The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-24

Put by Chairman Harter to the President
OF thu Sugar Trust.

dent Of the American Sugar Refining Com
| phhy was mall L tonight: -,
| II. -. Havemeyer, Esq, President IN
American Sugar Refining Company Ne"
| York:
Dear sir.-If you will supply to me- as
IDe chairman Of the sub-commlttee ~, on
trusts OF the Committee on MahulatD
lures, the Information asked for h ,issa
! VIII see that ii Is laid before inc NJ ~, p,
a lfee-trader mysen, and behevlns M ar
no tax should be levied upon susal, ,o w.
| anything else, except for revenue, new, >
theless, as practically every ar'iCle e,ocA
| general consumption Is 10 retain P,,,o,.
! tlon | feel no prejudice against tne 49,
| interest as such. and thihk 1I 10
| number OF the members OF the nousc
! entertain the same view. As, however
| the sugar trust demands protection, or
more properly speaking, the taxation ol
| the public for its profit, IL sn0uiu pu1 ~
fore Congress and the public us reai
condition so that an intelligent opinion or
the merits of It's demands may Dc
formed
II upon an actual and necessary in
vestment OF cash capital II cannon save
itself from losses without burdenlnS me
taxpayers. then il has much justlilcauon
tand more for being fed from the puDhc
resources by taxation as many INDUSTRIES
which we. In passing the Wilson Dill, al
lowed 10 remain on the charity list. II,
however. its profits have been excessive
when figured upon an actual cdsh ana
unwatered capital stock, then you as
Il
that you should not have any legislative
favOrs. In such an event tax OF one
cent per pound upon l0 degree sugar
Tor revenue only. would be iair ana
equitable one, permitting a reduction OF
one onc-hunlrcith OF cent Tor each
degree Of sweetness lacking. such tax
as this, while taking nothing out Of the
treasury Of your company, would pour
great many millions into the Govern
ment Golfers. The information asked for
j. cOmprchendel under four heads
hat is the present cash value O. @.
cost OF replacing Of the plants actually
ia operation. and necessary 10 produce
quantity Of refined sugar turned out
by Your company?
2. What have been the actual profits Of
me American Sugar Refining Company
for each fun fiscal year since its organi-
cation, and what are its profits so far in !
me current year?
3. What annual salary IS paid to each |
or us general officers?
:. What is the actual paid-n cash |
capital, including the plants turned in at |
their real cash market value. and what |
Is the present surplus fund Of the COM
pdny. including all individual profits?
ne Mckinley bill gives the sugar re-
liners an opportunity Of collecting from |
the consumer a tax Of One-half cent per
pound upon all sugars above 40 l6.
1utch standard. AMI the consumption Of
iI classes Of sugar during the past three
iScdl years aggregated y go, ~. i46 pounds, |
l.
mis- limit IL follows. therefore, that the
sugar trust and the independent refncrs
n the United states must have received
'teI $+hWnlWo OF the peoples money
While the Government got during the
hree years only $i7o.7jl As your COM
any asks continued favors. the prOprietv
u supplying tn country with the inf0r-
nation asked herein will not be uuos-
loned by so reasonable and able a man
u business rs Yourself.
on are Democrat and will. ] trust f0in |
pc In the hope that within few wears
he present wretched system of taxing The
eople Wnder the misleading name Of
rotection for the benefit Of private in
argst Is viii be done away with entirely
nj forever.
Yours truly.
(SigneD MICHAEL y. HARTFR.
The Washington correspondent. OF tho
Jew York Herald, has this special in ,
unday s. paper
The fine strands Of evidence that rho
enate sugar scandal committee has
zen gathering together are slowly bur z
'Itiy weaving themselves into a strong /
fple OF testimony TO draw out into the ,
pen three. and possibly four. of the q
hlted states senator's who. II Is alleged.
ave been dahbling IN speculation and
ptestins their innocence Of any such Z
The Herald started this line Of inouirv j!
ld by IT'S persistent efforts has put the
'Mmlttee In the way OF getting NJ Tho .
)ttom OF the many ugly reports thar u
I'VE Deen whispered about the Cartel | ~
n weeks. The committee now sees a
at II IS on the road that leads 10 / =
'actical results. and is forging ahead o.
Il, pace that startles those senators who
iih lhEesusauon are ordered 10 con- 81
tL Iacis and whitewash the guilty b.
mere Is note Of genuine alarm I'm H.
% voices OF some senator's who begin a.
see where the Inquiries OF the com N
Illee' as now directed. are leading II. Il
rec OF these members Of the Senate.
no sW0re that they had never dfrectly
Indirectly. speculatcd IN SUGAR stocks
her on their own account or for the
count or any one else. now hear with 7,
lazement the rumors Of what is going d.
IN committee. and wonder how Il Will re
end. 90 l.,
here are two gentlemen whom the Ia
'cSticating committee are very anxious gr
have brought before them one is mi
Iiam mt kellogg, ex-Unted States AT
ator from Louisiana and eX-GoVernor So
that state, who until recently. was 4 IN
cucing attorney In this city Mr.. hi
HosS was mentioned IN tO-day's Her cll
as a person from whom the COM Di
[ Information. bu
he Herald. on July IT. quoted an infor- NJ.
M who said he had seen the original an
.r LOT sugar certificates sent to br.
ser solicitor here by "a senator who thi
since sworn 10 the opposite effect hu
informant added that ne had pro Su
ad photograph Of the original. and for
( THIS copy was on the way TO too
nber Of the Tariff Conference Com dal
Tee. The intention was not 10 have eo'
photograph shown 20 the sugar scan ia
committee, nor 10 let IL know II H. enc
plan was 10 use II privately as
ub to force "a certain senator TO vote
the reduction OF a tariff schedule.
posed 20 DE lead. "
De- best Information 10 he obtained me
= tonight is that Ex-Governor Kel- anC
may be the agent who was 70 show ! phi
photograph 10 a conference commit Wlt
nan. and that he now has II. or has nav
il until recently. was
r investigators are exceedingly my, OF Z
20 lean anvthing bordering upon IL
matter which Mr. Kellogg can be out
Cel 10 say OF
called at ex-senator Kellogg's hotel har
evening, and was told he was in I'M
INTO. canada tn rcu.y e. question. tdfA
clerk said Mr.. kellogg left on July met
the day the first Herald story an mo
ed lie said he did not know when I'M
ould return. but expected to be gon. ISp,
Iple of months al least. He left or N1N
for mail 10 be forwarded 10 the Pm.
MS Hotel. Toronto. The clerk said MAJ
Kellogg was not I'm the habit of I aiy
ms Canada. He is alone as far as Sulu
be learned. members Of his family pui
in Cress0n Springs, Pa. w
Whc
he COHMIFTEE MAS A CLUE whe