207 Lantic The roots of Lantic Sugar Limited and Rogers Sugar Ltd. can be traced as far back as 1888. The two companies merged into a new operating entity now known as Lantic Inc., in 2008. They had worked together as one for a number of years before joining forces. The finest traditions of both companies form the foundation of a culture that is national in character and diverse in ambition. They leverage their historic brand awareness enjoyed in Eastern Canada with the Lantic name, and Western Canada with the Rogers name. Currently the Taber, Alberta beet factory can produce up to 150,000 tons of sugar from locally grown sugar beets. The Company contracts with about 400 sugar beet products each year to grow a certain number of acres for sugar beets, based on market conditions. The Taber factory produces granulated sugar of various grist sizes, icing sugar and liquid sugar. Beet molasses and beet pulp are produced as by-products. above and left: Taber Factory, Canadian Sugar Factories, Ltd. In Alberta, Canada. The centrifugal station is operated by four men per shift and consists of a battery of four white centrifugals, a battery of two high raw and a battery of five low raw. The white and high raw machines are operated by 100 HP motor through fluid drives at 1600 RPM. They are 40 inches in diameter by 24 inches deep and equipped with air operated feed gates. Air operated brakes are provided. Brakes and wash water valves are electrically controlled. The entire cycle of operations is automatically controlled, the baskets being filled manually and the cycle from there on is automatic until the centrifugal comes to a stop whereupon sugar is discharged by manual operation. The low raw machines are equipped with 40 HP motors operating at 1300 RPM. (SUGAR, 2 West 45th Street, New York 19, New York, U.S.A. December, 1950. Luehr Studio, Taber, Alta.) 207