The Arvada enterprise., 1919-12-25
Dr.. R. Jones Talks
Sugar actory

DR.. R. E. J.res. chairman of the
executive board Of the New Indus
trial Sugar Company and two other
representatives of Ne company met
few local farmers> and business
men at the home of Richard Minges
last Monday evening and unfolded
the plans Of the new company which
has recently entered into contract
with the people at Fl. Lupton to
rect 500 ton capacity
tory there.
The meeting was not largely at
tended, owing to the fact that it was
spontaneous and while Mn. Minges
had no personal interest in the mat
ter, he was hospitable enough to al
low his pleasant home to be used for
the purpose Of the meeting, and Mrs.
Minges came to his cid in making the
guests feel Mt home by serving pie
and coffee.
It was not aimed to have a general
meeting, but DR.. Jones and his fell
low workers were anxious to meet a
few Arvada farmers and business
men in quiet way and lay the mat
ter before them, Of the advantage of
taking stock in the new enterprise,
which has grown out Of the Noun
tain Beet Growers' Association, or
ganixed by Er. Jones way back in
1906, or about that time to combat
the low price. then paid to the beet
farmers by the Great Western Sugar
Company.
The doctor beg ban At the beginning
Of this organization. which has grown
until now it is interstate and en-
braces all the adjoining states that
raise beets, and the organization has
grown 30 strong that it has succeed
ed in boosting tie price of beets to
practically double the price paid the
farmer at the indep.ien of the organ.
ization.
It was this or3an- ration with DIR.
Jones ut it, heah, that was instru-
mental in getting the ear Of Herbert
c. Hoover, which Resulted in securing
q raise from about 1850 per ton to
the last yser price d $i0.0o per ton,
the committee going to Washington
and causing Mr.. Hoover to send an
investigating committee into the Yves
tern fields to sesI the actual condition
Of the bset grower - to the equita-
BILE price he should receive.
After giving the history of this
organization, D{ctor Jones Launched
into the possibilities Of the Industrial
Sugar company and the benefits to
be derived to The farmer by becom-
ing stockholdsr in it. He told the
company present that the new COM
pany did not propose to undermine
or under cut the Great Western Su.
gar company. bot proposed to build
sugar factories wherever the demand
seemed to Justify, which would OF
course. depends to large degree on
the quality Of the soil for raising the
product, the local interest shown by
the farmers and business men, both
In contracting for acreage, and in
becoming financi ALLY interested. He
says that AZ matters now stand. the
farmers merely yet what they act
ually earn for their beets. and about
70 per cent Of the earnings Of the
Great Western cugar Company goes
outside Of the State, thereby taking
millions Of dollars away from local
circulation and depreciating the val
uss Of land. and the impetus to Local
commerce by tasing away the capita
which otherwise would be spent here
in Colorado. BY The farmer becom'
Ing his own manufacturer Of sugar
~ they do In France. Belgium, Ger
many and RUSSIA. he is making poss
ibls avenues for nil lines Of CONNER
cial intercourse. which help to builc
up rich and prosperous communities
II 10 only In this manner. those small
countries. some no lrrger than Mon
tana, or even the state Of Delaware
have been made scifsustainig and cv
on rich In resource.
The doctor Is most interesting
talker. and his listeners felt they hnt
learned something that some day IL
the no great distant future might b,
put into practical use right here IL
our own community.
The Community Club will hold 4