Show r To the beet growers Sanpete Sevier Sugar clubs and all aU inter faster ested in the sugar industry Since nce pr practical were commenced com com- com com- commenced n nc d in Gunnison in 1879 in th the e beet sugar industry there has been a steady progress from year to year until we are now ready 44 to focus our our exertions exertions in establishing establishing establishing lishing a sugar factory to be bo followed followed followed fol fol- lowed in due time by in justifiable localities in these two wo counties the factory proper u Ny to be in running order in 1901 Throughout both Sevier and Sanpete valleys there is now a general interest expressed by leading farmers and business businessmen men men towards realizing and pu putting put put- t- t r tin ting Ling in motion this important home homo industry From the very commencement a in 1879 we are not aware of havin havin having hav hav- in ing in- failed in any main effort but every step taken did advance the t cause And we have now got a u quality and amount o of farmers ft and cultivated farming land adequate to carry out such a fort formidable for for- t undertaking and which necessarily requires the co operation operation opera opera- ih tion tiou and united intelligent and m material strength of two of our Strongest and most fruitful val val- leys reys One of the main questions now before us is the education of our farmers in practical and scientific sugar beet culture that a fair remuneration in cash may crown crown their efforts in furnishing v the raw material for the factory The average cash income from each acre of well cultivated beet rte i land will wil be about until the farmers learn by experience and study through scientific cu cultivation cultivation ti- ti and irrigation to force to the utmost both the quality and quantity of the crop they produce to bo be boa a most profitable one in quantity not less than 20 tons of beets per acre nere and rating in quality at 14 per cent of sugar in inthe inthe the beet with 80 in purity x The Utah Sugar company has now traveling amon amongst st our beet growers two experts in sugar 3 beet culture Mr Rhodes and Mr lr Anderson Anders n whose business it itis itis is to look after the benefits of both the Utah Su Sugar ar company and also I Ithe the farmers who r this year are raising beets for that company by instructing showing and thus helping the farmers farmer to raise a good crop And we wo recommend that our beet growers gain all possible information in practical and scientific beet culture from these two gentlemen To fully supply our projected sugar factory from north to so south bouth th F of both valleys I when furnished with its diffusion plants will require require require re re- quire a yearly crop of 1000 I i acres and which will at present fe lr i J.- J. f jt Tj r prices give ive a It prospective net not in income income income in- in in- in come yearly of about to the farmers It will be a for formidable formidable nid able financial improvement that J this industry a will ill ill effect which asyet as asyet yet may not be generally compre compre- But it is this financial improvement by the help of a kind Providence we are aiming at and working for We Ve are not laboring in the dark Through guidance we know exactly what we wo are doing And we wo can intelligently assure the farmers and all who will take hold of this industry in full earnest that they will commence to experience experience experience ex ex- the financial charm of bein being able to make ends meet President Brigham Young Jo- Jo toward towards to to- wards ward the end of his benevolent and glorious career in laboring for the good of the people once said Nothing but self self defeating defeating selfishness is hindering us in cooperating cooperating cooperating co co- operating together in building up tip industries home to deliver the people from bondage Whatever obstacle has to be met Diet in our day will be bo from these sources But we are today further ad advance vance in rational progressiveness and the 9 years' years history experience of the beet sugar manufacture in Utah will sweep aside abide the the petty hindrances hindrances hindrances hind hind- rances yet to arise urise This summer or fall faU it is calculated calculated cal cal- I to be bo timely to contract with our 2500 farmers to raise acres acres' of sugar beets for our own factory in 1901 The main great object now is for our farmers is iE to be master of the sugar beet culture The clubs should have their regular meetings s for this object There should be lectures at home and practical instructions given in the fields Besides all allgood allgood allgood good literature on beet culture should be on hand The US U.S. Agricultural department Washinton Washinton Wash Wash- inton D. D C. C furnishes this fre freVe free We Ve should bring our counties up to a financial standard thereby thereby thereby there there- by enabling us to take the benefit and comfort of modern improvement Improvement improvement improve Improve- ment and in short both farmers mechanics merchants and all kinds of business businessmen men rejoice that times of prosperity have come and the thelong thelong long years of financial depression belong to the past Our local capitalist who know their own true interest will of course invest in inthis inthis this enterprise enough to enable us to have a word to say in the election of officers in the tion We Ve especially invite and ask our our- f friends the local newspapers I to help work up the interest among the people in this great industry I JOHN JOlIN LARSEN C. C A. A MADSEN 1 Secretary President |