Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-08-11
SUGAR PRODUCTION.
The Business Is Helped by the
Now Tariff
Representatt~e Meyer, of Louisiana.
Talks About suGsr-An Indus
try That L. Hem
Gated.
Especial Washington olrrespondence /


People interested in the product lion
of sugar in this country are much
pleased with the protective rates on
sugar fixed by the Dingley law.
These interests OF the United States
are likely to be greatly stimulated nv
the new tariff. Information which
reaches here already from various
parts OF the country shows that the
new rate of protection given 10y :his
law is likely TO lead to a large increase
in the production OF sugar. both from
cane and bccts. The encouragement
given To the production of sugar i'm the
United States is, the experts say, great
er under the present law than that ever
given by any other measure. While the
actual amount of protection per pound
is not perhaps as high as in some other
eases, the fact that sugar the world
over is INV makes the al Valorcm pro-
lection given 10y this act probably
greater than any law ever put upon
the statute books in this country.
1T seems To me" said Congressman
Meyer, OF Louisiana, talking upon this
subject, that the sugar production Of
the United States is likely To Zoe greatly
stimulated 10y this law"
by that statement do YOU refer To
the beet sugar alone, MIR. Meyer"
No. While | have no doubt that the
production of beet sugar will bc greatly
stimulated l think that cane sugar will
also profit to as great an extent"
You expect TO see an increase in the
sugar production in your state and in
the south then. do you, as the result
OF the new law
Undoubtedly. | think that the re-
suit will bc seen with MS very promp'-
ly. OF course we have already large
sugar making plants and with very
large investments. but the increased
protection will undoubtedly increase
very materially not only the amount
that our principal establishments will
turn out. but also result in the opening
os new ones"
The general impression has been
that the object of the advance in the
duty on sugar was to especially benefit
and stimulate the production of beet
sugar. viii it have as great an effect
On the cane sugar interests which are
already in operation and Developed"
Not as great proportionntcly. There
are two reasons for this. First, that the
cane sugar industry is developed To- a
considerable extent, and second, that
the methods of handling bccts and pro-
ducing beet sugar are different from
those which relate to cane. Beet sugar
must bc manufactured in large fac
tories, but the beets may he grown by
any number of farmers and can readily
be shipped to the manufactures. With
Us il is more difficult 20 ship the cane
from farmer to factory, and il is not so
practicable for one man to raise the
cane and ship il any considerable dis
lance TO n factory. 1t is very heavy and
the cost of transporting il even from
the spot where IL is grown on the plan
tntion to the factory on that same plan
lation is one of the largest elements in
he profits of raising sugar cane. This
would not he so great with bects, for il
has been found practicable where they
are grown to ship them Il considerable
distance To the factory and yet turn out
sugar i'm competition with cane sugar
produced by the extremely cheap labor
which the great sugar countries have |
had in the past"
Then you look for greater stimuln- |
ton Of beet sugar production in the |
United States than i'm cane sugar?'
"Probably. / believe that the bill will |
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yes. There is no sood ransom why |
our suoor production sbonld no, In |
crease vcrv GREATLY ro, +, f,c, IN, |
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