Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-30
To KILL BEET SUGAR
PLAN OF The TRUST
NOW MADE PUBLIC
Willett & Gray Circular Shows Hand
Of Trust Figures to Show That
People Will Benefit Bank
ruptcy for Farmers.


tiun of the sugar growing industry of
the whole country is threatened by the
American Sugar Refining Company.
Not only has the attack been made
directly against the beet sugar grow
ers. an industry that Is thriving now in
thirteen States. but the growers of SUI
gar cane in the South must face bank
ruptcy II the present schemes of the
sugar trust are carried out.
The plan Is to abolish the protective
system. TO admit sugar free of duty and
to turn over to the sugar trust and its
associates the whole business Of refin-
ing and distributing sugar.
To remove the duty on sugar. pro-
lection that has started an industry
which now supplies half and in time
will supply the whole country's de-
mand, would enable the trust to crush
out competition and put into the peck
cts OF its owners the greater part OF
the sums IL now pays on duty to the
United States Treasury. The trusts
champions estimate that the sum tn
accrue to the people lthe trusU would
be more than $S5.OOO.OOO each year.
and home industry would be blottcd
out.
No evidence that the annihilation Of
the beet sugar industry of the country
was threatened came tn light until to-
day, when a circular was published
which showed conclusively that this
was the trusts idea. The circular was
issued by Willett 4 Gray. whose bust
ness itNs to collect statistics Of the
sugar refining trade. This publication
recommends the abolition of duties on
all sugar. and makes special reference
to Cuba and the cost Of sugar in Cuba.
II was the general opinion In the SUI
gar trade that the abolition of the du-
ties by Congress. where the fight will
undoubtedly come. will make il i'm
possible for farmers to grow sugar
beets proiitably. The immediate effect
would be TO turn over to the refiners
of sugar the whole industry. free from
the aggressive competition of the
growers of sugar beets.
The circular was considered one OF
the boldest attempts ever made to
prove by figures that the public. in
stead of the sugar trust. would save
sS5.00o.O00. Nothing Is said of the GER
tainty that the beet sugar industry
would be killed. and that all sugar. in
stead of only half of it now AMI all of
1t later. would be imported and that
the entire trade. including importa-
ton and refining. would be turned over
20 the trust.
The circular concludes as follows.
Remove the duty and the whole ss4.-
9sl,o6O will accrue to the public. On
October sth the quotation for Cuba
centrifugal sugar, SO per cent test. free
on board Cuba, was 1856 cents per
pound. and the duty on the same
amounted to 1855 cents per pound.
which Is equivalent to sc per cent ad
valorem."
From the circulars il will be seen
that sugar in Cuba sold for about .ys
cents a pound on October Sth. Prices
are now the lowest ON record. The
duty is l.6S5 cents. The cost NJ 70.
ming, including the margin of profit
10 the sugar trust as testified TO he
'ore the legislative committee, is half
cent pound. 'Ghis makes u total
OF i.li5 cents pound. But the re-
hners now, except where there Is com
petition OF beet sugar In the Middle
West, are charging more than 3 cents
4 pound.