New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-07
PROTECTION FOR SUGAR.
SUGAR GROWERS BEFORE THE WAYS AND
MEANS COMMITTEE.
WHY GREAT INDUSTRY SHOULD BE ENCoUR
AGED-THE BOUNTY QUESTIoN-ARGU.
MENTS OF THE SILK MEN

statement. perhaps, made by the SIX men, was tha'
contained in an address by F.W Cheney OF South Nan
chester, Conn. president Of the SILK Association OF
America that though the Senate bill made an average
reduction of 10 per from the duty on SILK II was
entirely acceptable to him. The other statement was
made by Philip Walker Chief of the silk Bureau of the
DEPARTMENT of Agriculture who said that If We could
produce all our silk 1t would add @l5OOOOOo to the
income OF the farmers and that the Agricultural De-
| partment had come to the conclusion that all raw
silk needed in this country could be produced II there
were a duty OF one dollar per pound placed on raw
| silk
The most important statements, however. made be
fore the committee submitted to 1t by the sugar
men who we're represented as follows: The
men, BY Mr.. DymOnd. OF the Planters Association Of
Louisiana Dr.. Stubs. the scientific expert. and chle
Of the sugar Experiment Station in that state and
OK Governor WaTmoth; the sorghum people by Con-
gresham Peters. OF Kansas and the beetroot sugar
people by Henry 7. OXmard. The statement OF Dr.
Stubs was listened to with great deal of attention
as it was clear concise and to the point. but was con
fined chiefly to the scientific aspects OF the case prae
cally applied. Mr.. Warmoth was more inciSvc and
his statement political rather than economical
lie scored a point against Mcmillan, Of Tennessee,
much to the amusement OF every one present when
the latter asked him repeatedly about tile average
| pay Of laborers on sugar plantation.
| zone dollar day" the Ex-Governor replied.
ADO You pay that to every one ~ inquired the
Tennessee statesman.
Not to every one was the answer, some Set 60
cents Others as much I'll so. but 81 IS PROBABLY the
| average
is there not an association" still insisted Mr..
Mcmillan, (which cOnspires to put down as low a.
possible the laborlng mans wages on some plantations
in Louisanal'
The only one that know Of" said Mr.. Warmoth'
! sis the Democratic party The laughter that fol
lowed the reply did not give Mr.. Mcmillan chance
to ask another question for the rest Of the day lie
was painfully quiet.
Brton Richardson secretary Of the silk Association
of America, advocated the imposition Of compound
duty on silk. lie said that about one half OF the silh
consumed in this country was Of American manu-
facture. lie did not believe that any duty could be
laid on raw silk high enough TO protect the SIX
growers of this country without Gripping the MANI
facturcr lie agreed in suggestion made by Mt.
Flower, that it would require duty Of about 1000
Per cent TO protect the cocoon ascrS, and that this
duty would require a duty Of 800 per cent on the
finished product
Alexander +. Kurshccdt. manufacturer of lace
curtains indorcd the first three sections Of the silk
schedule Of the senate III, but criticised the other
sections and advocated an increase of duty on the
higher grades Of lace goods from so to IS per cent
Joseph Neuman. Of san Francisco. favored an IN
position Of duty Xix.
Tlp Walker chief Of the SILK Bureau Of the De
pertinent Of Agriculture, submitted specimens OF
.oo.u, and silh produced from those raised IN the
r..tcd states II We could produce all our SILK he
SAIL it would add $1,000 900 u the income Of TIE
farmers. Tie Agricultural Department had concluded
that all the silk needed in this country could be
produced If there was a duty Of 81 pound on raw
silk Taking ZIP a map Of the United states Mr.
Walker showed that the cocoons had been raised
| FAR north Flathcad Lake. Montana. tax Of y
a pound on raw SIX wOuld AFFORD enough protection
to make the industry profitable and would not increase
the cost Of six goods NOR. rsu 10 cents yard The
operatives in italy and I.afec had been enabled 20
increase their production % .c,ed silk from one half
pound 10 one pound DAY owing entirely 10 Tie Use
Of American machinery. yet this machinery was not
used in United states because OF lack Of cocoos
Mr. Cheney said that the automatic machinery de
scribed by MIR. Walker was experimental and so far'
had not been operated successfully anywhere.
John Dymond PRECEDENT Of the sugar Planters
Association Of louisiana read the memorial Of that
Association. The Memorial states that the domestic
sugar industry is one II the promising Of the
agricultural industries Of the country and since lsoi
has made more rapid progress under dfcult con
ditious than any otcr. The average production OF tc
last three years has been about 10000 tons, eN-
cccdlng the production Of any other country from
| tropical cane, except Cuba, Java and brazil Tie
competition of European beet sugar, falling market
and expensive labor. have made II necessary for
| Louisiana to adopt every known Improvement In pio
| ce,ses 70 keep Ia the van. Louisiana, IcAls ana
Florida are actively cnlareins their sugar culture
and Mississippi Alabama and Georgia have thousand,
Of acres Of lands we'll adapted 10 cane growing, That
with our increasing knowledge, viii soon lie put 10
use. Beet SUGAR culture j. a financial success
| ia California and promises well Ia Kansas. Tie
capacity Of the United states TO produce It's o"n
sugar admits Of no doubt 10 Louisiana the sugar
industry Is Of vital importance She has slOoooOOVo
invested and employs one half Of her population Do
| raising sugar. In conclusion. it IS asked whether
/ md inst hat DUe IL
protected 10 the extent that Will enable the United
| states 10 produce its own sugar.
MI DymJnd said a large sugar plantation IN
Louisiana covered about 1000 acres and the manu-
featuring plant one would cost 100000 to replace
Free sugar from the sandwich Island, did not affect
the price Of sugar in this country, and was not thcic
FORE a deriment to the sugar industry Of the United
States The cost labor Louisiana Is four time
that Of labor III Cuba ~ day IN Louisiana
GLOW does the cost Of free labor compare with slave
! labOr'7 asked Mr.. Gear.
"ThcIe are 10 means Of determining that"
"Sugar plantations were run by slave labor"
| ooh, yes but there is not member Of the dele
| cation here who operated Slave labor There are
few owners Of Louisiana FORMATIONS now who owned
! them before the war;
Louisiana produced, he said, onecghth OF all the
! sugar consumed in the United States.
| Professor W. &. Stulb- II the Louisiana Sugar
Experiment station said that 10 industry had ever
made such progress as Ia, tho sugar industry within
fine mast five years. Then yield Of 100 pound, Of
sugar from ton Of cane considered phenomenal
/ now it is common to extract 20
pounds Of sugar from single ton.
/ Louisiana has 100 sugar planters, who support
nearly half a million people. The best ana most sue
cc.sfuI planters are Northern men. The planters, he
said have not made any money IN the last five
wear, if The cost Of Improvements to their plant Us
| Couutcd out
Ex Governor Warmoh, Of Louisiana. who "as
introduced BY Mr.. Dynond as TIC most cnterprishe
PLANTER in our state" ia answer TO question: sald
inc cncct Of bounty, after years experiment.
would be tie destruction Of the sugar industry.
Mr. la Follctc-Why sol
Governor WarmOtl-FOr the reason That the
country can see that bounty Is tarin. and If We