The information contained in the following table has been compiled from several publications about the sugar industry. General sources used without specific credit are: Production and Marketing Administration, U.S. Department of Agriculture Sugar Branch, March, 1950, "Beet Sugar Factories in the United States"; R. A. McGinnis, "Beet Sugar Technology", 1951, Reinhold Publishing Corp., N.Y.; Farr, Whitlock & Co., "Manual of Sugar Companies", 29th through 35th editions; individual company publications, and others.
The column heading entitled "Capacity (Original)" and "Capacity (Present)", refers to the factory's original daily slicing capacity in tons of beets and its present capacity. Where "builder" is not listed the factory usually was constructed by the sugar company; in some cases, however, the name of the builder was not listed in the original source material. ("Present" appears to be about 1960.)
Year | Location | Original Company Name | Builder | Capacity (Original) | Capacity (Present) | Final Disposition and Remarks |
1853 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Deseret Mfg. Co. | Factory equipment imported from England and hauled by oxen across the plains. Factory abandoned, 1855. | |||
1891 | Lehi, Utah | Utah Sugar Co. | 300 | Enlarged by Dyer, 1900, to 1200 tons. Auxiliary slicing stations at Springville, Bingham Junction and Provo pumped juice to factory. System abandoned because of pipe corrosion. Plant dismantled, 1937. | ||
1898 | Ogden, Utah | Ogden Sugar Co. | Dyer | 350 | Enlarged by Dyer, 1912, to 1000 tons. Machinery moved to Nampa, Idaho, 1942. | |
1901 | Logan, Utah | Logan Sugar Co. | Dyer | 350 | One of first factories to use osmose process. Dismantled, 1936. | |
1903 | Garland, Utah | Utah Sugar Co. | Dyer | 600 | 2000 | On July 18, 1907, the Utah Sugar Co., the Idaho Sugar Co., and the Western Idaho Sugar Co. consolidated to form the present Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. |
1905 | Lewiston, Utah | Lewiston Sugar Co. | Dyer | 600 | 1800 | Consolidated with The Amalgamated Sugar Co. (incorporated, 1902) January 15, 1915, to form present The Amalgamated Sugar Co. |
1911 | Elsinore, Utah | Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. | Dyer | 500 | Enlarged to 1100 tons. Dismantled, 1942. | |
1913 | Payson, Utah | Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. | Dyer | 500 | Later enlarged to 750 tons. Dismantled, 1940. | |
1915 | Layton, Utah | Layton Sugar Co. | Dyer | 500 | 1300 | Controlling interest acquired by Utah- Idaho Sugar Co., 1959. Factory did not operate during 1959-60. |
1916 | Spanish Fork, Utah | Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. | Dyer | 750 | Machinery from Nampa, Idaho Enlarged to 1750 tons. Dismantled, 1942 and site used for storage. | |
1916 | West Jordan, Utah | Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. | Dyer | 500 | 1600 | Now equipped with bulk storage bins with combined storage capacity of 24 million pounds. |
1916 | Brigham City, Utah | Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. | Dyer | 500 | Later enlarged to 1300 tons. Dismantled, 1946 after being idle for a number of years. | |
1917 | Smithfield, Utah | The Amalgamated Sugar Co. | Dyer | 700 | Machinery moved to Clarksburg, California, 1935. | |
1917 | Moroni, Utah | Peoples Sugar Co. | James Stewart Co. | 400 | Machinery moved to Toppenish, Washington, 1937. | |
1917 | Delta, Utah | Great Basin Sugar Co. | Stearns-Roger | 1000 | Machinery moved to Belle Fourche, South Dakota, 1927. | |
1917 | Cornish, Utah | West Cache Sugar Co. | Cannon & Lynch | 600 | Built from equipment moved from Raymond, Alberta, Canada. Machinery moved to Missoula, Montana, 1927. | |
1918 | Springville, Utah | Springville-Mapleton Sugar Co. | Dyer | 350 | Acquired by Utah-Idaho Sugar Co., 1937. Factory dismantled, 1940. | |
1918 | Centerfield, Utah | Gunnison Valley Sugar Co. | 500 | 1500 | Acquired in 1940 by Utah-Idaho Sugar Co. and incorporated as Gunnison Sugar, Inc. | |
1919 | Hooper, Utah | Hooper Sugar Co. | Gutleben | 600 | Machinery originally erected in France. Factory dismantled, 1936. |
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