The New York herald., 1879-01-07
ALL ABOUT SUGAR.

for Alvord.
ALL ABOUT SUGAR.
A DISCUSSION OF ITS TARIFF AND ADULTERA-
TIoNs CAUSES QUITE LIVELY TIME AT CHICK
ERING HALL.
meeting was held last night at Chckering Hall to
favor revision of the tariff and to protest against
aduterations in sugar and syrups Mr.. Cyrus
w. Field presided, and on the platform were
number of distinguished gentlemen. among
them David A. Wells Dwight Townsend
and tho venerable Peter Cooper. Apparently
more orderly and well disposed meeting could not
assemble to discuss perfectly harmless and in
nocuous subject. The first speech by Agernon
S. sullivan. and it was listened to without the
least show Of feeling or dissent Mr.. Sui.
livsn said there time within tho rccol-
lection of every when tho duty on sugar
was different in every way from what it is now
But in 1861 the color grade the basis Of taxa
ton. and as it was modified in 1870 and again in
1875. is the law. The color grade
color test in law, he said. is the adoption Of
the Dutch standard and it is supposed or intended
to represent in each one Of those grades tints
natural product. Under this rule have practically
six grades Of duty, ranging from and threequar
ters to FIVE cents per pound in addition to tho ad
dangers where therc only specific duty
were multiplied six times by this system The very
moment A knows he reduce his sugar of
tain color and three-quarter cents he will bring
other shades down to that color. Since this law
went into effect he claimed the duties collected were
far below what would be tho natural standard.
OF course somebody is benefited and the
revenue suffers. An appeal should be made to Con-
gress not from isolated individuals, but frnm all the
people whose interests involved. The law
as It stands is wrong. and unwise. What is
should she Lsns be- ehsIgpd SO that Honey &c cannot
bo made out Of its defects The way reduce to the
minimum the dangers and temptations to fraud s to
make only two grades. Both the interests of the
government and OF commerce would he benefited if
we had only and refined sugars, with specific
duty for each.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Sullivan's speech tho
nnmes of officers were announced. The list of the
presidents and secretaries very long, and in
cludcd the names Of number Of we'll known mer-
chants and business After the ammo uncement
private secretary Of Mr.. Theodore A. Havemeyer-
rose and asked whether ii was with the consent OF
anounced 1t was the hrst indication of trouble but
'Yes."
uArp on THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
The next speech by Mr.. Lawson N. Fuller, of
the firm of Aldama. Fuller Co. He said he understood
that somc of tho sugar men annoyed because
they not invited to the meeting. He would like
to meet them the platform, and hoped could
be so arranged He then referred to the trouble out
of which all this agitation came-the allegations
OF fraud by Inspector Grace. about year ago.
and Grace's prosecutions because he struck
hanging of John Brown. which he said freed
the slaves. lie then dealt in compliments
TO the Custom House. II must say republican,
he said 'tha. the Custom House has been rotten for
he is Senator or Rcprcsentativesin in Congress. to
carry all the Custom House appointments In his
pocket"
AN UNEXPECTED INTERRUPTION.
He then quoted and discussed Mr.. Theodore A.
Havemeyer's testimony before Mr.. Fernando Woods
committee. claiming that. contrary TO Mr.. Havemey-
erss opinion tho sugar frauds in the last
seven years not $4,000. they were
Wslls he n caIIed np VsnwnEie and several harder
names. The OF glucose rs an adulternting agent
he discussed very freely. but was interrupted by
Mr.. Trcnor, who sustained by cries from
every part of the house Fuller finally quietcd them
and then said he 'much obliged. as IL they were
@ we MsI hs 's r r
testimony, Mr.. Trenor again interrupted and gem
I'" Mr. Fuller said he could take care Of Trenor
throw him overheard For some time aftcrward
he was allowed to 20 on without interruption but
rchners somewhere and discuss these questions the
hubbub renewed aud tho following colloquy
sucd:--
TnExoa-IHerc and now
FuLLKn-It is dfBcult question. and would pre-
fer to give the gentleman time to prepare himself.
TnHSoi,-I am ready.
FuLLEn-This IL our meeting.
At this point man in the audience wanted to take
TurLEI-what house do you belong 10?
MAN-No house.
TuLLEn-You're like Topsy. and belong nowhere.
MAS-I want to discuss this question, and want
TO discuss II now.
VofcEs-Now-now-nowi
TWO DRoa1Os
The noise subsidized aud Fuller allowed to 60 on
with his speech. but finally he got tired and stopped
Another man. whose name was also Fuller, was thcn
allowed to forward. He got there. he said, be-
cause he was told he had hired hall and
tried to knock all the arguments OF his predc
L intCrfcrrd
course OF Fuller No. 2. and the audience laughed
at this version OF the two Dromios.
While they were contending there were loud cries
for Mr.. Wells. and finally Mr.. Field secured peace
and quiet by promising that Mr.. David A. Wells
should be heard Fuller No. made another long
Field field. "'1 '''' "'''' 'A'''' y 49,
He said he had come 10 hear and not to speak. but
as his feelings had been stirred mp by remarks
made during the evening he felt 10 incumbent him
to say something. Ho warmly defended the sugar
rehners aud denied that there any adultcration
He was attcntively listened to and loudly applaudcd
HARD HTS -,
- Tho last speech Of the evening was by Mr.. Dwight
townsend. who vigorously condemned the conduct
or those who had interrupted the meeting aud
called them the paid cmissaries OF the Sugar
Ring. He berated Mr.. Wells as giving the lie to
question. Tho meeting. he said called for
the purpose of discussing revision of tho
tarih. aud he asked, Why cnn We not dis.
cuss ~ In our. own way In conclusion ho
denounced Fuller No. as person who had smug-
glcd himself on the platform under false prctenccs:
everybody only remembered him MS person with
very loud voice, the meeting dispcrse,l.
II was then nearly midnight.