MONDAY1, OCTOBER 11, 10IIJ.
DAILY HOGUK niVEK COURIER
riOE TBJIEB
Do low Wan! to
te a Party to the
merit off a Great
Establish
The time to decide this question has arrived. The OregoiuUtah Sugar Company is ready, willing and
able to build a sugar factory in your valley-provided that reliable land owners, farmers and orchard
ists will devote 5000 acres of suitable lands to sugar beet culture for a period of 5 years, beginning
with the season of 1916.
The Company wants you land owners to sign up contracts during the next 30 days that you will
grow beets next season.
On or about October 20th, 1915, headquarters will be opened in the Medford Hotel, Medford, and
in the Josephine Hotel, Grants Pass, Oregon; and an educational campaign will be conducted so that
you may decide whether you want a sugar factory built and a million dollar industry started.
Salt Lake City, Utah,
Ortober 7, 1915.
To the Commercial Cluba, Laud
Owner and Citlxens of Itoguo
River Valley.
About a year ago tho undersigned
in a do several visits to your valley for
the purposo of investigating condl
llous that appertain to tho establish
ment of the augur manufacturing In
dustry la the Rogue River valley.
These preliminary investigations
were very encouraging and we later
Induced Bishop C. V. Nlbley, oue of
the principal stockholders of the ten
million dollar Utah-Idaho Sugar
company ot Salt Lake City, to visit
the valley and meet the represeuta
Uvea of your commercial clube and
lti many prominent cltUena and land
owner. , N
At the time of Mr. Nlbley "a visit It
waa decided that the season was too
far advanced to obtain the required
acreairo to justify building a sugar
factory for the aeason of 1915. Ow
ing to the fact that the growing of
sugar beets had not yet been given a
practical tryout In your valley. Bishop
Nlbloy at that time demanded that
beforo ho would help build a sugar
factory that five thousand acres ot
suitable lands be first signed up for
beet culture, and that the people ot
Rogue River valley put $250,000 In
to the enterprise. It should be un
derstood that It was not necessary to
obtain money In Rogue River valley
In order to build a sugar factory, but
It was folt and deemed Important '
that local people should be finan
cially Interested In the new Industry
so that It would have a full measure
of local support to help Insure its
success. '
As the undertaking waa a large
one, and not enough time was left
before the growing season ot 1915.
to work out a business plan that
would enlist the support ot the neces
sary capita! and obtain the necessary
ibcot contracts, the matter was de-
ferrod. We were satisfied with the
result of our first efforts because pt
the splendid reception accorded us
by your people and because ot the
promts of Bishop Nlbley that he
was ready and willing to go ahead
for the season of 1916. , -
Since the beet meetings that were
held last January In Medford under
the auspices of the committees ot
the several commercial clubs ot your
valley, we have kept tight on work
Ins on the plan and we can now an
nounce that we are ready to go ahead
it you land .owners will raise the
beets, and we respectfully ask the
commercial clubs ot Ashland, Med
ford, Central Point, Gold Hill, Rogue
River,, Grants Pass and other places
In the valley, and all Its cltlions, to
help us obtain the necessary 6,000 .
acres of beet contracts.
, We have recently obtained the ne
cessary guarantees of local financial
support, and the bnrklnir of capital-,,
Wastry ill
isls who, will build a factory under
certain conditions that they exact,
and the firm-and moat important of
these conditions Is that tho acreage
that will bo devoted hereafter to beet
culture must bo signed up at once.
Copies of beet contracts can be
obtained at any ot the commercial
clubs or at the headquarter of the
sugar company Jn Medford hotel,
Medford, and Josephine hotel, Grants
Pass, or will be mailed on request.
We will havo a soil aud beet expert
who will vlBlt your land without ex
penso to you and give you such in
formation a you desire about beet"
culture, and' the headquarters at
Medford and Grants Pass will be In
charge ot the undersigned, who are
thoroughly familiar with the cul
ture of beets and the manufacture ot
sugar.
The form of the contract we ask
you to sign Is the same as that made
by the beet growers ot Utah and
Idaho who sell beets to the Utah- '
Idaho company, and the prices paid
to you growers will be the same as
paid In Idaho and Utah, and the price
will be the same f. o. b. at any and
all railroad stations on the Southern
Pacific between Ashland and Merlin
or any station on the Oregon and
California Coast.
Last spring we caused beet seed to
be widely distributed In your valley
and some of it was planted and beets
have been grown. These beets have
since matured and samples have been
tested and conditions observed, prov
ing to our satisfaction that beet cul-
ture and the manufacture ot sugar In
your valley will be profitable and
should be Its greatest industry.
Numerous tests have also ibeen made
of the different soils in the valley,
and the result is that we are con
vinced that there are at least fifty
thousand acres In Rogue River and
adjacent valleys adaptable to beet
culture,
' The cllmatlo conditions have been
pronounced Ideal, and the patches ot
beets planted have convinced us that
a fine quality ot beets can be grown
and that the tonnage and percentage
ot Bugar will average larger than in
the other sugar beet districts of
which we have knowledge. ,
Just aa soon as Rogue Rlyer valley
proved up. to bo an Ideal country tor .
beet culture and the tests of beets',
were available, the question of the
construction ot a beet sugar factory
was taken up with Salt Lake capital
ists, who are familiar and interested
In sugar securities, and the result
was that the Oregon-Utah Sugar
company waa organised, with a paid- '
up capital ot $100,000 and a $500,
000 lsBiie ot first mortgage bonds ,
has been provided for construction
purposes, ami a bank credit, of $200,
000 to $400,000 to annually handle
the crop and sugar haBlbeen arranged
for. ' '
It is up 'to the farmers of Rogue
River valley to sign up part of thotr
Rooie liver Valley ?
lauds for beet culture. Their action
will determine whether or not the
sugar industry In Oregon is started
in Kogue River valley or elsewhere,
as the stockholders of the Oregon-
1 Utah Sugar company have made up
! their minds to go into the sugar busi
ness in Oregon, and the Rogue River
valley Is Its first choice, and if the
acreage can not be obtained, the
company then will decide on Ump
qua or Willamette valleys.
The location of the plant and ita
site will be decided by the directors
All ftnnn thA ointapa alvnatt nn
f flE passed vonT NoTiiiatler where '
the exact location Is, the farmer can
deliver hla beets to convenient load
ing stations on the Southern Pacific
and California and Oregon Coast
railroads, and the price of beets
f. o. b. cars will be the same as
though delivered at the factory. .
As soon as the beet contracts are
signed up, the company proposes to
establish permanent places ot busi
ness In Medford and Grants Pass for
the convenient handling ot the busi
ness of both ends of the valley.
TO MAKE SUGAR WE HAVE TO
HAVE THE BEETS, AND BEFORE
BUILDING A FACTORY AND IS
SUING BONDS WE MUST BE SURE
OP THE BEETS. YOU ATTEND TO
THE BEET RAISING PART AND
WE WILL ARRANGE THE REST.
A number of Important factors en
tor Into the sugar business and Jhe
building ot a factory in a new coun
try. First: It must be certain that
enough beets will be raised to keep a
sugar factory running.
Second: To. arrange contracts in
time to have the plant built and
ready. (September 1, 1916, in this
case.) v .
" Third: The national tariff question
and the prospects of a market for
sugar at reasonable prices.
Fourth: The consummation of the
preliminary financial arrangements
that have been made to carry out
the. plan as soon as it is definitely
decided upon.
Fifth : Satisfactory freight : rates
must be arranged for, and contracts
must be made for lime, coal, coke
and wood and other necessities used
in large quantities. . ,
Sixth: The beet seed question Is a
vital one this year, as the German
supply is now cut off. We can get
seed If We decide on the amount and
place the order for it at once. 1
FACTS ABOUT THE SUGAR v
' INDUSTRY
We think a few facts about the
sugar industry will be In point and
interesting. Last year the sugar
manufactured in Utah had a value of
approximately $9,000,000. The
money paid out directly to farmers
for. feeds amounted to about $4,
250,000. A similar state of affairs
exists in Idaho, and the output In
Utah and Idaho will be increased
this year nearly 40 per cent.
This year 64,000 acres of beets
were grown in Utah (compared to
43,400 last year); 45,000 acres in
Idaho, and over 100,000 acres in
Colorado. In Colorado the value of
the sugar industry ranks along . with
its gold production. DO YOU WANT
THESE CONDITIONS DUPLICATED
IN OREGON AND HAVE ROGUE
RIVER VALLEY THE HOME OF
THE INDUSTRY AND BB A GREAT
SUGAR CENTER, A THING THAT
SALT LAKE CITY NOW. ENJOYS?
The ' sugar ' industry "benefits all
classes of people and all other busi
ness. The sugar company will Im
mediately bring prosperity to the
farmers, as it is a cash crop, and
their crop is sold to the sugar com
pany before the seed Is planted. A
sugar factory gives employment to
labor, teamsters, and stimulates the
transportation business generally.' It
uses large quantities of coal, wood,
limestone, power, etc The building
ot our factory in Rogue River valley
will put more than $1,000,000 of new
outside money in your banks every
year. It will give the farmer a good
loan value for his lands. The indus
try la a big taxpayer and, what Is
more, It puts new life in the whole
business community and new money
to do business with. Each year
your communities that raise beets
.will get richer and the lands used
for beet culture improve. . f
' ; The sugar industry will also stimu
late' the live stock industry. Your
valley will have cattle, hogs and
poultry to sell In abundance. New
industries will spring up, such as.
more dairies, meat packing houses,
canneries, etc. Big canneries, with
home-made sugar and syrup,, means
a market tor fruit that now goes to
waste. ; ; , ) .
THERE JS ONE FEATURE OF
THE SUGAR BUSINESS YOU
PEOPLE OUGHT 'TO KNOW, AND
THAT IS, THAT THE SUGAR BUSI
NESS IS A MILLION-DOLLAR BUSI
NESS. . , : ' :
You can not go into' the sugar
business profitably without resources
of more than a million dollars. ' '
If you want 'to go into the sugar
business, you will find that by the
time you make up your mind to build
a factory and obtain the necessary
beet contracts you are out $10,000,
and by the time you are ready to
let a contract to build a factory you
will have to have $100,000 in hand,1
and the cost ot the factory and ap
purtenances runs from $500,000 to
$600,000 and it requires from $200,
000 to $400,000 (according to size
of crop) to pay farmers for the beets
and carry the sugar until it is sold.
OFFICERS AND; DIRECTORS ARE
, GOOD PEOPLE
The new company's officers and
directors are all responsible men
who understand the sugar business
and already have a large sum invest
ed in it and have made money out
of the s'gar industry.
The directors of the Oregon-Utah
Sugar company are: C. W, Nib'.ey,
capitalist, who Is probably the largest
Individual factor in the great sugar
industries of Utah and Idaho; O. C. ,
Beebe, cashier and manager of the
Zion's Savings Bank and Trust com
pany and vice-president of the Utah
Savings & Trust company; Rodney T.
Badger, vice-president and manager
ot Utah State National bank; Bishop
David A. Smith, capitalist, and
Harold Reed Smoot,' ; Investment
banker,' all of whom reside In Salt
Lake, and George E. Sanders, presi
, dent of The Rogue River Public Ser
vice corporation, and Alex Nlbley,
secretary of Oregon-Utah Sugar com
pany... ; v ;, ,'- :
The officers of the company are:
C W. Nibley, president; George E.
Sanders, vice-president; O. C. Beebe,
treasurer; Alex Nlbley, secretary, and
F. S. B ram well, field superintendent.
All of these officers are personally
familiar with and acquainted in
Rogue River valley, and Mr. C. W,
Nlbley has been Identified with the
development of eastern Oregon for
the past 80 Vears, and lived- in
Baker, Oregon, for several years.
IT IS NOW SQUARELY UP TO
YOU PEOPLE OF ROGUE RIVER
VALLEY TO DECIDE IF YOU WANT
THE OREGON-UTAH SUGAR COM
PANY TO GO AHEAD AND BUILD
A SUGAR FACTORY IN YOUR VAI
LEY AND ESTABLISH A GREAT IN
DUSTRY IN YOUR MIDST. IT
MEANS THE INITIAL INVESTMENT
OF ONE MILLION DOLLARS.
More capital in other industries
will follow, and it will soon increase
the taxable value ot Jackson and
Josephine counties, an amount which
is easily estimated at $10,000,000.
It appears to us that all Rogue River
valley needs is more industries that
will bring in new money and employ
the people It now has, and those who
. will come when a state of prosperity
exists. .-, !. , ; y .;
The Oregon-Utah Sugar company
Is willing if you will grow beets to
locate In your valley because ot your
superior climate and natural condi
tions for beet culture, and because .
the sugar business Is, generally
speaking, only profitable In conn- .
tries that are already liberally peo
pled and which have a good geo
graphical location and that are well
developed In other words a section
like Rogue River valley, that has
passed the pioneer stage. ARE YOU ,
' WILLING TO GO IN FOR A BIO
INDUSTRY THAT WILL HOLD UP,
YOUR REPUTATION?
Any information yon desire will
be supplied at our headquarters In
Grants Pass and Medford.
Respectfully submitted,
ALEX NIBLEY,
F. S. BRAMWELL, ,
Of, the Oregon-Utah Sugar
. Company, v.,,,