Longmont factory, sugar bins and stack. Fremont, Ohio, factory from Fairgrounds Hill.
Around the Territory
Factory views during the last campaign
Bare branches frame Scottsbluff sugar bins, stack, and water tower.
.1Iore ca1111>aign .~c·enrs on vage ,11. THE COVER Eaton factory, in a view f rom th<' road on the south sicle of the mill, 1cith bricks and branches vresenting a l e;rturecl pattern in the winter sunshine. All by way of introducing a nen: feature-"1'he Jfill of the Month" beginning in this issu<' on Page 10. cmd featuring Eaton.
THE S UGAR PRESS ASSOCIATE EDITORS G. N. CANNADY, Ovid P. W. SNYDER, Scottsbluff Published Monthly by the Employees of C. W. SEIFFERT, Gering The Great Western Sugar Company, Denver, Colorado A. J. STEWART, Bayard BOB McKEE, Mitchell DOROTHY COOPER, Lyman JANUARY, 195 7 JACK K. RUNGE, Billings BESSIE ROSS, Lovell LOIS E. LANG, Horse Cree~ RICHARD L. WILLIS, Fremont In This Issue • • • WARREN D. BOWSER, Findlay Mitchell Wins the Pennant! 4 DORIS SMITH, Eaton H ere's how .ll itcheU lea tlle field in fo1tr tov viaces of the race. MARY E. VORIS, Greeley PAUL P. BROWN, Windsor Findlay Points the Way ...... 6 F. H. DEY, Fort Collins A vrogress re])ort by C. H. I verson on the new 1caste ciisvosal .~ystem. BOB LOHR, Loveland Fire at Bi]]ings ...... 9 RALPH R. PRICE, Longmont In 1>icturc11, the s2.;o.ooo 1carelunise fire at the Billings factory. LOUISE WEBBER, Experiment Station lVIill of the Month ...... 10 IRENE DURLAND, Brighton The first of a new series, this ti1ne feahtring Eaton, with 1>ictures. RAY GLASER, Johnstown JACK YORK, Johnstown Three More Awards ...... 12 HAROLD CAMP, Johnstown MSG 'l'he Suggestion Plan 1J Mitchell Wins! By ED HUNGERFORD rrc1 IF.LL has won the C: reat \\'estern Pennant figures do not change to alter the standings. The M for the Campaign of 1956-57 in a horse-race ratings and standings of the other factories were not among the top three contenders. completed at press time, so they could not be re lt was the first P ennant victon· fo1· Mitchell since po1·ted in this issue of The Sugar P1·ess. 1921-22, the third :vear of the Pei;nant Plan. At the In winning, Mitchell and the three runners-up same time, Supt. Bv l;ingle and his crew kept the had to perform exceptionally to get out in front of flag in the North Platll' Yaller for the second straight the pack-and stay the1·e. The Campaign just com yeal'. And that's a feat that has been turned in only pleted was one of the most satisfaC'tory in the histor~' once before, when Gc1·ing won in Hl31-3::2 and 1932-33. of (1reat Western. The beets were in geneml in good To win this Campaign, )litchell had to overtake condition and harvesting conditions were for the most 0Yid midway in the race and then stand off Uering part exceJlent. at the close. C:ering, finishing second, made a strong }fitchell turned in a trul:-,· outstanding pe1fo11n effort to capture two flags in a row for Supt. Fran ance in sl icing. Its daily average was 2,045 tons, a cis \Vood. 0Yic1, working undn Supt. Clarence Pot record for the mill and 195 tons above standa,·d. And ter, p laced third and maintained its reputation for :1Iitchell achieved this fine performance without saC' always being a strong C'ontcnder. O,·id has taken at rificing any of the other clements of the Pennant least third place in 11 of the last 25 years. Plan. The \\'indsor new, working under Supt. OliYcr Mitchell also went through the Campaign without Swane~· in his first full year at the mill, stayed near the usual rash of mechanic·al delan that seem to the top br taking fourth place. plague Pennant contenders. And foi· this, the Mitch '!'hat's the way the:· finishcd-)Iitchell, Gering, ell mechanical C'rew deserves a pat on the back for a Ovid, and \\"indsor- presuming that Ovid's tentative real effort. Trne, Mitchell escaped the wrath or the 4 • T HE SU GA R PRESS Here's How They Ran Among the First Four Manager Herm Juergens and Supt. lfr T,ingle wondered if this beet would plug ~1itchell's scai<'s. It u·eighed 22½ pounds. 1. Mitchell 101.84 2. Gering 101.58 3. Ovid 101.39* snow sto11n in the :\"01'th Platte \'alle\· that shut down Scottsbluff and Bavard for an entire 2-1 hours or more. But the i\litehel l crew can't be criticiz<>d for 4. Windsor 101.35 having good luck- since the.'· took advantage of it so well. Cering- the winner last Campaign- might well * Ten tative figure. have repeated in a field of slightly less sensational performers. Its outstanding contribution to sugai· factorv records this Year was its low Steffen loss F igures for other factories not yet completed. amomiting to less tha·n one percent on sugar in mo lasses worked. And C:ering can take pride not only in setting a (: reat Western record in that categor?, but p1·obably also a record for an-v facton in the world. Uering also racked up a;1 excellent slicing per The Mitchell factory, below, will fly the GU'I Pennant formance this .'·ear-without the pilot model of the for the first time since its only other rictory in 1921-22. Silver Slope diffuser it had last year. This year C:cr ing 's average dail? slicing jumped to 1,992 tons, c•omparcd with 1,931 tons last time. 'rhc supc1·intendents at the runner-up factories • \\'ood of (le1-ing, Potte1· of Ovid, and Swaney of \\'indsor- probabl.'· must be asking themselves the same question : "\\'hat does it take to win a C'ampaign ·?'' With their fine records this .vear, they have grounds to wonder. With a little better luck, any of these three mills could ha\·e won. But ne\'ertheless, the excellent campaign of 1956- 57 was particularly welcome after the two dismal ones that preeedcd it. It is a truism in this industry that nothing improYes I he operation of factories like good beets. And this year, the beets we1·e cxC'ellc11t, with only few complaints about weeds, tops, and rot. ting. 'rhe unfo1'tunate fac•tories were those that had to operate into .J,1nua1J· and work frozen beets. The final standings in the Pennant Plan will be reported in full in the Februar.'· issue or The Sugar Press. JANUARY. 1957 • s Find loy's twin Dorr ,;'orif:ers, eoc:h olmosl 64 feel wide With c:lorifiers in bod qround, here ore the excess woter with the suqor worehouse ond the foclory ot reor. pond ond pipe corryinq clorified woter to sproy pond. In stream pollution abatement m the beet sugar industry- Findlay Points the Way A progress re port by C. H. IVERSON Our industr~ has a uniqm• prob ,Hiter sustain aquatir life. In c·on disa~t't'eable r<•sult. This little <'hap lem when it colll<'s to stream pollu t rast, a polluted body of water is c·an de"our his f<•ast without tht• tion abatement. To undC'rstand on<' in whi<·h there is a defi<'i<•nc·y oxygrn saucr, hut his pl'escnee is morC' full,,· th<' prnblem that faces of ox:vge11. l 1ndel' this <·ondition, quite unwelrom<· because he burps us, let. us consid<'r for a moment all sorts or noxious odors and toxi<· h,nh·o:.,'l'n sult'id<• ( rotten <'ggs) . just what is nwanl by st ream pol su bstanc•t•s spawn. 'l'lw relatiw pollution of the lution. "\\'hat hrings about stream pol wakr is indi('att•d by the BOD fig An unpollutC'd or health~· body lution-? 'l'hP <'hief sour<'e is tlH' u r·<•. 'l'his tt'l'm is an abhr·r,·iation of wakr is one C'ontaining an abun dumping- of org:ani<· wastes into a for· ··Biological Oxygen D<•mand, ·' dan<·<· of clissoh-ed oxygen. .Just a.s st rram. 'l'lw term 01·g-,111ic applit•:. and is measm·<·d in parts per mil the oxygen in tlw air sustains our to a,n- substance whi<"h was created lion. 'l'o illustrate. it is the quan lives, so docs oxygrn dissolvrcl in h." tl;e p r·o<'ess of Ii l'l' animal or tity or oxygen our littl<· aerobi<' \'l'getable. 'l'he dumping of organic• haet<•ri,t friends would 1·equire to wastes into a healtlw hodv of watt•1· di1,tc•st the amount of org-anic mate <·alls up nat ur't' ·s st rt•am· pollution rial pr'l.'SCnt. polieenwn the ba(·teria. TheS<• ha<· J.'or instan<'e, a 1500 ppm BOD teria thrivl' and multiply at a pro mrans that if vou had a million digious n1tr when llwir appetitr is pounds of watei·, it would require C. H, Iverson, GW engineer, d esig ned the whetted hy the organi<' wastes. system he describes in his ortic:le here. 1:iOO pounds of oxygen to allow our The only trouble is that to JH' l'· minoscopic friends to consume the fo1111 tlwir· duties, th<•y must ha\'e 01ganic material present. A 3000 oxygen. ( 'onseqm•ntly, a:,; the)· go ppm BOD wat<'I' would br twice as to work <·onsuming their newly poll uted as tlw 1500 ppm BOD found frast, they rompletel~· sc·our· watc•r. the wakr or oxygen. l{esult tlw :--.:ow. the rompletely satisfaetory l'ish die, aquatic plants die, and un manner in whi<·h to handle organic less mon• ox~·gcn is 1n·o,·ided, t hi' wastrs is to feC'd them to a <'Olony oxygcn-usin~ baC'l<•1·ia (aerohi<· ) . of aerohi<' ha<'trria. This is what must reti n• from a lrnll'-<·aten m<•al. is donr in the more complete mu \\~hen this happt•ns, his S<'awn- ni<'ipal sewage• systems. Such a 1,{er cousin (the amwrohic• haekr·ia ). disposal is, howc,·e1\ fo1·biclden to lakes on•1· th<· feast with a most us for two basi<· reasons: Another view of the clorifiers, during construction, showing One of the four heoders ovor the sproy pond, vibrolor screen structure for removing frosh ond tops. during construction. Eoch hos 30 nozzle s. 1. Th<> quantity or 01·gani<· ma or OX_\"g"ell ) h~· the broad l°i<')d s~·s would also he adrnntageous to re dt1('l' till' total ,oh1m<' of till' s,·s t('l'ial roming l'rorn a :3.000- l<•lll as appli<·d at Ba.nml. Xeitlwr 0 ton plant with Stdfens IJousc or tlwse s,·st<•ms emits wat<•r in a tem to a minimum, and tlwn·h~· rl' is t•quivalent to a C'ity of a <·ompl t>tel.': unpolluted fo1·m, nor do du<·<' tlw disposal p1·oblems at the million peopk. 'l'he c•ost of th<•,· recln<·<· th<• volun1<• to IH' termination of <·ampaign. <·onsl 1·nrl ing sueh a <·om plt•t e t n•;1 I I'll. Coill(·id<•ntalh·, last Year the Ohio t n •a t men l plant would h<· In the stat<• of Ohio, laws han• Ilig:hway Dep~1rtnw11t de('idt·cl to staggning- an<·<·n <'IH\l'led ,,·herd>,· the Stat<• <·onstnwt, in tlw ha<·k Yard of the impossible fo1· our rompany to Board of Il<•alth ran p1iro1·<·<· str<'am Findlay plant, a high,~·a~· h_v-pass assume'. pollution c·ont 1·ols. c1\s II rC'sult 01· around t lw eitY. 'I'h<' 1·outC' <·hosen 2. It takc•s tilll<' (months), to tht•st• laws, tlw sugar <·ompanies in <·omplet<·l~· destro~·('(l the l'I ume huild up a sat isl'a<"lory <·olony that area ,,·t•1·<· for<'l'd to hand!<• ,,·ater and condrnS<·1· wakr spray of ha<"tl'ria. th<'s<' wastl's to the satisl'a<'tion or cooling ponds. 1'his ac·tion ohligrd \\"<• must, the1·<'1'on•, cleYiS<' other tlw StatC', or <·<·asc• to op<•rat<'. us to <·onstruct 1ww farilit i<•s for nwans ro1· handling the problem. 'I'he faC'tol'i<•s at P1°<'mont and handling- t hesc wal<'l'S. We hav<' <•limi1rn1<• JANUARY, 1957 • 7 haul t' d aw a,· b,· trucks. Tlw for whic·h ever:·one is profoundl:· 0 screened flume watCr is then (•On• grateful. It did have its shortcom ductcd to two Dorr clarifiers. ings. The onl.v difficulty of an:· d. The two Dorr clarifie1·s are consequence was that in periods or steel tanks, 63 feet, 8 inches diam warm weatlwr, the flume water was eter by 12 feet high, for the pur too wai·m. This ohjeetion can he pose of allowing suspended sol ids over<'ome hr by-passing some or to settle out. The solids arc carried the warm <·ondenscr water direelly to the centel' by a sweep mechanism, to the spra.'· pond. and then pumped to the "cla1·ifier 'l'hc success of the SYstem insofar as pollution is concerned ean be sludge pond'' as a slurr,v. The ac Jack Powell, ~!.:,rthern Ohio engineer, tion or the clarifier is identical to C'ompared with the Fremont system desiqned the spray pond and lines and that of our first ·carbonation Don in the chcmieal anal:·sis presented supervised the construction work. thickener, except that it has only below. one tra:·· FINDLAY CAMPAIGN AVERAGE c. 'l'he clear effluent from tht'se Flow Temp pH Susp. Dis. BOD claril'iers is pumped to the spra>· g.p.m. ·c Solids Solids ppm pond by a new 5,000 gpm pump. Flume water to Clarifiers 30.4 7.13 730 2330 f. 'I'he spra>' pond is a shallow pond approximatcl:· 200 feet by Clarifiers to Spray Pond 3830 31.8 7.00 730 2110 1380 300 feet, with four spra:· headc1's. Spray Pond Return 20.2 7.33 590 2000 1320 Each heade1' has thirty 1 1/16 in<'h 20.8 7.15 400 2200 1330 diameter spray nozzles. 'rhe cool Main Water Tank ing performance of the sprnys F lume Water Tank 30.0 ranged from 10 to 15 degrees Cen tigrade, depending upon weather FREMONT CAMPAIGN AVERAGE conditions. pH Total Solids ____B_ OD ppm g. The cooled water is then pumped to the "excess water Lagoon Water 7.0 2653 4273 pond'' by a new 5,000 gpm pump. You will note from the above up by the water as it passes h. The water from the "excess tabulation that the BOD at Find through the condensers. 'l'he highe1· water pond'' flows into the factor·:· lay a""eragcd about 1,3-H ppm pH has the beneficial effect of in main water sump by gravity, from BOD, while Fremont averaged hibiting the action of odor-produc where it is pumped to the main 4,273 ppm BOD. This shows a def ing bactetfa. water tank. inite adnrntage of the Findlay In C'onclusion, it may be stated i. All condensers pull their water s,\·stem over the lagoon system at that the Findla:· installation pro from the main wate,· tank, which Fremont. vides a proved and practi cal contains the clarified and cooled The main reason for this differ method of recycling flume watCI', flume water. eliminating any discharge to the j. Condenser seal tanks overflow en<'e is that all the water in the Findla:· system is aerated through sewe1·. And, it provides a means of to a flume water tank and thence cutting new water consumption or to the flumes through a 12-inch the spray pond, providing addi tional oxygen permitting the aero a non-Steffens factory to 15 per pump. This step completes the cent of its normal usage. In a Stef cvcle. bic bacteria to consume a portion of the organic load. fens house, the same s~·stem may · As :-,ou may observe from the be used for flume and condense,· above, no water leaves the system, You may also note that in gen waters. However, the Steffens cool except by ground seepage or e,·apo eral, the pII of the Findlay water ers would require new, cold water ration. These losses are made up is higher than at J;'remont, which is which could be returned to the from a well that pumps well water due mainlr to the ammonia picked riYer unpolluted. through the crystallizer jackets. This well pumps approximately At left, below, Clyde Pfeiffer stands by the spray pond return pump. At right, some 300 gpm, and is ordinarily our of the Findlay crew on the job- Glenn Zechman, Jack Slagle, Dick Vanderhoff, Vernon onl ,. source of water, except for Zimmerman, and Bennie Bauer. The system was built last summer in time for Campaign. citi· water which perhaps adds an other 300 gpm to the house. The excess of well and city water not needed for flume water system and battery suppl:· makeup is al lowed to go to the l'iver, since it is pure and unpolluted. 'l'herefor·e, please note that this factory runs on 600 gpm, or 11 :1 csf new water, while our most water-frugal \\'est ern factor:· requires from 7 to 8 csf new water, a fact worthy of note. As to the success or the installa tion, it was virtuall:· trouble-free, Smoke billows from No. 3 warehouse at Billings, while Athey loader removes burning pulp through wall hole. Note buckled walls at the right. FIRE! at Billings A)IA(: l~ has been estimated at $250,000 in the fir1> that raged for D nearl.,· a week in 1he No. 3 pulp w1nehouse at the Billings factory. GW fire-fighters fought cold as well as 1'he blaze was discoYered at about 10 P. nl., Tuesday, ,fan. 15, and was smoke. Here ice forms in sub-zero cold. still smoldering the following week-end. At. last report, the C'ause or the fire was not dete11nined. 'l'he loss included $150,000 worth or pellets, pulp, bags and fertiliz ers, plus about $100,000 damage to the warehouse itself. The walls were buC'kled by the swelling pulp and the eoncrete roof settled at one encl from the intense heal on the steel trusses. Smoke and fumes also contaminated sugar in the Xo. 2 warehouse. 1'he sugar will be reC'onditioned before selling to meet the high marketing standards of (:reat Westem. C:\Y personnel who fought the fire worked throughout the first night of the blaze in 20-below ze1·0 cold. Smoke was so tl'ick that thev could not find the exact location of the blaze at first. · Pans were used to clear awav some of the dense smoke and localize the flames. The fire-fighters also ·broke holes in the warehouse roof and poured tons of water onto the pulp, and they used Athey loaders to knock holes in the walls and remove the smolde1·ing pulp from the burning warehouse. The fire was brought under control two days late1·, on Thursda.'·, but flared again that night and spread to the sugar warehouse wal l. It was then that the heat weakened the trusses and the concrete roof scttlc EATON photos by RUSS SMITH 11F. beet sugar industry in Eaton dates back to ")Iaclam, ., he told her firmly, '·that is the smell T the early pioneering days of Colorado. A fac of prosperity!·' tor.'· at Eaton was first mentioned in the gold-rush Fifty-three years haYe passed since the ron da_\·s of 1897. ]nterest grew, until by 1900 even st ruction of !:<}a ton fart on·. In those Yea rs there ladies ehurch elubs discussed sugar beets along haYe been l'elativel:v few 0°utsicle changes. In 1!-)12, with homemaking hints. a water tower was ererted for fire prevention. First real steps toward the factory came from A cement smoke stack appeared in 1916 to re l'}x-(fovernor Ben Eaton and C'harles Cox, who had place the old brick stack. Elmer Anderson, l'e promoted the Grand Junction factory. These two tired agricultural suprrintenclent, was one of thr men called a meeting of local farmers and towns first to dimb the 22:> feet of the new stack. He people iu .Januar.'· of 1901. tells that the climb up was easy, but he was so scared on the waY down he doesn't remember how Out of that meeting came an agreement to tt·y he made it. Anderson hasn't been up since! lo contract -l,000 acres of beets on a three-year basis. Will I,. Pet1·ikin, later President and Chair A submerged roal pit with a capacit.'· of H,000 man or the Board of (:rcat \\'estcm, was one of tons was built in 1!-H8. That same year, a loco the six men chosen lo go out and bring back those motiYe crane was purchased to handle roal and 4,000 anes. They were successful, and UoYernor liYestork. Eaton donated the site fo1· Eaton factor_\·. Other impl"oYements came with the years: an Construction began in XoYember, 1901. The other wa1·ehouse fol' sugar storage, a mechanized factor_\· whistle blew for the first time on Oetobcr unloading and piling station, and wells to augment 22, 1902. Capacity of the brand-new Eaton racton· the wate1· supply. In 1952, an annex was built 011 was 600 tons dail.'·· the west side of the factory to house locker 1·ooms, offices, lunchroom and laboratoQ·. The first management team was C. IL Turner, superintendent; \\T. D. IIooYer, manager, and A. C. The superintendents of cad.'· days- Strffrn, Adams, who performed the duties of cashie1·. Lawson, .Millar, Peralta. Scanlon, Drummond, Ua zellc- woulcl easily l'e<·ognize the. outside or Eaton l•'or the first three years, the factory was owned fac·tory as the same old place. b,v the local Eaton Sugar company. Then, in ID05, it was incorporated into the newlv-formed <:reat But they would n<'n'r reeognize the interior \\'estern Sugar Company. Eaton can boast the dis especiall.'· the beet encl. F'or with the installation tinction of being one o[ U reat Western 's original of the Sih·er Slope diffuser last year, Eaton has one of the most modern pieees of equipment in tlw six factories. industry. .And o,·c1· tlw years, its capacity has mon' Throughout the early history or Eaton we find than tripled from the original 600 tons a day. the name of Ex-G0Yerno1· Ben Eaton. The wisdom Baton's local management now consists of Man and fol'esight or this man helped build l~aton fae to1"_\'. ~\. loc•al story about Uo\'ernor Eaton illus ager John D. Bdmiston, Supt. L. \Y. (Bill) Feland, trates how he felt about the sugar industr_\'. When )laster )lcchanic Walt Brossman, and C'ashier Don the factory started producing wet pulp fo1· feed, Cross. the smell was quite a shock to some townspeople. -from the I~aton Factory Jiiston· One indignant lad~· complained to )Ir. Eaton. b~· .Andy Tinn and Tva~ Enwali. 10 • THE SUGAR PRESS At Eaton, Asst. Supt. Carol Culver, left, accepts a $15 check for his winning suggestion from Supt . Harry Evans. Culver, until recently chief chemist at Ovid, won the award with his idea to add the explanation, "end of campaign", in future printings of Time Order forms. Suggestion Plan Pays - Three More Awards! ,IIREE suggestions won awards whilr ccnt,·ifugals. This safety de )[any of the 37 rejected sugges 1 at the 1-t.th 1Meting of the vice will make it impossible for a tions were' not new. Some had Suggestion Plan Committee, hrlcl man to get under the weight when been done in the past, or were Dec. 28, 1956. thr brake is thrown on. currently practiced at another fac tory. Proof of the increasing interest An award of $15 went to Adam in the Snggestiou f:iystem was the Gallawa of Scottsbluff for his sug Other suggestions dealt with a number of sugg('stions considered gestion to replace the wooden bin real problem, but were not me at the all-day meeting. Fo11y-nine for scrrenecl sugar with a bin of chanically possiblr. Some ideas suggestions, the largest agenda to another material. His suggestion would have solved one problem, date, faced the Committee. will greatly improYe quality. only to create another in an ad joining operation. Thirty-seven suggestions were A total of 10 final awards have been given so far. One preliminary Some of the rejected sugges rejected, and nine "·ere held for tions would haYe worked, but they further investigation. award has bc'('ll made. Top award of $2,3 "·ent to Charles R. Beard, kiln burner at The visiting members at the Suggestion Plan meeting on December 28. From the Johnstown Refinery. He sug left, Supt. Ev Lingle of Mitchell, Manager John Stewart of Fort Collins, gested supplementing control of and Glenn Armstrong, Union president at Sterling. clinker leaching Dorr underflow densities with a water Yaln' at the back of the ball mill. From this Yalve, a one-inch pipe discharges water into the classifier scroll, where it enters the ball mill scoop housing along with the main run of solution and classifirr return. :\lr. Beard's original idea will help smooth operation. It will also be a great conYenience to the op erator. ,\ nd, his suggestion will help preYent accidents. Thomas .J. \Yeis, of the Findlay factory in N'orthcrn Ohio, won $15 for his suggestion to put a safety shield on the automatic brakes of • THE SUGAR PRESS 12 Here's the Suggestion Plan Committee in se ssion in the Directors Room on December 28. From left, Union President Glenn Armstrong of Sterling, Auditor Herb Corsberg, District Engineer Ludwig Schneider, District Manager Phi1 Smith, Chairman Cha rles Hirsch (who is a lso Chief Engineer). Assistant Secretary Bob Wherry, District Supt. Fern Ba rnha rt, Supt. Ev Lingle of Mitchell, and Manager John Stewart of Fort Collins. were highly expensive. These sug drawings. This official form, used man thoroughly irn-estigates the gestions were rejected, not just be only in the General Office, bears the suggestion. Ile sends his report to cause of the expense, but because number of the suggestion, not the the Suggestion Committee. the possible saving did not justify name of the sender. spending the money. At the meeting of tl1e Sugges The form is then sent to a Com tion P lan Comm ittee, a decision is l\Iost of the nine suggestions pany official who is familiar with made on whether or not to adopt held for further investigation the field of the suggestion. '!'his the suggestion, and the size of any wpre referred to the superintend award. ent of the suggei:;tor's factory for actual trial. After the Committee reaches a Suggestions which arrived too decision, it's time to notify the late for the December meeting suggestor. The file card whose were to be handled at the next The Way to Win- number matches the investigation meeting, .Jan nary ] .1. form is taken out of the file . This card gives the name of the sender, How long does it take to decide ASK YOURSELF so an acceptance or rejection let on a suggestion t 'l'he time varies, ter can be written. depending on th<' nature of the Is my idea original and NEW? suggestion. l\Iany suggestions ar<' After this letter is mailed, the obviously good or bad. Oth<'r ideas file card is marked ''adopted,'' must be investigated at length to Will it save time or money? or "rejected." 'l'hus, there is al se<' if the~· will actually work. ways a n accurak record of ever_v Will it prevent accidents? suggestion-when it was received, \\'hen a suggestion is receiwd, when it was adopted or t urned it is given a num bcr. The sugges down and when the sender was tion is also stamped with the date Will it improve quality? not ifi~cl. and time it arrived at the General Office. At every Suggestion Committee Will it increase production or meeting there are three visiting 1',or each suggestion, a file card sales? member!'l. 'l'hey are a factory su is made. On this card are a sum perintendent, a manag<'r, and the mary of the idea, the suggestor's Is it clearly stated on the official president of a local union. 'l'he:v name, his factory, job title, and are selected on the basis of avail most important-the number of form ? abilitr. the suggestion. From now on, the suggestion is identified only by its Have I signed my name, fac+or y Visiting members at the Decem number. ber 28 meeting were John Stewart, and job title? manager at 1',ort Collins; E . E. The idea is carefully copied on Lingle, superintendent at Mit~h an official i1westigation blank by ell; and Glenn Armstrong, Umon a typist. Photostats arc made of president at Sterling. JANUARY , 1957 • 13.. The three district mawigers at the Agricultural Committee Manager f/er,11 Juer{!ens of Mitchell, Manager Lee Butler of meetin,:r. From left. Phil Smith, southern district mcmager: Longmont. and Dr. Hareey Breu,,baker of the Longmont Dc11•e Sunderland, Northern Ohio; and Lynum Andrews, Experiment Station, arP sho1(•n at the Agric11/t11rol Committee northern district manager. meeting, held December 27 at thP Ceneml OOice in Denl'er. Crop Strategy Session By KENNY KNAUS President Franh A. Kemp, left, and Li1·estocJ.· Consultant Jack M,,::11nrms of the Agriculturnl Committee' gathc1wl Maynard look oi•er some of the reports at the meeting. in their month!.,· meeting on Deeember 27, in the Di i-eetors · Hoom of the Sugar Building. 'l'he <' hie• I' purpose of the D<.'<·em hc•1· meeting was to afford an opportunit.'· for the committee to re,·iew ag1·ieultural deYclopmrnt to date, and to la:v plans for the earl:, season p<'riod during which growers and Company personn<'l w01·k to:1.'ether to get another lwct c•1·op started. l' nder the pres<.'nt systun of operating within th<' proportionate sh,H'<' allotted to him b.'· the County Ag ricultural Stabilization and <'onserYation Commit tees, ea<'h grower must file a request for beet ane age. He is then given a propo1'tionate sha1'e based on his past histo1·r. which nm.'· or nm.'· not be the amount that he requested. In c·ase the initial share is les.-; than his request, it ncc·essit ates [urt her adjustment in his behalf as more ac·res al'e turned into thl' C'ounty pool for re distribution. Bob Fisher. treasurer. who is our authori.t\' on µ;0Yerm11ent allotment proC'edurcs, rcYiewed fo1: the 14 a THE SUGAR PRESS <'ommittee changes that haw taken phi<'(' in the ane growers who haYe 4-ll and PFA beet projN·ts an' age piC'tu1·e, and which will be• guicks th1·ough the being recog:niz('d for their aC'hievemcnts, tlw (·ommit <·oming season. By so doing, the <'ommittee was tee engaged in a r<'view or the accomplishments. fol' hl'ought up to date on what the~· have to look fol'ward the benefit of both the young: farmers and our in to in the <'Oming year. dustr~·, which are being: brought about by that JHO Among the managel's present at this meeting we1·e: g:ram. Bob Kimmons, Billings; ('huck .Johnson, Lovell; Lee Ac<'ording to the l'<'])Ort pr<'sented, some ol' these Butler. Longmont; II('l'rnan ,JuC'rgens, )litchell; and young farmers are almost as <'nthusiastic in talking assistant managel's Bill )k<:ufl\, Scottsbluff; Yi<" up th<' heet (·rop as we ourseh·es. OstC'rmillC'r, Brush; and L~·nn Pitcher, Eaton. In p1·e1rnration for tll(' spring g1·owers m<>ct ing, Also present wc,·c, Phil Smith, southC'rn distric·t at whieh it is the policy of the ag1·i<'ulture department managC'r and C'hairn,an of tlw <'ommitteC'; L. H. An to discuss with several groups of g:rowers in eaC'h faC' d1·('ws, northern distri<'t ma1,ag('r; D. L. Sunderland, tory dist riet c•u1·1·cnt developments and spec-ific agri ):011hern Ohio distri('( manage•,·; and K. D. Knaus, C'ultural opportunities, )fr. F'errill, )fr. \\'ood, DI'. assistant to the southe,·n clistri<'t manager and seC're :\Te lson, Ueorge \\'alte,·s and )large Hagan havt• been tan of the committee. preparing some movie film material. Pt'l'J> Asst. Manager Bill McGuffey of Scottsb/11fl passes a film reel to Manager Bob Kimmons of Billings, with Asst. Manager Dr. Han•ey Brewbaker of the Experiment Statiori, left, lllld Vic Ostermiller of Brush, front left, JANUARY, 1957 • 15 'I Ma11al(er Chuck Jo/111s01l of Loi·ell, left, a11d Treasurer /Job At the Committee table, from left - Ma11llger Bob k immons of Fisher discuss crop prospects 1t·ith Distrirt Ma11ager Hilli11gs, A.~st. ,l1all(1ger J,yrm Pitrhl'r of Ellto11, all(/ Ke1111 y IJynu,11 111dre1u. 1'.m111s, assislfl11t to the so11tlH•r11 distrirt 11w11Uger. '· I made sonH• mistakc•s t lw first year, and <·ould l<'ll\'C's, and .rnu don't pile up I he• dirt bet wc•c•n the wc•II han~ bec•n discourag-c• Gordon Rudolph Named Manager at Fremont; Sunderland Advanced ORDON RUDOLPH, assistant manager at Fremont. has been G promoted to manager of the factory's agricultural operation. And Dove Sunderland was odvonced to district manager with full responsibility for Northern Ohio agriculture. 1 he appointments were announced by President Fronk A. Kemp and mode effective Jan. I. Both Sunderland and Rudolph served with the Great Western field force until they were transferred to the Northern Ohio Sugar Company. Sunderland moved to the G W subsidiary in 1955 from Scotts bluff, where he wos assistant manager. Previously. he was a fieldman at Lyman. Before his transfer to Fremont last Morch, Rudolph was o field man ot Mitchell for eight years and ot Wheatland, Wyo., for two years. Gordon Rudolph, at right, the new manager at Fremont, lb • T HE SUGA R PRE SS Silver Slope Diffuser Slated For Billings II I~ Billings fac·tor.v has been selected for the in and a long Campaign run. In the past two yea1·s, T stallation of Urcat \\Testern 's second Silver Slope Billings has produced more than one million bags of diffuser. 'l'he big construction job on the baltcn' floor sugar each Campaign. has been scheduled for this spring with completion in In addition to the operating economics, the Bill time for the next Campaign. ings diffuser will make a big contribution to the abate Except for size and capacity, the Billings diffuser ment of stream pollution on the Yellowstone River. will be similar in most respects to the Siker Slope Since the unit 1·c-cyelcs all pulp screen and pulp press that operated fo1· the first time this last Campaign water, it. will reduce the discharge of solids and B.0.D. into the Yellowstone b.,· 16,000 pounds a day during at. Eaton. Campaign. 'fhe Billings unit will have a capacity of 4,000 Like the Eaton diffuser, the Billings machine tons per 24-hour da~-, compared with 2,000 tons for will be designed and manufactured b~· the Sih·cr En the one at Eaton. 'l'hc Billings machine will be the gineering \Yorks of Denver. Its design and operation same length as the Raton battery, 50 feet; but its was developed by H arold Silver on the basis of simi sc1·oll diameter will be 130 inches, instead of 90 inches lar batteries now in operation in Denmark (Sec Page in the case of the one at Eaton. It will be operated by 19). foui· 40-horsepowci·, two speed, geared motors. The decision to install a second Silver Slope dif With the new automatic diffuser, Billings' daily fuser was based on the experience of the one at Eaton capacity may possibly be increased by 250 tons of during the last Campaign. It lived up to advance beets a dav- and even more with later modification expectations and proved more efficient than oldc1· of other equipment in the mill. continuous diffusers at other Great \Yestern mills. The Billings was selected for the second twin-scroll Silver Slope was first tried by Great Western in the machine because of the operating economics that Campaign before last with a pilot model at the (lcl'ing would be realized in a factory with a large capacity factor~-- • The Great Western Beet Sugar and other problems of the indus Technical Society resumes activity llT) again this winter and spring with .llarch 15, ,llbany JT otel, Denver: seven business meetings, including ":Merchandising G\Y Sugar," by one at Billings for the first time in Claude P ettit, Sam l\lacDowcll, and ~·cars. Herc is the schedule, with Bob Makie of the Sales Depart dates, places, subjects and speak ment. ers: ~tvril 5, Greeley Country Club: Technical F eb. 1, 11lbciny Ilotcl, Denver: ""Northern Ohio Sugar Compan? '· Operating Results of the new Tts llistor~r and Its Future," by D.d.s. Diffusct·," b~· Supt. Harry District l\Ianagcr Dave Sunderland Evans of Eaton. and District Supt. Steve Force. April 26, Sterling, cit a place to Society F eb. 11, Ttirf P enthouse, Bill be named later: "Traffic and In ings: A special meeting for Billings stallation Problems in the Sale and and ];ovcll members and guests to T1·ansportation and Bulk Sale of hear a review of the Oreat West Sugar," b:r Traffic :Manager P . II. ern Pension Plan, by Asst. Sccre :.\Ic:.\Iastcr and Engineer Tom Kin tan· Bob \Yherry, similar to his ner. Schedule presentation at Greeley last year. .lfay 10 (tentcitive d,ate), Scotts Feb. 15, 11lbany Ilotel, Denver: blnff Comitry Club: The Agricul '' Observations in Europe,'' a re tural Department will present a view of their recent trip by Chief program on a subject to be an Engineer Charles E. Hirsch and nounced later. District Supt. l,loyd T. ,Jensen. (If June: The annual Ladies Night available at that date, President will be held in the Denver area at Kemp will discuss sugar legislation a date and place to be named later. J ANUARY , 1957 • 17 In Austria. 1cith the Ho71e11au sugar mill in the backg1·0101cl. ,tnrl here's 71is shot. 11·it11 1,1011cl .Jen.~en .~tancling by the Charlie Hirsch 11hotographs the Czc·c71 Iron C1trtai11. Jlarch Ri1·er Cl11 II<'TEEX sugar faC'tories in lfi type of the Silver Slope diffuser ward quickly, with about half of F days. That, in brief, was the that was in operation this last Cam the harvest now handled bY ma itinerary of C'hief Engineer Charles paign at Eaton. The only competi chines. English beet growc~'S, b,'I' K IIirsC'h and District Supt. Lloyd tive model, for C:reat \Yestcrn pur eon1 rast, sign up for larger acreage' T ..Jensen on thefr trip to Europe. poses, was the R. T. diffuser in wide than those on the Continent. So But it hardly tells their whole use in T•ingland, France and Bel thev need the machines for eco storv. gium. But beeause of the steel plate no1~ical farming, especially in view Thcv left ;\Tew York bY air on shortage in l~urope, it is aYailable of the labor shortage in Britain. KoY. 23, and arrived in l~urope to onh· with a. 12-month delav in dc- Hirsch and Jensen said the labor see the aftermath of the bitter Suez liYen·. . shortage was apparent in all the crisis and the g1·im Hungarian re Being in Europe during Cam eountrics they visited, except Aus-- volt. From England, the.'· traveled paign time, Hirsch and Jensen had 1ria. l~conomieall:r, Belgium was through Belgium, Northern France, a chance to obsenc the crop. <:en t hC' best off; at least partly because Austria, Denmark and baek again nall~-, on the Continent, it was not of Belgium's sale of African Congo to England. as good as in previous years. Ton uranium to the Gnitecl States. Along the way, they saw the nage was down because of wet With gasoline rationing, how marks of the current world trou spring weather and dcla)·ed plant ever, the Belgians could not driYc bles. They saw the sh·eets and roads ings, and the Austrian beets were their cars on Sunda,'I·, along with bare of all except a few cars bc small because of a dry summer. other restrict ions. In general, Eu 1·0- c·ause of the gasoline rationing Sugar content was do";n as much pea ns were restricted to motoring brought on b,'I· the Suez dispute'. as two per cent in many areas, ex about 200 miles per month. The The.'· saw the refugees- the very C'Cpt Denmark, where it aYen1gcd rationing was mostly on a mileage ,'l·oung and the YCry old- from war about 17.50 per cent. basis, rather than gallons of gaso tom Hungary. And the.'· stood England had a large crop-about line, because of the different size of aC'ross the river from the Iron Cur five and one-half million tons-but autos. And with those kinds of tain separating Austria and C'zeeh tonnage per acre and sugar content eurbs on travel, the bicycle was oslonikia. were down from previous years. Its C\'en more in use. Hirsch and .Jensen went 10 large crop came from bigger acre As tor the refugees from Ilun Europe to make an on-the-spot age in l~ngland 's effort to produce gar~·, Hirsch and .Jensen said they st.udv of continuous diffusers in su more sugar at home. <·roweled airports everywhere in gar · mills so that the Com pan,\· Thcv said the most noticeable l•}uropc. And the crowds included could be sure of getting the latest thing \n Burope was the laC'k of noticcabl;\- large numbe1'S of older equipment and design for installa- meC'hanization in the fields. F'am women. AIL looked bewildered and 1ion in factories here at home. ilies - inc·luding the women and most earriccl onl,'I· their pe1-so11al ThC'ir trip was made during children - still harvest their beets belongings in bundles. l~urope 's Campaign time, since the bv hand labor. Thcv still use horse Eut·opc at the encl o( 1956 was sliC'ing season there just about co d~·awn wagons ana' ox carts. Ilow different, Hirsch and ,Jen sen ineidcs with (lreat Western ·s. evel', the usual contract is onl,v sev agreed. It could he spelled out in ( 1'he photos on the next three eral anes on the Continent. So the refugees and rationing-the twin pages show the main types of dif farm famil,'I· can manage the hand cvidenees of cold and hot war. And fusC'rs the.'· saw in use in l•iurope, work and cannot justify the use of it c·ould not be dispelled by the plus two ,·icws of beet reC'eiving machine harvesters. sight of Russian planes landing and equipment.) In England, however, beet har taking off at the Yienna airport In Denmark, they saw the p1·010- vest mechanization is moving for- Red Star and all. 1s a THE SUGAR PRESS The European Charles E. Hirsch "Look" Chief Engineer By Charles E. Hirsch and Lloyd T. Jensen With their own words and pictures, the authors describe their recent tour of European sugar factories. Lloyd T. Jensen Dist1·ict Suverintendent D.d.s. Continuous Diffuser at Saxejobing, Denmark This machine is 9' IO" diameter x 73' b" long. This is the grand pappy of the Silver Twin Screw Diffuser installed at Eaton last year, which is only 90" in diameter and 50' long. The Danish diffuser has a ca pacity of about 2100 short tons of beets per day. The losses \ are approxiately .24% on beets wnen using return pulp press water at 115 draft. Danske Tower at Gorlev, Denmark This is an experimental tower 9' IO" diameter x 39' effective height located against factory building in background. The cos· settes are fed in at the top through a scroll type scalder and the pulp is withdrawn at the bottom through a pressing cone which de livers pulp at 11 % to 12% dry substance. This machine has a ca pacity of I I00 short tons of beets per day and with return of press water the losses are approximately .20% on beets at I 18 draft. JANUARY , 1957 • 19 Danske Tower Diffuser This is a close up view of the Danske Tower Diffuser, showing support columns, walkways, steam piping, and lower drive gears. As slated before this equipment is being operated on an experimental basis and ,t will be two or three years before it will be a proven device. At present the operating people feel that the slope diffuser is a much more efficient extractor. R. T. Diffuser A view of the R. T. Diffuser as installed at DeBucy, Lelong, near Soissons, France. There are now over 60 Berge diffusers in use in Europe. Each year they make these diffusers larger and of greater capacity. The one shown is 20'6" diameter x 132' long . It has a capacity on heavy European type cossettes of 3300 to 3600 tons per day, and when operated with press water return, there is a loss of .18 to .20% at I IO draft. With American type cossettes this ma chine could probably handle 4000 tons of beets per day and the length reduced to 87'. BMA German Tower at Hohenau, Austria This diffuser is 11.8' diameter x 72' high. It operates at 1500 tons with .25% pulp loss on beets when using return pulp press water and I 12 draft. The cossette conveyor in the. foreground serves the remaininq batch battery which will be eliminated next year by an additional tower diffuser. Pan Floor at Hohenau, Austria-3000 Tons Capacity Here they use 12 Calandria type vacuum pans on third and fourth effect vapors from the evaporators. This gives them excellent fuel economy but at a much greater capital cost than present Amer ican practice. 20 • THE SUGAR PRESS Siegendorf, Austria Near the Hungarian Border You will note in the bockground two tonks with 5 circulor heod ers oround them. These ore Putsch first corbonotion thickeners which ore very simple devices ond in which the juice from corbonolion enters ot the lop in the center ond the sludge is withdrown from o bO deoree bottom con& in the center. The cleor juice is drown off fro,;, the underside of stotionory sloped troys through the multi ple connections ond through the heoders mentioned obove. There ore no moving ports inside this device. Enns, Austria Photogroph shows mid section of Olier Diffuser. Th is equipment is similor to the Silver choin type diffuser. You will note the heovy I 1//' thick cast iron sprocket housings and return bend. A double chain pulls perforoted plates in a tortuous poth through b legs of I vorying heights up lo 75'. The mochine has o capacity of 1900 tons and, with the return of the press waler, the pulp loss is .28% on beets with 127 draft. Gorlev, Denmark In the center of the picture, you will note a double beet re· ceiving slotion in which the beets in trucks moy either be shoveled off into the side or center bins or dumped mechonicolly by use of the overheod traveling crane. On the right hand side, the small railroad cars contain wet pressed pulp for delivery back to the formers. In the foreground is an overhead cast iron flume. On this flume are pockets not shown for the collection of rocks ond it is apparently very effective from the size of the pile of rocks and sand occumulated this campoign. Hohenau, Austria This 10-ton whirler crane con handle beets into piles on either side of double roilrood tracks. The crane supporting structure straddles the railroad cars, so thot it is free to move up ond down the track ond unlood o string of cors without switching. The size of tho crone con be visualized by noting the operator's cab near the left end of the boom. J ANUARY , 1957 • 21 Out West Don Fremont's superintendent On his fir.yt t'isit to Denver. Fremont ,<:/upt. Don Nichter, right, vaid a call on Presi 22 • THE SUGAR PRESS With Richter visits CW in Colorado Richter w(ltches at lrft. 1cllile Su])t. Harry Evans e,l)lains master controls on Ratrni's Silver Slope diffusrr. t ion of the Oeneral Offire and that he had no idea of the size of the factor~· operations until he saw them in action. From the operating standpoint, he was most taken br the SilYer Slope diffuser at l~aton. After some 30 years in the sugar business, he said he'd never seen anything quite like it . . Just turn the controls, he re marked, and ;\'OU can inercase or decrease the slicing 1·ate. And when Don talks about his experience, it in eludes just about C\'ery job and skill in a beet house. H e has been superintendent at both Fremont and };'indlar, he C'an fill in as a master mechanic>, he has also been an assistant superintendent, head pipe i'itter, sugar end foreman, beet end foreman, house foreman, welder, electrician, along with other me ('haniC'al duties. And with that kind of a baekground, Don Riehter could easil~· sum up the n1lue of his trip out " Test. Here Suvt. Richter. left. dfacusses ,!;/ilrer S!OJ)e overation Jt was, he said, instructiYe and enjorable. with Master .1lechan·ic Walt Brossman. Controls al rem·. O hio's Manager Also 1n Denver Northern Ohio's District Manager Dave Sunderland was also in Denver at the General Office for meetings with the other district managers and for a session of the GW Agri cultural Committee (see Page 14). Here, on the left, Dave looks over beet seed with Phil Smith, center, acting southern district manager, and Lyman Andrews, the northern district manager. Fronk Coviness, repoirman on the Fort Morgon Here's o shot of Rueben Klein, pulp dryer foremon at dump crew, receives his 10-yeor service Loveland, at work during the Compoign this yeor. pin from Fort Morgon Monoger Al Wotson. Harry Burgdorff, pipefitter ot lovelond, is shown here reody to start the day's Campoign tosks. Among the Personnel At the MSG Plant . . . left - At the Johnstown MSG plont, Jim Keener, Corl Meister and John Weitzel work on one of the Birds. lower left - The first cor of CSF received ot Johnstown MSG this compoign is unloaded by Jock Chocon ond Ben Vigil. Below - Bob Buxmon, Ivon Kirby and Chuck Pfenning ore reolly up high. They're working on the new tank at Johnstown MSG. r liam Johns on November 5. They named him Timmy Dean, and the little tyke weighed in at 9 pounds, 12¾ ounces. Mr. Johns is a centrifugal foreman. The proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Omer Kelley. Alva Schenbeck, bin operator, had a hard decision to make during our re cent blizzard. For thirty-five cam paigns he states he has never been late nor failed to show up for his shift. This night he was faced with the prob lem of walking five miles to work be cause of snow-blocked roads or taking the easy way out to stay home by a warm fire. He thought about his record, put on warm clothing and started walking those five long miles through wind driven snow and bitter cold to keep that record intact. We are happy to Alva Schenbeck, Gering bin operator, walked report Alva made his shift on time. 5 miles during the recent blinard to keep Our crystallizer man, Dan Funk, re his record of never being late or missing a ports a similar experience. He started shift in thirty-five campaigns. out in his car during the blizzard and got stalled in a drift. He walked back to his farm and started up his trusted "The Little Angels" -Lynn, Robin and friend, the tractor, and from then on Frankie Tanner. They are the grandchildren the drifts held no fear for him. of Bob and Rena Gross of Gering. For the next few days this was his mode of transportation from home to work. Also understand Dan made a from Bayard, also visited us last little extra cash pulling people out of month. BY C. W. SEIFFERT snow drifts. That's what I call com Mr. and Mrs. C. Rawson, Mr. and bining work with pleasure. Mrs. Leo Sayre, and Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. George Howard's brother and Men living in Minatare and Lyman Gerald Johnson toured the Scottsbluff his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Randall, who work at the factory couldn't get factory the other evening. Leo and visited at the Howard home during home during the storm, so they used his wife also went through the Holly November en route to their new home our hotel facilities to the utmost. This mill at Torrington, Wyo. at San Bernardino, Calif. accommodation was a deciding factor Quite a number of our employees l\Irs. Harvey Abbott spent a few in keeping the mill going. Supt. F. A. shot deer this fall. Glenn Cline, Har days in a local hospital to undergo ,vood had ready, and willing man old Lashley, Henry Maul, Mrs. L. surgery. It is reported she is recover power available when needed. Pfieffer, Carl Brown, Joe Bubak and ing satisfactorily. So again Gering rode out another K. Frailey were all successful hunters. '\Ve are happy to learn that former storm and kept her banner flying high. M. V. Rogers sold his farm and is Supt. V. I. Daniels is now home from now trying to find a place in town so a sojourn in sunny California. While he can turn "city slicker." there Mr. Daniels underwent eye sur The Sanborn and Eisenhart fam gery. ilies enjoyed their turkey at the San Mr. and Mrs. Don Leonard and son born home Thanksgiving evening. /JtitcAell-- Visitors at the Ed Haddix home or Los Angeles are expected here for the Christmas holidays to visit with were his daughter, Dorothy, and fam his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leonard. BY BOB McKEE ily from Englewood, Colo. GWESCO Club met November 28 at A birthday dinner was held at the the Gering city hall with 15 members Gerald Johnson home for their son, present. Officers elected for the com· From the big smiles and the hustle Bob. Present were Bob's mother- and ing year are Virginia DeVall, presi around the factory you can tell that father-in-law, his sister, Geraldine dent; Helen Sinner, vice president and Mitchell finally climbed into first place Curtis, and ram ily, his grandparents, Bessie Brown, secretary. in the pennant race. The smiles are and his wife and baby. After the business meeting the eve well deserved, as the gang has been Cashier and Mrs. Vermeline made ning was spent making Christmas working hard all year toward the a rush trip to Mesa, Ariz., where their favors for the local rest homes, under pennant, and to be in first place for a oldest daughter, Elaine, is hospitalized. the supervision of Cindy Davidson and period is a nice reward. Elaine fell and broke her hip. She is Florence Barton. The teamwork has been of the finest, attending Arizona State college at Lunch was served by Leora Creager and if we can hold this place to Tempe. We are all sorry to hear about and Goldie Howard. The table decora gether another three weeks, we'll bring her accident and hope she gets well tions carried out a Christmas theme. home the pennant for the first time at soon. The wives of retired and former em Mitchell since 1923. Been a long dry C. Case was complaining about the ployees are considered associate mem spell and everyone else is fooling with beets being light this year until he bers of the Club. They are welcome a thirsty crew. walked by a string of cars the other and especially invited to attend the Everybody's been helping. Someone day and a beet rolled off and hit him meetings. said they saw Curly Rawson empty on the head. It changed his mind so David DeVall, son of Mr. and Mrs. ing coal from his pockets into the much that his shi(t broke the one Art DeVall, is to be discharged from furnace. He said he brought it from shift slicing record. the Army Air Force and plans to at home. The GWESCO Club met Nov. 30 in tend junior college at Scottsbluff. the home of Mrs. Ted Baum, with Mrs. Smokey Hartz got caught between Maurice Rogers and Mrs. C. B. Ewing Bobby Sheffield, son of Mr. and Mrs. floors in the elevator when it broke. Herb Sheffield, plans to be home for as hostesses. For roll call, each mem Smokey claims it wasn't stuck, he was ber brought an antique, relic or the Christmas vacation period. just resting. The sons of Mr. and Mrs. T. W. treasured article and related the his Creager, Leslie and Lowell, are ex Our factory had some distinguished tory of her article. A most enjoyable pected to be home shortly before Christ· visitors the 15th of November. All of time was had by all. mas for the holidays. Both are taking the department heads from our Den We wish to extend our deepest sym an engineering course at Southern ver office, including President Kemp, pathy to Mr. and Mrs. Everett Baker Methodist University, Dallas, Tex. inspected our factory. and family upon the death of his A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Wil- Mr. 0. H. Ninegar, retired chemist mother. JANUARY, 1957 a 25 Then, not to be outdone, "Pop" Sny wish for them a very long and happy der. our mechanical foreman, stepped married life. 011 a rock, and turned his ankle, re Mrs. Turner Davis and !\lurk spent sulting in a severe sprain, so now he Thanksgiving with her parents at Ode· i~ also wearing a cast. We do hope bolt. la. this is just a fad, one which will not Rkhard Lee Stevens, son or :11r. remain in style for very long. and l\1 rs. John Stevens, will he home We are happy to wekome the A. C. for the holidays on a thirty-day fur J<,well family to our c·ommunily. :\Ir. lough from the :--:a\'y. He was married Jt•well is one of our chut<> pullers. and at Long Beach, Calif., since his last has mo,·ed his family into one of Lhe furlough and on this visit he will be houses on the Sch<>PP property at accompanied by his bride whom the I I >rse Creek. Stevens family 111 looking forward to Bill Corc•oran has joinl'd the ranks meeting for the first time. It will be < r C'ar ownet·s by purchasing a l !l4i a happy holiday season for all or them. C'he,·rolet. He says he r>lans to work Tom Bateman suffered i,;ome torn UJ> gradually to a later model, but this ligaments in his leg on Nov!'mber 23 one is a nire looking little car. Bill. when he fell while at work. There l\Tary Lep D<>nnis was gu<>st of honor were no broken hones. as waR first at a "pink and blue" shower Thunday suspec·tecl, which made all of us, in evening, No,·ember 15. ;\lary Lee is cluding Tom, very happy. lie is back the clau~hter or Asst. Surn. and :\!rs. on the job now. fa\'oring his leg a \\'. F. Lang. little. but other than that Is going Jack Angelos, process lab chemist, Loveland. Hostesses ror the affair were Geneva strong. Snyder, Minn a be 11 e ('aster, Ert:e About thirty members of the Eaton Brewer ancl Mickie 'l'onrville, with Rotary club had II tour through the Connie Rict• assisting with the de<·ora plant as their program on Dec. 4. They tlons. Amusing gam<>s were enjoyp(I were shown the new inslallallon in by the nunwrous guests, rollowed by operation. The members showed great 1..,,11111 - - the opening of many lovely gifts. Dt•· interest and seemed to enjoy the tour llcious refrpshments were served, ci 1Hl· very much. ing a very gala evening. \Ve were sorry to hear that l\1 rs. A. BY DOROTHY COOPER TL L. Townsend, Jr., hns been <'011· M. Wellaufer. wife of Asst. Master rlned to D<> Paul hospital for some Mechanic Wetlaurer, underwent sur With beet har\'esl complNed, our lime, suf!erlng Crom a back injury. gery recently at Longmont hospital. loyal <"ampaign rrewR have rN urnelh \\'e sincerely hope that he will soon She had been there several days for from whence they rame and the per he fully re<"overed. observation. We 11urely hopp she will sonnel again dwindled to the C'Mhier. Mt·. and Mrs. Max Stansbury have have a. speedy and permanent re two fleldmen, the <·aretaker and yours moved into one of Mr. Schepp's houses. covery, and will soon be home and nu ly, rlerk-typist. :\Ir. Stansbury works on chute c·on reeling much better. :\Ir. and :\lrs. J<'rank Zumbrink have "truction. \\'e are glad to have you Pat Manion. laboratory c·lerk, had had as lheir guest the past month, her with us, tolks. quite a busy day recently when one of mother, Mrs. Let> Chamberlain of Bob Larson, son of Supl. and Mrs. the boys in the mill brought a tiny Berkeley, Calif. Ttwy plan to leave the T. J. Larson, and Ronnlt' Preston, 11011 pup for her to take home to her sons: last of the week to accompany Mrs. of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Preston, have Johu, age 9, Jim, 7, and Bob, 6. A Chamberlain to her home and to spend been transferred to Ft. Hood, Texas. hastily-constructed home kept the pup lheir vacation and the holiday!! with They had been at Ft. Knox previously. under control until Pat was through relatives there. The boys have been fortunate enough work for the day, hut her sons were :\tr. and Mrs. Floyd Foster and Rox to be together since enlisting in the so thrilled with the pup that she says anne of Johnstown were visitors last Army last spring. it was worth It. week or Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lawson. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lopez and son, Fred Walker, crystallizer mau, and \Vhen the Lyman businessmen en· David, were participants In the wed· father or George \Valker, was ronflned lertalned the publlr at a free pancake ding or Bob's brother in Scottsblufr, to the hospital for li days due to a supper Saturday night, Cashier Joe Nebr., Nov. 24. Bob served as best very large and painful carbuncle. He and Fieldman Frank were among lhose man. Naomi as matron or honor, and is ba<'k at work and reeling much seen In the kitchen doing their share David as ring bearer. better. - Frank flips a very good <·ake, too, John Stevens. sugar end foreman, by the way! is very proud or the record of 2,031 This Associate J,;ditor proudly re bags of sugar produced on his shift. ports a new addillon lo her family in This was the largest run at the Eaton the person of Wilbert Dean Miller, Jr., factory this year, and was made pos born November 23 lo my daughter and sible by the excellent cooperation or her husband. the entire crew. BY DORIS SM ITH \Ve felt very honored to ha,·e :\tr. S. J. Osborn, relired general chemist, The fifteenth anniversary of Pearl visit our plant and office recently. Harbor, Derember i, was quite a His many friends are always happy to memorable day ror Cashier Don Cross. see him and only wish he would make Fourteen years ago on that date he his visits more frequent. received his army uniform. Thirteen Congratulations are also In order BY LOIS E. LANG years ago he was married. Twelve for Asst. Supt. Carol Culver who re years ago he landed In France and eleven years ago be arrived at Fort recently received a $15.00 C'he('k on ·we read in a newspaper recenlly his ac·cepted suggestion. Let's keep that the latest thing in fa1:1hions for Leavenworth for discharge from the those suggestion1:1 going in. now that men Is a mink coat, direct from Paris. service. the i<'e Is broken. \Veil, that may be true elsewhere, but Jake Andrews, centrifugal foreman, in Hor11e Creek the latest fashion lost the fight when he c•o1mected with Ellis Miller Is driving an Olds 98 seems LO be something in plasler of the clutch handle on the centrifugal these days, and It Is a beauty! Don't Paris! machine. It suddenly turned and blame you for being proud or It, Ellis. Glen Cassel led the parade with a c·aught him on the cheek bone, caus Also driving a new Chevrolet is cast on his arm, broken while pulling ing the blackest eye anyone could ever Carol Culver. It is a beautiful C'ar and chutes. Joe Hudgens soon followed hope to see. We are thankful he wasn't certainly dresses up our parking lot. suit with a cast on his foot, whlrh he Injured mon• seriously. \\'e ha\'e had u long list of \'lsitors broke while scaling down a rock wilh Congratulations to Hugo Johnson, inspecting the new diffuser which Is a bar. The rock fell, bitting the bar, sugar cutter, on his recent marriage operating for the first time this cam· and the bar hit Joe on the root. to :Miss Florence Schlothauer. We paign. Among these visitors were two 26 a THE SUGAR PRESS representatives of the Western Re search Laboratories of Albany, Calif., officials Crom the Utah-Idaho Sugar 111-t C,lli1tJ- company. the Balah company, the American Crystal Sugar company, the Holly Sugar company, and employees CY F. H. DEY from oth<>r ractorieR or Great Western who were Interested In seeing the dif ONLY A SKELETON CREW fuser In operation. n·u11 most 1-rr1·yo11c trn11.vferred, Visiting also were retired Supts. l'romot('d or suc11 Klinginberg and $(·Ott who now reside Hn11ai11i11g t/111.~. 011ly II few. in Fort Collins. .l.v you k11//ll', IPhen tlli.v h11ppe11s The Northern Dlstrlc·t officials paid '/'11('1'·re the dlffmier. Only a .vJ.-1'11'1011 c·rc1r." Thanksgiving was a gala occ·a!llon at We are thin 1m tht· 1011 1,1101. the honw or SuJ>t. and ~!rs. llalTy Uhn111wtfr 111111 1e1·y. Evans. 'rhey entertained their daugh Dale Nofts, son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Nofts, ters and families for dinner. Hut JANUARY, 1957 • 27 On Friday, November 23, Miss November 14. Cigars were the order Patricia Hageman, daughter of Mrs. of the day! George R. Hagemen of Longmont was Two of our staff members have been married to Harold Ross "Rusty" Lay on the "move" this month. The Alvin bourn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leland P. Befuses have occupied the residence Laybourn, in a ceremony at St. Ste across the street from the Experiment phens Episcopal church in Longmont. Station, the former residence of the Leland, or Pete, Laybourn is a me Ralph Woods; and the Woods have chanic on our mill crew. The Rev. now moved to their new home on ,vest Richard L. Sonne performed the double Longs Peak Ave., and is it a dandy! ring ceremony in the presence of 125 Ralph reports he has still a lot of guests. "carpentering" to do to complete the The bride, a graduate of Longmont finishing touches. Much of Ralph's high school and University of Denver, spare time this past year was spent in has been a member of the merchandis "pounding many a nail" and "sawing ing staff at Neusteters, Denver. The many a 2 by 4." We certainly do wish bridegroom, also a graduate of Long the Woods lots of happiness in their mont high school, graduated from the new dwelling, and the same goes for University of Colorado as a geology the Befus family, too! major. He served two years with the Home for the holidays are Patty army and is now associated with Geo Bush, a sophomore at Colorado A & M physical Services, Mineola, Texas. The College, and Ginny Hickman, sopho newly married couple will make their more at Denver University. home in Mineola. Also home this month on leave from Con Gomer, office janitor, is sport the Sau Diego Naval Training Center ing a new 1957 Ford. Con is really is Charles Wallace, son of Ken Wal chesty about it and will not allow the lace. Charles will return December 16, fielclmen to park their clunkers within when he will be shipped overseas to a block of the new wagon. the Japan area. The boys in the storeroom are to We are glad to welcome to this Sta Jerry Hidman, Longmont Experiment Sta receive training under the F.B.I. One tion ·waiter Lierman, better known as tion, is one of twelve Scouts in the United dark, stormy night in November some "Mike," as a permanent member of States who will make a "Report to the Na uncouth individual snuck into the fac our crew. "Mike" has moved his fam tion" in Washington during Boy Scout tory yard and made off with 259 gal ily here from Elwood, Nebraska, where Week. lons of gasoline, all in one trip. he was formerly engaged in farming. Anyone with a full tank on his car We are sorry to hear that Mrs. was looked upon with a fishy eye by Monty Montgomery is in the hospital Roy Frantz and Jim ·washington, with the flu and stomach ulcers. Cer keepers of the keys. tainly do hope to see her up and Cashier Clarence Nasi was ques around again soon! tioned for hours under a bright light As a member of the Kiwanis Club, BY RALPH R. PRICE and no cigarettes, clue to the fact that R. T. Nelson reports that he and other his DeSoto is a notorious gas eater. He members of the Club worked like November 29 seemed to be official failed to break clown. To date-no "dogs" putting on a talent show called visiting day at the Longmont office solution to the crime. "The Stars of Tomorrow." It was well and factory. Visitors during the day We all hope that A. V. Wetlaufer, worth the effort, as the show was a included E. R. Lupton, purchasing de former mechanic on the Longmont huge success. partment, Denver; George Rienks, Sr., crew, is enjoying his new job as asst. Several meetings were attended this chief engineer, retired. Denver; Earl master mechanic at the Eaton factory. past month by the members of the Hamilton, Denver; K. M. Brown, asst. Art Bohm, our electrician who came staff. H. E. Brewbaker attended the general manager of the Great Western to us from Johnstown on November 11, annual meeting of the American So Railway; C. H. Iverson, project engi will be eligible for a 10-year service ciety of Agronomy held at Cincinnati, neer, Denver; P. B. Smith, general pin on January 23. 0., November 12-15. agriculturist, Denver; and T. H. Fer The monthly meeting of the Genetics ri!, publicity manager, Denver. Seminar was held at Laramie, \Vyo., Others were Harold Burke, dist. on November 28: Messrs. Brewbaker, supt., Scottsbluff; Je(( Morrison, dist. ,vood, Nelson, and Oldemeyer present! engineer, Scottsbluff; Pat Pumphrey, Ralph Wood and H. E. Brewbaker traveling engineer, Scottsbluff; Dave ~xpe1-i111e11t made a trip to Rocky Ford to confer Davidson, traveling engineer, Scotts with Dr. Ralph Finkner and Dr. C. W. bluff; Ludwig Schneider, traveling en Doxtator and chemists of the Ameri gineer, Denver; A. N. Fiasco, engineer, can Crystal Sugar company. They also Denver; George Walters, agricultural stopped at Colorado Springs to visit engineer, Denver; Don Conwell, Den ~tllfith- the Holly Sugar company. ver, and C. J. Amos, traveling engi neer, Denver. BY LOUISE WEBBER Head pipefitter E. R. McAlear is a new grandfather. Born to Mr. and Hats off to Jerry Hickman! Jeny, Mrs. Don McAlear of Riverside, Cali Longmont Explorer Scout and son of fornia, a daughter, Kathleen Marie, the L. R. Hickmans, won a trip to November 9. The boys around the mill Washington, D. C. He competed at tell me Grandpap has slowed down to Kansas City with Scouts from Region a trot, in keeping with the true char 8. acter of a stately grandfather. He will represent this area in the Master Mechanic Charles Kupilik annual "Report to the Nation," during BY HAROLD CAMP found himself a little out of line re a personal visit to President Eisen AND RUSSELL DILLEY cently. Charlie is always on the look hower at the White House the first out for bargains in antique items, old week in February. Jeny defeated out We have had two weddings this last coins, etc. At an auction of storage standing boys from twelve states to month, with both of the grooms from items held at a warehouse, he spotted win the honor. the lab. On December 2, Virginia an old high-backed piano stool. When Have you noticed the buttons pop Somers and Darrell Betz were married the stool came up for bids, big-hearted ping off Dick Wagner's shirt these at the First Presbyterian church in Charlie offered one lousy dollar bid. days? Dick, our seed foreman, has Greeley. A reception followed in the T'wo ladies gave him a dirty look and every reason to be proud. His wife, church basement. bid It in for $31.50! Charlie's ears are Dolores, presented him with a whop The newlyweds are living on a farm still reel. ping 9 pound, 4½ ounce baby boy on six miles east of Fo,·t Collins. Mrs. 28 • THE SUGAR PRESS Betz has accepted a positi::m as X-Ray technician with Dr. Morries. In order for both of them to have transportation, Darrell had to buy an other car. He is now driving a blue two-door Chevrolet coupe to work. George Dean Klein and Margorie Lucille Steely were married on De cember 8, at 6 p. m., at the First Con gregational church in Loveland. A dance was held in Fort Collins after the wedding, with three hundred guests attending. The new Mr. and Mrs. Klein will make their home in Loveland after their honeymoon. Bill Kunzman has been going to Denver pretty 1·egularly on his day off. Is it wedding No. 3, Bill? Dean Miller, son of Lowell Miller, was home on leave from the Navy the first part of December. He reported for duty on December 19, at the Navy base in New London, Conn. We hear John Bradbury, our swing foreman, disagrees with the State Pa Here are the Ovid Red Dovils-+'1e State Champions, Class "C" Six Man Football Team. trol about speed limits, about $10.00 Front row, from left-Ronal·I Weinbender, Nick Bretz, Larry Lay, Cloyd Bailey, Robert Wil worth, we hear. liamson, Jack Liddle, Jerry Sanger. Middle row-Jack Helmsing, Coach; Neil Blue, George A little breeze told us Bill Dumbler Wegman, Ronald Neubauer, John Eversman, John Geis, Donald Bretz. Bill Stang, Eugene lost a drag race with his Modern "A" Rolfson. Back row-Kenneth Catron, Robert Moist, Richard Connerly, Clarence Bennett, and Hot Rod. Better acid another carbu Richard DeManche. rator, Bill. Williams at end put the opposition down many times with a jarring tackle. Bobby Williamson is the son of \Varehouse Foreman and Mrs. Law Oiit/--- rence Williamson; Larry Lay is the son of Dryer Foreman and Mrs. Del BY GWEN D. BATH BY G. N. CANNADY bert Lay; and Nick and Donald Bretz are sons of Sugar Boiler and Mrs. Congratulations to Archie Burdette The Ovid Red Devils 6-man football Nick Bretz. and David Woelfle who both have new team climaxed a tremendously success Cloyd Bailey, Bobby Williamson and grandsons. ful season by defeating Norwood by Larry Lay were selected on the all Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mills of Los An a score of 66-36 on November 23 for state 6-man football team. geles arrived by plane last month for the State championship. The cham Master Mechanic Al Nies is the a two-week visit with Mrs. Mills' par pionship remains in the Lower Platte proud owner of a 1957 Chevrolet. ents, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Burdette. Valley League for the second consecu Ray Powell, pellet operator, had the A sister of Mrs. David Woelfle, Mrs. tive year. misfortune of badly injuring his hand Eulalia Grether, who has been a mis Crook went all the way for the crown in the pellet machine. It was thought sion teacher in Egypt, writes she has last year. Considering the opposition at first that Ray would lose one tinger, remained at her post although the in the Lower Platte Valley League, the and possibly two. but at this writing school has been closed and 500 pupils Red Devils marched to a successful the doctor reports that none may be evacuated. The school is under black victory in interstate champions over lost because of the injury. Ray was out and air raid alerts. Her recent Laird, Simla and Saguache to gain the hospitalized for several days and we letters were the first her family hacl final play-orr berth of final champion hope for full recovery. received in many weeks. ship against Norwood of the \Vestern Loree, wife of Beet End Foreman Mr. and Mrs. George Reinks stopped Slope. by the factory to say "hello" on their Eugene DeManche, was recently hos way through Fort Morgan. Also spent Never before has an Ovid football pitalized with gall bladder infection. an afternoon with the Matt Brennans. team rolled up such an impressive rec Loree was one of our beet clerks this ord. The Red Devils showed vicious year and we hope she fully recovers. 2nd Lt. James F. Schantz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schantz, is now navi blocking and tackling by all members Carroll Culver, chief chemist at of the team, coupled with accurate gator on WB-50 type aircraft used by Ovid, now on temporary duty at Eaton the 54th Weather Reconnaissance passing by Bretz and a hard-running as assistant superintendent, was act built around Bailey and Sanger. Squadron on its missions into ty awarded $15.00 by the CW Suggestion phoons. James is a member of a team In addition to the passing, Nick Committee for his suggestion to add a doing some of the most hazardous Bretz provided terrific down field printed explanation, ·•End of Cam peacetime flying in the Western Pa blocking all season for the ball car paign,'' to future printings of Time cific. riers. Lany Lay at center and Bobby Orders. We are sorry to report Eileen Gor don was confined to the local hospital for a few days receiving treatment for a back injury. She is wearing a brace at present and Ray reports she is feel ing much more comfortable. Herman Schertel spent two days in Fort Lupton last month, called there by the serious illness of his father. Mr. Schertel is in a Denver hospital at the present time. Herman reports he is feeling much better. We also wish to correct last month's notes stating Herman Schertel came At the Hoyt pile, a truck and trailer are One of the five chemistry classes which to us from Gering. Someone gave me loaded for transport to Fort Morgan fac visited Fort Morgan factory this campaign. a bum steer. He came to Fort Morgan tory. Robert Weisgerber, far left, acts as guide. from Loveland. JANUARY, 1957 • 29 Nancy Haven's Recipe of the Month-Valentine Kisses Go along with the season, and make these spe holds stiff peaks. Fold in coconut and peppermint ex cial crimson kisses for Valenti11e 's Day. Perfect for tract. D1·op b.'· teaspoonsful, ll/2 inch apart, onto the children's party-and adults will iike them, too. lightl,\· gTeased cookie sheet. Bake in slow oven (275° You'll need these ingredients: F ), 15 to 20 minutes, or until done. l\Iakes 8 to 4 2 egg whites dozen kisses. 1/.~ teaspoon salt 1½ cups shredded cocomd Variations : (one 4-oz. package) Lemon: add % tsp. lemon extract and 12 drops ¼ teaspoon peppermint utract yellow food coloring with coconut. 6 drops red food coloring Chocolate Surprise: add 1-oz. cake melted, 1 cup OW sugar cooled, unsweetened chocolate to stiffly beaten egg Beat egg whites in mixing bowl. "When frothy, whites. Add 1/i tsp. peppermint extract with coconut. add salt. Continue beating until whites are dry. Mint: add 1/:t tsp. mint extract and 12 drops Gradually add sugar. Continue to beat until mixture green food coloring with coconut. This recipe is from Nancy Haven's BHt Sugar Test Kitchen of the Western Beel Sugar Producers, Inc., whose supporting members include Great West• ern. Many of her other recipes may be obtained by writing to the Western Beet Sugar Producers, Inc., 654 Equitable Building, Denver, Colorado. Diane Asay Chosen Queen of Fall Dance IANE ASAY, daughter of Mr. D and Mrs. Joseph Asay of Lovell , was Queen of the annual Harvest Moon Ball held the last of November. The Lovell dance was sponsored by local FHA an°d FFA clubs. Miss Asay's attendants were Jane Fillerup and Miss Patricia Hageman, daughter of Mary Ellen Johnson. Miss Fillerup is Mrs. George R, Hageman of Long mont, was married to Harold Ross the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvan " Rusty" Laybourn, son of Mr. and Fillerup. Miss Johnson is the daughter Mrs. Leland P. Laybourn, on Nov. 23. Leland Laybourn is a mechanic on of Manager and Mrs. Chuck Johnson. the Loveland mill crew. 30 • THE SUGAR PRESS Two views from the roof at Gering- Above, storage tanks. Right. o.ff ic<> building, with s11perintend<'nt's house in background. Around the Territory ( Continued f rom Page 2) GWRR cars wait beside wet hopper at Longmont, with beets piled on ground. Here\ a view of fertile Weld County from the roof of .factory at Greeley. Sugar bins stand out against winter sky at Windsor. Note crane working at lower left, and Rocky Mountains in background. 31 THE GREAT WESTERN SUGAR COMPANY Bulk Rate P. 0. BOX 5308 TERMINAL ANNEX U. S. POSTAGE DEN VER 17, COLO RADO C • E . HIRSCH PAID 4910 SO. FRANK LIN STREE1 POSTMASTER: If addressee has removed, Denver, Colorado please notify us of new address on form ENGL EW OOD, COLORADO 3547, postage for which is guaranteed. Permit No. 357 11.I \ In this rapidly changing WeSt of ours, with booming population, new communities and new indusuic,s, it is wise to remind ourselves of the great significance o( some of our older institutions. Take The Great Western Sugar Company. Now, for more than a half century, this Company has performed a very useful service. In recent weeks Great WeStern mailed checks totaling 528,180,000 to farmers as first parment on the I 956 beet crop, the best crop ever grown on comparable acreage. Yields were high and sugar content excellent. Great Western payment combined with Sugar Act payment (returned to the grower through the tax levied on the Company) brings immediate grower returns to more than S35.000,000 in the four-state area served by the Company: Colorado. Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana. These impressive figures derive their entire meaning from chc unique agricuhural and industrial economy built on the sugar beet, the most dependable crop known to \'(/estern irrigated land. Thanks t0 thousands of progressive farmers and skilled factory technicians, the productS of the local sugar beet reach millions of consumers in many states, while the impact of the "beet money" is felt mosc beneficially right here in our own communities. Our industry is old and substantial. Its outlook is new as tomorrow. Farmers are using new mechanical techniques and ne·w methods to conserve the rich green beet tops. Great Western research goes in many directions. Our new by-product '"MSG"' is already eStablished nation-wide as ""The Secret of Good TaSte."' Our new liquid '"LPC"' and high-prmein pulp produc ,c