The Penn's Grove record., 1900-12-28
The man who is lazy never has time
to do anything.
The Beet Sugar Industry.

A most important article giving
Messrs. Oxnard's and Cuttings views
IN the beet sugar industry In this
country appeared on the editorial page
Of the New York Evening Post Of De
cember IL last, and as every house
hold In the land is interested in sugar
the article will be of universal interest.
THE BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.
The Evening Post bids the heartiest
welcome to every American industry
that can stand on its own bottom n
make its way without leaning on the
poor rates. Among these self-support.
ing industries we are glad to know, Is
the production of beet sugar. At all
events, it was such two years ago. We
publish elsewhere a letter written IN
1899. and signed by MI. Oxnard and
Mr.. Cutting, the chiefs of this indus
try on the eastern side Of the Rocky
Mountains. showing that this was b
happy condition of the trade at that
time If parties masquerading as beef
sugar producers are besieging b
President and Congress at this mo
ment, and pretending that they win be
ruined if Cuban sugar is admitted for
six months at half the present races Of
duty their false pretences ought to be
exposed.
Tho Iotfor of traSsrv c~uard and
Cutting vas probably written for the
purpose of inducing the farmers Of the
Mississippi Valley to go more largely
into the cultivation of beets for b
sugar factories. This was a laudable
motive for telling the truth and show
ing the large profits which awaited
both the beet grower and the manufac-
turer if the industry were persevers
ingly and i~ntelligently prosecuted. To
this end 1t was pointed out that farm
ers could clear $50 per acre by culti-
waiting beets, and might even make
500. But in order to assure the culti-
~vator that he would not be exposed to
reverses by possible changes in the
tariff, they proceeded TO show that the
industry stood in no need Of protection
The beet sugar industry, these gem
tlemen say. Stands on as firm a basis
as any business in the country" They
point out the fact-a very important
one-that their product comes out as q
finished article. refined and granulated.
1t is not, like zane sugar grown In the
West India Islands, a black and often
sive paste. which must be carried in
wagons to the seaboard and thence by
ships to the United States. where. az
ter another handling. it is put through
a costly refinery. and then shipped By
rail to the consumer. who may posst
bly, be in Nebraska. alongside a beet
sugar factory, which turns out the re
fined and graduated article at ope fell
swoop. Indeed, the advantages iof the
producer of beet sugar for supplying
the domestic consumption are rery
great. We have no doubt that Messrz
Oxnard and Cutting are within bounds
when they say that sugar can be pro
duced here cheaper than it can be il
Europe" The reasons for this are
that
"The sugar industry is. after IAN,
merely an agricultural one. We can
undersell Europe In all other crAnn,
and sugar is no exception"
1t follows as naturally as the
of -four from Wheat. II we can
duce wheat cheaper than Europe,
naturally we can produce -four e
er. as we do.
BIT the writers of the lette1H
depend upon a-priori reasoning
that they can make sugar.
without tariff protection,
to the fact that under/
tariff of 1890. when 81
duty. the price of til
cents per pound.
per ton was mad
factories under
they made
under abs
Nave a ri