The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-10-22

been able to dispose of their sugar at =
discount of ten points below the nsuros
named by the trust. For many seasons
the beet sugar people have made con-
tracts for Their production on the bass
at the time Of delivery, Of the price us
ualy named by the trust.
when last Wednesday, Mr. Havemcy-
err ordered a cut at all Missouri river
points for granulsted sugar 1T was a
blow aimed directly at the beet industr,
This cut in effect means that their pro-
duct must be marketed at loss III they
live up to the letter and spirit OF the
contracts recently made.
| In order to carry the war to the last
extremity, the latest cut, through the
! Spreckels' interests. that controls the
cane sugar business of the Pacific coast
was ordered and is effective.
ROBERT ONNARD'S STATEMENT
Regarding this latest onslaught, Rob
ert oXnard, vice president of the Amer
1 lean Beet Sugar Association, which Is
| opposing the trust, said:
| at Ia "A fact that the Western Sugar
,, Refining Company has made a decline
of 20 cents per hundred on their cane
sugars ana so cents per hundred on their
beet sugars. This makes the difference
In their price between cane granula cd
and best Eranuiatei twenty points in
stead of ten points, as heretofore. The
cut affects all markets from California
to Colorado inclusive. l know of no
change in the general sugar situation to
account for II. Further than this | do
not care to discuss the matter at pres
cnt."
In order to discriminate further
against beet sugar, the Western Sugar
Refinery has announced that 1t will en-
terrain no orders for granulated sugar
which call for over so per cent of beet
sugar
The sugar trust people claim that beet
interests can produce granulated sugar
ut 2ia cents per pound, and that there is,
therefore, a good profit even at 5 GEMS
per pound. This is denied by the beet
people. In Il recent interview in New
York Mr.. ONuard referred TO this mat
ter, as follows:
NO SUCH DIFFERENCE
MIR. Havomeyer says that the beet in
tercsts can produce graduated sugar at
2ia cents per pound. In my opinion that
Is nonsense. Ii has never been done in
this country to my knowledge. The
expert OF the United States department
of agriculture makes the statement.
which every one should accept as authen-
tic and unbiased, that sugar can be pro
duced In this country for about 4 cents
a pound 1t is very evident that M.
|IiavcnaeyCr's interests lie entirely in the
direction of depressing instead OF devo!-
oping the beet sugar industry. And 1t IS
absurd for him TO make statements re-
garding the requirements of an industry
which ne is cndeavoring SO strenuously
to crush out All his arguments are
weak as far as ! have seen them, and
am confident that congress, backed
up by the sentiment of the American
people, will never allow Mr. Havemcycr
TO say what shall be done regarding the
tariff on sugar"
After an extensive trip through the
beet sugar country recently, Mr.. Ok
nard, after he returned to New York, is
reported as saying that he was impress
ed with the idea that the sugar syndi-
cate. headed by Claus Sprcckels. is try
ing to crush the beet industry. II APP
pears that the Spreckels syndicate is re-
ported to have given orders to Its brok-
"rs west of the Missouri river not to sell
any beet sugar--to sell, in fact no sugar
whatever except such as has been made
by the syndicate itself.
WILL FIGHT THE TRUST
In commercial circles the rumor Is cur
rent that tn" beet sugar people are de-
terlnined to give battle to the trust
While the plan of operation is not known
It is minated that the beet sugar max
US the distributing
csnters of the east and attempt to meet
the can. sugar refiners on equal grounds
and sell the product at cost This, IL Is
said, VIII demonstrate whether the inior-
nation made public regarding the cost
of production can be substantiated
What | want is to see every house,
hold in Southern California ask for and
demand homemade beet sugar" SAD "A
we'll known jobber yesterday. "A Few
months of consumption and OF rcl,gat.
ing the cane trust article to the top shelf
VIII make a difference to some people
, and will prove the most effective weapon
in behalf of an industry that is the PRIDE
of this section of California Let Alami-
tos and Oxnard be the only brands on
| the sacks, is all I ask"
BEET SUGAR PRODUCT.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-secretary of
Agriculture Wilson, after careful con
sideration of the reports and estim I,es
of leading beet sugar producers, today
estimated the beet sugar production for
1901 at 1890 tons. The cane sugar pro,
duction Is estimated as follows:
Southern states 800, 900 tons.
Porto Rico, 100000 tons
Hawaii, 100000 tons.
Total. 100000 tons.
The beet sugar production in tons Of
western states is as follows: Cliifurnln
5000; Colorado 5000: Utah, Loco; Wash
ington, 1900 Oregon, zoe.
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