The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-19
PROF. STUBS HAS ACCEPTED.
HE WILL ATTEND sAVANNAH'S ST.
GAR SYMPOSIUM.

Commissioner Stevens Says That the
Agricultural Department Is Unable
to Furnish Statistics as TO the
Growth of Sugar Cane in Georgia.
Information as to Acreage. GUAM
tity Produced and Prices Realized
Was Requested by Capt. Purse.
Mr.. Lamar Keller Says That the
Planters of Chatham and Emng-
ham Already Raise More Cane
Than the Market Demands.
Prof. W. c. Stubs. director of the Lou
isiana Sugar Experiment Staten, has ac-
cepted the invitation of Capt. Purse to &c
liver an address in Savannah some time
| this fan upon the subject of sugar-cane
| growing, In a letter received yesterday
by Capt Purse from Prof Stubbs, the lat
ter says:
Il assure you of my appreciation of
your courtesy and trust my official duties
viii permit of an acceptance at an cary
date"
Prof. Stubs writes from Sassafras post
Office, Gloucester county. Virginia. wnere
he is visiting at his old home. Capt Purse
has already received the acceptance Of Dr.
II. c. White of the State University and Is
now only awaiting a reply from the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, Mr.. Wilson, before
arranging a date upon which all three of
these gentlemen can be present. As an ex-
pert in everything pertaining 10 sugar cul-
| ture, the presence Of Prof. Stubs viii as
| sure the success of the sugar symposium
which Capt. Purse proposes TO hold in Sa-
vannah this fall Prof. Stubs states that
he has ordered copies of his bulletin, "Su-
| gar Production on a Small Scale sent
! Capt. Purse. This bulletin gives much
valuable information TO the small cane
grower.
Capt. Purse also received two other let
! ters on the subject of sugar cane culture
| yesterday. one from Hon. o. b. Stevens
| commissioner Of agriculture, replying to a
| request for statistical Information, contains
! the following:
Il regret that cannot give you the in
! formation that you desire, but we have
| no records in this Office at all that l have
| been able to find At the last session of
/ the legislature l urged them to make an
! appropriation for getting up just such in
| forma ZION as you desire, that il might be
! filed in this office for the benefit of The
! pubic at large; but at that time the leg
/ islature was not inclined to make an APP
! preparation, as the taxes were extremely
! high"
/
! Stevens requesting Information on the
! following heads:
Quantity of sugar cane raised in Geor-
| gia Quantity of sugar cane raised in each
| county. Quantity per acre in tons of 1900
! pounds, each. Size Of areas planted in caue
! IN each Of years 1895. 1856 1897. 1898 ana
1899. Number OF planters cultivating sI-
| gar cane. Minimum and maximum areas
| planted by single planters. Whether ii has
! proven a profitable crop from prices re-
| ceived for surplus product?"
1t IS evident from Comm ssioner Stevens
! reply that the department of agriculture
| has never considered sugar-cane a prodnot
of sufficient Importance in this state to
! gather statistics upon its production Per
| maps with the aroused interest in the sub
! Ject the legislature may take a different
! view of the matter after its next session.
| and provide the department with sufficient
funds for obtaining statistical information
| as to this crop.
Mr.. Lamar Keller Of Meinhard writes
Capt. Purse that The lands of Emnsham
| county are we'll adapted to sugar-cane
growing, and that the reason it has oalv
been planted in small quantities heretofore
is that there has been no demand for the
| product. The planters throughout Chat
ham and lGfingham counties" Mr. Keller
states, plant from one to ten acres each
and even al that rate the supply is greater
than the demand. We hope that Savan-
nah will succeed in getting a refinery as
this would greatly benefit the planters"
Capt. Purse received the following let
ter last night from Acting Chemist r. L.
Ewell, of the agricultural department
at Washington, in partial reply to his re-
cent letter TO Secretary Wilson:
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. Division Of Chemistry, Warrington.
d. c., Aug II, 1S99-Mr d. G.. Purse.
President Savannah Board of Trade Sa-
VaDpah Ga Dear ba,,a I,oo-,
| requested, by the Secretary of Agricul-
ture, to reply 10 that portion of your let
ter of August Y, which has reference to
the growth Of sugar cane.
The department has published no gen
eral treatise on this subject but rather
The reports of certain experiments For
a general treatise on sugar cane growing.
and on the manufacture of sugar there
from, | suggest that you procure COPY of
the book recently published by Dr. W C.
Stubs, of Audubon Park, New Orleans,
La.
Your request for the presence of the Sec
rotary of Agriculture at one of your agri-
cultural meetings. viii be replied TO from
the secretary's office, respectfully e. E.
Ewell, acting chemist.
1T is singular" said Capt. Purse that
everywhere I seek Information on the sub
iect of sugar growing / am referred to
Prof Stubs. EVerybody seems to re-
gard him as the only authority upon the
growing and treatment Of sugar cane 1t
is singular how little is known about sugar
cane cultivation and sugar making outside
of Louisiana and Prof. Stubs. Both
the agricultural department at Washing
ton and our own agricultural department
at Atlanta admit that they have no gem
eral or special inlorna ton on the sub
ject. 1t is evident that Prof Stubs
visit viii be of great importance to US"
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