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Show Suiar Factory Shuts Down BflBflJ H Closing; Shortest Campaign In Yearn, B Huns 80 Davs-CulM 103,78-2 tons H of lleetN-Sacks 25,7 13,700 BBJ Pounds of Sugar. BBJ Tho Lehi Sugar Kactoryclosed Its BBj- season's campaign Tuesday when nil BBj tho fire was drawn from nil the furn- BB nccB and tho plant shut down. BJ Tho InBt snek of sugar wns sacked BH and placed In the store room Monday, BR making a totnl for tho season of nenr- BH ly twenty-six million pounds, or to BB bo exnet 25,713(700 pounds wns BJ sacked, Bl Tho run Just ended commenced BB October 10th lasting Just Bovoty-sovon BJ days which was tho shortest run in BB tho factory's history slnco tho plant BB was remodeled years ago. During Bj tho campaign 103,782 tons of beets Bfi wero cut averaging n little less than BB 1,400 tons of beets cut every tweuty- BJ four hours. Somo days tho plant BJ consumed over 1,600 tons. Tho aver- BH ago dally consumption of beets was BB grcntor than for any pruvlouu year. BV Tho cutting station nt I'rovo Hn- BJ' Ished cutting beets tho same day that BJ tho Lehi factory closed, tho Btnttoji BB nt Sinnlsh Fork closing a week earl-BJ earl-BJ BJ Thero has been a gradual laying BJ off of the hands for two weeks follow- BB, ing tho policy of retrenchment adopt- Be cd by tho company. Following the BJ snmo policy thero will bo less men Bjff employed during ''the shut down than BJ any previous year in the factory's I history. SptJames II. Qardner went II to Salt Lake City, Tuesday, to make i nrrnugoments to keep ns many men Bjp on ns posslblo during tho bnlnuce BV of tho winter to make repairs till I other work opens up In tho spring. BjJ Following this same lino of retrench- p ment all tho heads of tho Sugar Co. BB. havo had their salaries reduced. It BB Is not yet known whether tho men BB lower down will get n similar treat- ng incut. Wm During the cnmpnlgn 2,000 tons BE of oyrup havo been shipped to Omaha WF nud Washington state, chtelly to M Omaha. This syrup is mixed with BO alfalfa meal, pressed Into cukes nud B9 sold ns "Molfalfa" n product used for ma fattening cnttle, feeding horses and JBj milch cows, It is pronounced par H3 excellent for this purpose Tho won- BJl dor Is that this refuse molasses Is not B3g kopt at homo nud made Into n similar - product here. Utah Is famed for Its nlfnlfn nud tho syrup would cost hero less than one half whnt it would cost tho Omaha stockmen, Tho fnctory wl'tl run ngnln next yenr nnd In n few dnys tho fnrmcrB will bo given tho privilege of signing up for beets ou tho snmo basis ns Inst yenr. As to whnt will hnppen after next year tho sugar people will not now oven venturo n guess. i n |