The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-13
THE BOUNTY ON RAW SUGAR.
From S12,oooooo to Sl5,ooo,ooo to
be Paid Within a Year.

De Paid Within Year.
From the NeI0 York Sun.
WASHINGTON, June 7.-Within a year
from July the treasury department will
pay to the citizens of the United States
between Sl2.0OO,000 and $4,000, 900
as bounty for raising sugar. This sum
VIII be disbursed in various portions of the
country. The most of it will 90
10 Louisiana for the production of cane
sugar. Over 81, GOO, 900 will be paid to the
farmers in the New England states. New
YORK, Ohio, Illinois and the northwestern
states for the production of sugar made
from sap. A large sum will be distributed
IN Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and California
among those who make sugar from bee Is
and sorghum cane
The distribution of such great sup Of
money among so many people so wild ,ly
separated, and the pains that must be taken
20 prevent fraud upon the government, will
be an undertaking Of considerable magni-
tude. Every ounce of the millions Of
pounds OF sugar produced must
be weighed and samples of it
tested and inspected by government in
spectors, who will be appointed for that
purpose. This work will be done under the
dlrectlon or the internal revenue bureau OF
the treasury department, and will be con.
0OSbO0 SUCH IuOTOuRlnoSS and system
as to prevent and detect fraud.
The bounty to be paid for the production
OF American sugar is authorized by the
tariff law, commonly known as the Nc
klnley bill. This law provides that the
producers OF sugar which tests 80 degrees bv
the polariscope shall receive a bounty of 3
cents per pound. and those producing sugar
testing less than 800 and not less than So
shall receive bounty of IA cents per
pound. The law also provides regulations
under which the bounty shall be applied
for and paid.
The first step necessary for a sugar proc
Queer, If he wishes to avail himself of tn
bounty. is to apply to the collector of inter-
nal revenue Of the district wherein he lives
for a license before July /. The collector
will give him blank form to be filled up.
stating the amount of sugar expected to be
produced, the location of the factory and
the kind of machinery to be used. This
statement must be returned to the COL
lector, accompanied by a bond pledg-
ing the producer to faithful observance
or the law and regulations concern
ing the granting of the bounty. The
amount of the bond required will vary with
the amount of sugar to be produced. The
lowest bond will be $500, which will author
ize the production of the 500 pounds of
sugar. The largest bond which is expected
TO be required has already been applied for
by a Louisiana sugar planter. 1t is for
S5O, 200, and authorizes the production of
100000 pounds of sugar No charge will
be made for the issuance of license, but it
is absolutely necessary to have the license
before July |, in order to obtain the boun-
ty when the sugar is ready for market
When the sugar has been produced, re-
fined and placed in barrels ready for ship
ment to the purchaser, the government in
spector will make his appearance at some
stipulated points to test and inspect it, and
certify its strength and value to the oom-
missioner Of internal, revenue, who will in
turn forward the certificate to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for his approval, after
which warrant for the amount of the
bounty will be issued.
The testing of sugar to ascertain its sac
charine strength is an interesting opera
ton. One would think that the way to dis
cover how sweet an article is would be to
taste 1t. 1t seems rather odd that the de-
gree of sweetness is demonstrated by the
sense OF sight rather than the sense of taste
Such is the case, however The inspector
looks at the sugar through peculiar little
instrument and discovers the amount
of saccharine matter in it, The in
strument is called the polariscope. 1t some
what resembles a small telescope, and is
about eighteen inches long and mounted on
stand. The operation of testing seems
very simple, yet it is very wonderful. A
certain amount of sugar is placed in GER
tain amount Of water and allowed to dis
solve until it becomes almost clear. The
solution is then transferred to an oblong
bottle, which is placed in the instrument.
The inspector stands lighted lamp before
the opposite end or the polariscope and looks
through the instrument. 1t is seen that the
ray of light from the lamp in passing
through the bottle containing the solution
of sugar is refracted to one side at con-
siderable angle. He moves one end of the
polariscope until the ray of light is
Strengthened. The movement of the in
strument is registered upon scale wherein
is registered degrees. If the scale marks go
when the ray of light becomes Strengthened,
it is an indication that the sugar possesses
a saccharine strength of 90. The
maker of the sguar from which such sam
pie is taken then becomes entitled to a
bounty of 3 cents per pound. OF course, in
places where there is great bulk of sugar
belonging to the same person, it will be i'm
possible to test every barrel or package.
In that case the producer will assort his
product in three-barrel lots, according to
its color and the inspector will certify the
three barrels upon the basis of one sample
taken at random.
The internal revenue bureau is very busy
making preparations to carry the bounty
law into effect The chemist of the bureau
is preparing the weights and the grad
uated glass TASKS which are to be
used with the polariscope. The utmost
care must be taken with this work,
and absolute accuracy is necessary. When
the twelve inspectors are appointed
they must be instructed in the use Of the
delicate instrument and its care. The
bureau Of engraving and printing is pre-
pairing the license to be issued and the form
of the bonds. Applications are beginning
to pour into the Office of the commits
sioner of internal revenue for licenses.
There is every indication that the
farmers of the west who raise beets and
sorghum, the planters of the south with
their immense plantations of cane, and the
farmers of the north with their groves of
maple trees are fully alive to the fact that
the government intends to pay them for
their industry in addition TO the market
price they will receive for their products,
and they mean to get all they can for their
products