The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-12-27
SECOND DAT.

business commenced with the reading of a
number of letters. Among them was an i'm
portant communication from Prof. III. w.
wiley, Chief Chemist at Washington. IL was
dated Fresno, California, December 5tb. In
It Prof. wiley, after expressing his regret at
not being able to attend the Convention,
said "The sugar interest is now passing
through dangerous crisis, and only the most
careful elaboration can save IL from q fatal
result. The dangers which threaten the sugar
industry of this country are two fold, viz:
From within and without. The tendency to
enter into reciprocity treaties with sugar
producing countries. which now seems to be
In the ascendant, Is an effort at suicide. Their
Is no other agricultural pursuit that has
the need of protection which the sugar in
dustry has. Now, when 1t feels the want of
take 1t away. Already for nearly seven
years the sugar of the Sandwich Islands has
1een coming into this country free of duty.
During this time the total Importation
has amounted to nearly $50 900 tons. IL this
sugar had paid duty at the same rate as that
from other sources It would have amounted
to s20,000,000. This vast sum, however, has
not been saved to the sugar consumers of
the Pacific coast. As result of this treaty,
the price of sugar in California has not been
lowered at all, and the sugar eaters OF the
United states have presented to the people
engaged in the sugar business IN the sand
wich Islands S20,0000O similar treaty
has lately been made with Mexico,
and only awaits Legislative action to
been concluded with spain, by which the
Cuban sugars are TO be received free of duty.
II thus appears that the United states is de-
terInined 20 give aims to all the poor sugar
growers in the world, even if by doing SO
every sugar-grower in this country is re-
duced to abject poverty, 1t is time now for
the sorghum growers, the best sugar men,
and the Louisiana planters to unite and call
halt to such disastrous policy. The price
of sugar is now as low as any reasonable
men could ask
"To admit it free of duty would scarcely
make it any cheaper. The bankrupt plant
els of Cuba are crying for free trade with us,
not because they want us to pay less for SUI
gar, but in order that they may ask US more
for it,. The one and three quarters cents
pound that the duty would remove would at
once fall into the eager pockets of the bank
supt UuDans. No free sugar from
the islands-none from Mexico-nono
from Uuba--these should be the rallylng
cries Of the friends of home industries. The
danger from without comes from Europe
Under wise and judicious protection the
product of beet-sugar in Europe has grown
to gigantic proportions. The people of the
OLE Ws.rld have not yet learned to eat sugar
With the exception of the English, they do
not consume half as much per head as we
do The result Is that they-the Germans, es-
pecially-make large quantities of sugar for
expectation This has gone largely to En-
gland. AS n consequence, England has taken
less and less of tropical sugar, and the sur
plus thus produt ed has found its way TO
America Thus our markets have been over
stocked with foreign sugar, producing glut
and sending prices down to an unprecedent-
eddy low figure.
"Against all these adverse circumstances
the manufacturer of sorghum sugar has not
been able to successfully struggle. Never
before since sugar was made from sorghum
has its prospects been so gloomy as now.
You are its friends. If now You are discour:
aged and give up the fight, many years will
elapse before 1t gets on its feet again. In the
midst OF discouragement the plucky farmer
will seek out the cause of the difficulties and
the means of their removal. Therefore, at
this great distance, would say to you there
Is yet hope and a great future for sorghum
aud the sugar industry of this country; L
desire to express the hope that your meeting
may be pleasant and profitable, and that an
! other season may see our favorite industry
| remoySa from the troubles that now sur
| round it,"
There was an animated discussion as to the
| best varieties of seed, and as to their
1 adaptability for various classes OF soils. Inc
| outcome was the appointment of Perma-
| nent Committee on cane seed nomenclature.
| During the discussion 1t was stated that
| there were now known to growers sixty i've
| different varieties of cane seed. The Presi-
dent named Messrs. @. NJ. Schawarz, of Ed
wardsville, ILL.,; w. p. Clement of Sterling,
| Kan, and 4. Deeming, of Lafayette, as OF
| the Committee.
MARKETING OF SYRUP.
The marketing of syrup was next discussed.
| The large manufacturers stated that they
| had had considerable difficulty in finding Il
! profitable market for large consgnments.
! On the other hand, the farmers who manu-
| facture the syrup agreed that there was no
| trouble i'll finding local retail market Tor
| this product, and at good prices, too, when
| the quality of the syrup became known.
Mr. Belcher proposed that the Chairman,
/ Treasurer and Secretary be appointed as a
committee TO superintend the publication of
the Conventions proceedings. The motion
was seconded by Mr.. Baldwin, of Illinois, and
: agreed to by the Convention.
Mr.. +. NJ. Deeming, of Indiana, proposed a
resolution setting forth the interest, OF the
sugar growers Association and all other
| agricultural associations in the appointments
1 of Commissioner of Agriculture, and further
setting forth that the Association took pleas
1 i,r.t in nNraG mo q N
man.. Colman, for several years It's Presi-
| den:. not only on account OF the deep inter-
| est he had manifested in the National sugar
| industry, but likewise because he had ever
manifested the same interest in the develop
ment of every branch of agriculture, horti.
| culture, and the Importation, breeding and
gearing OF domestic animals
other speakers strongly supported the
resolution, and urged that a man from the
West onghtto be appolnt!.e,d 10 the once. 81.
chair during the discussion. MIR. Gillespie
put the motion, which was adopted with en-.
| thusiasm. 1t was carried, and 1t was decided
| that the Secretary of the association be in
structed to present copy of the resolution
to Grover Cleveland, President elect OF the
| United States, and to ask from him a favor
The President thanked the Convention for
the resolution they had passed. II he had
the good fortune to be appointed to the Of
! iice of Commissioner of Agriculture, he
| hoped the confidence they had shown in him
| would not he forfeited.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
| The Convention then proceeded to the
| election OF officers: Colonel Norman j. Col
| man was again unanimously elected Presi-
! dent of the Association. Mr.. +. X. Giles
| pie, of Edwardsville, was re elected as Sec
| retary, and Mr.. Il. w. Deeming, of Indiana,
as Treasurer. Messrs. G. @. w. Belcher, OF
st. Louis; Edward j. Gay, of Louisiana; A.
! j. Decker, of Iowa; George W.. Gere. OF
| Champaign, ILL.,, and W. Il. Clement, OF Ster-
ling, Kan, were named by the President as
| the Executive Committee
| The President announced that he had re-
| ceiyed a communication from the louisiana
sugar Planters Association, Inviting the
| members of the Sugar growers Association
| who vfafted the New Orleans ExOOsitiOl. to