The colored American., 1901-01-05
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mechanical journals. seemingly look
upon the project with favor and Mr.
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FigaFes That Indicate That Martins
People Excel Ia it's Consumption
The sugar crop Of the world amounts
IN a normal year 70 about 5000, 900
tons, al which the largest part, about
B4s5f6 600 Eoas,< comes from beets, and
the balance. 3, 500, 900 tons, from sugar
scane-E0f the latter the largest proper
ton comes from the West Indies ana
/ a farge amount from the island or Java
Among the countries producing beet
sugar Germany comes first with about
one-third Of the worfd's crop; then
austria with about as much, then
France. Russia and Belgium and Hol-
land together, with Substantially .Lne
sama quantity 4.so -...5.....-...-, ...,-.-
In respect Of the production OF beet
sugar in the United States there mas
been a vast increase since the estaD-
I Iishment Of the Mckinley tarih IN Ie9O.
The year previous the American pro-
duct was 2 800 tons. Two years later
lit was 1000 tons. Four years later
! it was 10000 tons. Last year 1t .Was
43, 900 tons, and the product is. on the
increase? The Mckinley tariff estab-
Effshed between July. Z, 1891, and J July 1,
1896, a, bounty to be paid by the United
! States government to the sugar pro
<ducers, with a view OF stimulating tho
industry and compensating those en-
gagged. in it for the changes made IN the
duty upon imported sugar.
Among scientists the opinion has
! been general that moderate amount
| of sugar, like a moderate amount OF
| salt. should enter the dietary Of the
people OF each nation, but it is only
I when the figures Of the consumption
/ Of sugar are examined that 1t IS seen
that the quantity consumed varies rad
iicaIly, and it is a curious fact that IN
Those countries in which the maritime
/ spirit-the spirit Of navigation, com
tmerce,. travel and colonizatlon-is
strong there is a very considerable con-
sumption Of sugar per capita, whereas
In. those. countries in which these Qua1-
Titles are not predominant among the
| Inhabitants the consumption Is small
err = In England, first among the mari
! time nations of the world, the con-
! sumption of sugar is eighty-six pounds
| a year for each inhabitant. In Dem
mark 1t Is forty-fiYe, in Holland thirty
zone. In France thirty and in Norway
+ and Sweden twenty-five, whereas in
!
t Turkey seven, in Greece six and in
Servia four. lThe consumption Of sug-
al. seems to have very little connection
with or relation to the production or
Esugar, for in Austria, the sugar pro-
/ duct of which is large the average cons
sumption q is only nineteen pounds,
while in Switzerland, in which there is
no production to speak Of, it is forty
! four. And another curious phrase OF
the matter is that there is a great dis
I parity IN the consumption Of sugar IN
| the two tea drinking countries, s. Eng
Hand and Russia The large amount OF
sugar consumed IN France is attribut-
!. ed, in part, to the fact that the French
/ confectioners,- and candymakers, and
more especially those doing business
in the city of Paris, use in their, trade
| enormous quantities Of sugar IN a year,
| adding abnormally to the average con.
sumption of sugar in the French repub-
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