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Show Tl HOME-MADE SUGAR. Last week the cititens of American Ameri-can Fork and Lehi held a meeting to see how the people felt about taking stock in a sugar manufactur- ing Company. Arthur Selainer addressed the meeting at some length, explained the process of manufacture of sugar from the white sugar beet. The expence of cultivation, what crop could be expected, and other particulars par-ticulars interesting alike to stockholders stock-holders and farmers. He stated that the establishment of this industry in-dustry ment 1250,000 added to the general circulation. A letter written by Moses Thatcher, was referred to, wherein he expressed his regret that he could not be present, and while the people of Cache would prefer having it in their own county, its location at another point would not deter them from helping the people of Lehi and American Fork, to the extent of several thousand dollars. San Pete Co., is one of the best places in the world to grow the sugar beet. At no very distant day, farming, in order to be made to pay must embrace othtr crops besides be-sides grain. On alcaline lands beets are a positive bsnefit and can be grown in enormous quantities. As alternate crops, there is nothing that benefits the land more than root crops. It is the next thing to summer fallow or erten croDs plowed under. If the farmers of San Pete had any kind of an organization organ-ization this is one of the first questions ques-tions that should be brought before them. Are we not in a position t sustain a sugar plant? |