The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-12-25
TIE SUGAR GROWERS.

TIE SUGAR GROWERS.
! Proceedines Of the Seventh Annual Con
veution OF the National Sugar Growers
Association.
| ST. LOUIS, NO., Decemb er IS.
! The seventh annual meeting of the Ma
/ tional Sugar Growers Convention wa
/ opened yesterday morning in the board room
at the Polytechnic. Colonel N. J. Colman
| President of the Association, was in thu
chair. Mr.. 7. X. Gillespie, of Edwardsville
acted as Recording Secretary.
The members present were: o. 8. Powell
River Falls, Wis; A. J. Decker, Fond du Lac
Wis; NJ. Day, Jr., Buffalo, n. Y; E. W. Dem
ing, Lafayette, Ind; b. Bonas, Coulterville
land Quarry, Ia; w. +. McQuade, swanwick
ILL.,; J. II. Wilde, Washington, Ia; Jas. Col
gate. stendal. Ind: A. S. Folger. Washington
Ia; 7. J. Gross, Shiloh Hill, ILL.,; J. j. Bald
win, Neoga, I'LL. John Lowe, Johnsonville
ILL.,; Prof. NJ. A. Scovell, Champaign, ILL.,; j
T. REMOVER, Bolivar, NO.; John H. Longmar
st. Louis; Chas. Rauch, virden, ILL.,; VIM. G.
Schwarz, Edwardsviile. ILL.,; c. NJ. Schwarz,
Edwardsville, ILL.,; Ii. L. Mallory, Abilene,
HANS. and C. W. Belcher. st. Louis.
THE OPENING ADDRESS.
In his opening address the President al.
luded to the importance of the sugar grow
ing industry of America and the prospects
for the further development of the sorghum
branch of that industry. America, he said,
was able to produce its own sugar, perhaps
not Immediately. but In the near future. Su-
gar growing, like grain growing, fruit grow
ing and stock growing, was branch OF agri-
culture. The Southern cane flourished In the
Gulf States. Sorghum succeeded well all
over the country, but in some ATTITUDES bet
ter than others. 1t was but a few years ago
that factories were established for the manu-
facture of sugar out of sorghum. 1t was
claimed that sugar could not successfully be
made from the plant. A few enterprising
men embarked in the business, and sugar
had been made-and the best of sugar, too,
In every instance when 1t was the object
sought.
Early in their career they made sugar
profitably. With increased experiences the
way would have opened to them to increased
profits and the Northern sugar industry
would have soon been put on secure
foundation. As though the recent great
fall in prices was not in itself sumclent
calamity to American sugar interests, II was
now proposed to form a sort of reciprocity
treaty with Spain, and to open the ports 81
Cuba and Porto Rico to America anu ADMIT
Ii that treaty were ratified the United States
Government would lose S50,000,0J0 OF duty
collected on sugar, and still the price OF
sugar would not be lessened, as the spanish
planters would sell no lower than just to
shade the price of sugar in other MARKERS.
The $50, 900, too, would have to be cOiiecteu
from duties imposed on other commodities.
The Spanish planters would therefore derive
all the benefit and the American consumers
would be no better off. The American sugar
industry would be sacrificed to build up the
interests of the Spanish planters
What was now needed among sorghum
growers was greater economy in manage
men. until period Of better prices for sugar
prevailed. Prices could not long remain as
he assured the Convention that there was
brig hit future for the sorghum industry, ana
urged the members to continue ITS cultiva-
ton, as before long they would receive iair
recompense for their outlay and labor.
Among the correspondence was letter
from Mr.. ii. w. Wiley, Chief chemist OF the
United States Agricultural Department ut
Washington. 1t was dated from New Orleans,
December 18th, and was as follows: Il sent
you yesterday a box Of candies made rom
sorghum, They are samples OF confectionery
which the Department has on exhibition ut
the Worlds Fair here. desire you 70 pre-
sent these sweets to the Cane growers Con-
vention with my compliments, anu nope
that all the members will eat and be happy.
There was discussion Us to the auvisa-
bilitv Of publishing an official report OF tne
proceedings of the G invention. Citinateiy
recommended That an official report be puD-
lished. The Convention adopted the COM
mittee's recommendation.
REPoRTs FROM STATES.
Mr.. A.. j. Decker, of Iowa, reported that
100000 gallons of strip had been raised in
that State during the season, and also gave
the Convention some interesting Information
with regard to an improved process for deal
ing with the semi syrup.
Mr.. Folger, of Iowa, exhibited working
model of the machinery used In the new
process, and gave further information with
MIR. Powell, for Wisconsin and Minnesota,
reported that in his immediate neighbOrhood
the yield of syrup had been about $50 gallons
recouped their losses in the previous disas.
trrus season, and In the coming year intend
to largely extend the area on their farms de-
voted to cane growing.
Mr.. +. w. Deeming, OF Lafayette, Ind, re-
ported that cane growers in his neighbor-
hood had averaged from nine to sixteen tons
per acre, yielding syrup to the amount OF
las gallons per ton.
Mr.. j. Baldwin, of Cumberland County,
Illinois, said the yield in his district had been
his produce ut the rate of forty cents per gal
lon. He had made good return out Of his
cane crop.
Mr. Charles Rauch, of yirdin, Ill.,. reported
that fifty acres of cane on his farm had yield
ed 5000 gallons of syrup, which he had sold
at the rate of forty cents per gallon.
Prof Scovell reported that in Kansas the
cane grown had not been as good as it was in
the previous year. The market had also been
Indifferent and prices very low. syrup had
compared with twenty five and forty cents in
the previous year.
METHODS OF PLANTING.