Gunnison Valley News | 1920-10-08 | Page 4 | Sugar Beet Industries Chance

JSUGAK F.EET IXDUS-TIIIES IXDUS-TIIIES CHANCE. One of the effects of the war has. been to bring a much wider and more general recognition of the importance impor-tance of sugar as an essential food and of the national economic value of the industry. Appreciation of these facts is shown by the eagerness eager-ness with which those countries possessing pos-sessing soils and climate adapted to the production of sugar are turning to the encouragement of this industry. indus-try. The war has given the final blow to the free trade theory so far as sugar is concerned. Great Britain, Brit-ain, for years the sole remaining prominent adherent of this policy, has now definitely abandoned it for a preferential tariff favoring the expansion ex-pansion of sugar production within the empire. Right here in the west we have a chance to develop the beet sugar industry in-dustry to enormous proportions, thus building un our farm lands and e:ir-l tie industry which go hand in hand with the beet sugar industry. Will wo take advantage of the opportunity opportuni-ty which is knocking at our doors?