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Show tbe m mm. Bests Have Got to be Raised Tills Spring. Thara Wust Be Wo Indifference Indiffer-ence in This ail Important Import-ant Flatter. Machinery Purchased That Will Crush 350 Tens of LI 02 13 Per Day. An account of the importance of the timely remarks made by Pres. Geo. Q. Cannon at Conference last Saturday, on the sugar question, we have thought it advisable to publish them in full. They are as follows: You are all doubtless aware that thfl residents of this neighborhood an 1 Utah courtv, and also those in th i north, have engaged in the.ereetion of. a sugar factory the largest enterprise that has ever been attempted 'among us in the shape of home manufacture. Our leading men are making great exertions to have this industry es ab-lished ab-lished in our midst, and to have the contract which has been made fcr machinery, etc.. carried out in season. It is a business which has bean thoroughly approved by those who have taken it into consideration. There were some doubts entertained at first concerning the practicability of this undertaking, and likewise as to whether or not it would be remunerative. remunera-tive. A number of practical men were selected to examine into this. They visited California ana other places and made inquiries into the question of the manufacture of beet sugar. They were perfectly well satisfied that it wras an industry -which could be established estab-lished Ihere, and made to pay if properly pro-perly conducted. Some doubts were expressed concerning con-cerning the raising of beets in this part of the country of a quality suitable suit-able to the production of sugar, as it was feared that there was too much alkali in our soil. Experiments were made in various places as to the raising rais-ing of the beets, and samples of these were sent to California for analysis. Some were also analyzed here. These analyses set at rest whatever doubts might have been entertained bsfore on this point. Indeed many of the beets were found to exceed in richness of saccharine matter those raised in California. The plant, as you no doubt know, has been located in Utah county. Xow, it is very desirable that we should take hold of t his matter as a people; that we should unite m our efforts and not leave the burden upon the shoulders of the few. The First Prsidency have been much exercised, as well as the Twelve, in relation to this business. We started into it before be-fore the stringency occurred in the monty market. We had gone too far to retreat without loss of prestige, and it was therefore determined to push the affair through. All our people should take an interest inter-est in this question, and it is perhaps necessary to say here that none of '.hose directly coi cemed in the enterprise enter-prise have any misgiving as to its success, suc-cess, providing the beets can be raised. But from what we can hear, there is a supineness and indifference on the p?.rt of many in this matter that is to be deplored. We could have, put the plant in Cache Valley and had a $50,000 bonus, independent of the stock subscribed. The people there were actually willing to give $-30,000 to nave me sugar iaciory esiaunsiieu iu that place, and take steck in addition. But for reasons which seem to be weighty in the minds of those who had the project in charge it was decided de-cided to build the factory where it is now, promises having been made by tbe people of Utah County which encouraged en-couraged those taking the initiative. It appears to me that there should be a disposition manifested to carry out those promises now, and that men should be willing even at a sacrifice, as some anticipate woma oe toe case-to case-to raise the beets at the price proposed. We are told by those building the factory men familiar with the business, busi-ness, and who have been engaged in the manufacture of sugar that beets can be raised half a dollar cheaper on tha ton than has been offered, and that persons make a good living at it. The company felt, however, that they should put the price a little higher, and did so; but, no doubt, if the undertaking un-dertaking proves remunerative, and when it gets beyond the experimental stage, the company will be willing to divide any profits there might be with the farmers who raise the beets. But we feel that something should be done energetically. It would be a disgract to this Territory if we h d to import lafr r here te raise ktls for th'-z factory, fac-tory, and yet that will bs the necessity to which tha company will be driven unless they ran make contracts for raising tbe roots by our own people at horn. We appeal to yoo I do to personally on behalf of the eotnpan y to the farmers of Utah County, Salt Laka County sad of all places within reach of this fac ory, t devote a portion of your land to the rultuie of sugar bants this coming spring. It is time that steps nare taken In this direction. Tha only cause for fear we have is of Ihertbeinga lack of beets. If these can be pro laced in suffl Ment quantity, the success of this enterprise is assured. The contractors csn furnish machinery machin-ery to crush 300 tons of beets per day, and it is thought nt : uush 3ofl tou, by an additional expense on their owu part. This will require a good many beets, and the employment of a good deal of hbor. We should try and keep the money at home and help to keep in our own hands that which we shall otherwise have to send elsewhere. A committee has been appointed who have the sc?d, and Bishop Thos. E. Cutler, 'of Utah County, ia the manager. mana-ger. Anyona eun also go and make inquiries in-quiries of Brother Elias Morris, who is the president of the cvupany; and those wishing to subscribe for stock can easily do so by apply iug to Brother Heber J. Giant, Brother Moses Thatcher or Brother Thos. G. Webber. All further information needed can be obtained on application to Brother Francis Armstrong, chairman of the executive corr.mitte. or Brother Leonard G. Hardy. The beet seed that has been imported is now for sale at the store of Hardy, Young & Co., Maiu street Salt Lake City. |