The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1890-12-31
The Bounty on Maple Sugar.

From the Johnztown Tribune.
one way in which the farmers Of Penn
sylvania and of the country al large are to be
benefited by the Mckinley Tariff bill IS
through the bounty on maple sugar. The
law eives-certainc conditions being complied
with-a bounty Of two cents for each pound
Of such sugar manufactured, which must
certainly be encouraging to those farmers
who are so fortunate as to have maple
orchards upon their lands.
The fight for the maple sugar bounty was
made By Senator Edmunds, of Vermont.
His State produces annually from eleven
million to twelve million pouads Of maple
sueas-about 50 per cent. of the total pro-
daction of the couniry-and when be pre-
sented the case in bis mastery style Congress
agreed with him that there was no snostan-
tial reason why the producers OF maple
sugar should not be subsidized as well as the
sorghum makers and makers Of beet sugar.
The new tariff on sugar, making all below
no. rs Dutch standard free Of duty would
admit Canada's maple sugar product TO our
markets free and without the bounty her
farmers would be encouraged to increase
their orchards to the great detriment Of the
domestic industry. Hence the stand taken
by the senstor, for which he deserves the
thanks Of many thousand farmers in the
United Stats.
! The Law with direct reference to maple
sugar. which we extract from the full text Of
the bill. is that on and after July l, 1891
and until July l. 1905, there shall be paid
from any moneys in the Treasury not other.
wise appropriated, to the producer of
testing not less than ninety degrees by the
polariscope, from maple.sap produced within
the United States, bounty Of two cents pei
pound and upon such sugar testing les
than ninety degrees by the polariscope, and
not less than eighty degrees bounty Ol
one and three -fourths cents per pound. The
producer Of said sugar, TO be entitled to saic
bounty, shall have first filed prior to July
ist Of each year with the Commissioner o.
Internal Revenue, a notice of the place o
production, with an estimate of the amour
of sugar proposed to be produced in the cur
rent or next ensuing year, including th'
number OF msple trees 10 be tapped, and al
application for license to 50 produce. to b
accompanied by bond in a penalty, an,
with sursties 10 be approved by the Com
missioner, conditioned that be will faithfully
observe all rules and regulations that shal
be prescribed for such manufacture and pro
duction Of sugar.
The Commissioner, upon receiving the ap
plication and bond, shall issue license
bat said license shall not extend beyons
one year from the date thereof The pay
ment Of the bouuties provided for shall b
by warrants drawn on the Treasurer Of th
United States for such sums as shall b
necessary which sums shall be certified t
him by the Commissioner of Internal Revt
nue., by whom the bounties shall be dis
bursed and no bounty shall be allowed o
paid to any person licensed as aforesaid il
any one year upon any quantity ofsuga
less than five hundred pounds.
From the reading Of the law it would seen
that the maple sugar bounty is applicable t.
next springs crop. If so, 10 reap the ad
vantage it will be necessary for our far mer
to take out their licenses very soon.