The San Francisco call., 1898-02-01
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 DIES MONIES, la, Jan. 31.-Herbert Myrick, editor of the Orange Judd Farmer, was the recipient of most dis courteous treatment at the hands of the advocates of Hawaiian annexation in this city to-day. He had been in- vited, as an authority on the subject, to deliver an address before the mem bers of the Legislature on the dangers which threaten the American farmer if the treaty now pending in Congress should be passed and become fact. It was supposed by those who invited him that the Assembly chamber could be had, and it was generally adver- tised that the address would be de- livered at the close of to-day's session of the Legislature. A large crowd of prospective sugar-beet growers had gathered and so frightened the annex ationists they determined not 70 permit Myriek to be heard, if that were possi- ble.
 To that end Senator Van Houten, who has resolution indorSing annex ation pending, objected to permitting Mr. Myrick's address to be delivered in the State House. AS one objection suffices, the State House could not be had.
 The i-annexationists, however, would not be baked, and, gathering at another hall, heard MT. Myrick's ad- dress, which was replete with reasons why the American farmer should op- pose the bringing into the Union of Ha- waii.
 Let us take Iowa." MT. Myrick said, "as a typical agricultural State for comparison. If Iowa were to produce the 227,000 tons of sugar made in Ha- waii last year, practically all of which was shipped to this country, 'twould have built over twenty big factories, costing, say s500,O00 each, requiring an investment of say $12,000, O0O These factories would require about 2,000, 900 tons of beets. to grow which fully 165,- 900 acres would be needed, or over half a million acres for three-crop rota- tion. At $4 per ton, these factories would pay out over s8,000, 900 fol. beets or more money than Iowa farriers got for all the wheat they raised In 1896.
 "All the hogs in Iowa would not sell for enough to enable the American con- a pound for the Hawaiian sugar import ed during the past year. The milch cows in Iowa do not much exceed In value the retail price of this sugar The rapid development of Iowas dairy industry has been one of the marvels of her agriculture, yet the 75,000, 900 pounds of butter made in her 725 creameries in 1896 sold for about only half enough to pay the consumers price for the Hawaiian sugar imported last year.
 "All the grain raised in Iowa in 1896, corn alone excepted, hardly equaled in value what the West pays for the sugar it consumes in one year. Yet 100000 acres of land were devoted to these crops.
 Iowa is the banner corn State of the West. In 1896 she raised on S,250,- 900 acres nearly 325, ,OOO,O bushels of corn, worth $45,000,00 But this vast crop, upon which her prosperity so largely depends, was worth less than twice what Western consumers would pay for Hawaiian sugar in a single year. 1oWaS Oat crop Is grown on about 100000 acres and is worth S12,- 0O0,000. but it must be doubled to equal what consumers pay for Hawaiian sugar. Iowa's wheat crop must be trebled to equal in value what Ameri- can consumers pay for Hawaiian sugar.
 The cost of producing sugar in Ha- wall Is IF cents-less than cents per pound-according to the annual reports of the Hutchinson, Eva and other com- panies. Refining at Pacific Coast re- f1neries costs less than E cent pound The present freight rate from Honolulu to Missouri River points is about ax cent pound. This makes the cost to the producer from 2% to 3A cents per pound for refined sugar delivered in Nebraska or Iowa. It is believed that 3 cents would fairly represent the average cost of Sandwich Island re- fined sugar laid down in Nebraska or Iowa.
 ''The American Sugar Trust, realizing that this domestic beet sugar industry