The Ordway new era., 1916-01-07
Hope to Secure
New Depot Soon
Sugar City Is Pushing Proposisaos
and Secs Victory for -
Near Future
(From Sugar CITY Gasstts)

/ At conference of the omcials Of
the Missouri Pacific Railway and the
farmers and business men Of Sugar
City held last Tuesday at the F. I. A.
club house, the assurance was given
us that the long-looked-for new depot
would be built as soon as conditions
were favorable. Material for the new
platform will be shipped to Sugar City
at once. The officials recognising the
fact that this is the largest shipping
point ON the line between Pueblo ard
Kansas City, were easily convinced
that the facilities were inadequate for
handling the great volume OF freight
and passenger business. and after .
short discussion they gave their
promise to build the depot.
The party was composed of J. F.
Murphy, General Manager Missouri
Pacific, A. D'Bernardi, General Sup
erintendent, D. E. King, Industrial
Commissioner, J. r. Leighty, Chief
Engineer. A. j. Alexander, Division
Superintendent.
The party was entertained at din
fler by President Carey, of the Ma
tional Sugar Manufacturing Co., af-
ter with they repaired to the club
house, and were met by the citizens
and members of the Farmers I'm
provement association. Mr.. Carey
acting as chairman. introduced Mayor
W. F. Tarbox, who made a short ad-
dress of welcome, followed by Mes
sers P. ". Barth. H. e. Farr and c.
Tecklenburg, who made short talks
setting forth the claims OF Sugar
City for new and more commodious
! railway station. General Manager
Murphy responded with a short ad-
dress and made plain the position of
the Railroad company. Mr.. Murphy
said that Sugar City had undoubtedly
proven her case, and that while he
could not promise definite date, as
sured us that our needs would be pro-
vided for at an early date.
The officials departed for Pueblo
in their private car Omaha" We'd
ensday morning.
Mr. Carey in thanking the party
for their interest in Sugar City, also
took occasion to outline some of the
improvements contemplated at the
sugar factory during the coming year.
among which will be the construction
of new beet sheds and facilities for
unloading. This Improvement to-
gether with new factory equipment
he said would necessitate the e3pen-
diture of about $4,000. Mr.. Carey
made this announcement to show the
Railroad people that we are doing
our part to keep Sugar City to the
front, and it was up to them to come
across" al
The statement In regard to the new
sheds is particularly gratifying to tho
local growers of beets who have been
"forking' the beets from the wagons
for SO many years. General Manager
Abel is now having the plans drawn
for the sheds and the dumping equip
ment. all of which is to be of the very
latest type.
The sugar factory will close the
present campaign some time next
week, after what is probably the most
successful run in its history. The
factory has been turning out since
October a grade of white granulated
table sugar that has set . standard
for the United States. II not the
world.
The producers of the raw material
have also had great year, geod
yields of beets being reported
throughout the territory from Horse
creek to olney Springs. Y,