The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-01-09

can produce the stxax beet In att
dance. There il skmr. difference Hf
"%Finion among tli4 sugar men in re-
gard to the relativ.% merits ut q tariff
or a bounty. Int the Weight ut nplninn
appears to be that n specific duty ct
from II to one and Il half cent n
pound. with an additional disrrimina-
ting duty upon sugars from countries
! paying an export bounty sufficient to
covrr the mount of such bounty
would be hest for all concerned.
| There in every reason tD helitve that
til. sugar industry will be properly
taken care of in the new Republican
tariff bill"
There il reason tn believe that it IL
| right to- this exteHt-tliat the people
of the Northwest are favorably dIspos-
ed toward sugar ard would like To see
it receive adequate protection. They
believe that 1t can no produced
throughout the West, and they are
anxious TO have the government give
the industry that consideration they
believe it entitled tn.
Sugar is certainly mnc!i stronger he
tore Congress than it was IL few weeks
ago. when the outlook was most IN
promising. The hearing before the
ways and means committee was en-
couracing; and sugar seems To have
more friends among the farmers of the
Northwest, nOw that thew see plos-
poets OF doing well with beets, than
ever before. If the following state
nent from the Omaha Trade Exhibit
il correct it will prove that we can
raise in this country all the sugar we
need, and this will win for the sugar
industry many friends throughout the
South and West:
"The important announcement is
made that II Chicago mar discovered a
process for manufacturing white pow
dered sugar from corn. The actual
tests were made some time since, and
We're entirely successful. The Chicago
Sugar Ref ming Company in now turn
ing out an article of powdered sugar,
to anything OH the market. 1t Is y
secret process, and the statement is
made that it is expected to eventually
make all grades, even to a yellow
sugar. This latter will be used prin-
cipally by the brAweiies in the manu-
facture OF beer. This new sugar has
been put upon the market at some SC
less than the trust price. 1t is not of
quite s0tine a grain us the regular
powdered sugar, but this is claimed
as an advantage, as it vii not cake or
become lumpy. 1t possesses 81 per
cent of sacchaT ne strength. against 9S
per cen of the regular powdered
sugar. If all the expectations of the
patentee are met it will revolutionize
the sugar business of the United States
This is particularly important to the
West, which produces the corn. It is
important to this city, which should
have a sugar refinery. No other sec
ton should be permitted to manufac-
tire onr raw material for u.s."
When Mr.. Dingley framed bis tariff
bill, Dow before Congress, the domi-
naut Republican sentiment was nm
doubtedly against sugar, and the
Maine Congressman emphasized this
by leaving sugar ont of his horizontal
tariff bill and making no provision for
any increase of the duty on it; and
even a month ago, after the election,
when the Republicans we're disap-
pointed over the political attitude or
Louisiana, the situation was had. Now,
however, that it is becoming more and
more evident that we can raise all
our own sugar, and the Western far
mers are filed with the idea that it's
production will add a new and valua-
ble crop, which they can easily and
piotitably cultivate, there seems to be
a desire on the part of many OF the
leading men in Congress to give the
industry encouragement and help to
build it up. AZ the hearing before
the ways and means committee the
+, other day showed, Louisiana 10 no
longer compelled TO bear all the brunt
Of the fight for the protection of sugar.
4, There are others equally interested in
making the United States a great
sugar producing country.-Times-
Democrat.