Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-17
SORGHUM PLANT
 ID Bt VALUABLE
 ADDITION ID CITY
Committee Begins Work of Raising $1O,000 Stock
 Subscriptions.

The special committee of the Cham Der of Commerce, composed of D. E. Niven, Vimor Harrison, Dr. o. w. Clark, and Secretary E. B. Bloom, will begin on canvass tomorrow morning for the raising of the nec- essary $10,000 to insure the erection of branch factory by the Fort Scott Sorghum-Syrup Company in this city. Practically $2,500 fthis amount has already been raised and it is thought that local capitalists will take up the remaining amount of stock within the next several days Officials of the Chamber of Commerce are confident of success in this matter and are sat isfied that Pine Bluff will have .an- other new industrial plant within the next few months.
 The Fort Scott Sorghum- Syrup com pany has it's main cffice in Fort Scott, Kansas. and intends to establish a branch factory and distributing plant in this city, provided that S100OO of the capital stock of the concern be subscribed by local people and that at least 1 ,500 acres planted in sorghum can be assured. The plant would mean an investment of approximately $75,- 900 and the employment of from 50 to 60 men during the manufacturing season an dabcut l5 men in the ship ping department continuously.
 If the required stock is subscribed within the next few days actual work on excavating for the machinery foundation will begin by April 10th, and the contract for the building will be let at once. The plant is to he ready for operation by the first of August B
 J. A. Richards, efficiency engineer for the Fort Scott Sorghum Syrup company, who has been in this city for the past several days in the interest of his concern, left last night for Fort Scott and will return Tuesday or We'd nesday. MT. Richards stated that the plant would be a two story brick building with three storp addition, concrete floors and with capacity for approximately 150 tons of cane per day. Both night and day shifts will be worked during the operating sea- son.
 The establishment of this new indus try in this city means much to this community on account fthe fact that it will enable the farmers of the hill sections, especially, to realize more profit from their acreage, as the cane can easily be successfully cultivated on thin soils, which have heretofore been unable to produce a valuable crop. In ordinary hill lands from $45 to $55 can be realized from an acre of the cane, according to the attention given the crop. The cane is very easy to cultivate, requires very little atten- tlon and is easy to harvest.
 Pine Bluff will receive much adver- Using through this plant, if it is es- tabllshed, as every can of the finished product that leaves this city will be labeled with this city's name, and as the Fort Scott products are sold in practically every state in the union the advertising value of such an in- vestment alone will be great.
 MT. Richards expects to select his site at once, having several locations in view, and as the members of the special committee are confident that the desired amount of stock can be subscribed at once, another new in dustiy for this city is practically as- sured.