01 Jun 1897
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Newspaper
Lehi Banner
Location
Lehi, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1897
Page
1
Reports across districts note very favorable beet crop conditions overall with thinning nearly complete. Lake Shore and Provo fields show mixed results due to moisture. Mapleton suffers from dryness, requiring irrigation and replanting, but farmers remain optimistic about a strong sugar beet season.
The article notes Utah's beet sugar industry with a factory producing over 5,000,000 pounds of sugar annually and employing thousands. It describes soil, irrigation, cultivation, beets yielding 12 to 15 percent sugar, prices per ton, factory inputs, stockfeeding use of pulp, and regional economic benefits.
The Valley shows ideal fruit prospects with abundant cherries, berries, and vines set to yield. Mr. N. Christensen reports strong healthy trees after two sprayings and expects about 8000 quarts of grapes. A Saturday night teachers’ codal at the central school featured a varied program and refreshments.
The account notes an excellent description of Memorial Day at the Tabernacles Sunday service. Elders Child and Evang are highlighted for their detailed depiction of the event and its observances.
Thinning ends in the Lehi district as beet harvests start early next month in parts of California. Charles Woodhouse cannot work at the factory due to illness. Agent Robertson of Springville notes some young beer plants dying but cannot explain the cause. The crop remains little affected. A letter on the Hawaiian agar industry and reciprocity treaty effects is discussed but not published this week.
Elwood S. Peffer of the Chino Valley Beet Sugar Co authors Beet Sugar Analysis, the first technical work on beet sugar in the country. The book details apparatus, ash analysis methods, and sources of error, with practical guidance for new factories and lab setups. Earloest C. Hamilton plans to publish in about a month and arrange numerous illustrations and graphs.
The Senate debated Cuba policy on Wednesday and yesterday passed Senator Morgan's resolution recognizing Cuban belligerents amid national demand to halt atrocities in Cuba. Senator Cannon of Utah praised action and argued the United States should be ready for war if needed, while criticizing opponents and defending a firm stance against Spain.
A garbled excerpt discusses sugar beet industry potential in the state and a New York governor signing a tariff bill. It argues the measure affects beet growers and production, asserting broader economic impacts and political support.
A London Tib-Bite quirky note describes a lady cyclist near Wareham asking a countryman if she is on the right road to Wareham. The man, sizing her up, affirmatively replies that her attire appears correct and she has "got ’em on all right."
In Denver on May 28 J A Roberts comptroller of New York and Henry Koons of Buffalo discuss large scale beet sugar plans for Colorado. They will spend 160000 to improve Twin Lakes near Leadville for an irrigation reservoir and begin experiments on beet varieties. A 300000 sugar refinery is planned at Ordway in Otero county within two years. Work on the Twin Lakes project starts soon.
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