Show THE SUGAR WORKS the late matthew arnold considered sweetness and light the two great essentials to a superior civilization iza tion had that learned gentleman lived until the present and visited utah on dec 26 28 1890 his soul would be gladdened by sugar and sunshine equivalents in every respect to the sweetness and light of the philosopher with all their greatness and luxury the ancient greeks and romans never tasted sugar they had a vague idea that such much an article existed tua a greek speaks aks of it as honey in rushes the latin poet lucan bucan speaks of it as a curiosity in india and in china sugar was produced at a very remote period sugar was introduced into europe by the crusaders the cane was grown in cyprus in the latter part of the twelfth century later on it was planted in madeira and early in the sixteenth century planted in the west indies but raw sugar was not formed from the cane until the middle of the fifteenth century the art of refining sugar was discovered by a venetian about the middle of the sixteenth century the first sugar refinery which comes within the province of history was established in dresden in 1597 it was supposed that cane alone could produce sugar until 1747 when a german chemist named marggraff produced sugar from beets and other vegetables about the year 1800 the manufacture of beetroot beet root sigr was established as an important industry in silesia at present the beet furnishes the greater portion of f the sugar consumed in europe in 1868 m tons ons of beetroot beet root sugar was produced I 1 in europe iu in 1871 the article was imported into england the beet contains on an average about 10 per cent of sugar the history of the sugar industry in utah commences with the year 1862 1852 when money and labor to the value expended on experiments peri ments in sugar production notwithstanding all this sugar could not at that time be obtained the matter dropped for some time until mcarthur Mr Arthur stayner made a special study of producing sugar from raw material raised on utah soil it is owing to his energy perseverance and tenacity of purpose that the matter has on once ce more assumed ason amon material shape and at present there seems no doubt at all but that sugar raising in utah will wil I 1 become a vast industry between 1880 and 1884 mr stayner produced about ton ten tons of sugar in 1883 1888 the utah legislature appropriated as a subsidy for producing three and a half tons of sugar this did not by any means mean compensate mr stayner for hi his work that gent gentleman lemans actual expenditure in producing pounds pound of sugar was but this was far below the exi expense ense incurred by the united states government in its first efforts to demonstrate the possibility of producing sugar from sorghum which cost 68 per pound while mr MrS stayner expended expend ad 3 per pound in august 1889 the utah sugar company was organized with a capital stock of in shares at 10 each the board of directors is composed of solid men of utah they are george Q cannon moses thatcher heber J grant abrana abram 0 smoot john book beck A E hyde T B R cutler james jck bliok james chipman Chipma nL L 0 hardy elias morris francis armstrong arthur Stayner Bt ayner the president of the company is elias morris vice president george Q C cannon annon secretary arthur stayner and treasurer thomas 0 webber dec at 1120 1110 am the rio grande western railroad furnished a special train to convey some citizens of salt lake city to lehi between which town and american fork the sugar works are to be operated the occasion of the special train was the laying of the corner stone of the sugar manufactory at lehi the train was received at the depot by the lehi silver band discoursing lively music the band then accorn accompanied ailed the salt lake visitors to the gew new sugar works about aj U miles from lehi here was presented a lively and interesting te spectacle the farmers from the surrounding country had bad come in thousands the ground was dotted all over with teams and wagons here were a number of ladles ladies on horseback and on every side could he be seen whole families the scene showed that the people of lehi american fork and pleasant grove were not asleep to the importance of the event among the salt lake visitors to lehi were noticed the following bishop mcrae james jack goo geo C lambert john jabus us james dwyer john esnell WS W snell nell ff P richards richardc alch L G 4 hardy arthur stayner I oscar hardy R K thomas aldrew jenson jeason henry wallace robert patrick and wife john beek beck and wife bishop spiers PW madsen and wife D L D dials ivis alex burt A W john T y smith william fi lb angton and wife andrew smith david henderson and wife W 0 phillips william salmon george arthur rice bice P F M lyman A miner and wife J W pox fox jr james H moyle and wife bishop sperry george J taylor B H and sons W J rowman newman and wife W H rowe bowe and wife bishop george bodney bromne joseph 0 cutler and wife wm and wife W B dougal and wife president Preside ut will wilford woodruff president george Q cannon and daughters joshua Midgle yand wife T G webber and wife bishop george H taylor and wife prank frank ataylor and wife david cannon jhn beek beck jr and wife A E hyde ard wife A E hyde hyde jr P F armstrong and wife A W mccune and wife mrs H dinwoodey miss zina hyde mrs W J beatle beatie mrs ars ellas elias morris miss nellie morris miss beek beck mrs maggie Y taylor min laura hyde miss mias eina efina hyde mrs sarah M kimball miss belle armstrong miss jensen miss florence miner ML miss afis kate stayner Sta miss nellie wallace mrs D G davis S H hill joseph W s james P freeze herbert folger oliver hodgson hyrum groesbeck H A woolley james wardrobe john wardrobe H J hayward A leavitt and representatives of 1 the press ireae ou on arriving at the sugar works the lehi silver aliver band the choir and lehi glee clua club under the leade leadership hi 0 of f mr gibb entertained the amal y with chowe choice selections the order of exercises was being I 1 n arranged ulas ellas morris called the meeting to order in the opening speech mr morris said we have met today the of december 1890 to lay and dedicate the corner stone stoma of the utah sugar factory the company which was incorporated in salt lake city some two years ago have after dil legent efforts succeeded in disposing of sufficient 3 stock of the company to them to commence this great enter prise prime that iw ir the manufacture mane facture of sugar from beets raised in utah the projectors of this industry and its sympathizers have spent much time and thought in this enterprise we have secured the most enter E rising priming and experienced men to build bild our factory and operate it and in years from this dato date crystal iced sugar pure and white will be made here we can make sugar here as well as in foreign lands an aa well in utah as in the east everything seems to favor us in utah to make beet sugar equal to that made I 1 in a any part of the world some might ask what is your experience peri ence we do not depend on f our own experience we have men employed who made the first sugar I 1 in the union that to is dyer co of california we have engaged them to put up the building and to run the factory and make it a on success access if you will all I 1 MOM manifest I 1 f est as much enthusiasm as you have today to day our success is assured the M only question that arises now is the raising of the beets if we are on supplied with plenty of beets there t is no doubt about our success cheers by next christmas you can we see all your candies made from sugar man fractured in utah county cheers I 1 welcome you all and trust that every man woman and child will lend a hand to make this a success president woodruff wood ruff said 1 I want to say to all israel that we believe it right to dedicate everything we engage in to the lord we have assembled today to lay this corner stone as to is our custom in establishing all our temples I 1 will call on president george Q cannon to offer the dedicatory prayer arthur stayner then arose and stated that in the tin box placed in the centre of the stone were the following articles art clea many of which were handed in while he was making the announcement LIST OF ARTICLES A copy of the articles of incorporation of the utah sugar factory A copy of the daily and weekly A copy of the herald herak A copy of the salt lake A copy of the salt lake tribune daily A copy of the provo enquirer 8 A coopy of the logan 17 I 1 A copy of the ogden standard A copy of the american fork independent A copy of the swedish denten Bi kuben A copy of the Rist waZ record date of breaking ground november 22 1890 b by y george austin latter day saints sainte psalmody by the lehi choir A copy of mastodon bach ay played on the occasion by th silver band tt ft silver dollar of 1890 by george Q cannon salt lake corporation scrip of Y Janu january arn 1868 no by james ames ahrman chipman five ve cent nickel by B R J whalon of newyork new york silver dollar by A 0 smoot twenty five cent piece of paper money by T F frane 1100 copper cent by robert lee of i american fork ff silver dollar by major rose of pleasant grove 4 gold modal medal given bythe territorial I 1 fob in 1890 to the provo woolen mills mill k by jr J cutler n silver dollar by F M lyman an ah order for II 11 1 off the presiding r bishops office also a 10 cent order of the same flame kind by george C lambert silver dollar of 1792 by george comer A ta 2 kirtland biu bill signed by joseph smith jr treasurer and an F 0 I 1 clams secretary by andrew jenson fifty cents in silver by george austin h cs c s A copy of an order for the first car of sugar manufactured by the company commy by S H hill representing J my nn ington co cc silver dime by george kirkham silver dollar by mrs william lang ton t an order for 3 8 on the equitable y coop co op by william langton I 1 twenty dollar confederate note by ia L G hardy norwegian half cent copper by ole ellingson jr TWO silver dimes by the lehi silver v band I 1 Garfi garfield erd beach medal by B 0 earl english penny by frank taylor japanese coin by A C J granger five cent nickel of 1890 by james kirkham I 1 silver dollar by lehi city corporation THE STONE which was of gray stone about 20 i inches square on the top and stood about 2 9 teet feet high was then taken charge of by president george Q 4 candon and ellas elias morris the rope tightened and the stone gradually lowered to its proper place the treasure box was then pa placed c in position in the top of th the e SL stone and laid in cement bliss morris wielding the trowel president george Q cannon said 1 I take J pleasure in announcing that the corner stone of the utah sugar factory has been laid god bless bleas it 22 he then mounted the newly laid stone and offered prayer asking the lord to bless and prosper the enterprise the land on which it stood the walls and the corner cornerstone stone and all who had invested their mea oa cans and those who had good wishes for its success at the close I 1 or of the invocation ellas elias morris sug g tied three cheers for the enterprise and they wre ware heartily given with two additional tigers after a selee selection tion by the lehi silver band PRESIDENT WOODRUFF was called on for a speech he said I 1 want you all to unite on the subject of sugar there is not a question of public improvement which is of more value or has better prospects than sugar god blew bless you ili il I PRESIDENT GEORGE Q CANNON there is any amount of eloquence here and I 1 was called because beca use I 1 could not wk talk and take up your time this is a fruitful subject and a sweet subject this is the greatest home enterprise ever started in the territory and there is 18 no doubt as to its being a success it has awakened great interest and never be ore have our leading men been so united as on this subject and they will carry it forward to 10 completion thorough analyses have been made and ad its success is assured all this surrounding region is admirably adapted to beet raising which is the reason why this locality has been chosen there is no doubt but what you will uie ale in wishing sue success too to this enterprise 21 PRESIDENT A 0 SMOOT of provo said in behalf of utah Cou county you no doubt realize the fact that this to is a very avery important day forthe Territory of utah on which we lay the cornerstone corner stone and the foundation of an enterprise to supply the inhabitants of utah with all the sugar they need where you now use one spoonful of sugar you will wili be able to use three spoons ful on christmas next year it has occurred to my mind that in previous years feeble attempts have been made to accomplish this purpose twenty five years ago an attempt to make sugar was made in salt lake end and expended but without experience and proper knowledge the enterprise was waa not a success nine years ago the territorial legislature appropriated for the purpose and mr stayner has gone ahead and made sugar but not in sufficient quantities there are now we will live to see it produced in plenty this is 18 our third effort and as the third time is the charm we will produce sugar on this occasion JOHN BECK representing lehi began his speech amid cheers and said it is with feeling that I 1 stand on the corner stone of the sugar factory to testify to its success I 1 I 1 have studied the subject and the plant is being prepared the next thing we want is the beets we are the ones to raise them to t make the sugar we should prepare for the occasion sharpen your plows get your horses fat get strong beams to your plows so that you can plow deep and raise good beets so that success will be certain sugar is in the 6 elements and we should take to organize them into sugar I 1 would encourage all of you to lo give your time to raising sugar beets and let others raise the graim EX MAYOR ARMSTRONG we meet today to celebrate the greatest event that has ever taken place in utah coun ty the laying of the cornor corner stone of the utah sugar factory in which we should all be interested every one called upon has responded and our success is assured there is no doubt about it I 1 have visited the sugar plants planes in california and elsewhere and I 1 find that sugar can be made equally as well and cheaper in utah than elsewhere A vast amount of means are required however and if you will look over the foundation now built you can form some idea of its magnitude the great question will be the beels we will use tons daily for ninety days which will require from SM to acres to be planted in beets to keep the plant going if you will furnish us the beets there will be no doubt about our making sugar out of them utah county is shown to be adapted in every way to beet raising and that is why it has been chosen 1 I ARTHUR STAYNER 1 I thought my talking was all do done ae I 1 congratulate the people of utah on this occasion and I 1 trust and hope the enterprise will meet the expectations of its friends what we want now are live beet snot dead ones and in order to got get them we must he alive they are Inthe in the soil soll all that is 19 necessary is for you to got get them L 0 HARDY it is with pleasure that I 1 stand on the corner stone of this building and within six months I 1 expect to stand on the roof cries of here too we have not engaged in this enterprise for fun and we expect you to stand by us let american fork operate cooperate co with wilh lehi but whatever American Fork does lehi will do two better we want to see am a street car line between american fork and lehi to carry the workers to and from the factory we do not expect to make all the sugar used in utah but we will make all we can the establishment of this factory means the expenditure of yearly in wages alone and we cannot afford to slight it BISHOP GEORGE HALLIDAY if I 1 have lived 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