The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-07-13

the United States stands second on the
list as a sugar consumer Of the world.
Great Britain has a consumption. ac-
cording TO Herr LIGHT the statistican Of
the beet sugar industry OF the German
Empire. of 91.3i pounds per capita. and
the United states comes next with "a
consumption Of $3.50 pounds per capita.
II Is plain that the consumption i'm the
United States must increase as time
goes on tin it reaches the consumption
of Great Britain. for a large consump-
ton of sugar means considerable de-
gree of luxury on the part of the in
habitants, and the poorer the country,
the less per capita is the consumption
of sugar. If the increase of consump-
ton was increased to that of Great
Britain, it would mean an additional
increase of sugar of close on to 1000. 900
tons This is not taking into account
the increase of population, which in five
years time would swell the figures enor-
mously.
! 1t is interesting to note the sugar
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of Europe. Next to Great Britain and
the United States, stands Switzerland,
with a consumption of 52.11 pounds per
head. Denmark has 1888 pounds, Swe-
den and Norway 4O.74 pounds, Holland
S441 pounds, France 31.O2 pounds, while
| Germany, the great beet sugar produc-
| ing country, consumes only 3O.22 pounds
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by Great Britain. and little over half
of that used in the United States. OF
the other countries it is almost unne-
cessary to speak. Russia consumes
only 1851 pounds per head, Italy SPA
and the last of the procession is brought
up by Servia with a credit of 4.72
pounds of sugar for every inhabitant.
Viewed in this light, the prospects of
sugar are great The more the poorer
countries of Europe advance, the more
the use of sugar will increase. BY last
advices the sugar production of the
world was short, and it will continue
short for some time, for the consump-
ton is continually increasing, while
just now, owing to war, the supply has
decreased.
But even when war is over, and the
sugar producing countries get steadily
to work, it is quite questionable whet-
her there will be on over supply of this
much needed article. The future pros
poets, if one brings statistics to bear
on the subject, are by no means so bad
as some would make out. If consider
ably over $4,000, 900 of tons are required
now, what will be the requisite crop of
a few years hence?
Bot While we can see these prospects
ahead it is by no means assured that
the beet producing states of the main
land see them, and that they will not
use their efforts against our admission
as territory, because they have an I'M
reasoning fear about our output, when,
if the matter is properly considered, our
sugar production is but a drop in the
bucket of the sugar consumption of the
mainland
According to Willet & Gray's circular
that are eleven states engaged in the
beet sugar industry. OF these Califor-
mia heads the list with $1,000 acres
Michigan comes next with 49, 400 acres, |
Nebraska third with 1O,5O0 acres and
Utah fourth with 1900 acres. OF the |
l44, 100 acres in beet sugar cultivation on |
the mainland, these four states monop-
olize' l22,400 acres, leaving q, 900 acres
to be divided among the other seven
states, which run in amounts of 1000
acres down to 1000 acres.
1t will be from these states, or the
beet cultivated section of them, that OPP
position will come against us, and espe- |
cially from the four largest producers. |
This accounts for the hostility of GER |
tain papers against us, as we also I'M |
joubtedly have the hostility of the |
southern sugar cane growers. Such OPP
position we may expect and We know |
that our friends are prepared to meet |
it. 1t is wise for us to be prepared with
accurate figures to answer arguments
against us Facts knock fancy rhetoric
20 pieces, especially in the minds of
practical men. We shall have to show
that the Islands are no menace to the
beet growers, and that indeed the crop
of the Islands is vitality necessary to
the Pacific slope. There is work ahead
for our thinkers and statistcians
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