Letter from Ezekial Holman, 12 March 1894
Sandy,
Pres. Wilford Woodruf and Council
Dear Brotheren,
Being aware of your great desire of
developing the resources of the country and beleiving we can
afford the best facilities for the construction of a Sugar
factory, at Sandy, for the following reasons, is my excuse
for taking the liberty of addressing you. In the first place
it is about four miles from Sandy to a point on the little
Cottonwood stream, of water, where a succession of water
powers could be obtained sufficient to make an almost
unlimited amount of electricity, besides we have the purest
water for washing and making steam in the country. A.
suitable location could bealso be obtained, convenant to
receive freight for the accomodation of both the U. P. and
R. G. W. Rys. We are also centrally located to make it convenant
for the surrounding towns to deliver their beets, it has already
been established that our land is superior for the cultivation of
the beaet, besides we have several thousand acres of vacant land
well adapted for beet, culture, that would furnish a great many
new employment who might desire to interest themselves in
the farming industry. I am also reliably informed that
