Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-22
NOT TO BE FEARED
Competition Of the Hawaiian Sugar
Growers.
VIEWS OF EXPERT 4. s. STUDNICZKA
Exhaustive Letter to Senator Nor
gan.
ANNEXATION TO BE DESIRED

twenty years OF pTdCtlcdl connection WIN
the production, manufacture and refining
of sugar, has written an interesting let
ter to Senator Morgan demonstrating that
the annexation of Hawaii cannot injure
the beet sugar industry of this country
That he is highly regarded by sugar plant
ers is shown by the terms used in a let,
ter to the friends of the sugar industries
of Louisiana, written by s. d. McEnery,
then governor Of Louisiana, and Endorsed
by Duncan F. Kenner, president Sugar
Planters Association; John Dymond, vice
president; H. c. Warmoth, Louis Bush
and Daniel Thompson, all extensive sugar
Planters. This recommendation said:
gentlemen: The bearer of this letter,
Henry StudnicZka, esq.,. visits New York
to lay before capitalists who are friendly
to the sugar interests of Louisiana the
condition and requirements of that impor-
tant industry. He is a citizen of this state,
OF Well-known integrity and worthiness
he has had twenty years of practical con-
nectlon with the production, manufacture
and refining of sugar, and he is held in
great esteem as an expert among planters.
Ienners, machinists, builders and mer-
chants on account of his scientific knoNI
cage and his long and varied experience
In all branches of this industry. l recon-
mend Mr. Studniczka to your confidence
and any statements he may have to pre-
sent to your serious consideration"
Letter to Senator Morgan.
Mr. Studniczka's letter to Senator Nor
gan follows
AS one of your fellow citizens and
resident of the city of St. Louis since 1872
l desire to address you these few lines on
behalf of the annexation of the Hawaiian
Islands
Prior to coming to St. Louis / had been
engaged in the beet sugar industry of Aus
ira. Then l superintendent large sugar re-
hneries here, and for the past twenty Years
my business has been that of manufacture
ing and selling sugar cane fertilizers and
dealing in all kinds of sugar machinery, in
addition to the construction of sugar and
glucose manufactures. /, therefore, can
safely claim to be an expert in the sugar
business; but, as regards this, l take the
liberty of inclosing you copy of a letter
which will speak for Itself. This letter was
given me by the present senator, s. d. Me
Emery, when it was thought expedient for
me to visit the city of New York on behalf
of the Louisiana sugar interests so that
New York capitalists might be Informed of
my capacity.
"All of my business interests are directly
with the sugar and glucose producers of
this country. l have no business relations
with Hawaii or the Hawaiian sugar plan
tations. and expect to have none am
most intensely interested in the success of
the beet sugar industry of the United
States, first. because l believe that it will
be beneficial to my own business interests
and, second, because I believe it will be
beneficial to this country as a whole-espe-
cially to the laboring interests. AS evil
dence of my interest in this subject / have
written much and often concerning the
beet sugar industry, urging that measures
be adopted to promote its establishment in
this country. AS a delegate to the last
trans Mississippi congress- held in july
1897, at Salt Lake City. Utah, 1 presented
to the congress an address upon the beet
sugar industry of this country, which is
printed in their proceedings.
II make this preliminary statement in
order that 1t may demonstrate to you that
all of my personal interests are to aid and
support the beet sugar industry and the
promotion of the domestic production of
sugar in general.
II have no personal interests in Hawaii
o. Hawaiian annexation. 1 have taken a
great interest In the subject on simply
patriotic grounds. believing that the pro-
lection of our Pacific coast and the ex-
tension Of our foreign commerce. with
cCaling station for our ships, demands
the control of this vantage point and every
patriotic American should set aside all per-
sonal motives when a question of such
great significance to the future of the
United States is discussed
Il have noted with surprise that one of
the principal reasons which appear to be
urged against annexation is that it will in
jure the beet sugar industry In the United
States, and have therefore made investi-
cation as to the facts and conditions in
ard concerning Hawaii, with view to de-
Gliding in my own mind whether this OBJ
lection We're valid. AS result of my in
vestigations, 1 was unhesitatingly con-
WINGED that the annexation of Hawaii will
rot be in any way injurious to either the
domestic cane or beet sugar Of this coun-
try.
Sugar Consumption of the United
States.
1.-The United States government records
he INIT
during 1896 2 283,OOO tons Of sugar of 1900
pounds each. OF this amount 289 tons were
produced from cane grown in the United
States, and 1850 tons from beets produced
in the United States, and 10000 tons were
produced in Hawaii. Hawaii and the
United States together, therefore, produced
OILY $4,000 tons, requiring 1,713,O 600 tons to
be imported from other countries.
The official statistics of the United
States government show that for twenty
three years the average annual increase
Of sugar consumed in the United States has
been II per cent over that of the previous
year. Even in these comparatively duh
times the increased consumption for 1897
over that of 1896 was $4,000 TONS 1t Is
estimated by Mr.. WiIlett of Willett & Gray,
sugar. brokers of New York, one of the
best informed and most conservative sugar
authorities of the world. that the con-
sumption of sugar in the United States
within fifteen years from now will not be
L
slider this an entirely safe and conservative
estimate.
Limit Of Hawaiian Sugar Production.
II have made myself familiar with the
facts and figures concerning Hawaiian pro-
duction of sugar. For twenty-three years
Hawaii has had a free and protected mar
ket in the United States for its raw sugar.
Under this stimulating influence, PRACTICAL
ly all of its lands available for cane Gull
ture have been brought into cultivation.
The total area so In cultivation Is less than
100000 acres. A few thousand more acres
can possibly be brought under cultivation
by pumping water to an elevation Of from
$50 to GOO feet. Even the area which this
very expensive cultivation can bring into
use is limited. not to exceed from 1900 to
10000 acres. The largest amount of sugar
ever produced in Hawaii in one year was
about 100000 tons The largest amount
that 1t ever can produce will probably not
exceed about 100000 tons. The area avail
able for cane culture In Hawaii is so small
that 1t requires almost continuous cultiva-
ton, which is extremely exhausting to the
soil.
"The present production Of Hawaii is
possible only by rec son Of the use Of enor-
NOUS amounts Of high grade and expensive