, 1891-01-03
WHAT THE SUGAR INDUSTRY IN
THE UNITED STATES NEEDS.
(FrOm the Louisiana Planter

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The sugar industry is no longer confined
to louisiana. Louisiana i'll the south,
Texas in the southwest, Florida in the
southeast, Nebraska in the north, and
Kansas. the central state-these are sugar
producing states. In all these states the
foundations are being well aid for one
MI magnificent national sugar industry. The
areas in cane in Louisiana are enIaI glng.
The rich soils of Texas are growing cane.
The steam dredge is producing magnificent
cape in Florida. California, wonderful III
all things, is producing crystal sugar.
The natives of Nebraska find sugar IN their
prairie soils. Kansas sugar but a little
while ago consisted OF samples sent ana
received, and handed around as a curious
realization of doubtful dreams. Il would
like said q prominent editor OF a Leading
paper, not 80 long ago, II would IKE 10
see some sorghum sugar" But Kansas
sugar is now exported to New Orleans, the
sugar mart Of the country. Sugar IS now
q safe product of Kansas soil.
It has heen found that cane from the
everglades of Florida, from the rich lands
of Texas, Oeeta from the dry plains OF Ne
braska and Kansas and from the valleys
Of California, and Kansas sorghum are all
true sugar producing plants. "TheFe isl
NhIN ~ NLNhONbb
Florida as we'll suited to sugar growing az
there is in Cuba.' Yet this country i'm
ports forty million dollars worth OF sugar
from Cuba annually. Nebraska brtt'.
California and Kansas beets are ms rlcn ~
sugar as European beet3, ami yet thiS
county imports thousands OF tons OF beet
sugar. A vast increase in sugar pr0duc-
ton is possible in Louisiana and Texas,
and yet this country imported eOne and one
third million tons of sugar in 1890. Kan
sas has vast capacity for producing sOr-
ghum cane which will average IL per cent.
sugar and / per cent. glucose Ill the juice,
wear by year, at half the cost per ton OF
sugar cane or sugar beets, its cane i'm
proves in quality, it's yield per ton increa-
ses, it's supply OF the cane is as yet limit
less, md yet, with all these resources in
sugar production, the demand for sugar is
met by importation, amounting last year to
e93, 600, 900. What binders the rapid de-
velopmen: of the sugar industry IN all
these "states3 It is not infertile soil, nm
friendly climate, lack of energy or want of
skill. 1t is simply the lack OF capital
which binders. Sugar manufacture requires
large individual or associated capital.
There is room in Louisiana, and in
Texas. in Nebraska, Kansas and CalifOr.
MIA for hundreds or thousands Of sugar
companies. There is room in Florida for
many Disstons, in Nebraska for many Ok
nards. in California for many Spreckel7, ia
Texas for many CunninghamS, in Louisiana
for many central factories, III Kansas for
many such factories as Medicine Lodge.
A great investment of capital is required
TO develop this great national sugar indus
try. The rtcent Investments made by the
Disston Co., the Oxnards, by the Spreck-
els, by Morris and others, show the way to
produce American sugar on American soil,
and 10 develop the resources OF the coun-
try in sugar production. To promote the
sugar industry IS worthy the ambition Of
Hnanciers as xell as OF statesmen.