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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1893)
8 TITR OMAHA DAILY 1WR : MONDAY , DKCKMHEK 2,1) , 1893. , v JT I Great Results Expected from the Slate Con vention at No 'th Platte , MEANS AND MEHODS ! FULLY DISCUSSED Mm Who llnvo llml Practical r.xpcrlrncc anil Mniln H SHOPCM vrltli Witter In Nclir.t lin UctiUl the < ) ntc ine-.V I'liiltonn Ail | > teili rndouotcdly ono of tlio most Important conventions ever hold in Nebraska was the Irrigation convention held In North IMalto last week. The Importance of this gathering - ' ing rests on thcso facts : H was largely nl- tiMided hy men of Intelligence and men who have been lighting for yaars an unequal battle for existence ou the great plains west of the ono hundredth meridian. H was a meeting of pr.ictical men , many of whom had tpstcd irrigation , while the others came to bo Instructed , uutennlncil to put in yr.ir- tire the ideas gathered there. DH was a mooting in which , with n single exception , ovcr.v paper nnd discussion was to the point , clear , prac tical and Dascd on actual experience. H was n meeting which will put hundreds of men to work by soinu ono or other of the systems proposed 10 malto these fertile hut ntid plains to blossom and bear fruit. The con vention wns remarkable in lhat while the local association at North I'lallo hail laid out an oxncnslvo program , yet several hundred mon came logulhor , scarcely know ing what was to ho accomplished , all seek ing light nnd yet , as it aftei wards appeared , ho nearly of ono mind that tlio set program waa only in part carried out. nil the dis cussions taking a drift which was not forc- BPcn. Action was practica'ly ' unanimous-I do not remember of u dissenting voii.-n in any vote -and .U the sanio time ; all was done in a culm anil conservative manner. No notion was taken that can he in any sense con sidered rash or radical , and all \vus wactical in its results. Tlio calamity howler were not there , and on the other hand , tlio man with one idea or a put scheino was conspicuous lor ills absence. Ilirno U'II.VH ol Irrlviitlon. 'llirco ways of irrigatlm. were aoeepled as feasible In western Nebraska litst , taking water from the streams by canals and ditches ; second , pumping from wells ; Ihird , storing storm water in reservoirs during winter anil spring until such time as needed. The idea of depending on ar tesian well supply was abandoned at the beginning as not practical , the gen eral opinion being that we have no such reservoirs of water beneath the surface us will L-ive a steady How. However , tlio aid of llio general government was asked to make SUL-II experiments and in vestigations as are necessary to ascertain wlnit supiily of water is under the surface. The Ilrst method , that of laking water from streams , is also the. most important. The extent to which this method has been pushed in Nebraska is surprising. There are today over fifty companies incorporated in this state , which have constructed hun dreds of miles of canal and ditchs , irrigating thousands of acres. Scotts lllnll county , under tlm inlluencc of that sturdy nnd enterprising pioneer , Martin Goring , takes the in canal mileage , hav ing today water from the North I'latto river running through over iiK ( ) miles of dilcli. Tile report in llio spring of ISM showed 2411 miles completed nnd "I" miles projected. This placed i : > 8)00 ( ) acres under ditch , with 20S.OOU acres cominir under that projected. Part of this report covers Cheyenne county also. Of course all Ibis acreage is not under cultivation , but tlio amount cultivated in creases every year. The general public will j also ho surprised lo learn llmt there arc Irrigation ditches in western Nebraska which have been in successful operation for ten or twelve years. Naturally this method is available only in territory adjacent to n steady ( lowing Klrcain. The North Platle. Kepubllcan nnd J..OUP rivers arc Ibe slrenms which can bo moat praticall.v utilised , although each of these has a lew tributaries which may sup port n limited mileage of ditch. The dif- lleulty with thu Nebraska and ' .Vhito rivers in Iho northern part of iho state is lliu deep channel in which they run , so that the cosi of taking the water from these streams is largely increased , and as yet line has been done in Ihesu valleys toward irrigation. hrlieiiii'H toiiter UplnniU. Rut what about the nigh table land nnd territory which cannot bo reached by canals ! The objector to irrigation In Nebraska , when driven from every other stronghold , falls back into this position where are jou going lo get water enough to irrigate all that vasl country f Now it is not expected by even tlio most sanguine advocate of Irri gallon thai all ihe land is to be put under water , nor docs lie cx.H'ct to see the day when one-tenth of it will bo watered artili- cially. II live or ion acres out of every quarter s 'ction could bo watered. Iho result would bo aniii/.ins. Hut for years lo come there will continue lo bo immense tracts held for gra/inj'and speculative purposes in this semi-arid region. The uplands. MI far r..i they will bo irri- galed , must bo watered by llio second anil nnd Ihird methods wells and storm watoi reservoirs. These l\\o methods will fre quently be combined. ! hnvo spoken ol these methods as somelliing that will bo done in the Inluio. Asa matlerof tact , tliej are being put in operation' now. Note these two cases : Mr. W. F. Stafford of Julesburc , nftet doing everything in his power to raise crops on his claim and ullorly failing , began to Irrlgulo n small plat of ground from n well Bo successful was this experiment lliut this year ho had two wells , both supplied will wind pumps , and furnishing water for about , fourncrcn. Helms found It an ndvaiuago to pump Into n small reservoir covering about three-fourths of an acre , and from Ibis distributing llio wnlcr to his crops. 1 principal crop this year was two acres ol cabbage , and hir. not cash proceeds from this crop was $801) ) . having in addition all Ins owi family ami several of his neighbors coult HBO. One ncro ho has sot to strawberries which will como in for market next year , am another aero Is In various small Irnlts. Mr Stafford was called before the convontioi and given a rigid catechising , stnndhiL' tin test admirably , and ghlng evidence of his conviction thai t'no problem of farming h western Nobrnnuti was salved as far as lu was concerned. Ho believes every farmer it that region mn.\ easily support his family ii this way. Mr. I. . . R Oauscn , living near Ixdgo Polo has had a similar experience , supporting hi family this year from ono well watorin , three-fourths of an acre. Ho also was cnllei buforo iho convention and thoroughly cross questioned. ( ionil I'rolllK III Wittered Oriipn , No man lias done more towards testing ii rlgation r.nd discovering the best , method bj experimenting tlian Martin Curing of ( ionny Bcotls Hluff county. When called botoro th convention , bo emphatically pronounced himself a believer m irrigation. In his opinion , however , tha present class of farm ers are many of llioin unsultcd to bo irri gation farmers. Accustomed to tilling large farms. In a slack manner and spending much time , ns ho expressed It , ' farming on a store box , " they cannot bring themselves to "in tensive" fill-mini : , as the expression now Is. Mr. ( joring has tried pumping for a general crop , but believes that too expensive a pro cess to compete wilh dilcli irrigation , but believes Ii profitable for binull fruits and garden products , Mr. W. U Park , assistant super intendent of the I'nlon Pticlllo at North I'latto , was 'nnotncr gentle- jnnii who has 320 acres under ditch , and has for several years found It very profitable. Ho easily showed the con von- tlon that { ' . ' . "i per acre nut was a common pro lit from raising alfalfa mid either feed ing or selling , Mr. Herslioy of North Platte WAS also satisfied that nothing but irriga- gallon would make that country what It should be , nnd told the convention how , two or thren years ago , ho sold from twelve acres of Irrigated land about { a,000 worth of potatoes , getting 2,700 bushels and tolling at $1,10 per bushel , Mr. Donald W Campbell , the well known civil engineer uf IVnvcr , Colo. , known the tretloior as cur d iho best authorities on Irrigation , madcu number of practical talks , treating ol th necessity of netting capital cnlUtcd and favoring the building of storm- water reservoirs. Ho believes the country there will In a few years bo dotted with artificial lakes of from live to fifty acres , which shall Irrigate sufllelcnt ground at least to make each farmer Indenendent. Words can 111 convey the earnestness with , which this convention discussed this Im portant subject. Among all present there wns no question as to the necessity of Irri gation ; thoonly question was as to methods. Those who attended the national Irrigation congress at Ixis Angeles some weeks since , nnd later , the sta'o convention of Katms. were freeto say Hie North Platlo meeting surpassed cither In numbers and in practical results. If capital can oo enlisted It Is certain that Ih'JI will see nn immense area In western Nchra ° ka put under flitch nnd farming started along profitable lines , 'lo quote tlio words of Omaha's leading cani- tnllst , "Irrigation offers the next good In vestment for capital. " I.t-Klxlittlnn Hint U Witntnil. Tlio convention agreed to urge the Ne braska delegation in congress to support tlio following bill : A bill to provide for an Irrigation "survey of the ( Meat plain" anil of the * uinl-allil belt ol mutiny bi'lwecn thc'07lliduiictM ; > t uuat longi tude and tlio eastern foothills of the Kooky iiKiuiilsilns. He II emu-tod by tlio tonnta nnd lintt p of repri'M-iitallvesof'the United i-late.s In cou ntess nospinblril , Tlial HID sum of t'JSO.noo 1)0 ) and Is horohy approluted ) ) ! to baexpended under the dlrec * tlon or tlio M'cretiu y uf the Interior In the dis covery and tlio determination of methods for Hie ilevclopmuntand distribution of the wliter Mlpply for Irrigation of the greiit pbilns and MMid-urld leelnn lielwcen the UTIli degree of ur-,1 IniiKliiidp mid the eastern foothills of the Hoi'ky mountains. I'liitliiriii on Which They SCltld. Tlio resolutions ndoplcd by the convention were as follows : Whereas , The govcrniiiont of tbo I'tillrd Stales bus platted und nut upon thu imiiUet. us ngrlcultiirul bind th" vu-it leiiltory known us tin1 gtunt plains ; and Whereas , Anieilcuii citizens wishing lo sc- ciitp limuc * hiivo nioxod upon HIPSK plains , bought anil paid the government for hind nml ( . \ticndcil ihelr nioiiey In improving II ; and WliPipas , It hits bpon Icinnnslrali'd by the c\pcrlcnce of these men und by the sltriml hititionsof the govprnnipiit that HIP ninounl of inlnfull pi > r unniini ut proper sua-otis Is In- snllli'lonl , to mike : ugriciiltnru prucllcublo ; thptpforu , IIP It Itosolveil , Tlnil It Is the senionf tblicoiivpn- Ihin thiil II IH llir duty of congress tomuUe up- propi hit Ion for llio put pose of testing llio praellouhlllly of Hie following niulliod of Irri gation for these pin I us : I'li-st. that the goti'in- meiil.should by uMierltnent dutermlm' whether tin : iindt'illnw water Is of sufllelcnt volume und can be brought lo tlio surface tit n cost to maliii 11 avuilublc for guncrnl Irrigation ptir- po-e.s. Second , that It should dclcrndnu tint eMi'iit to which icservolrs can beconstiuclpd for the pin pose of storing storm water sulll- clunt In quantity for Irrivallun purposc.s ; und bo U further ItL'solvcd , That wo fully endoiso the follow- Incuxtract from tlio report of thospeclul cotn- inlttoo of the Trilled States senate on Irrliru- tloii , made May H , IH'JO , und Hie same Is mudu u part or the resolutions of this convention. "II unythlng can be done to encourage the people of these ( 'icut plains It should he donu snoudlly. The ( lovorntnont .should deinon- str.'ilo lo tliPtn the pructlcahlllty before they will Inive the cntiragri or can commund llio niuans to prosecttlu \\orUonunyconsldur- - ublo.scull- . " Hesolvod , That Iho executive comndltep of this association be requested to collect und prupatu for pnbllcutlon nil the fuels re garding successful experiments In Irriuii- tlon In this state by lliu vurlons inulliods In nsu , and tbul thuy act. In "oujum- tlon with the Slate Hourd of Agriculture In the collection und dl.urllmtlon of such knowl edge and Info : niatlon. Itosolvt'd , That slncn forest culture can bo madu an I'ltcctivo a unl In the reclamation of nn arid region , wo ther'foro rocotnntptid thut every furini'i1 on these prairies bo urged to phint and cultivate the growth of forest trees. Winsruus , While wo do not ii'cosnlru that , bin iilng of tbo grasses pioducos dioiilli , we do bollet-p thut II IntPiihllles It ; therpforti ho It lc-olvcd. ! That wo urge the farmers to preserve - servo the grasses from dost ruction by Iliv , und we also uigo the enforuuinent of our .stale law in this mutter. Hi'solvuil , That wo favor the creation of tlio alllco of stuto Irrigation engineer and urge that provision he mudo fur the sumo by Iho next iPgMatim- . Hcsolved , That tbo stuto of Nebraska should dcvoto so innli : us may bo neces sary of the money annually tccoived from tlio United Suites for ugrlcnltiirul p\pi > rl- incutvoil ; In cstubllshliu , maintaining and oporutlng u rlcultiiiul e.\poi iniont si aliens lions In iviistern Nebraska In iiccorilnnco wl th and by vli ttiu of Iho laws heretofore mudo und piovhlcd. Such siutions to o.xpcrlinent with and dcnionstralc UKi'lculturul jioistblll- ties both with und without Irrigation. Ke.-olvt'd , Thut the t hunks of the members f this conventlon uro hcieby totu'ored ' to the t-onle of North I'latto for their efforts In bo- uli n lrrlg.itlnii und for Iboir uttcnduncc und inlforin Klndnetss to the members of thu as o- lutlon. Itusolvcd , Thut our snccinl thanks are duo lid uro beicby ipndeiud the press of the sluto n general uiul of the city of North 1'latU ) und IIP local litigation ussochition for tlielr un- Irlnji efforts In bu'hulf of the miLress of this icetlni ; . Itcsolved , Thut tlio president und wrelnry if this us'-nclullon i-liull coinpllc tbo nroi'ced- ims of lids convention to bo piibllsiied In Kimphlet form und to useertuin Iho cost of nbilshliu Iho sanic und solicit the sail * of iho utno snlllclont to pay cost of publication. Hesolved , Thut the thniiK'sof this tissoclatlon ire oxprusspd to ( Jovernor t'rounsc , wfio Is , | M > luljorcoinniis loner , und Ihn dupuly lubor 'Oinndsslonor ' for their atlond.tiico , und tbo ecretury of this ussochition Is hereby re quested to solicit the suppoil 'of ' the labor mriian of the stale In piomotlnK'publlc Inter est In the nurniisps of this association In pvcry losslblo way , ineltidlng the publication of lliu iirococdliiKsof this convention TlHrt Oil AS ( ! ! : ( . i Tlm Nurtlitvrstcrii I.lnp. Tlio oabtbouiid local , No. 8 , now leaves Omalia daily ut 11:05 : a. in. The "Chi cage Limited"No. < > , leuvosut-l:0'ij : ) . in. , urriving at Cluun u 8ir : > a. in. , and tlio "Kastorn Flyer , " No. li , leaves at ( i0 : ! p. m. , und arrives at Chioa o ! ) : IJO u. m. by all odds the most convenient train from Omaha to Chicago. The equip- incut romaiim uiichnngcd , because pcojilo expect poinothiii'f "uliovw tlio avorapo" on "Northwo-iiorn" trains. City tickcvoillcu , 1-401 Furnum btreot. Calllorntii ICxenrHlon. The great central route weekly excur sions to California via tlio Union I'aclilc uro tlio thing. Timo. truublo and expense saved by joining ono of tlioso purtieH. I'tiHtingo r.uiy bo tnkcn ut any point between Chicago nnd Ogden , Utah. For full particulars call or address F. K , Shenror , manager , 191 S. Clttrlc street , Chicago , or your nearest Union Pacific agent , K. L. Lomax , ( Jenorul imssongeinnd ticket agent , Oinubu , Neb. si'Kci.M. ixoimsiox ; To the 1'iolt Iniidn til Southern Toms. Saturdny , Pocoinbor HO , I will run a special low rate oxciirsion to Houston nnd CJalveston , Texan , and return on short or long tiino tickets us you may wish. Train loaves Omaha from Web ster street depot ut 10 p. m. For tickets and full information relative ) to the trip call on or address H , C. Patterson , 4Ui ( IJtungo block , Omaha. Holiday liallruiul Ilntci. Tlio usual reduced rules in effect for Christmas and New Years , via "TIII3 NOHTIIV13STKHN LINE , " Trains leave Oimihu ut almost any hour you wish , City ticket ofT.ce , No. HOI Furnum street. Winter Trrm of Begins Tuesday morning , Jnnniir.r 2 , at the Omaha Commercial college , Six teenth and Douglas. Now classes in all departments. Now is the time to begin. Plenty of teachers , elegant quarters and thorough equipments , llohruough Hros , will bo at the college all day today to meet those who desire to call , Wiitcr Itrnti Duo Jiuiuury 1ft , Payable at ollicc , lice building , 5 per cent dlsbount is puld on or before .latin- nry 1. Failure to receive bill will not entitle any ono to discount after Jan uary 1. World's fair souvenir coins of 1S9H for sale at Chase .t Eddy'a. 1518 Furnam it. , Omaha , _ _ Droxcl hotel , Kith and Webster. 1 blk. from M. P. & Elk , depot , Nut Brown , prop , PROFITS IN SUGAR BEETS Nebraskons Who Hive Made Good Money in the Now Industry , INTERESTING FIGURES FROM FARMERS Thry Show Conctntlvrly Hint It. I'nys lo llrnt Advnntnitn to Itn lo- rtvcil from Ilin ( ( pcratlonsol n Huvt Sii > ; : > r 1'lnnt , OIIANIJ I HNH , Xob. , Doc , 19. [ Speclnl to Tun Unii.j Tlio bcut sugar c\miwlgn : of No- braskn for the season of lb'J.1 has Just closed. The factory nt Grand Island has produced 1,8M.WK ) pounds , nnd that at Norfolk will produce -KXUkM ( ( ) pounds or more. The close of rni'h Riicf'pgsivo cMtnpaiKti rci'alls the varied cxporictu-cs of the founders and promoters meters of lim Industry , and In this connec tion the limp worn , yet still highly illustra tive auage , "Homo wns not built in n day , " becomes applicable with special force. In the year 1MW tlipro came to this country and stale Henry A. Kontilij. To him , Fred A. \Vlobo nnd a Dr. Thorsprcher is credited Iho original Itk-a of raising hoots in this slate nml manufacturing sugar from the roots. All three were natives of Oermany , whcro tht ! sugnr industry lias existed forever over half a century , and t hey had some ac- tunlntiinco ] with tlio same. The Hist otci ) to hn tnkcn was to ascertain if siicar beets would rrow in XuhruHku and yield a snni- cient porccntacc of saccharine mailer to make tlieir manul'iiciure inlo supnr possiule and prolllable. Dr. Thorspcchcr pro cured a small quantity of seed from Washington and Ctermany , in letters , in ISilS , and it was in that year ascor- taincil that they grow well. Dr. Tiiors- lcchcr was n pracllcal chemist , ami an analysis proved that trom S to 10 per cent of supar existed on iho beets raised in Wood Hlvcr , n precinct on higher lands , and that the buets raised on llio islands in and bottom lands along the I'latto river yielded a per- centime of from 12 lo 13 < ! . D. Moore , now superintendent of the Port Worth and Den ver division of the Union P.tcillc , became Interested and found an opportunity for the purchase of sumo ueet su ar machinery. A committee ol lending citizens was appointed to act in the mailer and if possible lo complete - ploto the purchase of the machinery nnd have the same moved to ihis , Hall county. A severely unsuccessful attempt had been made to establish u factory in Canada , and after the wrocl : was over the outllt , which had cost &M0.003. was offered for S25.000. Land had been secured for iho raising of the beets and $5,000 had been paid clown when it was discovered that 873,503 would be re quired to pay the import duly on Iho ma chinery from Canada , and Iho claim on Iho $5,001) ) was rcllmiul&hcd rather than maku an investment of 573.500 In duty. rarmrrrt l.uckiMl Coiilldoncc. The first attempt , therefore , was a Hat failure and the only Irsson that had ueen learned tended rather toward confusion and discouragement than toward a definite plan and a. knowledge of the distinct require ments necessary for the establishment , of Hie industry in Nebraska. That lesson was this , that there was a lack of confidence amontj the farmers who wore to r.iiso bcots and a fear that such occupation would bo anything ? but prolitanio , and when Dr. Thorspechcr hacl ground up'a small quantity of boots , boiled the juice and secured a cer tain quality of syrup he was often Jested as to supplying tbo country with molasses. But these gentlemen were not discon certed , and immediately nftor this failure concluded to nv.ike further and more thor ough experiments in raisinc beets. One hundred pounds of seed wore procured from the AgrIcuHur.il department at Washington this was in the spring of 1SSS and other send was obtained from Germany. The seed was again planted by various agriculturists on various soils , and the results were still more satisfactory , especially that of the Cicrman scod. A ( icrman export had been scoured and had assisted in the cultivation , and upon analysis it was found that the boots contained from 1 to 18 per cent of sac. charino matter. These analyses wore made ut the Stale university at Lincoln , in ( , cr- many and in the i/overnmcnt ortlcc at Wash- nyrton. Sec agricultural report , | uio Mi. "Tho same experiments were continued in isy.lantl it was ascertained that a light loamy soil , of which there is an abundance in t his section , was best adapted to boot cult tire. The money question was the only one that had now to bo met. . In January. ISM ) , nc- potialions had been commenced with Mr. Oxnard. The latter had made many visits to this and oilier stales anil finally after months of diplomatic effort on both sides , and after a state bounty of 1 cent per pound had boon secured for all suar to bo manu factured , an improvement company was or- gani/.cd and a contract between iho company and Mr. Oxnard was entered line December 5 , ISM ) . The obligations of tlio contract com prised the Ircogift of forty acres of lamias a site for iho factory , situated near Grand Island , the p.iymonl of all taxes for two years , IBM nnd 1801 , the furnishing of 5,000 acres of land for iho cultivation of beets , at a price of not over $15 for unimproved and not over J-5 for improved land ai'd tlio grow ing of 3,00 ! ) acres of boots for tliroo years , the Oxnard company promiing to pav fll pur ton for bcots containing 12 porcentof sacclia- rlno matter nmt 8" > cents in addition per ton for each additional percent of increase , be sides a few minor privileges. On the second day after tlio signing of the contract tlio ground was broken , the machinery ordered , nnd in iho tall of 1 ! ? ' . > 0 iho Grand Island fac- lory was ready 10 work up lhat season's crop of bccls. Hem tlm runners Ciiinn Out. No figures arn obtainable as to the rcsulu of Iho lirsl yoai's work as far as iho farm ers are conform d. Certain it Is , however , that tlio farmers wore , in the main , unsatis fied , for in Iho next year less and not moro boots wore raised , but tlioro were bomo who were quite successful , ami those tried iho work again ir. 1MM , and llio following are iho best ten results : The season of IS'.y wus not fiuito as fivor- able as tlmt of lb'.U , owing to illiTerein ch. vgudlllgas , lu lUu cuvl purtv or C planting tlnio , lu.was oxtrcmoly wet , nnd In the latter part very ilry. Hut HIP On nurd company tnailo Iti moro intprcstlnp for the boot raiser by po inR n somewhat higher prlco for hoots , as will ho scon from Iho tahlo of prices j > aul. whlcli follows further on. on.Tho following 'represents the results oh- allied by farmura. In various p.irts of the state In isya : SO.I3V . "MtO.t , JOll SUOJ , * , WMI ; u - MIA Siseic-i-ieiS itmomv Ci-1'i W > US * * JCld 1UI10HIV New Mi'thotl of 1'ii.viiii'iil. Mich year the /armors have raised less bccls , and In Uiis fourth year of the indus try there was a smaller acreage by Individual farmers than in any of .he three preceding years. The results of those who did engage in tlio culture are euuallv as good ; the prices paid this year cquallv as hlch , oven hii.'luT. Hut there had until recently been a feeling of antipathy to the industry thai led even Ihoso who had been moderately suc cessful in the now venture lo refrain. This anlipalhotic senlimcnt arose perhaps for the greater part from an oppj-Hion to Hie principle of bounty giving. A llillo dissat isfaction arose Ironi the manner in which the company paid for the b-eis a scale in iiccordanco with the purcentairo of sugar in the beet. The sugar company was thcre.bv eel to wipaotit the scale system and pay $5 icr ton straight for bcots in l-.it. ! ; The bl owing are the best len results of the past season : H 6.3 : * d A. Soliaufer , Heil riinul IH1.JI I , Tm > . HiiiHjusti : > n. ( i. 1. . fi7.fi.ll.l'S7..11 ! , U3.uo C. Kloltonticri ? . C ! . I _ 17.11(1 ( ,1. niim : n. ( ! . 1 Ifi.llll/i.l ! ' "J7.ll. ! "fi.llH Henry IllalHp. ij. ! . . . . . 13.1 Ifi.I1 7fi.l0 ! 7 , * > . ( iO J. H. Wairiior. Wnlliacli 7 hi H.M II70.IIS 71.1 I John C. llalin. (5. I is.ii ! i-i.fi i ii.wi 7'ii : ( I'arl Pi'limalc , ( j. I l-Ul 14.1 , Jli-UJ l.- ! ! 7oiirul : liassiMi. ( ! . I. . . . ' ' . ' . II. McliMJ. 1 . . : ! jiiiiiiT tiiii'so These figutcs might bo misleading if it , vore not roicalcd ) that tbo best ten results n each year are quoted. This is done to show what can be accomplished. Poorer results will , as a matter of course , pull the ivcrago down considerably. This year. Ib'.Ki , the average amount received per ncro for all : icres raised will be between 50 and $55 per aero. The total acreage raised by farmers for the Grand Island factory this year was 225. This excludes Mr. Hayward Lcavitt , who has raised beets very eslensivcly every year : ind lias13d acres this season. Tins gentle man is oxccptcd because the other 2-5 acres represent about 150 farmers. Tlio improvement company contract to furnish Ii.000 acres of beets was never carried out and tbo Oxuurd company was compelled to raise ils own bcels , planting in Ihis year 1,1S5 acres. Hfiltor Things Are Kxpcctftl. The sugar manufacturers seem lo believe , however , that a turnlntrpolnrhas come. Mr. 10. 0. Howe , Iho manager of tlio Grand island factory , spoke'very cncour.iglnply lo your correspondent when asked as lo llio prospects of next season. "I have sometimes b3cone : completely dis couraged , and had put Hall county down as a very pour place for a sugar factory , out I believe a turning point has now come. Wo have contracts with farmers now who , two years ago , denounced the industry in public meetings , and declared that they would not raise buels for less than SO per ton. " And the present general sentiment among farmers , and tlio list of contracts already made for the season of IblM , indicate better final results. The cost of raising beets is estimated to bo between $11 ! an.l 15 per acre , whim the farmer is not ncccssilated lo hiromoro labor than usual on account of his beet crop , nnd about $ ' 20 per acre when bo engages special service for beets. Mr. I Icy \\aitl Loavitt , who has raised beets extensively since Iho birlli of the industry , gave , in his address tea a beet sugar convention in 1 bill , llio follow ing information as to the cost of raising nn aero of beets : IMowlns ( en to t welvo Indies deep J 1 ! iO IIuiTiiwiiiK and tolling twice 100 Socdlmi and Including icntal of drill. . . 75 Twontv pounds of eed 2 00 Thinning out beets { j oo Honingsamu twice 4 00 t'nltlvallngsanio with hurio cultivator 1 50 Harvesting 1 00 Total cost per aero . S U 75 'Iticso figures refer to tlio farmer who raises but a small acreage and docs it with his regular help. Mr. Lcavitt gave the fol lowing as the cost of raising beets on a larger scale : Plowing ton to twelve Inches deep. . . .1 200 HniTDwImr and rolling twlco . 150 Heeding . ! J5 Twenty pounds uf seed . 2 00 TlilmmiKout beets . 000 Hoeing samu twice . 7 00 Cultivating hnmo with liort > uciiltlvntor 3 00 Total costlier acre . J 'JO 85 To which must bo added $1 per ton for harvesting and delivering ilio beets at tlio factory. It will thus bo seen that the work of hoeing und thinning boots cost more on a larger scale than on a small one. This is true for iho reason lhat iho largo plantnr must procure his laborers by tbo day und transport the workmen from the city to tlio beet Holds and return every morning mid evening. These prices on the whole will not vary any in nnj ordinary season or at any locality in this stale whore beets can bo raised at all. And yet while a comparison will show a neat profit , many farmers claim their ex perience to have been an expensive ono , and bcllovlmr lhat they liad paid for theli wliisilo on ono occasion , refused lo venture a second time. Uul the higher rate now paid lor bcots is .having its effect. Tlio Norfolk , Neb , , factory , owned nnd operated by iho same company , was built in 1801. It Is well known that the farmers in the vicinity of that factory have been steadily increasing thoaoroago year by year. Thcro is no material dillurcnco in llio soil and tlio bcots ara < of no bolter quality , but they take hold of the now industry moro energetically and intelligently. It is bo- llovcd llml in Ib'JS tlio farmers In the vicin ity will furnish the. factory with all the bccls Hint can bo used. The effect the new Industry 1ms upon agri cultural conditions is. as a mutter of course , of Ihe gicaler importance. But a few fig ures in regard to tbo factory will no doubt bo of intorcsl. The Grand Islsiifl factory turned out in IS'JO ' , the first season , 150iO'j ! ' pounds of sugar in Ib'Jl. l.il8COU ; pounds , in lb')2. ) 2,101.000 pounds ; in IblKi , l.blio.DOU. There has thus been ( v decrease Ihlsypardf al.VUK ) pounds of sugar , owing , as intimated , to iho nn- tloathy of the farmers toward the induitry. Tno Norfolk factory , on the other h.ind. has steadily Increased Its output ami will almost ireblo iho product of the mother Plant this year. The former has tlio aitvantapo of the Stoffcn process of extracting sugar from syrup and works up soinp of the syrup at the Ciraml Island f-ietory. This year H will turn out almost -1,000,000 pounds. The Oxnnrd cotnpnny received in addition to the market price for sugar the following bounties : In 1KIH ) the slale botinlv of 1 cent per pound , in 1MU and ism tlio nallonal bounty of 2 cenls per pound , and In ISM Uncle Sam will pay iho same rate. Tlio aid received from the government is , therefore , for Iho raml Isluud factory aiono , $ T.iiiVl from the state of Nebraska In IS'.U ' ; $ Jt' > , : iT'J In IS'.ll from rnclo.Sutn ; MV-MJ In 1-W from Uncle Ham. and for the Grand Island cam paign of 1MM llio comp.iny will nvelvo $ IJ- ) 718. It will also recelve.'for HIP f.tciory tit Norfolk , us bounty on the product this year , about $ S.oii ( ) , ) . Tlio stale bounty luv ; was ro- ponied In 1MU. A JOKE OK MAXWEi-L. 'llin Iiinocritlp ! : lIcMiUiniin ( 'Mind Down A story morn llinn passing jjootl Is . .liiip tlio rounds in Washington nt the expense of Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Max well. Maxwell is the much- abused headsman of tlio p-cst'iit demo cratic regime abused by those who do not } ; ct ollice as wo 11 as by 1ho.o who do ; abiis-od by mugwumps for making any changes whatever ill tlio postal service and abused by democrats for not making mure. Ho is witbal an able and pleasant jjoii- tleinan to .leal with in aplto of bin tie- torininatlon to ignoru purtisan.sbip In' tlio tiot'vlco and substitute iiiMlicioney tberefor. Simon ptiro tlumourutiu cn- tluii-asin often ets exaiiioratod with him and lots go at Ills bead witb moro vehemoneo than praco. ; The Ititost ox- Donent of i bo Jiielcsoniati prineiplo said to have Iiad a elasb with tlio f.inrtb us- Hintant piwtmastei1 j oneral is Colonel Morrison of Illinois. There is a eh iff postolllec inspector ship out in Illinois on which ono of the lopular colonel's friends htm sot bis leart. It is iieudlo.ss to say per paren thesis that this sets the colonel's big lieart likewise on the ollicc. It is now liold by Inspector Stuart , ] ) re uiiiabl.y a republican , butovidently a lavorite with the present nonpurtlsuif postal ] ) owors. The aspirin" democrat is Mr. fhurles arroll of Sliawneetown , 111. The rail way commissioner burst in upon Mr. Maxwell the other day and desired to know why bis friend bad not been ap pointed. "Because , " said thcunruflled Maxwell , "we have decided that ho is not able to [ ill the place. ' ' "Riu I toll you bo is , " retorted Col- "Yoti iniiht undcstand , colonel1 said Mr. Maxwell , "that it is the purpose of this administration to reqti'ro ' profi ciency above everything else in the borv- ee. No nuMi can enter this dopiirtinont without beino ; fully equipped for the work in every way. " "Tie can'tV1' Miecred the irate Illi- noisan. No , sir , bo can't , " snapped out tlio Fourth assistant poslmastor general. ' Well , how in did you fjet in ? " drawled the visitor as ho backed out of the olliee. Of course tbo joke is on Mr. Maxwell. Southern ICnnlu to the I'uclHc Count. The Chicago , Honk Island & Pacific railway is now running a daily through tourist car to Sun Francisco via Fort Worth , Texas , El Paw nnd LIS Angclos. Passengers from Omaha can talco this car at MoForlund , Kan. , at 2:50 : p. in. Tins is tlio true southern route and by twolqo hours tbo fastest train to all southern California po'nts. Tbo "Phil lips Mock Island personally conducted'1 excursions , with throifgh tourist sleeper to Los Angeles nnd San Fran cisco via Salt Lake , leave Omaha every Wednesday at 2:05 : p. m. If you wish low rales , fast time and superior accom modations , cull on or address Charles Kennedy , G. X. W. P. A. , 1002 Fnrnnm street. llnllibiy Itulcj. Tbo usual holiday rates will be in ef fect via tbo Missouri Pacific Railway. Tickets will be sold December 2'id , 2-ltb , 25tb , aOtb , 'ilst and January 1st , 1KOI , limited for return passage until January 'id. For further information cull at de pot , 15th and Webster streets or com pany's ollices , northeast corner 1'ltb and Farnam streets. J. O. PlilLMI'l'I , THOS. F. GODFKEY , A. G. F. & P. A. P. & T. A. SAOKIFICE OF BEASTS. Flvo lloiv.03 nnd f'ow Perish In a Itnmlng liiim. An alarm from box : il called the depart ment to extinguish a tire in the rear of Louis Lazarus' residence , 1'X'i .Ginning street , at 7 : ! . " > lust night. The lire was in tbo stable , a ramshackle affair owned bv George J. Paul , nml caused a loss on the building of J'iOU. There was some insurance. Hut Mr. Lazarus did not got ofT so easily. He had five horses and n cow in Iho stable and all perished. Several sets of harness and a quantity of bay and feed wore also destroyed. Lazarus' loss will reach f TOO. and will be bomo by himself and sons , who are asso ciated witfi him in business. The insurance is probably 100 , but the exact amount Mr. Lazarus was unable to stale. How the tire started is a mystery , but it was probably from a lighted match being dropped in the bay or from sparks from u defective chimney adjoining. DoWltl's Witch Hazel Salvo cures sores. Do\Vitl's Witch Hazel Salvo cures ulcers. Hir--tillllornll ( ) : linn Iti'tiini Sl ! > .50. Tbo Union Paciiic olTors to the Cali fornia tourist for the winter of 18011-1 a rate of Ji5..r)0 ( for tlio round trip from its Missouri river terminal. Quickest time and best sm-viuo. Tlio only line run ning Pullman palace sleepers and diners through from Chicago lo Sail Frnni'iseo , For any additional informainiition call ' on or n'ddrcss U. P. Djuul. III02 Furnum Htreet , or K. L. Lomax , negoral passen ger and ticket agent , Omaha , Neb , . \rrrntixl < ui SiiHplrliin. W. J. Gnlmi , 1-IharJos Hoycr and \V. II Hobaro wore arrested on suspicion yostordaj morning by Olllccr Kclley. They are sus peeled of knowing something about a saloon burplary committed night before last 01 South Thirteenth street , although all three profess Ignorance about the mailer. DoWitt's Witch Ilazol salvo cures piles. . 1'oot Hall ( jitmu l'o < tpiiiicil. The foot ball game announced foi today at Association park bus been postponed. It wn take place .Now Year's , the wcalhcr per milling. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder. No Animoniaj No Alutn. Used in Millions of Homes AQ Years the Standard ) Christmas f : i lorry Christmas T lo Don't undostniul us as trying to itUcrpose or teach you No ! not at all you continue buying your nick-nacks and toys for to make the youngsters happy , as of bygone clays but if you have need for sensible presents , consult the lovliest outlay of holiday gatherings ever displayed under any ono oof at the Nebraska of course OH1LUHEN TO PARENTS , SISTER TD BROTHER Artistic Stationery Such as car.la invitations to weikiinys p i riles 'otc engraved ; n he mst tnst jy 111 i ii ; : r. Your n.imo ongrnvod on 103 cards f > .r $1.BO. RAYWOfiD , JEWELER , Corner ITitli mill l Strooln , "CUPIDEHE" j Tillslimit Vwlatiln A'funioui l-'rt-iich pliynlri.n. will inlcl | > l > mil1 MIII of all HIT- VMH or cb . iiM'H of tlic suni-r itive uriaiii" ; , hiu Ii us Lost llaiihoml , JnsomnlH , I'nmslu tlm Jlni-k.HcMiiln.d iliul'ssliiiis , MprvutiH l ) 'llllty ) , J'l.iiplcs , riillini'S'i tu Jlurry , Kxliausllni ; Urnlus. Vurlcixvlo und rfiiistlpallnn. Cl'1'IIlKNIiclpnn c HIP liver , tlio UMueya and the urinary ! BEFORE AND AFTEB oif.-insof iilllnnmntl . Ht'l'IDHNH Htri'iiulliPiiR and roHloroi small wi'ak owans. Tin-reason iwilT'T'Th.iii-iiiit ' cu.vd . by Uuc'turBlH Ix-caiisi. ulnpty porcpnt nrp tionlilo'l ' with J'rott'itllU ( TPHJUNK In tu ! only known ri'iiu-ilv lociirc without .111 operation , n.llll ( ) IPH- tlinonl.ilH. . A wrlttpiipiiiiranio. . clvcn anil money n-tur.icd If Hlx lioxi-s liii-H not rmt-t a ior- inaiiPiit i-iirn. iMK ) n liox.Blx for1..0. hyiuall. Si-ncl for plrcnlnr anil tPHlliiiniiialH \ < n-HB iVVH , SI UIUI'I N > : 't > . . I' . O. Uox07(1 ( Han KramllMco. ( Ml. Tor null' by Gocilman Drug Co. , 1110 Farnam St. , Omaha ; Camp Drou. , Council Ulima , Iowa. This cxtrnonlltmry Ilcjuvcnntor la tlio most wonderful discovery of tlio an. It bus been endowed by the IcitdliiRnclentltio mou ofKuioi > o and America. V > Jludyi.n of&KSjt jiurclj tulilc. llitdynn ( tops v Preraatureness of llio discharge Cures HE1011S M'llU Conslipatlon , lUzzlne'S , Vailing Fonsntlonf , Nervous Twitch ( { Ihoiycsnnil oilier imrla. BtreiiHllieiis , lnvlg rak.s an.l lours tl.u elltlio Byeteui , Ilmlyaiieurea Debility , Kcrvou > ncia , Kiultblonii , nml di'velojies ami icstorc.1) wenk ort-nns 1'nlus In the hack , lo'fts liy day 01 iilKhtnroMoppod quiclily. Over ii.OW niivutu ( . ndouvincnu. , . , , , / , , 1'reuiatiirunt'S'imonnRltnpotPnpy In tlio first ttauo J t ii a fymjitomof K'lnmul wcnlcncnunil liarre'nnct-8. If can btnojijicu lu M iluya by the iiionf lludjnn. , , . . , The new uUrovcry wan nwdo \ < y thoPpcclB } . Istiofthcnlil fumniHllniUou MiMlical I"/- ' / littii , UUHicHroiiKwt vilnlircr made. Ills very pow < rf jl , but hnimle.liold for iil.OO a iiaclEiiuunr fi i ( knuoi fur 83-(0 ( plnln K'alcd Ijoxfs ) . Written BUiURiiteoBlvcnfuro euro. If yonbiiyeixl-oxeaHiiiI nro not entirely cured , six moro \ \ ill ho n-nt to 5 on fre. of nil ' ' " " [ He * . BeuU fur tirculurs nml testtmuuluis. AJdrtw HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE , 10II-J .M.VKKET ST. , SAN FHAKCISCO , CALIFORNIA. A FULL SET ON RUBBER $5 ° ° Teeth oxtrac'tnd ' puimoaily In ntornm ; . NUW Ti'.l-Ul BAM 13 I' V. IMlfo / IIIIIH VfMV I'HIOO-C * . Ilfldxo ana i ru-.vn wont , llnost and bo t at lowest Dticea , All worn wiirrmlcd. Paxton Blk. , 10th an-J Farnam SH. joniotutit. 'zciwi'Uouo IOKJ CHRISTMAS DINNER AT TUB Monk Turtle Anx QidcllH. CoiiHdimin' ala Ktiv.'il. II ikc'd Hud Snappcrii ala f'reolc , wl'li J ilKin IV tatiii'H. liolli-d Papon wlln Salt 1'nrU. IliKihl Wild Turkey villi I'caclica HIJIIHI Turltcy , c-ninburry Saner. Hoant llrrf an .Inn. Mulluii. ( 'urraut .telly. Clil < 'l < i-ii I'ol l'li > . Homo.Style , Si'allopi'il ( lyHtiM-H nn Half Kln-II. Lamb l''rli'B , Jliiiilclnlxi ) Sauci' , f.ubst M JJ ' - Prill > rH. I'urt. Wluu Siuc'i : ) . J.'l-ll'd Swci't I'utillll'H. ( It M IV it. IKilh'l Masln'I nnd Drown 1'otulopH SKMni'il I ! i-llHli I'ud.lliiif . v/ltli Ilruid ) ' Sauc-o. Il.lki'd.\nii 1) I ui > ll'i'H. 1411 Doiif-slna Stroot. INCLUDE IN YOUR CHRIST MAS PURCHASES A DOZEN OF OUR FINELY FIN ISHED PHOTOS OF YOURSELF. HIGH-CLASS PH9T03R\PHy \ , 313 , 315 , 317 S ) , 15ti St. , Offllli , Iuiwciu ! Kiiruaiu nml Ham -y rri-.iilnal. "I JTTJfl .MI.HIO Kiifl AN" CAl , OJSI'I.X'i.VltV. In i i ri-j'j-ri in the licalnunl Chronic , Prl Vrtto an a Norvouh Dhoiikon. Writi ' * to < ' cumuli ii'Tboniiliy ' ' 13IRN IS Y'S