The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-10

fye States upon the Pacific slope Ia only y
free Of duty from Hawaii and refined in San
Francisco: combined with the, home product.
~sTd sueisst to Ss f' ifsshss u'' DO sent east
n IEaTope UPON lands Serth from $500 70
$l,00O per acre. and In California from $3.50 to
ner U WSa BY MR.
large tract Of land in the Vicinity Of the Al
yarado beet sugar manufactory. informs me
from so s psr acre ss or his
lands for the production OF sugar. beets. and
value 81 land. upon which bsets are grown w In In
The FOLLOWING letter as to the value Of lands
upon which beets are grown In Belgium and
Holland speaks for itself:
c.r,a s,,, c,., j., AHyfsr Bs.o,rn, March =. 1891
that isnds in s.iSa% for growing q sugar ess.s
Their xsus depend. upon the Of the soil and
In Holland ali good lands ara IN the hands OF large
ssss ; ssS sa',:ss
to E. p.
yours very truly. Ii. sriLLEMAcKERs.
Belgium. with an area OF less than on e. fourth
Of that Of New York has population to sup
5S to 'ss
pre- to proanee HSi poSnds
1856 He low
prevailing as given By Mr; Davis. The fact
IN as ss
TACT that the beet sugar is nearly all consumed
In Europe; whore it is produced. and we are
producing. countries. which are nearer to U.s.
Nearly all new industries. when first Intro?
been successful establ}shsd here have been.
financially speaking. failures In this respect
ii hs a Ss
under Napoleon Bonaparte. and was main
ta h there by large Government bounties.
and, as stated BY Mr.. Davis. the market price
and small fraction per tS Il viii iIh be-
observed that the total production Of beet su-
s EsYESHs H in 1s fss Ssas VH Ss
last crop Of which we have com pete returns.
Enormous sums were lost by Mr.. Bessemer
more than 500 per ton in England. while it is
now produced here under his process at $50
The same is true as regards white lead. glass.
pap nT straw goods CARPETS erockery and
sP SHs in 10
nasSssry shout %Ss Fss Ssten 1s3 Re Ss
necessary to reorganize the company upon a
new basis. Under the new organization the en-
SUCCESSFUL
ganizations IN ali poets in this country. and a
better American watch 10 sold ut retail to-day
os t"n fS op g IL NSes
III. upon the sugar beet Industry. invited
spranG to his feet and declared that sugar
nois. because Of its altitude. which he, stated
was only 300 feet above the sea level. while
Grand Island. In Nebraska. where sugar beets
were Growpp was 100 feet above the seq.
Belgium the lands upon which sugar beets
are grown are below the level Of the sea, and
600 pounds OF bee. sugar was produced an
State OF Nebraska sent out to induce capital
that State. and after the meeting had closed
he came to me and assured me that he never
termed it. at any Of my future meetings
Tes un ss waf
Since then the, sugar content Of the beet has
cent BY hydridation and seed selection.
No msnufactory has yet been erected in the
but beets grown NJ east Of the Mississpp and
even in this state. have. when tested, devel- |
ored 'eTy sptistaac t, percentage Of sugar
cheaper east Of the Rocky Mountains than |
here are quite as favorable as In California
| have no personal ends to serve. not having |
any interest, direct or Indirect. In sugar lands.
beet sugar machinery. or beet sugar, manuiac- |
tories gave the i fate to the public II let
sugar we now consume and are compelled to
the present bounty until the INDUSTRY Is estab- |
lished and valuable ADDITIONAL crop secured |
to our farmers for all time. The value OF our |
imports OF raw sugar for the past ten years OK
am free to admit that 1t is the Govern mont |
bounty Of two cents per pound that makes 1t |
possible. with raw sugar upon the FREQ list, to
produce sugar ip this country at present prices
without serious loss either from cane, beets or
sorghum. The present price paid by sugar
man ufacturers for beets In Calf ornis, Nebras-
ka. and Utah is possible only because OF the |
bounty. It is the farmer who gets the greater
part OF the bounty in the prices MS beets.
Legislation hurtful to the sugar refining In
terest In this country Will not afford any relief
TO consumers OF sugar here hut will in effect
Increase our dependence upon foreign nations
Tor our sugar supply.
he encouragement and development Of sugar
production here. GERRIT SMITH GLEN
NEW YORK. Oct. ~. 1893