The Red Cloud chief., 1884-01-25
THE CANE
Effh Annual Convention of tho Ni~s~sippi
Valley Cane Crosses Association

| Wednesday, tae Is.a inst President NoD
I man ). Coleman called the convention z
! order. The following Ie.eZare- we're pres.
ens:
Hlfnoi-H, 4. Weber. Geo. W Garand VIM
NcHerteil. Cham paIZn; g NJ >wartz. Ell
vardsgiile: = r. Gillespie Edwarsi>Elle. \
/ T. windsor. Havana " D. HIS DEi1- "
| r. NeOuAid. ~SSaEylck. Of g Gitb>. th' a-O.
LouIs Iufts. P.nckn=yvlie- j J. Bali III
Ne0za. III. v mirh Buake- HIi; B tomas
I Couttervfl g: DR. v. Il. Rse- CuiCa-G: J. an
Lowe. Johnsonviile; il k-lCwrr. 'enent:i
William Keller. Lie .; : Z Gaoine- l. ~
/ J. g.. Heron. CaFrOsttOH; NLlItE Cobb. - hts
[ Hal: tt Gross. shiloh Hli- James A Cad
VI Il. Tiden: Levi Fzetr. z DE Prairie.
Indiana-E- " Deming. Lafayette; 4. Fur
na-. DanvIIie-
Ioxa-A ;. Polger. J. V Wilson. Washing
ton: j. T. BOzarrh, teia- Falls D. -moUs-,Nt
I Pleasant: James DOdl-. GL bert >t4-Iyn-
kan-as-Fred z >iiEnp>on. p L wilder
ling: v. n SlOOnr. Troy; 2 = Cornish, O>we
go: james lawson. klcksbeTy; r h. >hcr-
burne. EmpOra a
LOuisiana-GOyernor Il "arrnGu-h. ~
ThOmp-Ol. New Orleans; T. W Col. F"r.CrD
Hope; Edward g. Gag, H. >tuaA.czAA. New
Michigan-Daniei Root. Hudson.
N~is-our-S-J- COl;nsn. Cd CClman. Geo.
G. w. Beicher. g. D. Chsse, J. n Field l. J.
H. smell. It Louis
New YCr<-N. Day, Jr. BUra.O-
Sebra-ka-PrOf H. Culberr-11. Lincoln: \.
II. Smi a. FairaekI; L. r GOlld. Hastings.
RS CaTSson. Schuyler: B.. ' Ran On. 4
lem
Oh;o-James helm. Milford. Nelson Val
ley. A. Y. johnson, Geneta
Tennessee-G. ". Clifford. Nashville
In his ANNUAL address PTeSid- n Co.em4n re-
viewed the n sui 5 Of the pas scar laos m
Nh q Northern cane indus ~ IN OieTet : z
1es ions in =, latICu tie e. Inc sc3~OH had
been A disastrous one IN TIE further NOrtl by
reason OF a sup~erabUnd1nse OF iain a d un-
preced-ntedly early frCs--. AMI much iO-> mad
been e~nraIei Upon farmers N cOE-rYien e
He then Cvei. upcn the henelIs OF eily
crops and the APP Ialcfs Necessary 10 produce
them. Fertilizers" he SAID -CaI be appIet
70 the car G with decided ad .ant2ge. me- OnH
in increasing the yield OF the cop. but IN hast
eniaz its maturity
Telling OF tie Successful manufacture OF Sl-
gar on a large scale az Champaign. Ill and
Rio Grande. NJ. ne passed TO the cOn>i'iera-
ton of the production ard manufacture q ST.
gar in Kansas, and advocated the central fac
Then he poke Of the necessity Of providing
the Or er apEafa G tor the TeluctiI1 of re
of the Southern cane. H. Z I3castIst-i tna1
ca 1e could De raised in The 10Th. a d tina NJ
9th r crop paid 40 well TO IN a tEer-
He refe. red IN an eiOsgeuJ AID fee ing
manner to the dearh o. Isaac A. HedSrs. a
member of the ASSOCIATION and a Jealous
friend of the indust y
.iessrs. Belcher. Weber and CU.ber;Son
were appointed a committee TO take action n
the address.
The r e,;dent en~Ounced that Il del cation
of 1--WE. rom tie ADu sANa >U<d ~ C'ld on
had come to the Convention. com )cset OF ~
ward J. Gay, II. e.. NarmOu h. Adam III mp
son, L. W. Nichols and Henri >tldemitz h. A
committee was appointed 10 confer WIN fhls
delegation respecting the especial bees OF
the visitors.
Mr.. NiccoIl, of louisiana. returned the
thanks of the Louisiana del, g ton tor the
gracious reception aCcord6d thcm.
A commit ee of four was apo ntrd 10 axe
action regardir x the suggestion OF the Pre>i-
dent that a National Cane-if sers As'rciax
;on cbnr,II la fnr,oal IhI- commit too -
parted favOrably upon this - ggcSti n and
RET ommt nded the appGintTns Mt 81 a commit
tee to draw, up Il constitut on and ~ llwSt az
womb express It's purposes and ace mpdsllt S
ends
A number of reports were made by de,e-ates
Il ON the different sections which shovel Va
ryingd degrees of success alta ned, but nearly
all agreed that while the yeIr 1888 cOuId not De
counted as a successful one they were by nc
means discouraged. but saw "A r OsperOuS fu-A
ture ahs al for the cave growing industry =
The idea OF the central fAc-oEy system found
many advocates.
On Wednesday evening Prof. II. W. Wiley
delivered an able address on the Process OF
Diffusion"
At Thursdays session interesting discussions
we're had on Planting. FertiiiZin- ard tuln
vating." Seeds AID HybTidi alton" and
"Clarifcafion OF the Juices. an ad iress by
Prof. Web n, of the Champaign 1ILi sugar =
Works, and a series Of views projected ON -
screen by Prof Wiley showing many of the
prominent sugar-workS of the country. etc.
The committee appointed TO confer TIN the
Louis ana delegation reported the following
preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS. The National Cane-GrowCr> As
sOciation of the United STATES represented "
ie egatss from Nam a, Nebraska. Co o. q 70,
Iowa. Minnesota, Wisconsin. Missouri Illinois.
Indiana. Ohio. Louisiana. Florida. GeOrg,a and
Texas, in convention assembled in -. Louis.
view with alarm and concern the attempt ut ~
further agitation OF the question of tariff by
Con. reSS; and
whEREAs. 1t is beyond all question that the
prices of all raw sugars in the United States
are down too low scale not oneTOjs to con
sumerse even with the present incidental pro
lection. and
WHEREAS. A further reduction of the taIi1
would still further depreSS our industry and
:ush oun one of the mot promising AMI in-
ter testing branches of our agricultural prCdEc-
ton. Opening up in the West. a. well - j the
North AMI South. an unlimited field OF enter
prise anu m Z rial wealth b. diminishing the
millions paid out for Ter ign sugars and
WHEREAS, With the reasonable fostering
care of the Government To enable rs 70 build
up this industry by improved aehincry and
skilled science to properly jisec our efforts.
we have land. climate. energy and inclination
o supply our growing population with Oh the
sugar TO be required: and
WHEREAS. We can not realize thai il can be
he policy of our Government To crush out Ou
industry when we see the aid given 10 the cul-
tivation OF the beet in Europe. on Cd. eX .
1auSted soil ana a moe unprOplJiOuS climate,
bringing 10 up from an hufr biz beginning |
the product of 2ycj0.tO0 tons per annum; and
WHEREAS. Ii is an undOubtei fact that the
III "a Nuns teA - Nt"ANE
of advantage TO vast sections OF oar country
than any other product: and
WHEREAS. To bring our labOrers. whether
viii e or colCr I'll, down to the level OF the
oooriy paid laboreTs OF Europe. whO1ive with
out meat or the deuscly crowded population
of the Indies. can no he the policy o. the law
makers of this free country. now, thercfOre,N
De il
Rss0jrsd. by the National >ucar Growers As
ISOLATION of the United Sta =. That this CON
vention protest against any further tampcr-
ng with or reduction of the sugar tariff. and
We call upon the Senators and Representative
)f our respective States in Congress Tn stand
Up and protect our interests. and relic e US OF
ne continue ! eNcitementS and apprehelSioSs
of ruin staring Us IA the face. that We depNz
,ate IN the strongest manner any attempt tN
atty any re ciprocity treaty with any foreign
1ation whereby our industry may be jeOTar-
lied; That we earnestly recommend The earil-
PSI possible abrogation of thep e>ent reciprpei-
treaty viii the sandwich Islands by which a
arUe monopoly is becoming enriched. and "A
individual. by a system OF Oppresefsel
non sugar and selling his cCulIrymen at
iigher rate than is paid in most quarters OF
he globe.
That the President of this association be REL
to have this preamble and the reSOiUf
ions published in pamphlet form. gnu tie sec
'etary be directed To. ut the earl e Z day posi-
ne, addreSsa copy 10 each Selat r a "a hep
from our several Sta -
A resOlutlon was also I'D sytediast Eciingue
and PRESIDE " To correspond with
invite all the CANE gr NeTS ant su2IT-prO-
!ucifg associations thrc guOt tie -Ountryb
mite and send del gate; To the succeeding