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Show Sanpete and Sevier Sufar Factoiy. Mors George AiHlIn and Moinh r.vnns of the sugnr company and W. I. Webb spent last Tridny and Saturday In (liiiinisou tnlkhig up the brrt sugnr hiisln-tM. A meeting of the prominent farmers of Smipclu ami Sevier counties was held at (liiiinisou on Friday afternoon after-noon for the purpose of learning nl they could about the rultivatlon of en gar beets nnd to organize an nspselrtiou so ns to systematically grow this crop. After tho meeting was chllcd to order K, O. Sorciiton was elected chnlimnn and 0. A. Short secretary. Town prcl dent, John Lurecu, gao nu nddreev of welcome, itp. 0. A. AlaiUcn kiuo 0 short speech telling of his experience in growing bats Ho hits been experimenting experi-menting with this ceop since 1878.. Tho secretary rend tho (ontrnct now used by the Utah Sugar Co. Mosiah Kmiiis then explained briefly thn manufacture man-ufacture ol sugar from beets. Ho nlso gave explanations nnd figures regarding freight rates, etc. Ho stutcd that the Utah market was good for 20 or 21 million mil-lion pounds of sugar nnd (his could be nearly supplied by thu present factories nnd if new ones weio built tho question of disponing of tho sugar would luic to be couti.lercd. field Supt. Austin then gave nn excellent talk on tho beet crop and how to cultivnta it, giving thu kind of hud necessary, tho amount of woik needed, kind of implements used nud the cot nud profit of raising on acre of beets Ho nlso nukwercil a number of questions 011 this subject C. A. Short then explained thu phiu of operation for the club which should liavu local branches in eery town where heels nro raised. An oigaulzntion wns then effected ef-fected with the following olllcers: 0. A Madscn, president; 0. II. llcrglaud, lice-president; (J A. Short, Secretary; T, V. Kenrns, trensuier; Heuiy Kobbiu Ax'el IcuerBon, N. 0. Sorensoii, ndvl-soiy ndvl-soiy coiiimittec. Tho people nro nnxions to get a factory fact-ory there nml will try raising beets this year nnd will ship enough for it mill run to I.ehl factory. If they ran nmVe n succoss with the crop they feel pretty pret-ty sure of securing n factory, They nic very enthusiastic: nnd their Inborn should meet with am conn |