Beet Sugar Growth and Rocky Ford Factory Move
Twenty years ago beet sugar supplied a fifth of world production while cane sugar climbed to a third of the best output. Cane growth barely doubled, beets quintupled, signaling sugar as a major American crop. Dr Portius to lead the new Rocky Ford plant. Oxnard factory leadership to stay briefly for succession. rights of way and citizen funding for land parcels near Santa Fe line. Times-Republican editor and staff noted. Arkansas Valley alfalfa lamb market opens with $5.85 per 100 pounds auction in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie
Arkansas Valley
Kansas City
G. J. Lackey
Oxnard Construction to Build Sugar Factory for Beet Company
S. W. Sinsheimer arrives to supervise rapid factory construction in Rocky Ford. One and a half million feet of lumber requested for buildings. A telephone line will connect town offices to the site, and houses for workers may be provided locally or by the company. Excavation may start soon if weather holds.
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Rocky Ford
H. F. Hagen
Hagen
Dr. Portius
Colorado
American Beet Sugar Company
Porto Rico
Rocky Fo:d.—Courier
Oxnard
Calif
Oxnard Construction Company
S. W. Sinsheimer
Sugar Company
Rocky Ford Hardware Co. expands offerings and facilities
The Rocky Ford Hardware Co. grows from a hardware shop to a full line store including farm implements wagons buggies furniture undertaking and tin and plumbing with two large rooms and convenient trackage. Key departments include sugar beet tools and an embalming area led by Jan Sprinkle and I H Adair.
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Rock LA Antar
Rocky Ford
Rocky Ford Hardware Co
Ellin & Hauck
American Beet Sugar Co
Jnn
Sprinkle
Winterset
Iowa
I. H. Adair
P. J. Reifel
Connersville
Ind
Rocky ‘Ord
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