The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-11
TO TAKE PRACTICAL STEPS.
SAVANNAH BUSINESS MEN WANT
ASSURED RESULTS.

ed 10 Handle Georgia Syrup-A
Large Shipment Likely to BE Made
for That PurpOse-If the Expert
ment BE Successful Market May
BE Found in New York for the
Product-PossibiIitie of Oppose
ton by sugar Trust and Removal
of the TnriT Duty Discussed.
Hon Joseph TIlman and Capt. r. Z.
Rose returned to pullman last night after
spending two days in the city in the inter-
est of a sugar refinery at Savannah. Be
sides addre ssing the meeting at the Board
of Trade. Messrs Tnlman and Rose inter-
viewed a number Of leading business men
on the subject ana were led 10 believe from
the interest manifested that practical re-
suits viii follow
While the business men who conferred
with Messrs. Tilman and Rose were much
impressed with their statements the point
of opening subscriptions for the establish
ment of a refinery has not yet been reach
ed. All who have given the subject any
attention at all are convinced of the i'm
mense advantage which would result to
Savannah and the surrounding territory
from the development of the sugar indus
Try. AT the same time a sugar refinery Is
an enterprise which requires a very large
amount of capital. 1t would require not
only local capital, but some outside capital
as well and the business men who are most
interested are not willing to call upon
their friends for subscriptions until they
can give them reasonable assurances of the
success of the enterprise.
As to the question of supply It is gen
orally agreed that there will be no lack
of material The visit of Prof. STUDIOS of
the Louisiana experiment station, who
is recognized as the leading authority
upon sugar production in the United
States. is confidently looked forward to
to settle the points which are still in
doubt, especially that as the amount of
sugar per gallon which can be reliably
estimated for ordinary syrup. It is hoped
to secure Prof. Stubs presence in Sa-
vannah in the near future.
As a result of the discussion Of the in
formation furnished by Capt, Rose prac-
tical steps viii be taken to confirm his
estimates, a large shipment OF syrup 70
the Northern refneries is one of the steps
now under contemplation. If these re-
fineries can handle the syrup at profit
the question of a market for the product
will be settled and the only question re-
naming to be considered will be whether
or not a sugar refinery al Savannah can
be made a paying enterprise. Those who
have their doubts on the subject say that
the competition of the sugar trust must
be looked forward to and that the ques-
ton of the tariff duty is also to be con-
sidered The present duty is nearly cents
a pound on graduated sugar and the re-
moval of this duty would have a very
serious effect upon the industry not only
In Georgia but in Louisiana.
'I do not think we have much to ap-
prehend in the way of the removal of the
duty" said a well known business man. in
discussing the subject. 1T is very likely
that Mr.. Mckinley VIII be President for
four years more, and that insures that the
sugar duty will remain unchanged. Should
the Democrats come into power at any
time they would be likely 10 regard a
Southern industry with favor, this being
the only leading Southern industry which
is benefited by the tariff. The sugar duty
returns a large revenue 10 the government
and this would also have its weight
As 20 competition with the trust views
differ "If the Northern refneries can
use our cane syrup to advantage" said a
business man, "a market will be estab-
lished at once and as the main thing is
to secure a market for the product this
is the first step to be taken When cane
y
sugar mills and refneries would follow as
matter of course. Small mills estab-
ushed throughout the cane growing terri
tory could doubtless be operated at a
profit. great deal of sugar is produced
in Louisiana in this way. The American
Sugar Trust is now engaged in a big fight
to crush out Doscher and Arbuck.e, prac-
tically the only two competitors of i'm
portance left in the North. Should It be
successful in this fight il would hardly
brook opposition elsewhere"
Mayor Myers. when spoken to on this
subject, said: Il do not think there is any
danger to be apprehended from the trust
So long as we cOnine ourselves to the
local product the trust would hardly in
terfere Even should il do so We could
make it decidedly interesting for them
with a large refinery. Savannah can OBJ
tain as cheap rates to Chicago and the
West as New York 1t would not be mere
ly question with the trust of reducing
prices but by distributing our product
throughout the South and West We could
| extend the competition over such large
scope of territory as to make the reduced
| prices Improbable TO the trust
Mayor Myers said that he did not think
there is any likelihood of the duty on sugar
being removed for a number of years to
| come. "The simplest method of ascer-
tanning just what the possibilities for
| sugar production are" said Mayor Myers,
lis to make large shipment of syrup
10 New York for the purpose OF having it
worked up by the rehneries there. If the
| experiment proves n success then we will
| know exactly where we stand"
| MIR. /. b. Tiedeman said that he intend
| ed taking up the matter with the North
/ ern rehneries and ascertainng whether
| they Will undertake to handle Georgia
| syrup. Should they agree to do so the
! question of the availability of the syrup
| for sugar m king will soon be settled ana
! should the experiment he successful a
/ market for the product would be estab-
! lishei al once, The result of Mr.. Tiede-
| mans experiment In sending a sample of
| Georgia sugar TO New York to be tested
| was so satisfactory that he hopes the re-
| suits Of the experiment in this case will be
| equally satisfactory.
Death of Mrs. II. c. stephens.
| The friends of Mrs Il c. Stenhens will