Letter from Arthur Stayner, 26 October 1889

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Letter from Arthur Stayner, 26 October 1889
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    OFFICE OF THE UTAH SUGAR CO., P.O. BOX 499. Secretary's Department. Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct 26, 1889 Presidents Woodruff, Cannon & Smith Dear Brethren: The Committee appointed by the Sugar Company have returned after having visited both West & East. The digest of their report is briefly as follows: The beetsugar Factory Alvarado Cal. cost $190,000 makes sugar 3 9/10 & per lb profit 25% [The beetsugar Factory] Watsonville [Cal.] $475,000 [makes sugar] 4 1/8 ...
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    OFFICE OF THE UTAH SUGAR CO., P.O. BOX 499. Secretary's Department. Salt Lake City, Utah, 18 favorable here than in Kansas, that a minus quantity there would be made a strong plus quantity here. But I am satisfied with the showing of the beet question, and am assured by experts that our beets although they may contain an excess of inimicable properties, they are of the same kinds as are found in the beets of other countries and need only a little severed treatment of the same ...
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    OFFICE OF THE UTAH SUGAR CO., P.O. BOX 499. Secretary's Department. Salt Lake City, Utah, 18 did about acting on the visiting Committee lately returned, "Not anxious to leave my business but if the Brethren (meaning the Presidency) wish me to go I will go." I do not want the responsibility of selecting the kind of machinery therefore desire Bro Howes' assistance. Although I wish to go down to Europe and work a month or two in the Laboratory and ^in fact^ in the whole ...
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    OFFICE OF THE UTAH SUGAR CO., P.O. BOX 499. Secretary's Department. Salt Lake City, Utah, 18 French I have no doubt of the value of the expedition in both the ways suggested. As your absence may be for some time yet, if you would be so kind as to Telegraph your support of the measure if the brethren find it feasible and prac- ticable and that it would meet your minds for Bro Howe to go if he could consistently, the business would receive a great impetus and we could have the ...
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    Oct 26 [18]89 Arthur Stayner on Sugar Report.