Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1899 — Big Sugar Beet Factory. [ARTICLE]

Big Sugar Beet Factory.

Boston Man to Erect a $400,000 Plant at North Jndson. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Knox, Ind., July 18 —Two weeks ago the New England Sugar Beet Company, of Boston, capitalized at $2,000,000, secured options on three factory sites at North Judson, through their agent, Mr. Fred Brunesterman, who spent ten days looking over the location. During his stay Brunesterman traveled over parts of Starke, Pulaski and Jasper counties, securing samples of the soil and noting the accessibility of North Judson to the various parts of the surrounding country. Supplied with all the desired information Brunesterman returned to Boston. The company is pleased with the situation and on Saturday Brunesterman returned to North Judson and began contracting with farmers for land to be planted in beets next year. He says the company has decided to erect a $400,000 refinery at North Judson providing contracts can be made with farmers for planting six -thousand acres in beets. The country within a radius of twenty-five miles will be canvassed. Railroads have agreed to haul beets that distance at 25 cents per hundred. The price to be paid for beets is $4 a ton, based on a showing of 12 per cent, sugar, with 80 per cent, coefficient of purity. Boy Deering twine. Beet on earth. All guaranteed true to name. Sold by the Deering Agt., L. 8 Renicker.