;
The directors OF the Oregon
Utah Sugar company today let
u contract 10 tho Dyer Company
OF Cleveland. Ohio. for the cree
tlon OF u sugar factory In
Rogue River valley, The factory
viii have capacity OF treating
seven hundred tons OF heets per
day. II will be OF iireproof steel
construction throughout. and
will have all the modern Inn
proyements. When completed
the plant will DO the last word
In scientific sugar manufacture.
II will be ready TO run Septem-
ber LIST, this year, The COM
pany now has contracts with
farmers 10 plant and farm over
four thousand acres OF beets.
and the directors today author
ICED tho superintendents and
agents OF the sugar company to
accept and sign up three thous-
and acres more, as II IL the COM
pany's desire TO start the indus
try with seven thousand acres
OF sugar beets, The beet seed
has been provided for the seven
thousand acres
Acting upon the assurance that the
company was ready TO contract fol
5000 acres more OF beets upon the
basis OF single year. the committee
from the Commercial club which has
been In charge Of the campaign In
the Grants Pass district met In q
called session this forenoon and ar
ranged for q renewal OF the campaign
along most energetic lines. When
the committee was soliciting acreage
upon the basis OF flve-year contracts
many farmers were found who could
not meet the long-period condition
which was necessary to guarantee the
coming OF the factory and II Is tc
get these men upon the roll OF honor
that the committee Will again take
OF their coats and 20 to work. There
are several hundred acres In the i'm
mediate vicinity Of Grants Pass tina,
can be secured for planting withir
the next few days, while tho Glendal,
country Is also a fertile field for tn,
new campaign. The field will bt
divided among subcommittee, Just
as II was originally for the longtime
contracts, and whirlwind campaign
will be entered upon. II Ia hoped
that the Grants Pass district can thui
80 Increase It's acreage that there car
be no question OF doubt as to wher,
the factory will be built. There ar,
also several hundred acres that will
be made ready for planting Just a'
soon as the definite location Of IN,
factory Is announced, though few II
this territory are taking that attitud,
In the matter, and practically ever,
available acre will bo signed regard
less OF the delay OF the announce
ment.
In the meantime, farmers who wlsl
to add to their acreage or to hav,
seed reserved Tor them, II they hav,
not already signed, can phone an,
member OF tho old committee ant
have reservation made,