American Fork Citizen | 1915-08-07 | Page 4 | 36 Men Sacking and Shipping Sugar

36 Men Sacking and Shipping Sugar Threo shifts of 12 men each, or 3C In all, are, engaged every day sacking and shipping sugar nt the Lcht factory. fac-tory. From ono to six car loads per day aro being sent away, a largo part of It recently having been sent to Texas. Tho time of theso thlrty-slx men Is lnrgcly taken up in emptying tho ono hundred pund bags a d re-sacking re-sacking tho sugar Into twenty-five pound begs. Rcconlly thore hns grown up a great demand for these smaller Backs. Next campaign n largo part of the sugar, probably oner half of It, will bo put up in 10, 25 nnd f0 pound bags. Sovcral men's tlmo Is consumed In "pounding" tho sugar. During the winter months tho sugar absorbs much moisture, nnd tho hot days of summer drys It out nnd makes it hard. Practically every bag of sugar In the big wnrchousc at this season of tho yenr has to ho "pounded" before It Is put on the market.