The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-01-10

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thui Be- AL remain under an American
pruteciorato Al she teachings " our
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DOB ihe case 81 Texas indicate ma
eventually Cuba viIl also bo ieriior,
or state Of che union For the pre-
Ont. however. VI, must exclude this
event from any mmedistc Influence 90
the sugar industry IN the States. In
other words. q IL fair TO presume that
for At beast the next ten years Cuban
sugar will pay a duty on entering out
present borden
n is also fair to assume that under
American Institutions the agriculture
of Porto Rico and the Philippines will
be improved aud the production Of SUI
gar Increased. These countries being
parts OF the United States, h is evil
dent that this increase In production
will be- consumed here. 50 that practi-
caIly all the sugar exported from those
islands will find market here.
Il Is not possible to give with any
degree Of accuracy an estimate OF how
great this increase will be. We do not
know enough about the available lands,
the yicisaitudos OF the climate. the con-
ditlons OF labor, and the attitude o.
the natives towards their new rulers
10 make any positive statements. II
appears TO me, however. that for a de-
cade at least the rate OF increase In
sugar production IN these Islands will
b. ten per cent per anDum.
At this rate, In 1910. the quantity Of
sugar exported to the States from Por-
to Rico will be, in round numbers.
200. 900 900, and from the Philippines
300. OOO. 900 pounds, OF a total Of j00,-
OOO, 900 pounds.
Il seems quite certain therefore that
that quantity OF sugar, including the
Hawaiian product, which will come in
to the States free OF duty in lS0S-l3lG,
will be at least SOC. 900 900 pounds.
Our consumption OF sugar at the pres
ent time IN round numbers IL 1000 900, =
900 pounds. At the normal rate OF in
crease of population We will consume
in l9Os-l9l0 fully $500 ,000, 900 pounds.
II we assume that the production Of
sugar in the States from beets and
cane does not increase, II Is seen that
practically the same quantity OF duti-
able sugar will be imported In 1910 az
at the present time. II the same rate
Of increase be found in the home indus
try which has been accorded 10 Porto
Rico and the Philippines, our domestic
production, excluding recent acquIsi-
lions, will be nearly 1900 900. 900
pounds in 1910 il Is not likely, how
ever, that such a rate Of increase will
be maintained since capital will be
slow TO enter the sugar industry in the
States until the final status OF Cuba is
determined
IL Is evident therefore that the guam
tity OF du;iable sugar entering our
ports during the next eleven years Is
not likely TO be diminished and may
be increased. Nor is II likely that any
tariff changes threatening a lower rate
OF duty on imported sugar will be en-
acted within the time specified. The
Republicans have control OF the Sen
ate for at least six years 10 come and
whatever party may be in power 1t will
be only too glad to have the benefit OF
the duties on imported sugars to help
pay the expenses which the enlarge
ment OF our territories naturally en-
tails. a conservative view OF the pres
ent situation, therefore, leads 10 the
opinion that for at least the next de-
cide the annexation OF the Spanish
colonies will not work any injury 10
the present sugar industry OF the Unit
ed States. II must be confessed, how
ever, that the uncertainty in regard TO
the final disposition OF Cuba and the
certainty that there will be large in
crease In the imports OF duty free SUI
gar will discourage the investment OF
capital In new enterprises. This will
be especially felt in the beet-sugar in
dustry where millions OF capital would