The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1918-05-11
VISITORS ARE PLEASED
WITH THE PROSPECTS

To Whom 1t May Concern:
This is to certify, that we the undersigned resi-
dents and citizens Of Franklin County, Idaho purch
ased stock in the Beet Growers Sugar Company
through j. w. Johnson. That at the time we made
said investment Mr.. Johnson made certain represen-
tations to us concerning the reliability and integrity
of the officers of the company and also concerning
the natural resources consisting Of good land and an
abundance Of water surrounding Rigby where the
factory building of said company is located suff-
cient to insure its success.
That since we have invested in the Beet Growers
Sugar Company, various persons,in our county have
questioned the integrity of the C0mpanys officials
and claimed the Rigby country was poor and not
able to support sugar factory.
These statements having been made we as inter-
ested parties asked Mr. Johnson concerning them.
and he suggested that we 60 to the Rigby country
and investigate for ourselves. We did this and ar
rived in Rgby the evening of April g. 1918, and we
Travelled over so miles over the country from which
have never seen finer agricultural good beet land
in our lives and we claim to know what this should
consist of. We did not find single spot Of alkali
on the whole territory. The drainage is good, the
an over abundance Of water to irrigate all of the
land in this part of the valley.
The Great Feeder Canal that furnishes water for
this country is over 100 feet wide and about 10
feet deep and would be designated as river in any
other country The farmers own these canals and
lands, and the country is well settled and seems very
prosperous. Rigby is thriving city Of about 1000
inhabitants and the seat of jefferson County The
surrounding country has been settled for about 80
years, and we believe there is sufficient labor to
grow beets for the Rgby factory. In fact there is
room in the country we went over, and sufficient
line well cultivated lapd to support half dozen fac
tories, and we believe in time viii do So
We visited the factory site and were well pleased
at the large amount OF construction work that has
been done. Over 40 car loads of Steel cement brick,
machinery, lumber and other supplies have been
delivered on the ground and we are assured by the
management that it is the intention to push the fac
tory construction to as early completion as possible
The foundation for the main factory, piers ware
house, and boiler room, lime kiln machine shop.
drain or sewer and slo, is well along with all foin-
trackage is all completed and teegraphic insfruc
tons from Washington to o: S. L. officials, which
we saw, satisfies us that the railroad company will
install tbe trackage without delay when heavy steel
and machinery, we were assured, would be delivered
In short, we are more than pleased and fully sat
IS 1ied at what we found regarding the BeetcGrow-
ers Sugar Company both as to its officials its fl
nances, the factory construction work. the agricu-
tural resources of the country surrounding the fac
tory site for Is miles all sides, and everything
that goes to make the enterprise success, and we
make this statement without mental reservation and
and malicious stories that have been circulated
against this enterprise, and we believe to deliber-
ately injure it. The enterprise is worthy the conf
dence Of the public and as far as we can learn after
full investigation it is clean and honestly conducted
Respectfully submitted,
E. PETERSON,
I'M KELLER,
THOS. C. GREAvES,
!. lst South, Phone 936