The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-30
SUGAR BOUNTY.
Fifteen Million Dollars to Be Paid
the Farmers.
Licenses Being Filled Cat by Revenue Col
lector Quinn-Law to Go Into Effect
Tomorrow.
Collector of Internal Revenues John C.

Collector of Internal Revenues John c.
Quinn is having a large number of licenses
for the manufacture of sugar during the year
commencing Tomorrow filled out for pro-
spective manufacturers. They are to insure
the proper distribution Of bounties guaran-
teed by Congress, which passed an act APP
propriatIng between S1200O.O00 and S15.-
600, geo for that purpose.
In speaking of the bounty and the manner
in which 1t is to be distributed, Collector
Quinn said: " intend giving blank form
to each manufacturer, either actual or pros
pective, to be filed up, stating the amount
of sugar expected to be produced, the loca-
ton of the factory. and the kind of ma
chinery to be used. This statement must
be returned, accompanied by bond pledg-
ing the producer to faithful observance
OF the regulations concerning the granting
OF the bounty. The amount of bond will
vary with the amount of sugar to be
produced, the lowest 10 be not less than
500, which will authorize the manufacture
OF 800 pounds of sugar.
A HEAVY BOND.
"We do not expect to have as heavy bonds
as other places-LouSiana, for instance,
where one bond of $4,000 has been filed
for authorization to produce 5,OOO,O00
pounds. No charges will be made for IL
cense, but it is absolutely necessary that
the license be issued by July 1st Qo-mor-
row, in order to obtain the bounty when
tue sugar is ready for the market
when the sugar has been produced. re-
fined and placed III barrels ready for ship
ment, Government Inspector will test and
inspect il, and certify its strength and
value to the Commissioner Of Internal Rev.
enue. who will in turn forward the certti-
cate to the Secretary of the Treasury for
his approval. A warrant VIII then be is
sued for the bounty.
THE testing of the sugar to ascertain its
sacchaTlne strength is an interesting opera
ton. The degree of sweetness, contrary to
the first method one would think OF, is not
ascertained by tasting it, but it is deter
mined by the sense of sight rather than
taste. The inspector examines the sugar
through a little Instrument and discovers
the amount of sacchaTln9 matter IN 1t. The
instrument is the polariScope-a sort OF
telescope, eighteen inches in length. A
| quantity of sugar is dissolved in certain
amount of water.
MAKING THE TEST.
"The solution is then put in an oblOng
bottle and placed in the p0lariSc0pe, at one
end of which is lighted lamp. lie sees
| that the rays OF light are refracted con-
| Siderably to one side. He moves one end
OF the pOlarisc0pe until the rays are straight
| ened, and this movement is registered on
scale of degrees. Ii the scale marks ninety
| degrees the sugar contains ninety degrees Of
saccharine strength. Such sugars are en-
| titled to q bounty OF cents, and 1t Is on THIS
| basis that all bounty is to be piid.
This amount of from twelve to fifteen
millions will be paid out to citizens during
the next year by the Treasury Department
| Most Of it viii go to Louisiana for the pro-
| ductiOn of cane sugar. Over Si,000.0O0 will
| be paid to farmers in the New England
| States, New York, Ohio. Illinois and the
Northwestern States for the production of
| sugar from maple sap. Another large sum
| viii come to California, Kansas, Nebraska
| and Iowa for sugar from beets and sorghum
cane. The internal revenue is very busy
| on this scheme and the farmers are awaken
| Ing to the fact that the Government actually
means to protect and foster one of their
| most paying industries"