The Holly chieftain., 1923-09-20
HOLLY SUGAR BEET FACTORY
TO RETURN TO HOLLY

There is q persistent rumOr that
cannot be verified. that the Holly
Sugar Corporation contemplates
the removal or return of the sugar
beet factory to Holly. If such is
the case it is due to the Holly
Drainage Ditch construction now
going ON. This land about Holly
when drained would make excel
lent sugar beet land. Practically all
the beet acreage contributing to
the Wiley dump was originally
seep land and now produces the
heaviest crops in the entire cOun-
try. 1t is expected that thousands
of acres adjacent to Holly and
now practically valueless will be
restored by the ditch to fertility
and this would grow the finest
sugar beets. There is no doubt
that Holly furnishes better out
let for the out-Rut of factory op-
eratiOns than does Swink. If the
farmers hereabouts can be induc-
ed to return to raising sugar beets
or even if the land to be reclaim
ed shall be turned into sugar beet
acreage The ol dfactOry Is in a
fair condition and the expenditure
of few hundred dollars would re-
store it to its old use A report Is
already circulated that the factory
is being enlarged and new mae
hinery Installed This report is pre-
mature however as the old machin-
cry building was loren down and
and no new one has been erected
1t is probable that this report was
intended for Swink rather than for
Holly.
However, it is known that the
Holly Sugar corporation has made
overtures to the local land COM
pany for big chunk of their acre
age in the low lands for sugar beet
purposes. All kinds of rumors
are afloat in the air. They, perhaps,
mean nothing for the present. pro-
badly something for the future.
The return of the factory to
Holly would be great boom to
the city. II this and a few more
factories would locate here it
would greatly enliven things here
abouts.
The sugar beet industry is rapid
1y coming to the fore in Colorado
in other parts of the state and
southeast Colorado should soon
have her turn.
Less than 10000 acres OF sugar
beets remain to be signed up on a
cooperative marketing basis by
the Mountain States Beet Growers
association before the "50-50 con-
tract" will go into effect, according
to Joseph Passonnea1 state dir
ector of markets, who is assisting
this week in a wind-up campaign
in Morgan county.
"Sedwick, Logan and Morgan
counties are bringing the acreage
signup to the quota of $4,000 acres,
said Mr.. Passonneau at meeting
in Fort Morgan Wednesday. When
this quota is reached. the contracts
will automatically go into effect.
and for the first time in history
of Colorado the beet grower Will
have something to say about the
price he should get for his product.
The "5O5O contract. 1t was ex-
plained. provides that the grower
receive 50 cents for every dollar5
worth of sugar his ,beets produce,
Report by Clyde Barkley, j. ii.
Rodiger and C. NJ. Stitt. members
of the organization committee In
Morgan county, show that more
than 5000 acres are now signed up
In that county. Four out OF nine
beet-dump sections reported loo
per cent sign-up.
Committees in Weld, Larimer
and Boulder counties already have
reported more than 6OOOO acres
signed up in the pool. 1t is expect
ed that the quota of $4,000 acres
will be reached next week.