Crawford avalanche., 1897-08-12

cries about trusts. and especially the
Sugar Trust, and second, to show that
the new revenue law was no revenue
producer, is a failure. In both these eff,
forts they are to be disappointed. Ger
tainly their effort to make the Dingley
bill as ii became law advantageous
to the Sugar Trust as compared with
the Democratic law which 1t repealed,
was an absolute failure. Nobody be-
lieves that; the men who made the as
sertiOn do not believe 1t themselves;
In fact, they know better. Now it
seems likely that they are to be disap-
pointed in an opportunity to complain
OF the new law as revenue producer.
1t is certainly starting Off in"a way
which surprises its enemies and de-
lights its friends. In the few days in
which ii has been in operation, the GUS
tom rates under 1t have been very sat
isfactory. far in advance of those un-
der the Wilson law in corresponding
period of it's history.
Busines. Improvement
The expectations of the friends of the
new law in regard to its effect upon
business is being rapidly and satlsfac-
torily realized. That there is u marked
Improvement in business conditions all
over the country is perfectly apparent
both from letters and kilograms which
are being received here, and from the
publications in the newspapers as well.
A large number of letters and tele-
grams have been received here in the
last two days showing marked i'm
provement in business conditions in al
parts Of the country. While, of course,
much of this is due to the good crops
and good prices, enormous expectations
which have brought large sums of
money into the country and other fav-
orable conditions of this kind there can
be no doubt that the enactment of the
new law and the confidence thus Gre
ated, has had an important and plainly
perceptible effect in stimulating busi-
ness activity, opening factories and
general Improvement both in the actual
conditions and in that prime factor.
confidence.
Sugar Production to BE Stimulated.
States better posted OH sugar produc-
ton and its possibilities than Congress
man Meyer of Louisiana, who has
spent lifetime in the heart Of the
sugar producing district of the United
States. He says frankly that he be-
leves sugar production both as to cane
and beets will receive a greater stimu-
Al Of hn for
iff law than anything that has been
done for it. 1t may be added in this
connection that the rate of protection
given to sugar by the new law is great
er than ever given to this interest un-
der any preceding law. Possibly the
actual amount of protection per pound
may have been greater under other
laws, but the fact that the cost of pro-
ducing sugar and that prices the world
over are now so low, makes the ad
valorem rate of protection which is
given by this law greater than any in
the past.
'It seems to me-" said Congressman
Meyer. talking to correspondent upon
this subject, "that sugar production in
the United States ought to be greatly
stimulated by this law. l believe that
we can and should, and hope certain
" that we VIII, produce in this coun-
try all the sugar that our people re-
quire."
do you refer to beet sugar, Mr..
Meyer, or to cane sugar when you talk
about producing enough for the people
of this countryf'
Both. We shall, / feel sure. in
crease our production of cane sugar
very greatly. This increased produc-
ton will undoubtedly stimulate our
producers and increase the number of
producers. We ought to increase large
| " the quantity of cane sugar produced
| in this country"
"Is there additional area not cccu-
pied suitable for that purpose, Mr..
Meyer"
Eyes plenty Of it. In Louisiana there
| is a good deal; in Texas and Florida
also much land suitable for this pur-
pose"
"Do you expect to see the production
of beet sugar develop throughout the
| North?"
Undoubtedly Conditions have been
so thoroughly tested by those study
| ing this subject that there can be, /
| think. no doubt of the entire practica-
| bility Of producing beet sugar in
broad strip Of country stretching from
| the Atlantic to the Pacific, and / look
70 see that interest develop very rap
IDLY under this new law.
"Will the additional protection which
| this law gives prove any more advan.
| tageous to the beet sugar enterprise
| than to caneT'
I'm one sense 1t may. The cane sugar
industry is already we'll developed,
while that of beet sugar Is not. 1t takes
less capital to go into the production Of
sugar beets than 1t does to produce
cane sugar because beets can be trans
ported more readily to the factories,
| even at n considerable distance Cane
Is so heavy that the cost Of transport
ing It any distance would be too great.
This makes II impracticable to produce
cane sugar in the way that beet sugar
Is produced. In the production of beet
sugar the beets are grown on farms
and transported to the factory which
handles the beets Of quite large num-
ber Of farms, and does so successfully.
In the production Of cane sugar II is
not practicable to do this to any con-
| siderable extent. as the cost of trans