IN THE LOS ALAMITOS SUGAR WORKS. 

 At the left, two carbonation tanks out of a row of eight. At right, sacking the refined sugar. 



CHAPTER II. 



FROM THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE MOUNTAINS. 

 GREAT INTEREST IN MINNESOTA. 



For more than 10 years the farmers of Minnesota have been growing the sugar 

 beet in an experimental way. They have been ably assisted by the state experiment 

 station at St. Anthony Park. The results up to date were published in Orange Judd Farmer 

 in the fall of '96 and aroused a still keener interest. Early in '98 the station published a 

 bulletin summarizing its results for the past 10 years. This demonstrated conclusively 

 that Minnesota is capable of producing high grade sugar beets. This last exhibit, and 

 the Dingley tariff, removed all possible doubts and led to the establishment by the Min- 

 nesota Sugar Company of its factory at St. Louis Park, near the twin cities, for which 

 2200 acres of beets were contracted in this state. Two weeks before the close of the season 

 the factory chemist stated that the average of 1100 samples was a sugar content of 

 14.04 per cent, and a purity coefficient of 83. This was practically the average reported 

 by Chemist Snyder of the station for the previous 10 years, 14.22 per cent. Mr. Snyder, 

 who deserves unstinted credit for his persistent efforts in behalf of the industry, 

 writes us: 



"This factory has made a successful run and has produced a very high grade of 

 granulated sugar. The factory has a capacity of 350 tons per day, and it is the intention 



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