The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-03-18


appeared in tie Examiner to the
effect tina, the American Sugar King
was combining business with pleas
ure, and that he had about con-
cluded to establish sugar planta-
ton on large scale on the land re-
claimed from the Everglades. of
which there are three million acres.
The despatch further stated that
Colonel Spreckels was accompanied
by Philadelphia capitalists who we're
joining him in the enterprise. The
new plantation was to he the largest
in America. 1t has been demon
strated that this new land in Flo
rida, which is well watered, carries
far heavier cane crops than Louisi-
ana land after liberal treatment by
fcrtilisers.
The Philadelphia Press has an
article which shows that Claus
Spreckels has control of the Eastern
sugar business through owning the
bulk of the visible supply Of sugar.
lie has over ten thousand tons of
raw sugar on hand, whereas the
Trust had only 100 tons, and was
compelled to replenish stock by buy
ing from Mr.. Spreckels at enhanced
prices. This has been n frequent
experience Of the Trust since Mr..
| Spreckels went into business East.
On the Pacific Coast the Trust
does not seem to be more fortunate.
The American Refinery has been
fortnight closed, and no man can
tell when its fires will be lighted.
The Trust managers have only about
two weeks supply on hand, and
they are evidently preparing for
long period of idleness because sc
cargo of the bark Ceylon to Steele 4
Co.. which arrived from the Islands
a few days ago, has been shipped to
New Orleans, which is also the in
tended destination of all subsequent
cargocs. The cargo of the Kliliitat
is now being shipped to New Or
leans. Two small cargoes which
arrived before the Ceylon had been
stored in outside warehouses, by
Havemcyer and his associates, who
evidently thinl. that it will cost less
in future to ship Hawaiian sugar by
rail to New Orleans refinery than
store it for an indefinite time in San
Francisco. Anyhow they may look
at it the process is expensive, and
involves heavy loss, while the
California refinery is running stead
lily and making money.
FREE SUGAR THREATENED.
Washington advices are rather
discouraging for the sugar interests
of the Islands. 1t is stated that the
Republican members of the House
Committee on Ways and Means will
report a tariff bill abolishing the
duty on sugar. This would be a
complete reversal of Republican po-
licy, but the inconsistency is sought
to be removed by proposal to give a
bonus of two cents per pound On
American sugar. This does not
meet the case, however. Louisiana
is the principal cane growing State,
although Florida is coming forward,
but the quantity raised in both
States is small as compared with the
total consumption. The abolition
of the sugar duty would stimulate
production abroad where cheap la
Dor is available, and the result
would be that the market would be
flooded with cheap raws against
which home planters could not com
pete, handicapped as they are with
heavy taxes and high wages, and
forbidden to import or employ con-
tract labor.
The Island planters do not seem
to be anywhere IN the ti4ht, except
through Claus Spreckels, who ap-
pcared before the committee ant
made a strong argument for contn'
,, uing the sugar duty. But nothing
has been done to influence publ,
opinion, or create popular senti
ment in the East favoring the treaty
i, winch free sugar tariff would prac
y tically abrogatc. This might have
y been done with effect, but it is no
: torious that the Eastern Sugar Trust
rs represented by Havemeyers
Scarle, 4 Co., are in favor of FREE
= sugar, and therefore indifferent t
:, the planters interests. What the.
, want is cheap sugar, and as the.
;, have not q dollar invested in tn
! Hawaiian Islands they are withou
g any inducement to work for the su
gar growers. On the contrary, a
a represented at San Francisco by th
r. Chronicle they are bitterly and de
- terminedly hostile to the Hawaiian
. treaty, and think, with every sho,
y of probability, that by removing til
y duty from raw sugar they woul
s have their Hawaiian friends an
% patrons at their mercy. Diplomac.
). cannot help the Hawaiian planters
4 1t needs influences of wholly dii
~ ferent character to do any good
Q Should the free sugar schedule pas
z Congress it will stimulate foreig
,s production, as already stated, an
h cheap coolie labor and exemptio
II from taxation in many sugar pro
~ | al; al l., 4 I,