Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-25
THE MCKINLEY BILL
AND SUGAR.
What was Expected to
Catch the Farmers
Support for the Republicans.
BUT AS THEY ARE LARGE CON.
sUMERs AND NOT MANU-
FACTURERS,
The Trick is Plainly Understood by
Farmers.

The following taken from the Toledo
Blade, fully explains itself:
Internal Revenue Collector Waldorf this
morning received a letter from Commission
er of Internal Revenue Mason, asking him to
ascertain, if possible, the number of farmers
in the district who will be likely to produce
500 pounds or more OF maple sugar, as there
is provision in the Mckinley bill offering a
produce this amount. The department de-
sires to adopt some method of weighing the
product. Mr.. Waldorf said to a Blade re-
porter this morning that in his opinion few
of the farmers are acquainted with this fact,
and desires the country papers of the dis
trict to copy the Blades mention of the
matter. He also wishes farmers who expect
to produce maple sugar to notify him OF the
fact by letter.
This is the letter that Mr.. Waldorf re-
celved:
George P. Waldorf, Esq, Collector Tenth
District, Toledo, o.:
SrR: You are requested to make an esti-
mate of the number of persons in your dis
trict making 800 pounds CT over of maple
sugar, who will be likely to apply for license
for the coming season, under the provisions
of the act of Oct. /, 1890, relative to bounty
on sugar of domestic production.
As it will be necessary that the maple
sugar upon which bounty is to be paid, should
be weighed, under the supervision of inter
nal revenue officers, you will estimate and
report how many weighers and other officers
will be required in order to carry out the law
in your district, assuming that the officers
will be obliged to travel around to the differ
ent places where the sugar is manufactured
to we gh and inspect it.
AlSo IN paIim and rnpOrt the numhnr of
officers required should it be decided to have
the sugar taken to general warehouses es-
tablshed in different localities in your dis
trict, where the sugar can be stored until
weighed and inspected.
Also state the length of time that these
additional officers, weighers or inspectors
will be necessarily employed.
Respectfully yours
JOHN w. MASON, Commissioner.
Mr.. Waldorf says the work of weighing
will be only temporary job, and the cost
will not amount to any considerable figure.
Here is an extract from the Mckinley bill
governing the bounty matter:
"Section 231.-That on and after July /,
1891, and until July l, 1905, ther shall be paid,
from any moneys in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, under the provi sions of
section 1859 of the revised statutes, to the
producer of sugar testing not less than 80
degrees by the polarlscope, from beets. sOr-
ghum. or sugar-cane grown within the
United States, bounty of two cents per
pound; and upon such sugar testing less
than 80 degrees by the polariscope, and not
less than 80degrees, bounty of ~ cents
per pound, under such rules and regulations
as the commissioners of Internal Revenue,
with the approval of the Secretary of the
Treasury, may prescribe.
"232.-The producer of said sugar, to be
entitled to said bounty, shall have first filled
prior to July of each year with the COM
missioner of Internal Revenue notice of
place Of production, with general descrip-
ton of the machinery and methods to be en-
ployed by him, with ali estimate of the
amount of sugar proposed to be produced in.
the current or next ensuing year, including
the number of maple trees to be tapped and
an application for license to SO produce to
be accompanied by bond in a penalty and
with securities to be approved by the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue. conditioned
that he will faithfully observe the rules and
that shall be prescribed for such
and production of sugar."
The next section states that license shall
oe issued not to extend beyond one year from
the date of issue.