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Show u THE SUGAR INDUSTRY. Tho beet sugar Industry is ono of tho most important In tho stato. It brings moro money directly to tho farmers far-mers than any other product. About 15 years ago tho first beet sugar factory fac-tory In tho lntermountaln country was opened in Utah. It was a hard struggle strug-gle for tho promoters for years and tho dividends woro all assessments, but with monoy, courage, patience and labor la-bor tho industry became an unqualified unquali-fied success. Tho quality of sugar produced pro-duced in Utah and also in Idaho la In every respect equal to tho best. Tho stockholders In tho various companies aro receiving moro than satisfactory dividends and recouping themselves for tho monoy lost in tho early days of tho industry. Tho stockholders, how- over, are not tho only people who do- rlvo benefit from tho beet sugar in- jH dustry. Tho farmers derlvo largo sums fmm tho salo of tho beets to tho fac- torlcs and tho hands employed aro paid very good wages. Beginning in 1891 whon 1,112,800 pounds of sugar was produced, tho In- dustry hns grown until tho production In pounds was: In 1800, 9,150,000; in 1901, 32,000,000; in 1902, 38,000,000; In 1903, -17,500,000; In 1904, 52,200,000; in 1905, approximately 52,000,000. H Tho Utah Sugar company's offices aro located In Salt Lako City, nnd H Thomas R. Cutler is gonoral manager. Tho company hns declared dividends I twelve out of fifteen years of its exist- enco. Tho factories aro located at m Lohl, Garland, Ogdon and Logan, with 'M auxiliary stations at Provo, Sprlngvlllo .11 and Spnnlsh Fork. II From theso stnlons tho boot juico Is l pumped to tho Lohl plant, tho oxtromo I distnnco bolng over 34 miles, tho long- ,1 est lino in tho world through which ;m juico Is pumped. A now factory was I located at Lowiston, noar tho Utah lino . H in 1905. In addition to tho factories abovo H named, Salt Lako is headquarters of H tho ofllcors and general manager of H Beet Sugar factories at Blackfoot, H Idaho Falls and Sugar City, Idaho; and H nlso under tho samo management it Is expected that at least ono moro factory will bo built In the stato of Idaho In tho H nenr future fl |