Huntsville gazette., 1884-12-27
rag SUGAR GROWERS.
froceeitngs of the Seventh Annual Con
vention of the National Sugar Growers
Associations. =. - -+

ST. LOUIS Mo-, Decemb er Is.
The seventh annual meeting. OF the Ma
tfonai Sugar Growers Convention was
opened yesterday morning in the board-room
at the Polytechnic.-iC Colonel Nj. Colman,
PRESIDENT of the Association, was in the
chair. MI. N. Gillespie, sof Edwardsville,
acted. as Recording Secretary.
The members present were: o. s. Powell,
River Falls, Wis; A. j.. Decker, Fond du Lac,
Wis. N. Day Jr., Buffalo, N Y - E: w. Dem
Ing. Lafayette, Ind.::- B.. Bonas; CoH4terville,
Ill WmAsaehl, Wllatehalls HL; So @. sttir-
land Quarry, Ia; W.T.. McQnade, SwansTicat,
ILL.,; J. II. Wilde, Washington, Ia; JAS Col.
gate. Stendal, Ind; AS Folger,- w assnngfop,
Ia; T.J Cross, Shiloh Hill, ILL.,; j. J. Bald
win, Neoga, ILL.,; John Lowe, .JohnsonviiIe,
H.; Prof. NJ. A. ScovelI, Champaign, H., u
T. REMOVER, Bolivar, No. John H. Longmar,
st. Louis; Chas. Rauch, Virden, ILL.,. VIM. e..
Schwarz, EdwardsviIle. ILL.,; c. NJ. Schwarz,
Edwardsville, Ill. H. L. Mallory, abilene,
kans.. 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 it's. 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 dourished in the
Gulf States. Sorghum succeeded well all
overthe country. but in soIne latitudes bet,
ter than others. 1t was but few years ago
that factories were established forthe manu- :
facture of sugar out of sorghum 1t was
xia ai,v,a6 hot nOn1 f1Il IVr.hn
made from the plant. A. few enterprising
men embarked in the business, and sugar
had been made-and the best of sugar, toe,
In every instance when it was the object
sought.
Early in their career they made sugar
| Erotitably With increased -experienees;tli the
way would have opened to them to increased
profits and the Northern sugar industry
would. have soon been put onra secure
foundation. AS though the recent great
fall in prices was not In itself su1nclen!
calamity to American sugar'iiiterests, IT was
now proposed to form a sort of reciprocity
treaty with Spain, and to open the ports OF
Cuba and Porto Rico to America ana aQmlt
sugar grown on those islands free of duty.
Ii that treaty were ratified the United states
Government would lose S50,0O0,00o 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 markets:
The $50 900 900, too, would have to be collecteo
from duties imposed on other comInoai.ies. .;e
The Spanish planters would therefore derive
all the benefit-anu the American consumers
would be no better off. The American sugar
! industry would be sacrificed to buld up the
| interests of the Spanish planters.
| What was now needed among sorghum
| growers was greater economy IN manaSe
ment until period OF better prices 1or sugar
| prevailed. Prices could not long remain az
| low as they were at present. In CONCLUSION
| he assured the Convention that there was !
| bright future for the sorghum INDUSTRY, anu
urged the members to continue ITS culeVa- va
tion, as before long they would receive d iaii
| recompense for their outlay ana lapor.
| Among the correspondence was letger
from Mr. ii. w. Wiley Chlef Gnemiso e,5t o5 'nt ~
| Washington. 1t was dated from New oIIeans.
December 14th, and was as follows: II SEM sen.
You yesterday. a box of candies mace EfonI, ,,
sorghum. They are samples OF con1ectione[y
which the Department has on exhibition AT
the Worlds Fair here. Iqesire yon 20 pre-
sent these sweets to the Cane growers CON
yention with my compliments, and nope
that ali the members will eat and be-happy.D,
There was a discussion as to the advlsa-
| bility of publishing an official report OF tno
proceedings of the c onvention. CItlinatGS
/ the matter was referred to a committee, VINO
recommended that an ofhclal report pe puo
ljshed The Convention adopted the COM
mittees recommendation.
REPORTS FROM STATES.
Mr.. A. j.. Decker of Iowa, reported that
400 600 gallons OF sirup had been ra1sed IN
that state during the season, and also gave
the Convention Some interesting information
with regard to an improved process for deal
ing W ith the semi syrup.
Nr Fojger. of Iowa, exhibited a working
model OF the machinery used in the new
process. and gave further information with
Tr Powell. for Wisconsin and Minnesota,
ranorted that in his immediate neighborhood
the weld of syrup had been about l5O gallons
per acre Farmers who were ralsns GaG liau
trous season, and-in the coming year intend
TO largely extend the area on their farms de-
voted to cane growing.
ported that cane growers in his neighDor-
hood had averaged from nine to sixteen tons
per acre. yielding syrup to the amount OF
Mr. I I baldwin, of Cumberland County,
Illinois, said the yield in his district had been
satisfactory He had home market 1or All
his produce at the rate of forty cents per gal
Ion. He had made good return out OF his
Mr.. Charles Rauch, Of virdin, ILL.,, reported
that fifty acres of cane on ms 1arIn haa yielu I,
ed 5000 gallons of syrup, whlch ne had SOFA
Mt the rate of forty cents per gaiIon.
Prof Scovell reported that IN Kansas tne
cane grown had not been as GOOD as II was IN
the previous year The market had also been
Indifferent and prices very low. syrup had
sold as low as fifteen cents per gallon, as
compared with twenty five and forty cents In
the previous year.
METHODS OF PLANTING.
tiyating cane were discussed. Ihe members
of the Convention were generally in favor OF
nIanting the seed dry instead OF sprouting 1t
PREVIOUS to planting. A number OF sugges-
tions were also made as to hoeing and weed
Messrs. G. G. w. Belcher, of Missouri, MI
q S. Powell of-Wisconsn, and Prof. Scovell,
Of Illinois. were named by the Chairman as
Of the Committee on Resolutions, and Messrs.
r W. Deeming. of Indiana, g. Z. W Decker,
nj Wisconsin, and S. q. Shirland, OF Iowa, Oh
ehe Committee on Samples.
The Chairman asked could any memDer
riye particulars regarding the bounties paid
On the production OF sugar and syrup by the
etate OF New Of New jersey MI Beicher, OF
ST. Louis, replied that the New Jersey Legis
iature paid bounties at the rate OF one cent
per pound on all sugar manufactured anu
nnne dollar per ton on the cane used.
The Chairman read letter from Prof " I.
A. Henry. of the University of Wisconsin, in
Ehich Mr.. Henry stated, 'We are now doing
Int little. experimentally, in this (sugar4 line
~ work and there is not much hope OF WIS
cnnsin becoming a sugar State in the near
Gtnre. The problem is left with the states
ta the south OF us. We are all watching these
With deep interest Sorghum for syrup-and
= GOOD syrup, tools being grown with us as
much as ever. We have had an excellent
paper on "Air Evaporation of saccharine
Yiouids.n written by Mr.. A. a. Denton, OF
bavaria, Kan, was read by Mr.. Gillespie, the
Convention secretary
Mr. Belcher asked the members OF the con