The sun., 1901-07-03
CAN GROW ALLW ECONSUME.
THIS COUNTRY WILL soon BE INDk-
PENDENT or OTHER NATIONS.
Every Agricultural Product. Secretary wilson
SAYS Can BE Raised In the states or In Our
New ossessions-Then Any Combination
Asainst Is would Count for Nothing.


WASHINGTON. July 2.-Seoretsry OF Agi-
culture Wilson said to-day To reporter that
the coming fiscal year promised to be the
most successful one yet recorded Tor the
agricultural interests Of this country, and
that by the end Of the twelve months the
United States. In connection with its new
possessions. would be raising almost every
agricultural product 1t used When that
condition was reached, Mr. Wilson continued.
any or all the foreign nations OF the world
might form u commercial combination with
inpunity. for II the United States elected
they might famish almost any nation on tue
globe
One Of the principal objects which this
Government has In view the Secretary said.
ia 20 enable the people Of the L nited states
TO produce the agri icuitural products we are
now purchasing from foreign countries The
principal product purchased is sugar which
comprises nearly -one-fourth of the total OK
products imported The Department In the
past has been making experiments to ascertain
in just what sections OF the country sugar
can be raised TO such an advantage as 10
obviate the necessity Of going 10 foreign
markets to complete our supply We want
10 raise beets. as therein lies the principal
source OF the sugar product. Within the
United States there will be over forty beet
sugar factories in operation by next fal
They will be situated in almost every State
along the Northern border from New York
70 California / believe that within a few
years We will produce all the sugar We require.
and W. will then be In position TO ignore tho
foreign product. our experiments have
shown that the sugar produced from our
quality OF beet Is much richer than that manu-
factured IN foreign countries Our product.
therefore will be- much more desirable. When
this result shall be attained the Sugar Trust
will. IA my opinion. vanish. for the reason
that the trust reflnes imported brown sugar.
while all the American factories Will finish
the product and place II In entire readiness
for sale on the markets
We are now succeeding admirably In
the production OF tea in the United States
II is only question Of short time when we
will be able 10 raise all the tea demanded
for use in this country The two tons OF
tea grown at Summerville. 5 C.. last year
40 well satisfied the Now York investors
Interested In the Industry that they immedi-
apely formed u syndicate and bought 5000
acres OF land in the State. upon which tea
Will be grown Inns ioIs JSo'
49,, go liant. ,o avery Gulf state in the
seh' ''a ,,,i,, 90 r.,,,or,t.
Union. from the 'ato''has " .a'io'h 'hs'
for experimental raising We have juso
bo.rd from South Carolina that imported
heata Ironi !, Ysa iba,s H. able 10 AXE green
Ihcnlhe' ~ III ~, nroduct In ono hour Ws
yes lIoIil 'hs s,fa uSa p,,,r, snch ,narbinarv In
uon uon S., m~ ~, 80 ,,ni ga, 10 that la,sr
thls country, .i,n pi, nlsnts fron1 Cbina
We are h9" lnipo'tS w@ "1,rnos. raisiny
Ceylon anu Japan' au ,hs rrndIct In ~.
the hisnes' sau' "a '
country - . ,h. darortr,a,+ hag,n
three year aHo '.iv s',oass ~ IL c'Sii
conslnei a'lVh u ny, w, S,a,.s " tba, tina
yatloh ih Ihe i IN. n,.eS y, 80 cs,, y, a,S.t wa
we ptolucen soob. % - a,amtned ,ba s,tu
cohsuIheu' aHu "nui.. ,Iara ,,aS Jop,and
alton we l0uiiu Una. A., ~ ,b', nrednn, I'm
Tor much n',Iri W. sopt nv eynsr-
was belh4 RioMH ~ ,ha aaId IVA liza nan
70 JhPan " lVVos - 80. iooLing Tor The
found lust What W. ~, Iii -, n, ~
result Is that hsNL yeai VI" 49, vi 4, stact wbicb
ceieht graHe % ~, ntbsp n.tion nrodu"inv
WI eauai '"a' VI ""'
the gtaun ..,,,,-, ,rbIcb ua are lookino
Io'ee 60 ~ omr p,,,t,et. p,T, are investiaating the
alnI out i - ,nsuIsT rSssessions
CoIee ou.ioon :" g, W" "acc"mniish somethinx
anu We ,vSpesco roar which will greatly
aurlmE aI,,,ro, VI, ,n', tba industrv
o"s SresssI yeors ago This Department began
90 oniisci sne",,nsns of rubber AT present
70 cIirc pS,,tns huvs annually sso 900 900
III, ~ %, ,,hher hnt tho outlook Is that we
viii now he able 20 raise In our new posses