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


and only awaits legislative action to
| give IL effect. Also, like one has
been concluded with Spain, by which the
| 1t thus appears that the United states is de-
termined to give aims to all the poor sugar
| growers In the world, even II by doing 50
duced to abject poverty. It istime now for
! the sorghum growers the best sugar mem
and the Louisiana planters to unite and call
/ O halt to such a disastrous policy. The price
of sugar is now as low as any reasonable
men could ask.
"To admit it free of duty would scarcely
ers of Cuba are crying for free trade with us,
| not because they want us to pay less for a.
| gar, but in order that they may ask us moro
pound that the duty would remove would 40
once fall into the eager pockets OF the bank
| rupt Cubans. No free sugar from
the lslands-none from MexicoInone
from Cuba-these should be the rallying
| cries of the friends of home industries. The
danger from without comes from Europe.
Under wise and jujiciOus protection the
product Of beet sugar in Europe has grown
to gigantic proportions. The people OF the
old world 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 Tor
gland. As a consequence. England has taken
less and less of tropical sugar, and the sur
plus thus prodn ed has found Its way 70
America Thus our markets have been over
stocked with Z, reign sugar, producing giue
and sending prices down to an unprecedent-
edly low figure.
"igainst ali these adverse circumstances
the manufacturer Of sorghum sugar has NOS
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. Ii now You are disconr-
aged and give up the fight, many years VIII
elapse before II gets on its feet again. , In the
will seek out the cause OF the difficulties ana
the means of their removal. Therefore, as
is i Vet hone and a great future for sorghum
and the sugar industry of this country: l
desire to express tire hope that your meeting
other SEASON NAV see our favorite industry
removed from the troubles that now sur
round it,
best varieties of seed, and as to their
adaptability for various classes of soils. The
outcome was the appointment or Perma-
nent Committee on cane seed nomenclature.
During the discussion 1t was stated that
there were now known to growers sixty -nye
different varieties of cane seed. The Presi-
wardsville, ILL.,; w. r. Clement, of Sterling.
Kan, and Z. Deeming, of Lafayette, as OK
the Committee.
MARKETING OF SYRUP.
The marketing OF syrup was next discussed.
The larye manufacturers stated that they
had had considerable difficulty in finding .
profitable market for large consignmerts-
On the other hand, the farmers who manu-
facture the syrup agreed that there was no
trouble in finding a local retail market for
this product, and ut good prices, too, when
the quality of the syrup became known.
Mr.. BeIcher proposed that the Chairman
Treasurer and Secretary be appointed as Q
committee to superintend the publication OF
was seconded by MIR. Baldwin, of Illinois, and
agreed to by the Convention.
Mr.. L. NJ. beeming, of Indiana, proposed Q
IT, FNrk u. sr,Nn If q
Sugar growers Association and all other
agricultural associations in the appointments
OF Commissioner Of Agriculture, and further
setting forth that the Association took pleas
IRE In presenting the name OF Governor Nor
man J. Colman, for several years its Presi-
dent, 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
mcnt of every branch OF agriculture, horti.
culture, and the Importation, breeding anu
rearing of domestic animals.
'Other speakers strongly supported the
resolution, and urged that man from the
The President had withdrawn from tho
chair during the discussion. Mr.. Gillespie
put the motion, which was adopted with en-
thusiasm. 1t was carried, and It was decided
that the Secretary of the association be in
structed to present a copy of the resolution
to Grover Cleveland, President elect Of the
United States, and to ask from him q favor
able consideration.
The President thanked the Convention for
the resolution they had passed. IL he had
the good fortune to be appointed to the Of
fee of Commissioner Of Agriculture, he
hoped the confidence they had shown In him
would not be 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. MIR. y. h. Giles
pie, of Edwardsville, was re- eiected as Sec
rotary, and Mr.. +. w. Deeming, of Indiana.
as Treasurer. MessrS. q. g. w. Belcher, OF
st. Louis; Edward J. Gay, of Louisiana; A.
J. Decker, OF Iowa; George W. Gere, OF
ling, Kan, were named by the President a.
the Executive Committee.
The President announced that he had re-
ceived a communication from the Louisiana
Sugar Planters Association, inviting the
members of the Sugar growers Association
who visited the New Orleans Exposition to
make themselves eat home Mt their head
quarters, and intimatng that q committee
had been deputed to receive them on theiE
arrival in the Crescent CITY.
VINEGAR.
In their report the Committee on SAX pies
called attention to the vinegar made from the
skirnmings taken in the process of syrup
making, and insisted that the vinegar so pro-
duced was equal, and by maay persons con-
sidered superior, to cider vinegar. The skim
mings were wasted by many sorghum grow
ers but in these present times of close mar
gins in the syrup business should be utilized
either as base for vinegar, fertilizer, oras
food for hogs. The report was adopted by
the Convention.
This concluded the actual business of this
4 number of short speeches
were aftcrward made.
The Convention then adjourned.