St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-04-09

Of best sugar. with 4O3 factories, while
the L nited States presents the miserable
showing of 10000 tons produced from
seven factories.
Stimulating the cultivation Of the beet
this country would give an entirely diff
ferent complexion to things, invite new
capital, and build up this trade in this
country and 1t is with this nd in view
that the beet sugar industry will make
fight in the senate on the pending bill.
Many people seem to think that the
beet cannot be grown generally in the
United States only in comparatively few
sections. 1t can be successfully produced
In all the states Of the upper Mississippi
valley and upon the Pacific coast.
The sugar beet does well in the great
northwest 1t Is very rich in Wisconsin.
1t can be grown to advantage even in
New York. 1t is least adapted to New
England and the south.
To summarize the coming fight in the
senate, It is but necessary to say that the
farmers and agricultural people want
the beet industry stimulated, and the
sugar trust does not, the latter's great
profits being made from the cane prod
uct which its machinery can only han
die.
With the eastern senators in favor OF
the terms of the sugar schedule as it now
stands, because Of its revenue producing
abilities and the western senators in ia
Nor Of it because Of the stimulus It will
afford to the beet industry, it is hard 10
see how the trust can have the schedule
remodclled 10 be more agreeable to 1t.
but its Managers here are reported to
have said but recently that the sugar
schedule viii be "al right" when the
senate finishes its work on the tariff bill
1t is an interesting fight none the less
and one which 7O00OO0O people ought to
be watching with interest, as It Is of
paramount importance to them and
theirs.
Congressman Fitzgerald Of Massa-
chusetts has been in consultation with
Secretary of the Navy Long and Chief
Constructor Hichborn respecting the ex-
ecution Of the provision of the naval ap-
preparation bill, which he succeeded in
having Included, appropriating $4,000 for
reftting the famous old frigate Consti-
tuition. Mr. Fitzgerald pointed out to
the department officials that the money
was Immediately available and he sug-
gested the proprety Of going on at once
with the work of refttng leaving 1t to
the future to decide whether or not the
vessel shall be taken to Washington, to
Boston or elsewhere The officials agreed
with him as to this, and orders have
gone forward to the Portsmouth On. H)
navy yard, where the Constitution now
lies, to place her in readiness to make
voyage at sea,
Without undertaking to affect the
judgment Of Secretary Long as to the
final resting place of the old ship Mr..
Fitzgerald put in an application to have
the Constitution at Boston, oct 10 next.
This day will mark the Tooth anniversary
of the launch of the old ship, and not
only the people of Boston, but all the
citizens Of Massachusetts, intend to make
great demonstration on that occa-
sion, hopns to secure the attendance
of the president and his cabinet officers
among other features.
The grand old New England spirit
ought to awake itself and endeavor to
have this historic old frigate perma-
nently stationed at Boston, the scene OF
some of her greatest triumps. where she
was launched, and where she ought to
be forever stationed until she crumbles
to pieces The move to keep her perma-
nently as naval museum in the Wash
ington navy yard can be easily headed
off by move on the part of New Eng
landers to have her stationed in Boston.
but the trouble abut It is that the minute
Roston puts IN a claim of this sort
Portsmouth will want to know what's
the reason she cannot remain perma-
nently in that city which fact, when the
secretary of the navy sees that New
England can not agree in the premises,
will lead him to settle the matter by
ordering the frigate to Washington.
Boston is the place for the good old
frigate, as the metropolis of New Eng
land, where thousands of people could
weekly worship at her shrine of patr-
otism.