Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-12
DENIS DISAPPOINTED.
FAIL IN EFFORTS TO DlSCREDlT
THE DlNGLEY LAW.
Business Is Improving and the Peo-
pie Are Pleased with Work on the
TariH-The Sugar Duty Will Stimu-
New Law All Right.

Special Washington correspondence:
The effort of the Democratic leaders
to befog the atmosphere with their
cries about trusts, and especially the
Sugar Trust, and second, to show that
the new revenue law was no revenue
producer, is d failure. In both these eff.
forts they are to be disappointed. Ger
tainly their effort to make the Dingley
bill as it became law advantageous
to the Sugar Trust as compared with
the Democratic law which it repealed,
was an absolute failure. Nobody be-
lieves that; the men who made the as
sertion do not believe it 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 a revenue producer.
1t is certainly starting off in a way
which surprises it's enemies and de-
lights it's friends. In the few days in
which it has been in operation, the GUS
tom rates under it have been very sat
isfactory, far in advance of those I'M
der the Wilson law in a corresponding
period Of it's history.
Business 1mprovem
The expectations of the friends of the
new law in regard to it's effect upon
business is being rapidly and satisfac-
torily realized. That there is q 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 a marked i'm
proyement in business conditions in all
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 bust
ness activity, opening factories and
general improvement both in the actual
conditions and in that prime factor,
confidence.
Sugar Production to Be Stimulated.
There are few men in the United
States better posted OH sugar produce
ton and its possibilities than Congress
man Meyer of Louisiana, who has
spent a lifetime in the heart Of the
sugar producing district Of the United
States. He says frankly that he be-
lieves sugar production both as to cane
and beets will receive a greater sti1nu-
lus from the enactment of the new tar
if 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 I'M
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.
cit 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. I believe that
we can and should, and I 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 cOuntry?
"Both. We shall, I 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
ly the quantity of cane sugar produced
in this country"
els there additional area not cccu-
pied suitable for that purpose, Mr..
Meyer"
eyes. plenty of it. In Louisiana there
is p good deal; in Texas and Florida
also mucn AHu SultdOle Aol ILLS pun
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 practice
bility of producing beet sugar in
broad strip Of country stretching from
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and 1 look
TO 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