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Show In Pecos Valley, 1 The beets in the lower valley havo H ticaily all been harvested, and the M supply for the remainder of tho cam- H paign will come principally fiom tho H Rcswell and Hageiman districts. H It is thought that a mouth longer H will complete the campaign. H Tho factory is now handling bcctH H quito rapidly, running nearly to tho full H capacity, and tit tho present rato of progreaa will soon consume tho crop. H Preparations are being made for tho H planting of the coming season, thu factorv already having asked for con- tracts. Argus. H Work has commenced on a spur lino from tho coast division of tho Southern H Pacific near Salinas to the site of Olaue H Sprjcl-jqs' w new., sugar; factory . I$Js' -y H given out as a fact that the erection of - H this sugar factory will be commenced as H soon ns this spur (three miles) of road ia H completed ready to deliver freight. H This, it ia said, will be the largest augar J factory in America. Ohino Champion. H The New Orleans Picayune's Wash- H ingtou correspondent, in a telegram H dated the loth inat., says tlmt it haa H been pretty well settled by tho ways H and means committee that the sugar duty shall be increased, and that it H will bo made specific instead of ad The farmers got a Iittlo frightened H over the new beet contracts and called a H meeting on Wednesday to consider tho H matter. Tho contract was read and M Manager Cutler gave an explanation of f M it also gave a brief review; of the sugar jM business at present. Ho refered to tho M history and past endeavors of this M factory showing how they had labored H to overcome the difficulties and had tho H laat two years been able to work aV a B profit. Thoy began by. extracting Ho M lbs. of augar from a ton of beets and had ?- jH gradually increased to 200 which was H tho record of this year. Ho referred to H tho drop in the price of sugar which H meant a loss of about $10,000 to tho H factory this aeasou. Mr. Granger also H spoke of tho evila of paying for beeta on H a sliding Bcale, After these explanations H n motion was made and carried that tho , H fanners sign the contract. Tho meeting '' H I adjourned witll the best of feelings be- H ' tw eon tiie farmets and factory people. H , Many farmers are aeon wending their , M way to tho company's office to sign the H beet contracts for the coming season. 'H Each farmer will be limited to 20 acres H and tho total acreage will bo cut down H to UOOO acrea and Lehi farmers will get H a good share. M Thore wore twenty-four inches of 't , M snow on the streets of Boston the othor " M |