The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-04-13

put of cane sugar than at present, the
quantity would not suffice to supply
the needs and demands of the people
of this Republic In fact the total pro.
duction Of the beet sugar in the United
! States and cane sugars from Hawaii
would not supply within eight per cent
of the consumption.
SUGAR IMPORTATIoNS.
In order to arrive at some idea OF
the amount of sugar imported into At
lantic coast ports from January to
November, 1896, the following figures
will be of interest: From Europe, prin-
cipally beet sugar, 409, ,743 tons: Java.
Cuba. West Indies, Brazil, Philippine
Islands. Egypt and other foreign coun-
tries, 992,S72; total, 1,4S3 ,615 tons as
against an importation from Hawaii
of 1865 tons into Atlantic ports. San
Francisco received from Hawaii dur
ing January to December, 1896. 10000
tons. consumed on the Pacific coast
and in the Western States. II is es;i-
mated by well inform d persons :na-
the total production Of bee sugar in
the United States for The present year
Viii be 10000 tons, the yearly increase
since 1890 having been 10000 tons,
and even with an increase of 10000
tons yearly. due to the erection and op-
Grafton of new refnerias, many years
will eIapse before these establishments
would be IN aposition 70 supply the
needs of cur increasi lg population
with the increasing yearly consump-
ten.
Seeing that a vast amount of capital
fas been invested in the sugar planta-
tions of the Hawaiian Islands by Arl-
eiican citizens, as well rs the almost
exclusive trade which we now hold
with the Hawaiian Republic. 10 the
actual benefit of our manufacturers and
producers, i seems that all efforts
should be made not only to foster
those advantages, but to make enact
ments that will by combining both The
Hawaiial aud beet sugar interests en-
al e the capital of our citizens invested
il both these enterprises TO earn prof
its, rather than abrogate treaty that
now operates advantageously.
As an example that the cane and
other classes of sugar produces in the
United States could not under the most
favorable conditions produce in any
wise an amount sufficient to supply
the needs of our people, it may be
stated that for the year 1896 there was
consumed 243, ,220 tons of domestic cane
sugar, 10000 tons of beet sugar, 300
tons of sorghum sugar, 5000 tons of
maple sugar, 603 tons of molasses sugar
making total of 2S9, ,123 tons from
domestic sources.
The importation from foreign coun-
tries during 1896, that passed into con-
sumption, was 1,670,963 tons, and of
this amount only 100000 tons came
from the Hawaiian plantations, and
even this quantity is maximum yield.
The quantity of beet sugars of Eu-
ropean origin included in these totals
was 415,S70 tons.
Figures 'undoubted accuracy show
that We have TO depend for our supplies
upon foreign producers, and that as
the consumption of sugar is increasing
yearly per capita, it seems reasonable
that We should aid and foster by any
and all means those enterprises in
which our own people have made in
vestments, not only in the Hawaiian
Islands, but also in our own country,
to the exclusion of foreign interests.
The merchants and manufacturers
of the Pacific coast are deeply interest
ed in the future trade of the Hawaiian
Islands, and while anxious to aid and
sustain any project that will tend to
develop the beet sugar industry, they
cannot be oblivious that any attempt TO
abrogate the reciprocity treaty with
the Hawaiian Republic would mean a
loss of very large percentage of the
exclusive trade now enjoyed by Am
erican citizens who have invested in
the Hawaiians Islands capital that ex-
ceeds ten fold that placed in beet sugar
producing plants.