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Show Smashing Records At Sugar Factory At the Gunnison Sugar company's factory, whore one of the most aggressive ag-gressive campaigns in the history of the factory is being put over, records are being smashed almost daily from every standpoint. On one day a total of more than 750 tons of beets were sliced and the average daily slicing is 'far in excess of the 1923 campaign, i Not only is there more tons being 1 sliced every day this year, but the production in bags of sugar is far j ahead of the last campaign. The su-I su-I gar content is holding up splendidly and notwithstanding the fact, that 'the season during the summer has ! been a little unfavorable, the conic it is only slightly below that of 192". The ideal weather conditions th-.t have prevailed since the order w.-.;; given to start the harvest has proven a big boon to the farmers and th fields throughout the valley present n decidely active appearance. The beets, with the aid of plenty of help in the fields, are being dug rapidly and the inflow at the factory for a time, threatened a "block." However, conditions con-ditions have been adjusted satisfactorily satisfactor-ily and the big mill is keeping abreast of the deliveries. The big mill throughout, is working1 like a clock, and on no occasion has it been necessary to close down for any length of time. The factory officials are looking forward to splendid results re-sults from the present campaign and j it is believed that a record throughout I will be established this year. |