Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-31

TEN proposed by the senate amendments
10 the Mills bill in 1855. which imposed
duty ard also gave bounty, was now en-
tirely practicable.
Mr.. oxnard took strong grounds against
any reciprocity. He thought dual pohcy
Cboth duty and bounty would be Iair 10
all interests and ieopardiZe none. Such
policy, he said. would increase the revenue
out of which the bounty could be PAID ana
would encourage the sugar industry. the
schedule he proposed WAS duty OF ! cent
per pound on all sugars testing % degrees
or less; cents per 100 pounds additional LOT
every additional degree between 80 ana
I00 with Il of ! per cent differentiai on
sugars above 15 Dutch standard. He asked
for the Mckinley duty on 'molasses ana
contravailing duties against bounty-paylhG
countries on both raw and refined sugars.
The bounty he proposed was = cent per
pound; u 10 go off at the end OF each tour
years. the whole bounty to cease IN Twelve
years.
Herbert NIyrick. president of the Orange
Judd Company spoke in the interests oil
the farmer. His argument was exhaustive
and was largely devoted to showing the
advantage of the production II ms couh-
try of the sugar consumed here II was
an economic crime. he said, to compel
American farmers 10 raise staples in com
petition with the cheap land and lapor
countries with which to pay for imported
sugar. besides standing the freight and
commission both ways.
They have found by experience and scien-
tifc tests that from the Hudson river to
the Pacific, from the Carolinas to the lakes
they can grow sugar beets as rich. or
richer. in ssccharine contents than those
of Europe. They want factories estab-
lished 10 afford a market for these sugar
beets. which they are willing TO furnish at
from 81 to IS per ton. AT these prices, the
a.. IL. .
voted to II will by 50 much reduce the
competition In other branches Of farming.
What stands in the way Of American
beet sugar industry, he said, is mainly
European competition. What is needed. ne
said is reasonable specific duty on all
imported sugar. with an additional as
eliminating duty for countries paying an
export bounty equal 10 that bounty. Then,
with such aid as the various states ana
territories interested may offer 10 secure
sugar factories the beet industry could be
put on its feet in this country within
very few years.
The sugar beet industry. he said. was on
the high road to success under the Nc
Kinley law. Its repeal had brought 1t 10
a standstll. Farmers realized that the
time had come 10 look ont for number one
and they proposed to do IL They will re-
ward the party that stands by them, and
punish the party that goes back on the
farmers They care more for their bread
and butter. said the speaker. than for any
political party. and are disposed to act ac=
cordingiy.
Mr.. r. NJ. Allen, of Ames. Neb., spoke in
behalf of the farmers of the trans-Missis-
sippi country. Low prices of wheat for
years and corn at II cents, Mr.. Alien said,
had turned the thoughts of the Western
farmers to beets. Beets were almost as de-
sirable for cattle feeding as for sugar.
During the morning session Francis B.
Thurber, of New York. and w. J. Mccain.
of Philadelphia, also spoke. Both were
subjected to a vigorous cross-questioninS
by Mr.. McMillin on the operations of the
sugar trust. r
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