French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1919-05-22
MAY BUILD BIG
BEET SUGAR
FACTORY HERE


Possibilities of a million dollar bee;
sugar factory in Hendersonville with
more than half a million dollars an
nually placed in circulation was the
theme of an interesting talk given be-
fore the last meeting of the board of
trade.
Victor ]. Garvin told the members
+ of the civic body that one of the big
e sugar companies had their attention
fastened on Western North Carolina
and that he had 200 pounds of free
seed for distribution among the far
-mers of this county. If the beets
: grown here analyze a satisfactory
sugar content, it is believed the fac
. tory will be built.
- Mr.. Garvin said that Western North
Carolina was one of the few districts
. suitable for growing sugar beets and
spoke Of the transformation of the
country where the crop is a staple
He thought the total returns to the
farmer would be $215 an acre, said
there was certain market and en-
/ phasized the soil improvement which
follows a sugar beet crop. To be a
success there must be 5000 acres
planted, he said.
Mr.. Garvin's address follows:
Although one of our newer agrI-
cultural industries, sugar beet grow
ing has probably. done more to en-
courage agricultural development in
certain sections of our country than
any other one Industry. True enough
its growth has been rapid, but in
stead of being of the mushroom TYPE
it is founded upon a sound foundation,
Suitable Sections
There are only certa' limited sec
tions Of our country which, because of
climatic or ssoil conditions, o" roth,
are suited for the growth Of sugar
beete. Generally speaking, the sugar
beet districts of the country lay north
and west Of line drawn from south
ern Ohio to lower Califor:a;I. True
enough, sugar beets will grow south
of this line, but with the exception OF
a few elevated sections, the climatic
conditions are not conductive 10 tie
formation and storage of sugar in the
beets. 1t is thought that Western
North Carolina is one of these excep-
tfons and it is because of this fact
that tests are being made at the pres
ent time to determine whether Sugar
Beets can be proftably produced here
about eight years ago one OF the
large sugar companies Of the country
had their eye on this section, but for
certain reasons, chief among which
was the lack of transportation facili-
ties, they did not start development
work Now the eyes of certain out
try, and it is hoped that thorough
tests and investigation will result in
favorable action.
What It Means.
'ETo one not familiar with this great
industry, it is a hard matter to de
scribe it in such a way as to give you
even slight idea of what it means TO
a community or to a state. Would
that you might travel with me through
the great sugar beet producing sec
tions of the north and west and see
for yourselves, at first hand, what 1t
means to districts when it has en-
tered With your permission, i shall
endeavor to take yon o. hurried
trip, starting in the State of Ohio
going westward into Indiana, llInC:s,
and then up through Michigan. Wis
.consin and Ainnesota, which states
Comprise NJ sugar beet area of the
east.42Taking the Great NC"thern OF:
of Minneapolis, we go Though the
Dakotas, into Wyoming and Montana
and then into Washington and over in
to Oregon. We get on the Southern
Pacific and go down into Callfo-nAa'
then I'D into Nevada over into the
states of Utah, Idaho, Colorado and
finally Jump over into Kansas and
Nebraska. Continuing into Iowa we
fnar the eastern extremity OF the IN
dustry. The aforementioned states
comprise the great sugar beet area OF
orr country, which furnishes over
+wo-thirds of the sugar made in this
country.
IContinaed Next Week.