New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-07
upper end Of the island, bordering upon the Harlem
ship Canal
THE BREAK IN SUGAR CERTIFICATES.
TALK WITH J. o. DoNNFR-THE EFFECTS OF
TAKING OFF THE DUTY.

TALK WITH J. o. DONNFR-THE EFFECTS OF
TAKING OFF THE DUTY
J. O. Bonner. the expert refner Of the American
Sugar Refining Company. was seen at his club by a
Tribune reporter last night and when asked about the
break sugar certificates said he coud not atulDu~
It TO anything else than the threat OF some meoe'
OF Congress TO take of the IL cent per pound proe
ton which the industry row ENJOYS III this co"s'
"a that he said would undoubtedly Xii the indusHy
When asked whether this meant an important cheap
o,,,c IN the nricc of refined sugar, he answered No.
not immediately But after a very short period-iohg
enough 70 erect works in Enrope-it Will pIoo'p'
cheaper sugar TO the extent Oh Ia CENT ior ''0
reason that this IL cent protecuoh now Represents
IA cent cheaper production In EUROPE while INC o'c'
Id cent represents the profits OF the INDUSTRY III '''
country And for this small amount which means TO
the people OF the United states with an average yearly
consumn,ion NJ sixty pounds Of sugar per cap'a only
10 o cep,s nor annum or fraction more than cent
nor month If is proposed TO overthrow the existing
tariff laws and ruin industry With about S'oooo,-
Ooo ~ Investment employing S25,000,0OO OF cash
capital in It's business, giving direct ana 'hairect ell
poyment TO families OF more than 100000 people, con
spninp from 100000 to 100000 tons OF Pennsylvania
Goa, nor anniIln; using 100000 barrels for winch
N. umber Is hauled from Michigan and Ohio and EN-
ov,c % 600 900 pounds OF bone char collected all
ov.r the limited States. This industry also makes use
OF number OF other auxiliary Industries, III WHO" oc
o,o nroduced represent almost entirely the cost Ol
labor and transp )rtation expended thereon INNS
u.bo q possiblc saving OF I cent month per capita
On Cha citizens OF this country may be elected, an
onormous Industry with It's employment OF capilai ana
labor will he driven from this country, ana the ch'c
trade with Cuba and other sugar producing countries
vil conpse and 20 10 England and Germany folin-
caIIv il is an entering wedge into the Republican pro
tective tariff SYSTEM and economically 1t means that
M new capital be safely invested under the tariff
in anv industry whatsoever, none would be cafe
from similar attacks
In answer 10 the question what he himself would
do Mr. Bonner frankly answered that he had taken all
necessary steps fox the building Of large refining works in
Germany as be found he could raise all the money re
quired at a rate Of interest not much more Than one
half of that which he would have 10 pay in the Timed
states that the cost OF the erection of the buildings
with the machinery, the labor and all auxiliary sup
plies, fully 40 per cent cheaper than the same
protected items in this country and that the difference
In freight between and refined shipments amounted
scarcely to cent per 100 pounds If the bounty were
reduced 10 nothing, Mr. Bonner said he could earn his
refining profit OF OnefOurth OF a cent per pound a>
easily in Hamburg or Bremen 10 IN New-iork or
Philadelphia.
Mr. bonner added that when the Mckinley bill was
before the Senate the whole subject OF the sugar aI1
was thoroughly investigated, and he declared that
the prejudice then existing against the socalcd
trust stronger than it is at ppscnt) forced the Re
publican party TO reduce the tariff sugars to Il IL
per cent ad valOrem basis, while the tariff on some
other manufactured articles increased to 40 and
80 per cent" At the same time Mr.. Bonner added.
the dividing line between raw and refined was fixed
at No. lG thus allowing what known as the poor
mans sugar TO come in free Of duty. These grades
produced by the refinery, represent from ID cent
to 20 per cent Of its product