Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-06
CONDITION OF THE WEATHER
Forecast for Nebraska
Fair and Warmer;
Southcrly Winds,

| be fairly and honestly presented to the
! American people not / per cent of them
will favor the policy proposed, by which
American agriculture and manufacture are
TO be prostltuted for the benefit of colonial
I syndicates. They will favor a continuance
of the policy that has built up a home mar
ket for American produce. The colonial
syndicates are now playing for the biggest
stake ever played for in the world Of econom-
| les and commerce
| The speaker counseled the formation of
an effective league of all agricultural asso-
! Citations, such as the grange, Patrons Of
| Husbandry, Farmers alliance, Patrons OF
Industry, farmers clubs, agricultural So
cieties, along with national and state or
ganizations OF tobacco growers cigar manu-
facturers' associations cigarmakers unions
rice growers, fruit growers and truck
farmers.
w. S. Parkerson, representing the cane
sugar growers of Louisiana. also spoke
briefly on the necessity of protection and
]. H. Schwenger Of Chicago, publisher
said he hougbt the sugar growers should
act independently of other American farmers
so that action could be taken before the
damage is done.
Officers and ResoIutions.
During tho afternoon session the asso-
citation elected officers for the year. as fol-
lows: Henry T. Oxnard of New York, pres!-
dent Julius Stroh of Detroit, treasurer; r.
NJ Allen of Ames, Neb, secretary. vice
president will be chosen from each point at
/ which factory is in operation.
The next meeting was fixed to occur at
Detroit on the first Monday in December,
1900
The following resolutions were adopted
and the secretary, president and treasurer
were made a committee to make them
effective, sending a copy to each member OF
the house and senate
Whereas The consumption of sugar in the
United States now apprOXmates OOOO, 900
pounds being larger in bulk and per capita
than any other nation, of which enormous
consumption less than 6OO,OooOQO pounds, or
about 10 per cent, are produced from sugar
cane and beets within the borders of the
United States; and
Whereas The experiments of the govern
ment, made under the direction of the De-
partment of Agriculture and the actual pro-
duction of sugar from beets 1t the factories
located in twelve states here represented.
clearly evidence that this country f. capable
of producing, under fair safeguards of the
industry, al the sugar consumed by its
Whereas Such production affords a di-
Vers:iied industry of the greatest import
farmers of this country; and
whereas, The importation of cane sugar
from tropical islands. under principles of
reciprocity or with free or greatly reduced
duties awarded because they are insular
dcpencies of the United States, would bring
into competition a product raised by coolie
and debased labor that would be ruinous
to the American farmer and to the produc-
tion of sugar in the United States; there
Resolved, That the present tariff duties
are are essential. not only to the increase OF
ms valuable industry, but to its very eX-
lStence. and If modified in nartiCular
there should be no action, either by change
of law or from reciprocity. that shall in
which affords no. profit or income to the
farmer, but Is simply material to be re-
Resolved further, That, as agriculture
and labor have borne the brunt Of protec-
ton for many years, It is only fair and just
that now thet the chance has been held
forth for development in the line of sugar
production and vast funds invested in
twelve states of the union the industry thus
fostered and the capital thus invested
should not be injured, either by reciprocity
treaties or granting the importation Of
reduced rates or free of duty from Porto
Rico cuba or tho Philippines.
VIII Join Producers League.
The association also voted to Join the
league of domestic producers of beet and
cane sugar, fruits, vegetables, nuts, Tioc
tobacco and cigars which will comprise all
OF the organizations related to their produc-
tion, The preliminary organization of tn S
league is in charge OF a committee, OF which
Mr. Myrick is chairman, and the o her
members are Henry T. OXnard, president OF
the American Beet Sugar Manufacturing
association; James p. Cooke and Henry Nc
Call of the Cane Growers association; f.
q. Noodle, president of the National Cigar
Leaf Tobacco association; c. w. Perkins,
president of the American Cigarmakers'
union; H. S. Frye, president of the New
England Tobacco Growing association and
Samuel Gompers, president OF the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor. Permanent or
ganization will be effected at a meeting in
Washington this month.
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silver Republicans Name an Agent.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec 5.-E. s. Corser Of
Minneapolis, Mimi member OF the national
silver republican committee has been
named by that body for the task OF pre-
serving amicable relation between his
party and the democrats and populists. He
Nyi1 qpT ag he Of ha ell