The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-27
PAPER BY JASTREMSKl
WHO ALSO TELLS OF GIANT
SUGAR CANE.
CONVENTION ASKS FOR THE BIG CANAL
And Estimates the Cotton Crop at Nine and
Half Millions of Bales. The Standing
Committees Named by the.
Convention,

Atlanta, Ga, October 26.-The third
days session of the Association of the
Cotton States Commissioners of Agri-
culture was opened here today by the
reading of paper from General Leon
Jastremski, Commissioner from Louis
lana, on THE Syrup and Sugar Cane
Industry"
In concluding his reading, General
Jastremski said:
There is now a margin of more than
S100,000000 before our home production
of sugar can approach the annual home
consumption, and this margin affords
a vast scope for the expansion of our
sugar industry, in fields of cane and
beets, in sugar manufactures; in the
employment Of hundreds of thousands
of people, and in the benefits that would
accrue to the entire country by the an
nual addition of this immense sum of
$100,000,000 to its commerce and
wealth. which sum under the existing
circumstances is, to the contrary, with
drawn and sent abroad. When it is con-
sidered that population is increasing
with constantly accelerating rapidity,
and with it the consumption of sugar.
the expansion Of the sugar industry i'll
the United States becomes Il question of
immense magnitude.
From information gained while serv-
ing as Consul of the United States at
Calao, Peru, which | considered relia
BILE, was led to believe that there is
Il species of sugar cane grown in the
upper Amazonian regions, which is of
great size, yields abundant quantities of
saccharine Juice and needs renewal no
oftener than every fifteen years. In
this same and neighboring regions there
are species of cotton of various colOrs
and hues of which | have seen specl-
mems The cane and cotton plants OF
the South should, if possible, be Inn
proved in size and qualities. Hence,
believe the plants, SEEDS and lints of
this cane and of these cottons should he
imported for experimental paintings in
the Southern States, and, at the proper
time, | shall submit for your considera-
tiOn resolution requesting the Hon.
James Wilson. Secretary of Agriculture,
to procure for these purposes an ade-
quate supply of plant cane, cotton seeds
and specimens of lints referred to. Sec
retary Wilson has manifested a com
mendable interest in the development of
the agricultural interests of the South,
and / am confident that he would give
favorable consideration to IL request oy
this nature from this representative
gathering"
The following resolution memOrializing
Congress was offered by Hon. John "A.
Redhead, of Mississippi and adopted by
the conventions
Whereas, the opening of a short
route to Japan. China and the Philip
pines will create an nbounded new
field for sale of Southern cotton. timber
and other products. therefore, be it,
Resolved, that this Cotton States
Commission of Agriculture do most earn
estly urge the Senators and Representa-
tives of the respective cotton States
to lend their aid and support to the
opening of the Nicaraguan Canal or
such other inter-oceanic route as may
he deemed practicable by Congress-"
During the day President Stevens
named the following standing commit
tees:
Executive Committee-R Redhead. of
Mississippi; Jastremski, of louisiana
Committee on Rules-Culver of Ala
hama; Patterson. of North Carolina;
Redhead, of Mississippi.
Committee on Observation-Disclosures
of North Carolina: Hill, of Arkansas;
Wright, of Georgia.
Committee on Transportation
tremski. of louisiana Wright, of Geor-
gia; Culver. of Alabama.
The commissioners have estimated the
cotton crop for this season at 9,500,00O
bales