The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-28
EXCHANGING THEIR IDEAS
Annual Meeting Of Several of the State
industrial Associations Yesterday.
Why Cane-Growing Is Likely to Become yery
Frohiabie-Election Of Officers Of the
aTine-Breeding Associations.

Inc Indiana cane-erowers' annual convention
yesterday was very poorly attended, there beiu z
IN all NOT more than fifteen members present.
Inc name "caue-growerp is 3 misnomcr as the
members are engaged in manufacturing cane
Tito syrup and sugar. One of the members ex-
planned the small attendance as being due to
10 the BAD season last year. The no. winds
during the summer, he said. had largely dried
up the juice in the and so diminished the
Yield OF syr1p that farmers and sorghum manu-
facturers had become discouraged and as a re-
suit out little interest is this year manifested in
the industry.
NO regular programme had beon provided,
and the me N bers spoke at random or upon top
les suggested E. A. Olleman made some OBJ
servations about cane for feed. He was warn
advocate or 1t himself. and thought il was GO
ing 20 be the great product for stock in Texas
Cattle, he said, eat it welt Hogs also flourish
upon It. lie had sowed one field in cane for
Ieeang purposes and he had been so well
again.
= resolution was offered asking that patent
q sorghum Manufacture, granted to Professor
5"ehson. be Cancelled without delay by the
Latent Commissioner. The resolution stated
that Swenson IS already receiving money from
tne government OF it's employees, aud
anat therefore he had no right to ask further
Iom ttneraslon from patents upon industry
IN WHICH he was not actively engaged. The
resolution was passed
Dr. Lyrchman, of Cepter Valley made some
pertinent remarks about the care of cane after
orlhg cut lie thought that it should be stood
up with the butts OF tne stalks on the ground.
ne common usage or laying fat on the ground
exposes the butts 10 the influence OF the atmos-
pnsre. which IN short time sours the lower
DART OF the stalk, rendering it useless. Corn
cut and allowed to stand three or four weeks
Win the lower ends protected will prevent the
syrup product from crystalizing and forming
sugar. For sorghum sugar he stated there is
nttle or no market. while for the molasses
Lnefe Is good demand.
PRESIDENT A. :. Chapman in his annual ad-
ufess said that cane is destined to be the farm
ers greatest crop. He recalled that the founda-
tions OF extensive sugar factories being laid
~ hausas to work up the prospective in
1905. The stimulus in Kansas he regarded
due TO the fact that bounty of 2 cents per
ponnd is paid by the State upon sugar raised
within the boundaries. He thought that mem
oerS OF the Indiana Association should devote
themselves largely at present to the
production of syrup. for with no bounty and good
prospects for tariff reduction, sugar making he
regarded at present a industry to be handled
with caution He thought that il the tariff is
reduced, tbs national government should pro-
fect the struggling sugar industry by bounty,
and he recommended that the association adopt
suitable resolutions to Congress to that end.
bounty in lieu of high tariff. he thought,
would have beneficial effect "It will cheaper
sugar increase consumption and the consequent
demand
The election OF officers resulted as follow
President-W. s. Chapman Madison.
Fice-president-C. A. Porter Flat Rock.
Secretary-W. +. Crist, Danville
Treasurer-W. Litzeman, Center Valley
After the election of officers, the meeting ad-
journed until this morning