Wichita eagle., 1889-12-19
THE SUGAR REGION.

OF course the production of tropical cane
sugar in the United States is confined to d
limited territory pear the gulf coast.
I Beet suga- has been successful in por-
tions of California
The combined sugar and beet district of
the United States will, l apprehend, be
found TO be chiefly in country OF irreyu-
lar boundary, whose width will vary from
one hundred and fifty TO three hundred
miles, whose length will be four or i've
hundred mills. the longer dimension e1-
| tending north and south, its longer axis
| not far from the sixth principal meridian
and its shorter axis somewhat north or the
southern boundary Of Kansas. 1t is posi-
| BILE that the bset region will extend farther
| north than that of cane, while the cane
/ region will extend farther south than that
OF beets, while the highest and most profit
able development will occur in the portion
| common to both.
| When the great central valleys OF Amer
lea developed their grain producing capac-
ity the surplus ruined the grain farmers
of Germany. The developement of the
beet sugar industry redeemed them ADD
raised their Landed values from rapid de-
probation and bankrupting prices to sew
eral hundred dollars per acre on account
OF the prosperity brought about by the
new industry. Unless the sugar produc-
ing area of America is larger than above
supposed we shall not have surplus OF
sweets with which to over run the mar
| kets of the old world, but we may be able
| TO produce the greater part OF that con-
sumed ut home and to emulate the pros
| perity and to compare landed values fav
/ orably with other sugar producing coun-
| tries.
The chairman, Mr.. Forney, said that a
year ago many farmers were much scared
over corn raising; hot winds and other
| troubles, but the year had brought an
ohrYp6 ~ hyx% IN fun nf
! facts he would introduce the corn question
today and there would be a general
discussion on the question.
Mr.. Phillips veterinary surgeon of
Wichita, read a paper on the horse, in
which be urged to raise more fine horses,
but not engage exclusively in that bust
! ness nor exclusively in the cattle or hog
business. He seemed to think southern
Kansas is able to raise as fine horses as any
country. This concluded the afternoon
session.
EVENING SESSION.
| Vice President Forney called the associa-
ton to order at o'clock and Colonel B.
H. Campbell was called upon for paper
on THE Horse" He started out with the
assert on that mixed husbandry should be
practiced by the Kansas farmers. He
thought that more attention should be
paid to raising heavy horses and more at
tention should be paid to raising heavy
horses than to the light horses Thought
that the few instances of light horses SELL
ing for great sum does not prove that
there is money in seeking speed any more
that that there is business to invest in a
lottery. To seek speed a speculation quite
dangerous and not legitimate business
Rich men could raise speed and farmers
engage in safe business of raising heavy
horses. The paper was most interesting
one and was heartily cheered a. the close.
Mr.. Robinson, OF Towanda, said that
small horses are being suppIanted by
electricity but no heavy horses loosing
their jobs as result OF electricity or cable
cars
man, said he had never raised heavy
horse at profit but had had much better
success with light horses. He did not
think that a man owning fast horse or
raising them was bound to associate with
gam 5lers. :
Ex-Governor Anthony being called upoL
was received with cheers and said he had
not come down to Wichita to enlighten
anybody but to be enlightened. He
thought men were created with spinal col
umnss and each man able to take care
of himself. That men are created
and are endowed with all the necessary to
govern themselves. Every government
should be free from every paternal posi-
bility. No government could be wiser
than the people creating it. 1t was false
idea to lean upon the government
He said Prof. Shows talk yesterday
morning on chinch bngs contained more
wisdom than any legislature he ever saw
or heard from. That little man in his
work had done more for Kansas than any
legislature or all the legislatures he had
ever seen. He spoke about the cry of GO
ing to ruin, and thought that there was
not much reason for it. On the interest
question he said as security goes up in
terest goes down. and as security goes
down interest goes up. The security
regulated the interest. The state of Kan
sas in an early day had to pay over per
cent. But the bonds of Kansas today sell
at s1.4S on the dollar, better than govern
ment bonds. This did not warrant the
cry of trouble. The best way for a man
in debt to do was to spend less than in
come. He referred to the / per cent
bureau by saying he would like to get on
his farm, never pay it, let the government
get the land then he would take it as |
claim and he would like to see the claim |
jumper who would come around him.
The free coinage of silver meant to take !
70 cents of silver and by law declare it g. |
He wanted congress to declare that three |
pecks of corn made bushel |
then the farmers would be equal |
to the silver man. 1t was natural |
for a man when he gets sick to open his |
mouth and take medicine from a quack, |
and the same with a man or men in finan-
cial distress. Kansas had an awful over |
crop of statesmen. Most of them had |
figured out how 10 pay their debts with |
what they owed. A good COW on a farm |
was worth more to family than any man |
sent to Topeka as a legislator. good |
team of horses worth more TO a farmer |
than two United States senators. This
created considerable amusement.
He thought the question Of transporta-
ton an important one, and it was a ques-
ton Of country making. There were
many things about it which must be con-
sidered patiently. 1t was easy to figure out |
how much would be saved by SO much |
being saved per hundred pounds on wheat
at Liverpool The cost OF transportation
was cost 10 the consumer always, and
not a cost to the producer. He gave a
number Of instances to sustain his position
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