| Show LOADS OF SUGAR BEETS TRAFFIC CONGESTED IN THE FACTORY YARDS tonnage of beets reduced unequaled in any other factory 01 the same capacity from fridays standard train load after train load of are pouring into the sugar factory yards every day the continued dry weather with no heavy frosts at night Is being taken advantage of by the beet raisers ral sers to dig and send in as many beets as possible from roy hofpar west weber and north oggen where the company has loading stations the traffic Is heavy and some days aa entire train is loaded at each station As the company is under obligation to accept all the beets ordered dug a large force of men IB kept busy day and night unloading the cars at the factory high board fences have been built on either side of the track and the cars are run between the beets unloaded until they reach a height of from 10 to 20 feet tor the length of a block and even longer then a new track is laid and a new pile of beets started As many BS fire rows of white sweet beets are piled up during a season and left out in the frost and now without the slightest damage the percentage of team work this year is much lower than that of last year the farmers living close to the factory are the only ones who haul by wagon the many loading stations by the company make it boore convenient and easier to get the beets to the inal the entire gang of section men of the street railway company were taken out to the factory to in the unloading of beets so great is the number of full care they will b kept there until the yard Is cleared of its congested traffic the factory is running at full capacity night and day the average tonnage in 2 hours Is 60 but soma days SOO tons are sliced and ril joeed of means that close to 00 of sugar are being bowed sowed every day apart from many tons of brown ugar that goes back through the machinery last year the production was 12 pounds this year it is expected that one or two million pounds will be added to that figure the reduction of tons of beets in 24 hours at a factory rated at a capacity of tons Is unequaled in any part of the united states the record being made ie greatly to the credit of those in charge |
