8 TITR OMAHA DAILY 1WR : MONDAY , DKCKMHEK 2,1) , 1893.
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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
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JOll SUOJ ,
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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.
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Iuiwciu ! Kiiruaiu nml Ham -y
rri-.iilnal. "I
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In i i ri-j'j-ri in the licalnunl
Chronic , Prl Vrtto an a
Norvouh Dhoiikon. Writi
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