The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-06
OPENING OF 81, 500, 900 BEET SUGAR FACTORY AT
GRAND FORKS MARKS new ERA IN DEVELOPMENT OF
AGRICULTURE IN N. D., GOVERNOR S0RIE SAYS
When Farmers Have Caught
Vision of Great Possibilities
in Agriculture They Will
BE Able to Work Out Prob
lems in Satisfactory Way,
Chief Executive Of State
Tells Audience

Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 6.-tP)--
Opening of the $500, 900 beet sugar
factory ut East Grand Forks today
marked realization Of Il dream nur-
tured by Red River valley people
for l5 years, Governor A. &. Sorlie
said in his speech at the celebration
ceremony.
The coming Of the mill, he said.
marks u new era in the development
Of agriculture in this section and will
prove an important factor in. in
creasing the wealth and prosperity Of
this section
Years ago the people c: this CON-
munity caught the vision of the great
possibilities in the fertile soil Of the
Red River Valley" Sorlie said.
"They realized, too, that the rails
ing Of small grains could not forever
continue to be profitable, and so the
Commercial Clubs and other organ
izations of these two cities began
experimenting with sugar beets. The
first sugar beets raised did not, il
seems. come up to the standard re-
quirement in sugar content, and
there were people here who were OF
the opinion that sugar beets could
never be successfully raised in this
section. But, notwithstanding the
discouragements Of the first at
tempts, the experiment was continued
and later 1t was proved beyond any
possible doubt that sugar beets raised
in the Red River Valley have very
high sugar content. Even when the
producers had to ship their beets tc
the mill at Chaska, Minnesota that
being the nearest point where beet
sugar mill was located-they found
they had profitable crop in suga,
beets.
Plant Larger Than First Planned
"S0me three or four years ago Q
group Of men who had confidence in
the great possibilities Of this expert
ment, conceived the idea Of building
q beet sugar mill here with indepen.
dent capital. Their vision worked out
in splendid way, and when they had
raised almost sufficient capital 'tt
finance the building and equipment
Of . mill the American Beet Sugar
company came forward, made an offer
that was accepted and took over the
organization that had been begun and
agreed to put in even a larger plant
than had first been dreamed Of
I'VE are gathered here today t.
attend the formal opening Of ths
American Beet Sugar company'i
plant, marking the fulfillment of the
vision that the people Of this com
munity had n1any years ago. Thi'
splendid realization Of that visiOr
goes to prove that when the peopl,
Of q community will cooperate IL
working out their visions nothing j!
impossible. This is not only true IL
this particular instance but it il
equally true when applied aloni
other lines and in other industries
Agriculture Greatest Industry
"The agricultural industry has beer
very slow to take advantage of tht
great help that comes by working
out their problems in q scientific
way. Among Ill the industries agri
culture is the greatest. It is ths
basic industry ~of the world. Othel
industrisA, realising the Invaluable
help offered by science, have beer
quick to take Advantage of such hell
and they have forged ahead, leaving
agriculture In the, rear. When thl
agricultural sections Of the Unitet
States begin q work out their prob
lens n : sei1ntific way. when the,
have th4iS products chemically ana
lyzed, they will find that there arr
just as kraat possib bilities perhaps
even greatstr-tn agriculture % II
other succeb4fnl industries. There
are many fAlnes that can Be dom
TO make aGrjeulture profitable 81
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