The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-04-18
TEE MAPLE SUGAR BOTNET.


TEE NaPLE SUGAR BOTNET.
Allloyc., of pure maple sugar will
hail with delight the operations OF The
new tariff, which will insure them
against til" alu!trratcd stuff which has
for many wears been palincd oil On
them a. @ynuihc maple sugar. NJ
ready the Democratic papers are he
giI;u% (" HHi-rrprc>cnt the effect the
new law viii have on this industry.
claiming that the producers OF maple
sugar. rattle: than put UP with the
.romp.cX red tape under which thc
bounty i to be obtained. viii send
their product 10 market in the shape
of syrUp.
y the now law in reference to tie
bounty paid 10y the government 10
producers of maple sugar i not gen.
orally understood. We viii quote from
The iroyi ions a. embodied in the Kew
tariii:
>chc,!flc E-Su@ar>-Ou and after
July /. 1891. and until July l. ls0j.
there shall be paid from any moneys
in the Treasury not otherwise appro-
priatcd. under TIE provisions of See
ton 1853 of The Revised Statues. 10
the producer of sugar testing not less
than 80 degrees by the polari>copc,
form tests. sorghum or sugar cane
crown within the United States. or
from maple sap produced within the
United STATES. Il bounty of two cents
per pound: and upon such sugar test
in" les than 80 degrees by the polar
i~copc. and not les than 80 degrees. Il
bounty oi one and tlIrcr-fuurth cents
per pound. under such rules and rr@n-
la;iun> IL the Commissioner of Inter
ma Revenue. with the approval Of the
secretary oi he Treasury. shall pre-
scribe.
In order to claim the bounty. tie
%rrouuccr must file a notice. pricr 10
July l ot each year. giving a general
description of the machinery and
methods to be employed b. linn. with
an estimate of the amount To be pro-
du"rd. including the number OF trees
TO b" tapped. and al application for
Il license Ia 80 produce. with Il bond
i'll penalty AMI with ~urrtic- approved
10y the Commissioner "f ia;crn"lEcv-
cnH". The ii"-n>c ii then lee i--ucd
without charge.
From The above provisions i, viii bc
seen iiat the manufacture OF bogus
maple sugar viii receive i death blow.
FOR & nuinbrI of wears INSCRIPTIONS
lsrmcrS AMI others have been nrinu-
faoturimg ~o-crllnl %hta!I' >r:ear from
tie cheaper grades OF brown sugar
mixed wiki j,.>t enough Of Ia geru-
Inc -yrun Ia favor ii. an; III s"E3r
eases even using chemical, t~"proIGcc
the proper l.vor.
The rev law will also hc N The liz
tcr">t of puhiic health. IT. il is sale 10
Say there ere few places in any city.
where genuine maple sugar can hr
procured. and IL the bogt- article vii
not stand the tr>i required hy law and
the profits from il, manufacture Ill lie
50 small. III" farmers will 10; bother
with it, production.
Senator, f.dmumd> and Morrill, were
bilteIIy attacked when they advocated
III" now bounty. bat being natives Of
the great maple sugar STATE and Know
ing the value of the pure article. they
Stood mp for tho projection ottirc hon
est farmers. Who have been unequal
competitors with interruptions parties
who are ilnodin" the market with
cheap and a,iu!tcraicd su"ar
The question of pure sugar is one #
vital interest 10 all. and in view ofihc
Misrepresentation of the Democratic
papers will give this question the at
tcntIon it merits. This will Ice in JUS
tirc to consumers ~ well a. the pro-
duccr- gf this delicious commodity.
which it has been next 10 impossible
10 obtain in lis purity.