o^j^j, ^'ilo^jc cugar factory building designed by Truman 0. Angell and erected during 1854-55. USHS collections.
The Failure of Utah's First Sugar Factory BY CHARLES L. SCHMALZ
in pioneer Utah. The prospect of extracting a sweetener from locally grown sugar beets excited the first settlers. LDS church leaders took an active part in promoting beet culture among the Saints. Early communications from the Salt Lake Valley advised prospective emigrants to bring sugar beet S U G A R WAS A SCARCE AND EXPENSIVE COMMODITY
Mr. Schmalz, Burley, Idaho, presented a version of this paper at the Mormon History Association meeting in Salt Lake City, May 3, 1986.
