News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-06-18
The sugar Bounty.
IMPORTANT LETTER ON THE SUBJECT
FROM CONGRESSMAN CIRCUIT.
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The Sugar Bounty.
IMPORTANT LETTER ON THE SUBJECT
FROM CONGRESSMAN CIRCUIT.
[From the st. Johnsbury Republican,
| Mr. Editor: Referring to your in
quiry if | knew whether the farmers
are making the necessary application
for license to produce maple sugar for
a bounty, will say that Col. Forbes,
deputy collector of Vermont, writes
me under date of June LIST that only
30 farmers have yet filed the neces-
sary papers for receiving the bounty,
though some two thousand sets of
blanks have been sent in response to
applications therefor.
1t does not seem possible that the
farmers will deliberately neglect to
| take this necessary step in order to
receive the bounty, but there is great
danger that twill not be ATTENDED to
seasOnably, so prone is man to pro-
crastinatiOn and so inattentive is he
to specific requirements unless trained
to the observance of them, and this
is not true of farmers as a class. Of
course every one understands the ap-
plication tor license, together with
the bond, must be filed with the Col
lector prior to July LIST in order to be
entitled to the bounty onnextspring's
crop.
If any suppose it will do just as
well to file their papers a day or two
after July LIST, they will find out their
mistake when they try the expert
ment.
Some may think this preliminary
step unnecessary and feel out of pa
thence IN being asked to comply with
1T, but it should be remembered that
IN passing money from the public
treasury every precautiOn should be
taken for the protection of it, and
who will claim that it is hardship
to be required to make formal appli-
! cation for the bounty offered and en-
ter into reasonable obligations to
observe the conditions on which it is
granted? If to the farmer it seems a
difficult tasks to properly fill the
blanks, ask assistance of some neigh
Dor or other person accustomed to
such work and be sure that the com
pleted papers are put into the mail in
season to reach Col. c. S. Forbes, st.
Adams, Vt. before July LIST. If the
sugar producer fail to do this. no
matter how much or howgoo sugar
he may make he can receive no
bounty.
At least quarter of q million of
dollars is within reach of the farmers
next spring and if they fail to get it
they can blame no one but them
selves.
Besides the bounty, the value of
the maple product will be enhanced
by the government mark, which of
necessity will be placed upon each
package inspected This will be a
guarantee to the purchaser of the
purity OF the article. The demand
Tor maple sugar would be much |
larger only for the widespread sus-
picion outside of New England of |
its adulteration This suspicion |
would be dispelled by a government
inspection as to all that stood the !
required test andreceived the govern
ment stamp.
All must admit the propriety of
requiring, as the law does, that
sugar for a bounty be produced I'M
der a license and under the super
vision of the government. The
United States treasury at u distance
deal with those receiving
money from it as one neighbor deals
with another, and guard it ever so
carefully frauds will still be practised
upon It, The safeguards provided in
this bounty business are necessary
only against the grasping and I'M
'crupulous, but all must alike com
ply with the requirements, for the
aW, like the author of all law, should |
De no respecter of persons"
Some are troubled to know about
5he inspection of the sugar. This is
altogether ahead of the time. No
one yet knows definitely about it. as l
the regulations upon that point t
are not yet formulated, but from
frequent conversations with thecom- {
missioner OF Internal ,1rT1i- "
5he subordinate officers having the {
sugar bounty in charge, [ feel safe in
aging the inspection will be of '
uch character as to allow ofprompt a
hipment to market of such portion q
S the producer may desire. Bor- d
ow no trouble about this. 1t will b
e provided for by the Department a
nd | believe literally when that Il
ONT is reached. a
Something has also been said t
bout producers of less quantity n
han 500 pounds. | can say with o
that such can form a CO. a
and if the co-partnership
reduce 500 pounds it will be entitled 7
0 the bounty. Only if they manu- y
lcture in each of the two places, y
his co-partnership need extend to -"
othing else but the production of q
1gar. y
L feel confident that in every par r
ocular left to the discretion of the r
resent commissioner of the Internal -
.eVenue the producer will have the T
enefit of a liberal construction of I
be law; but upon the necessity for l.
ppllcation to produce and the filing G
I a bond, etc, the commissioner has p
o discretion. The law is explicit. -
allure to comply cuts off every ~
nance under it. | sincerely hope the
lrmers OF the state will not neglect X
his great opportunity, but will Il
lake application at once and not de- p
ny till the last moment and then W
efhaps through some accident find II
themselves too late. | repeat make 81
pplIcation at once, then make a o
God article and the producer of W
laple sugar will receive from the q
overnment nearly if not quite p,
lough bounty to cover the current K
)st of production. al
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A Good Scheme. W
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