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Show GREAT CELEBRATION AT SUGAR FACTORY Saturday, October 13, was the Red Letter day for Sanpete county. The people of the county, assisted by the officers of the People's Sugar Company Com-pany joined in a celebration on account ac-count of the completion of the new sugar factory at Moroni. Between 6000 and 7000 people visited tlie plant during the day and enjoyed the festivities. A large number had never nev-er before seen a plant of such stupendous stu-pendous proportion and to ttiese it was indeed a revelation to visit the factory and note the various processes proces-ses necessary to make sugar from the beet. At noon the program commenced. com-menced. Mr. N. G. Stringham, Secretary Sec-retary of the company being on the ground and acting as Master of Ceremonies. Cere-monies. All the officers and directors direc-tors of the company were present including in-cluding George E. Browning, President, Presi-dent, John Stringham, Vice President, Presi-dent, Samuel Stark, Treasurer, and Lewis Anderson, H. C. Beaumann and Andrew Anderson, Directors. At 12 o'clock the new factory whistle for the first time was blown. The blast lasting for five minutes. Led by the Manti Ladies' Band, the people then sang the "Star Spangled Banner" Ban-ner" while. "Old Glory" was being raised for the first time on the main building. Mr. George Davis, construction con-struction foreman for the James Ste-' wart & Co., Inc., had the honor of raising the flag. Mr. Davis having been the first on the factory grounds 1 to begin actual building onerations last fall. A program was given as follows: . Address of Welcome, George , E. Browning, President People's Sugar Co. . Five-minute responses were given by Adolph Merz, representing North Sanpete county, Lewis Anderson, rep-resenting rep-resenting South Sanpete county, and T. D. Rees, Jr., representing Juab county. At 1 p. m. free luncheon was served serv-ed in the warehouse to all visitors. At 2 p. m. the visitors were furnished furn-ished guides and conducted throughout through-out the factory while the band gave a concert. At 3 p. m. a musical program followed fol-lowed by dancing was carried out in the warehouse. The program consisting con-sisting of a vocal solo by E. L. Swal-berg Swal-berg of Gunnison. A reading by Miss Ada Stark, of Salt Lake City. A ladies' la-dies' quartet from Mount Pleasant. Judge Cherry of Mount Pleasant and State Treasurer D. O. Larsen each made remarks in the interest of the new Liberty Loan, urging strongly that the people subscribe liberally thereto. In the evening music was ' furnished by the Manti band and the Moroni orchestra for continuous dancing, there being a host of people of both old and young to enjoy it. James W. Jones, of the Department Depart-ment of Sugar Beet investigations of the United States Department -of Agriculture was invited to be present pres-ent but sent the following letter of regret: . October 10, 1917. Mr. N. G. Stringham, People's Sugar Co., Moroni, Utah. My dear Mr. Stringham: Your invitation to join with the people of Moroni district and help to properly celebrate the completion of your splendid new sugar factory appeals ap-peals to me very keenly. Please extend ex-tend to your colleagues and to your neighbors my personal appreciation and also my congratulations, appreciation appre-ciation of your support to our Government, Gov-ernment, in the hour of peril when food stuff is so sorely needed, and sugar is one of our most important war time needs, and my congratulations congratula-tions that the investors and the growers grow-ers are to have such an efficient factory fac-tory as a part of your co-operative plans for the further development of that magnificent Sanpete country. I feel that I owe it to you people and to our National Government that everyone in all of that region be invited, in-vited, yes URGED to lend every possible effort to keep that factory operating to maximum capacity. It will, no doubt, be cheering news for you' to know that this office has advised ad-vised our authorities in Washington that the great state of Utah will manufacture man-ufacture sufficient sugar this year to meet the requirements for the entire year, for the 450,000 people of this : great commonwealth and then have sufficient sugar to spare to meet the 'requirements o( ever soldier that these United States may use in the great world war, both on land and sea, for an entire twelve month year and then have enough sugar left to furnish a large part of the sugar requirements re-quirements of the French soldiers that are now righting in the trenches alongside our own soldier boys To me. the thought is thrilling and gratifying. grat-ifying. We want you to continue to share, in large measure, in this worthy wor-thy volume of credit that is going out from the great commonwealth of Utah to our National Government and to the allied nations of the world that are now engaged in this great struggle for real liberty for all peoples peo-ples of this earth, for all time to come. Am VERY sorry nhat I cannot be with you. Other engagements on official work will preclude my being there. Sincerly, JAMES W. JONES. Agricult urist. Beginning today beet digging is in full swing, throughout Sanpete and Juab enmities. The beets being delivered de-livered to the loading stations and factories for the People's Sugar Co. The factory will begin full operations not later than next Monday. |
