The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-31

bounty to cease in u years, which be
claimed was the unexpired balance OF
the obligation incurred by the govern
ment towards her home sugar pro-
ducers in the Mckinley tariff of 1890.
To this schedule he would add a pro-
vision, as sugars from nations impos-
ing unreasonable restrictions or ex-
actions and refusing to enter into
reciprocal agreement for a free and fair
exchange of products for duties of
from 80 TO so per cent above the
standard specifics. Or instead of that,
apply to such nations the provisions of
the so-cailed Kerr BILL, minus the
tea and coffee clause. or the Hopkins
bill" Such a schedule would return
on the basis of our imports of dutiable
sugars under 16 Dutch standard for the
year 1895 about $69,0000 900. This sched-
ule would give only fair protection and
sufficient announcement for an in
crease of domestic sugar. 1t would not
materially increase the price of sugar
and it would allow it to play its part
in the policy of reciprocity. We would
get at least $4,000, 900 more of revenue
from sugars and would be aiding the
domestic product at critical time.
CUTLER ON HAWAII.
Thomas r. Cutler of Lehi, Utah,
spoke of the detrimental effects of the
Hawaiian treaty, resulting, he said, in
this country paying rebates TO the con-
tract labor of the country. If we made
our own sugar we would give employ
ment to some $50, 900 men annually and
retain here about S125, GOO, 600 per an
mum. Utah, he said, felt to a certain
extent the hand of the sugar trust.
AS soon as the Utah producers went
into their own market the San Fran
cisco sugar trust reduced prices. In
this matter the producers had to con-
tend with the free Hawaiian product"
r. NJ. Allen of Nebraska asked for a
schedule which would encourage our
farmers, and not give foreigners a
monopoly of our market. The farmers.
of Nebraska would be materially as
sisted if beet growing could be made
profitable and they were ready and
anxious to enter into this industry.
WRITTEN ARGUMENTS.
Among the written arguments pre-
sented to the committee on ways and
means today was one by Senator
George c. Perkins of California in
favor Of the imposition of a specific
tax of IL cents per pound on imported
raw sugar. He showed that the
consumption of raw sugar by the
United States is about 100000
tons year. all of which can,
if the sugar interest is protected,
y
borders. He showed that the area
capable of producing beet sugar was
sufficient to more than supply the de-
mand of the United States, and that
sugar beets can be raised on soil rang
ing in character from alkah plains TO
the rich soil of California. He pointed
out the fact that France alone pro-
duced sugar beets enough to manu-
facture all the sugar that we import
and that Germany is a still greater
producer of sugar of this character
Austria is, also, a large producer. But
these countries have protected this in
terest so that it has been enabled to
increase to its present vast dimen-
sions. And now these same countries
are increasing the bounties and duties
in order to protect their respective
producers against the competition of
the other European beet sugar coun-
tries.
The sugar producers of the United
States are thus forced into COMPETE
ton with the protected sugar of
Europe, and for this protected sugar
we are paying out nearly 100000 900
per year. This sum, he argued, should
be retained in the United States and
paid out to our own laborers, farmers
and mechanics.
Adjourned until tomorrow.