Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-01-28 | Page 5 | Springville may Get Sugar Factory

SPRINGVILLE MAY GET SUGAR FACTORY Michigan Company Will Build If Farmers Farm-ers Will Co-operate, la Understanding. Special to The Tribune. PRKVGVILLE, Jan. 27. A mass meeting of farmers was held hero tonight to-night for the purpose of hearing tho report of tho committee on the build-in build-in of the sugar factory in Spring-vino. Spring-vino. Jt was roported that a Michigan com-piiny, com-piiny, whose name was withheld, would build the factory if the co-operation of tho fcipringville farmers would be assured. as-sured. Tho committee also reported that thero would bo no trouble in making a v livable 4000 acres for the factory, ndrew Knurl sen mado some remarks i the effect that 2000 acres around Utah lake could be reclaimed for the cultivation of Bugar beets. Manleton jJso will soon get the water from Straw-ty, Straw-ty, which will bring an additional incne of 2000 acres. Although the factory is for Spring-ville, Spring-ville, Frovo people and those living on the lake shores are co-operating. The chances for a factory being built this Year are good, and it is certain that it will be built before the close of 1918. M. O. Packard acted as chairman of tho mooting and John W. Allman as secretary. sec-retary. Mr. Allman is president of the Utah county farm bureau.