The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-19
rARE ON SUGAR.
Editor New Orleans Bulletin:

In the communication Of "Citizen," in your
columns OF Saturday morning. he praises
Major j. +. Wyche in glowing terms for his able
defense Of the sugar planters. in defeating
add to their already heavy burdens tax Of per
cent upon all their sugar products" "Gtizen .
himself cannot accord to Major Wyche greater
admiration than does the writer of this, for the
very candid expression Of his opinion upon q
subject which he go frankly admitted was an en-
tirely new one to him, his attention having been
called to it only short time previous to his ap-
pearing on the floor. At the regular monthly
meeting of the Chamber in June last the subject
was brought up and committee appointed to act
upon it. The proceedings Of that meeting and
| the names of the members of the committee
were published in all the city papers. At a sub
sequent meeting of the Chamber the chairman
of that committee reported that he could not get
it to act, and asked that it be discharged, which
WAS done.
A regular monthly meeting was held on the
9Th inst, the question again opened, and the
present committee appointed and acted prompt
would be for the advantage Of the sugar planter,
by laying before each and every one Of them the
result of its deliberations, a special meeting was
called, the specific object OF it clearly stated and
published several days in the BULLETIN. Times
and Ptcdyune, and particular attention called to
the fact and every one who read the papers
might have seen it and been present to express
his opinion it he were member Of the Chamber |
Of Commerce and wished it. Many Of the sugar |
factors are members. |
"Oitizen says further "This increase of tax |
upon Louisiana sugar undoubtedly meets with |
unqualified favor at the hands Of sugar buyers,
for it lie exclusively for their benefit. But the
Chamber of Commerce would do well to reflect
that while they attempt to build up the COM
MERGE Of this city at the expense Of our planters
they are killing the goose that lays the golden
egg. This city is too much dependent on our
sugar and cotton planters to warrant the Cham
%hnw tovn
under any guise whatever, upon their products"
It Is very evident that 6 Citizen" argues from
false premises, otherwise he would not charge
the Chamber Of Commerce with adding to the |
taxes on sugar. under any guise whatever The
Chamber OF Commerce has never, nor does not
now, assume to dictate or fix any rate of tare; it
,nly recommended whatever it considered
beneficial to this city and State. By more care
nittee, Citizen" will at once perceive
what appears to have escaped him, that it
recommends the printing OF the report
n circular form and copy be sent to every
'lanter in the State, leaving them to adopt or
eject it's suggestions. And what does it rec om- Y
nend3 That the planters weigh their empty !,
logsheads before filling, and mark the actual +
weight on it, with enough added to cover abs orp-
ion; or, il they can not do that, to allow 10 pr
ent tare, believing that their sugar will
ring correspondingly more money in this mar p
et.
II "Oitizen" is a business man, and were buy =
Dg sugar in this market, and allowed ten per
ent tare on it, intending to ship it to another N
market where he would have to allow twelve per
ent tare, would he not deduct enough from the
rice he would pay for the sugar here to cover
he loss of two per cent that he would be certain
D sustain In the other market II the tare were II
quaGzed, would the loss of two per cent enter
Ito his calculation, and would he not be willing
pay correspondingly more for the sugar; or il
e would not, might not others do it2 Or, in =,
use OF actual tare. would he not be willing to u
fa lx.al,1
ny tare, than he would for sugar on which there
a probable loss of twenty twenty-five or 81
ore pounds per hogshead2 Is there the least
article Of injustice to the planter who allows
,tual tare No: on the contrary. it would en- m
the value Of his product in the opinion of to
Respectfully, ANOTHER CITIZEN. Ii