The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1894-12-14
Determined Fight TO be Made
Against the Sugar Trust
In Congress.
SEN. QUAY STARTED THE BALL.
Louisiana Sugar Raisers, by the Infamies
Of that Great Monopoly, Must Sell
Their Product at Lower Figure
than Regular Market Rates.

n. o. Pieayuue.
Yesterday Senator Quay, of Penneyl-
yapia, opened the fight against the
sugar trust in congress, by moving an
amendment to the house free-sugar bill,
or, rather, to the senate's substitute for
that bill, removing the discriminating
duty of lsc per pound on refined sugar
The fact that such a motion emanated
from republican is highly significant,
as it indicates that when the question
finally comes up on direct vote, both
republicans aud democrats can be conn
ted on TO combiHe against the trust ima
sufficient numbers to encompass its
undoing.
"a Ii is reported in the dispatches from
Washington that the Louisiana delega-
ion are somewhat embarrassed as to
heir course ia their eight against the
rnst, because Of the fact that the l-8e
5uty on refined sugars also protects the
PRODUCERS. They need feel no embaF,
assment whatever, as everybody in this
tate is NOW thoroughly convinced that
lie sugar monopoly is the worst possible
spemy Of the domestic sugar industry,
AS for losing by the Withdrawal Of fhe,
SO on refined sugar that is aelusiaA
because lie existence of tile trust IL
0bbing the Louisiana producers Of many
ines as much as the lie on refined
Sugar represents. For instance, the
trust is How paying about 2 7-sc. ip New
Orieans for 96 test sugar. although the
same grade Of sugar is quoted at , l-2e
IN New York By shutting of all com
petition, the trGst forces the Louisiana
sugar producer to sell his sugar at 5-Sc
bslow its market value, as fixed by New
York quotations. The producers can,
therefore well afford to lose the l-Sc
on refined sugar to destroy the power Of
the trust that eonpells them to sell
their sugar at 5-Sc below it's true value.
1 Owing to tho control the monopoly
exerts over the wholesale gEoeers Of the
country, Louisiana sugars are gradually
beng driven out of the grocery trade.
it is now practically impossible to sell
sugar to western groeers, and the sugar
producers are discovering that they are
being gradually forced to submit to the
dietation Of single buyer and that
buyer the trust Every sugar broker in
this city realizes that fact, every dealer
realizes it, aud every sugar planter who
compares the returns fIom the sale Of bis
sugar with New York quotations must
also realize it.
With respect to the treatment Of
Louisiana sugars by the western groeers,
the sugar exchange, as suggested by the
Picaypne some days ago, has decided to
fully investigate, and yesterday the
board Of directors Of that institution APP
pointed special committee for that pur-
pose The charges should beprobed to
the bottom, and if it is found that there
il a systematic conspiracy to drive DO
mestic plantation sugar ont ofthe mar
ket, SO as TO deprive the cople Of the
advantage OF the competition that high
grade I4opisiqHa sugars have hitherto
Afforded congress should be appealed
TO- A brave light Of honest and legitf-
mate traders q aipst grasping mopop-
oly must always command respect and
synpatby from the American people, and
congreas, IN its present temper will not
fail to accord prompt assistance