The National tribune., 1893-04-27
C. C. COLUMBIAN CLUB.
Prize Papers and Prize Offers of a Gre
EDoCh,

Prize Papers and Prize Offers of a Great
Epoch.
Prizes are offered for the best papers on topics
announced; also, for papers on any general topics
bearing upon The series. Contributors will say
whether they prefer books C. c. badges or novel
ties. All contributors should mail papers at least
two weeks in advance of the dates assigned for
publication 10 Kate b. Sherwood, Canton. o. Com
ing topics are as follows:
EIGHTEENTH PAPER, MAY a.
!. Who are the great American poets, living and
dead? Who are the great story writerse
3 What is the most popular book ever written in
America, and into how many languages has it been
translated?
3. Tell something of books Mt the Worlds Fair9
NINETEE NTH PAPER, MAY H.
]. Who were The great orators of the American
Revolution? Quote memorable sayings.
. Who were the great orators of the Emancipa-
lion period. including the civil war? Quote memo
rAbe sayings.
8. Who are the great orators of The present time,
and what their themes?
Both men and women are included in the above.
TWENTIETH PAPER MAY Is.
l. Who instituted Memorial Day. what was it
first called and what circumstance suggested it?
Q How should Memorial Day be observed-as
gala day O a holy day?
g. What is the sweetest Memorial poem ever
writtea, and by whom? The sweetest Memorial!
tribute. and by whom?
TEENTY-FTEsT PAPER.
l. At what age should a woman marry?
3 What shoald be the qualifications of a good
American wife?
3 Ought girl to marry her like. physically,
mentally, and morally, or her opposite
SEVENTEENTH PRIZE PAPER.
To Frank L. Burdick. Ivarea. Pa, has been
awarded the prize for the Seventeenth Columbian
Paper-fheme sugar.
To5r M
prize is awarded for Interesting notes and statistics
upon this subject.
First Prize: Columbus before Ferdinand and
I@ai,pIia,' beautiful and interesting picture.
Second rize: -" Campi and Memorial Poems"
FIRST PRIZE PAPER
l. What is sugar. and from what made?
. What are the sugar producing countries OF the
world?
3 What is the extent of the sugar industry in the
United States?
l. The juice of many plants after going through
many processes OF refining Is made into granular
saccbarine substance known sugar.
The principal plant from which sugar is manu-
featured is the saccbaran oGiciHGTli, sngar-cane.
The second great from which this much
used article is derived II beeiroot
One Of The Efost PHEASANT OF sugars 90 tlie taste is
made from the maple. 0ceF sGechdrilsun. II can
alro he made Frt,, firch uarsn,ys carrf,ts n1eons
and other vegetables, differing IN degree OF sweet
Irss and solubilIiy.
Q Oi,e or tIe greatest sugar producing countries
Of The world is the Island Of Cuba. This small ISL
atsd-bui little larger than the State OF Virginia
manufactures much sugar any other country
in the world, making il from cane.
The greatest producer of beet-root sugar is Ger
many. The Germans have within few years
built mp a great trade ia this article
Other countries distinguished for the production
of sugar the following: France Brazil. China,
Himdo-taf. the couf; ries Of The Nile. the Bsrbary
countries. Persis. Cape Colony. Argentine Repub-
lie United States, Australia. Philippine, Sandwich,
and other Pac sRe Islands. Uruguay, and Afghanis-
tan.
g. Tle production of sugar In the United States is
very small compared with that of Cuba and Ger
I,4afgy A bounty is new paid 10 producers and
tse amount OF c!ans paid up 10 March, 1892. was
81 $50 02e.
Louisiana leads In The production IF cane; Cali
fUruia IN the production Of beet. Other STATES
duciug follows: Nebraska Texas Kansas,
Utah. and FlOridH.-Irank J. BHrdick, Irarea. Pa.
SECOND PRIZE PAPER
J. Sugar Il made chiefly from cane aud beet, the
being the richsr nf the two. containing so per
cent 81 crystalizHiie sngar. while the beet averages
There have been experiments with other plants
aud vegetables. but far tiiey have not proved
very successful.
first seed OF which brought 10 this country
about 1850 During tile about the only
the Southern Sales had Of obtaining their
g sweetfniug."
The sugar-cane has been the main sugar-pro-
dHciuE plant OF the United States but from present
judcatiuTs II will soon fad a close second in the
beet. Ia Europe the bee: has the preference as
will he from The following:
in $50 the sugar supply Of iile world was about
made In Europe.
Taking the sugar producing countries of the
world a whole, iifs has the lead. as you
may by Use following statement: Beet.sugar
produced Ia 1873 and 1873 572 $50 tons ia 1879
aud 1880. | 5000 sons Cane sugar for The same
periods 1879 900 aud 3 I}2 600 tons respectively
ira.ing the grand total of 47Il 500 and 467 600
tons for The Two
2. The most important sugar producing coun-
tries Cuba which ranks first then Brazil fssl-
lowed by Germany, France and other European
countries and the United States.
TO Louisiana must be given the credit of produe-
ing nearly nine-lenths OF the sugar made in this
country.
Sugar Is an important product OF other islands
ard countries.
3. The United States up 10 1873 or even a few
wears later, had made a success of making
be-i-zugar having tried twice in Illinois and twice
ia Wisconsin, failing almost completely in ali of
them.
At present however. with improved machinery
and processes several factories in successful
operation particularly ia California and Nebraska
The production az sugar has grown steadily until
now make about 2gz 65l tons divideda as follows:
Ia lS95 The caie-Sugar amounted to l9J 600 tons;
tie beei-saear TO u. SAL ions In 1891 the amount
WAS about 6 300 tons less of beet. aud 10000 tons
less Of caHe-sagar.-Chas. l.. Brewer, Viuion, Iowa