The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-10-16
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Special Washington correspondsnae'
Secretary Wilson, the head Of n. n
partment Of Agriculture, contjpns. ae "
est IL not enthusiastic about the n,,s .srn-
bility OF putting into the pockets :.
farmers Of this country the sion 600 a eos
that the people are now sendino on
for their sugar. The more | thiu otOaa
this beet sugar business" said no =.
the more l look into its vast possih;,. saa
the more l am surprised that the a mse
can people have been buying such ouan,s
ties abroad. There is really no mora -.
son why we should buy sugar abroad IN
wheat. We have in this country Lana aa
well adapted to the growth of sugar h.'.'
as anywhere in the world. and Il Il
markable fact that our people have ~
so long in seeing the possibilities and ny.
ting forward every effort toward ,ha
complishment of this end. Sugar en,as'
into our consumption to such lorsa w.,
national extent that the triumph OF br;O,.
ing about the growing of all our own nv
ducts in this direction would be no sm.n
one. The way in which the Amerc,s
farmers are taking hold Of II shows VIII,
comparatively easy matter Il woru
have been at any time of late years N !.
tablish the industry on permanent had.
and as l say, it seems strange that ~
sighted men have not seen the adyapt,..
to result to those successfully fosteds,
it. In my trip through the West tou,i
farmers generally enthusiastic over M
subject, all of them anxious, and hOujn,
that the analysis to be made OF their BEEN
would show such satisfactory percent
age Of sugar as to enable them to at onu
enter into the growth OF the beet as a
crop. In fact, the danger lies in over.
enthusiasm: in the large outlay OF money
and establishment of plants in sections
where the beet cannot be pro6tably
grown.
THE Mckinley bounty on sugar was
operating well, and If il had continued
would have so encouraged both cane and
beet sugar industries that we would, BY
this time, be quite independent Of foreign
markets in this respect. The bounty pro
posed for beet sugar in the Dingley tariff
bill would have still further stimulated
the industry, but even as it is, believe
we are on the way TO seeing a good qual.
ity Of sugar supplied from a great many
points in the United States. The sugar
beet thrives on variety OF soils, being
best adapted to sandy loans Of moderate
fertility, and presume that reports Of
our analyses will show great areas In Va.
rious sections of the country capable Of
raising beets containing a sufficient per
centage OF saccharine matter TO warrant
the building of factories and the planting
of large areas.
about 200 OF the farmers Of De
country have grown beets for tests, nd
we are now receiving samples for amp
sis. II everything goes right we willhn
a complete report on the subject b!M
first OF the year. This will show the NOS
desirable sections for entering into NE
beet industry and will enable Operations
to erect beet sugar rehneries with some
degree Of assurance that the industry VIII
be success in their particular sections
ANY new crop which takes the place
of present crops, and thereby reduces
their acreage, tends TO stimulate the
prices received for those crops, by dimin'
ishing their yield, and this is one OF 'ne
indirect ways in which a general cuiu'S
ton of the sugar beet will better the con
dition Of the farmer. The saving OF siV
DOC. 900 TO the country will give 10"
amount TO labor. Sugar represents lavV.
almost entirely, from the growing Oh nv
seed to the sugar barrel. The di'e'siS
cation of our industries to this extehts wy
have tendency TO help the prices OF oua
crops. ..,,
.srhe production of camphor, conui'a
the Secretary, has been recently canuS
my attention, and | think l see N IN
connection another industry TO- De ue'a
oped and one especially ADVANTAGES;
the South. We are gathering s'a,'a y.
now in regard to the area in whlcn ~
tree will thrive. 1t Is known TO 90 w. ~.
Florida. In fact, there are now u u
State large trees which were sent WV.
there from this department years sso
little plants, intended then Tor snau. -,
ornament, but they have demonsurn nv.
clearly that the tree grows wen III .o.
ida. and what l want is TO see WIZ.
groves planted on the rich haminoeA IN /,
bottoms Of the State, where the svn a.,,
very productive, but not safe iroli I'm n,
for the growth Of oranges, lemons az. N,
more tropical products. Every par. u =,
camphor tree is now used in 'ne 800. 800.
ton of this valuable gum: inc ", I'M ~,
chips, the roots, everything Az Az mr
camphor is now imported from .n nor IN
East, and IL we can keep tbs in .%" hs,.
our own pocket, we are 80 muci Wv rsed
ter off. The South, especially : u u h h
of n diversification of crops anu irdns
IL will be found that the cahpnor,
try will be practicable and pr9hWiI1yyIE