The Lamar register., 1919-02-19
MASS MEETING ON
SUGAR FACTORY
Citizens of Lamar Met at Call of Y.
VI. B. A. To Discuss the Question
of Building Beet Sugar
Factory in Bent and
PrOwers Counties

On last lludy evening tlie ElhS
club room was filled with farmers and
business men of this vicinity in re-
sponse to the call of the Y. NJ. b. A.
of Lamar for the first Of a series Of
ers counties on the question of the
farmers and citizens generally of the
two counties organizing II company
for the purpose of building beet sugar
factories in the two counties. 1t is pro-
bable that there has been no more
representative crowd from all classes
and all sections of the Lamar territory
gathered together in many years than
the one that faced President Glen
Kirkpatrick of the Y. NJ. b. A. when
he called them to order. He stated
that it was not club meeting but
mass meeting of citizens and asked
for the election of another chairman.
T. J. Sayler was unanimously elected
to the position and under his charge
the meeting got down to business at
once and started thorough discussion
of the situation.
Judge CRANKY Hillyer made an able
and comprehensive review of the mat
ters which had caused the calling of
the meeting. He read the statement
of the production of the county for
the year 1918 as prepared by Mr.. F.
NJ. Wilson and published last week
in the Register to show that the wealth
was here and the ability to produce
enough raw material to keep a number
of factories in operation. He explain
ed the plans by which the farmers and
business men could own and control
the factories and share in the profits
of production and keep the by-pro-
ducts of great feeding value at home
for the stock industry of this vicinity.
He was followed by many farmers
and business men who all seemed to
regard the sugar industry as one of
the most vital to the prosperity of
this section and all earnestly desired
to see factories running in this sec
ton. The most representative and
successful farmers all spoke of the
vital necessity of increased sugar beet
production as builder of prosperity
and enhaneer of farm values. II is
a necessary adjunct to successful
dairying in this section and to the
stock industry generally. All spoke of
the encouragement home factories
would give in boosting the increased
production. On this point all were
agreed, although there were some diff
ferences of opinion as to the feasibil-
ity of the attempt to build factories
with local capital.
After n thorough discussion OF all
features of the question the meeting
decided to appoint a committee of
seven on plans and organization, who
are to make thorough canvass of the
situation. visit other towns in the two
counties who will hold like meetings
and find out just what can be done and
report to a later meeting. The COM
mittee selected was Judge CRANKY Hill
yer. T. ]. Sayler, Senator j. S. Hasty.
l.. H. Myers, Hon. Ray McGrath, A.
Kern and w. A. Macpherson.
The committee met on Monday in
Lamar and organized by electing Judge
Hillyer as chairman and w. A. Mac
pherson as secretary. They have ask
ed for meetings of the farmers and
citizens of Las Animts, Holly. Wiley
and other places to appoint similar
committees, all of which together will
organize the new company. 1t is be-
lieved that there will be little trouble
in raising enough capital to start at
least one factory in time for the sugar
making campaign in 1920, and the
first one will be located in whichever
town the majority of the stockholders
decide upon. The committee appoint
ed here have already begun the work
of securing data with regard to or
ganization and building of beet sugar
factories and will be able to give much
more information to the future meet
ings to be held at the various places
fo discuss this great question.