The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-02

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ST. LorIs. NO. December -
me seventh annual meeting Of the Ma
slonal sugar Growers Convention was
opened yesterday morning In the srArd- room
NJ the Polytechnic. Colonel ~ J. CoNman.
President Of the Association. was In the
chair. Mr.. y. X Gillespie. Of Ed~ardsviiie'
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. y. r. W. Dem
sng, Lafayette. Ind; ID Bonas. Couitervtiie.
IN; VIM. Cobb. Whitehall. ILL., : 4. Stur-
land QUARRY. la; w. y McQuade. Swanvick.
IN: J. ii. Wide. Washington, Ia, jas Col
gate. stendai. Ind. A. ;. Toigcr. Washington.
La: r.. J. Cross. shiloh Hni. H.; ~. Bald
vim. Neoga. III: John Lowe. Johnsonyiie'
m: Prof. NJ. A. seoven. Champaign, nL' y.
4. REMOVER, Bolivar. No.: John II. LonsmAr,
s. Louis: Chas. Ranch. virden. ILL.,; VIM y
Schwarx Edwardsville- H.; c. N. chwar
Edwardsviue. III: II. l. Mallory, Abilene.
Hans. and Q. w. Belcher. 50. Louis.
ruE OPENING ADDRESS
In his opening address the President H.
lnded 20 the importance OF the sugar-grow-
fnx industry OF America and the prospects
Tor the further development OF the sorghum
branch OF that industry. America, he said,
was allie 20 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 a branch OF asri-
culture. The southern cane fourished In the
Cult states. sorghum succeeded veil ~
over The country. but In some iatitudes oet-
Ter than others II was but q few years ago
that factories were established forthe manu-
sacture OF sugar out OF sorghum IL Was
claimed that sugar could not successfully DC
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 Is was the ooject
sought
Farlv in their career they made sugar
prontaDly. With increased Experiences tns
way would have opened otnem 70 ihstr ~,
foundation. As though the recent great
fail in prices was not an Itself = ~ va
nov proposed 10 form a sort OF rceIp.vs'y,
treaty with spain, and 20 open the ports =.
Cuhs and Porto Rico 20 Ame.,s srsa 81 duty.
III that treaty were ratified the tnne1 -tas.s
Coxernment would lose So.uoostNv OF uuty
collected du On n ssf ~ 'Ie1sensd. As The spanish
planters would sell no lower than .usts ~
shade the price Of sugar In otner ma.H,
The Ns:ooovoo, TOO: s ~n IN other commodities.
1'n srsnss, rIanfer- would therefore derive
All the benefit and the American sui
would be no better on. The American -utaL
fnlustry would be sacrificed TO build mp the
interests OF the spanish planters
What was now needed among orsnum
S gssc, as,' ss I ps srssis q better ssus prices COR sugar
prevailed. Prices could not long remain -
low As they were At present IN eone. =. !
hr,sbt future for the sorghum industry and
urred the members TO continue rs euitixa
ton. As before long they would receive si~1'
xmonr the correspondence was . letter
from Mr.. n. w. Wiley. Chief Chemist OF tnt
United states Agricultural DepaIsrSns =
Washinrton. 1t was dated from New orleans
r,.cc,1Ser Ilth- and was a. follows: II sen
~ou yesferday . box OF candles made IRON
sorghum. They are samples OF eoh,r h,.inr 4
she worlds Fair here. Idesire you 90 pre-
sent these sweets 20 the Cane growers Nm
ventIon with my compliments a. an ~ rng,'
There was \ discussion as 20 the ansisa
hiIity OF publishing an official report o. ~
proceedings Of the 2 onsention, ,sne VII;
iisheds the Convention adopted the com
mittee's recommendation. X
REPORTS rRox STATES.
Mr.. A. ]. Decker, OF Iowa. reported tha
$4,000 gallons Of sirup had been rnlsel !
fhst state during the season. and also CAV
the Convention some interesting mforrnsto,
with rersrl to an Improved process for deal
ING WIN tai ,ns ~ iowa exhibited a workin
model OF tire machinery used N TIE NJ
process. and gave further VII
~ powail. for Wisconsin and Minnesor
reporfed that in his Immediate
fhe Weld of syrup had been about 10 gallon
per acre. Farmers VINO W. nrsx;on. disa.
frous season. and in the coming year inten
20 largely extend the area on their farms ut
voice y M 81 peemins. Of Lafayette. Ind, n
ported that cane-grOwers In his nefxnool
kood mad averaged from nine 20 sixteen ton
per acre, yielding syrup " me
NJ d naIdwin. OF Cumberland Count,
Illinois. said the yield In his district nad pee
his produce NJ the rate Of forty cents perg "a
lon. lie had made q good return our o. =
cane s cslrr,e. Ranch. OF virdin. ILL.,. rcporte
that ATTY acres OF cane on his farm had vel,
"a 200 gallons OF syrup which ne had so
at the rate Of forty cents per Eaiign.
.~ane crown had not bcen A. good a y was
the previous wear. The market had also Pc
Indifferent and prices very low. Syrup y.
eold A. low as ffteen cents per gallon,
compared with twenty i've and forty cents
fhc previous year.
ErHo on PLANTING.
me various methods Of planting and Gu
slvnting cane were discussed Inc mtmne
~ the Convention were generally IN favor
n~lantine the seed Try instead 81 sproutine
nrrxious 70 planting. A number Of suEge
tons were also made a. 70 hoeing and wee
Ing the cane - y
Neesrs. q. G. w. Beicher. Of Missouri, y
o. Powell OF Wisconsin. and Prof scove
~ Illinoia. were named BY the CHAIRMAN
~ the Committee on Resolutions, and Mess
j. w. Deeming. Of Indiana. ~. y Deck'
VI WISCONSIN. and >. q. shiriand, OF Iowa,
the Committee on samples. -
The Chairman asked could any memh
give particulars regarding the poun.aes z.
STATE 81 New Of New Jersey NJ. Belchtr,
81. Louis. replied that the New Jersey leg
~ - maid 6ounties NJ the rate o. one &C
49, xcnnd on al sugar manufacturer .
one dollar per ton on the cane used
the Chairman read q letter from Prof.