The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-07-18

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be in position to ignore the forcion
, product. Our experiments have shown
J that the sugar produced from orr
quality OF beet is much richer than
that manufactured in foreign coun-
tries. Our products, therefore, will be
much more desirable.
When this result shall be attained
the sugar trust will, in my opinion,
vanish, for the reason that the trust
retincs imported brown sugar, while
all the American factories will finish
the product and place it in entire
readiness for sale on The markets.
" We are now succeeding admirably
in the production of tea in the United
Statcs,' continued Mr.. Wilson. " 1t
Is only a question Of Il short time when
we will be able TO raise all the tea de-
mandcd for use in this country. The
two tons of tea grown at Summcrvillc,
). c., last year SO well satisfied the
New York investors interested in the
industry that they Immediately formed
a syndicate and bought 5000 acres of
land in the State upon which tea Will
be grown. This department last wear
sent tea plants to every Gulf State III
the Union from the Carolinas to Cali
iornla Tor experimental raising. We
have Just heard from South Carolina
that imported machinery in use there
IS able to make green tea from the
black product in one hour. We do not
yet manufacture such machinery i'm
this country, but we '''H' uct to tha,
later Then there is II. 10, non con-
| ~ a. 1.,h IA
VIC get TO growing our tea on a LARGE
scale. There is amy number Of young
people who wlll SEQ, employment as
pickers Of the leaves, ao wages will be
good. We arc now importing plants
from China, Ceylon an Japan, and we
purpose raising the highest Grade of
product in this country.
Hhrcc years AGO the department
began consideration OF the subject of
rice cultivation in the United States.
AZ that time we produced about %
per cent of wha, we consumed, and
when we examined the situation we
found that there was Il demand for Il
much better grade of The product than
was being grown here. We sent an
| expert to Japan to look over the field
! and this man found just what we were
looking for. The result is that next
year we VIII grow an excellent grade
Of ricc-a class, in fact, winch viii
equal that OF amy other nation produc-
my the gram.
"Thc department is just now also
| busily engaged in consideration of a
diversity of Interests which arc to be
promoted in our rnCW possessions. We
have found upon investigation that the
people of the new lands need ayricul-
tural instruction and encouragement
best of our ability. For instance, we
must be able TO produce large quaint.
Ties Of hay in the Philippines to feed
the $4,000 horses and mules which the
United States is now maintaining
there. The demand for fodder is far
in excess Of the home supply, 50 that
it has been found necessary to import
the product. This ought not to be.
There is ample opportunity for raising
hay and ether food products for horses
and cattle in the Philippines, and steps
will be taken to relieve the situation.
Coffee IS another nrnhmct which
we arc looking after. Our scientists
are investigating the coffee outlook in
our insular possessions, and we expect
to accomplish something during this
fiscal year which will greatly encourage
the industry.
" Several years ago this department
began TO collect specimens of rubber
AT present the United States buys an
nually $3O 900 900 worth Of III Der,
but the outlook is that we will now be
able to raise in our new possessions
every bit OF the product needed 1t
will be produced in Porto Rico, Hawaii
and the Philippines, and tho result
will be that people using the com
modify will be able to save many
thousands of dollars in its purchase.
Then there ls the subject Of macaronl
whGalS to be considered. The macaroni
which we have been manufacturing
here in the past Is no. quite equal TO
the Italian product, but We are on
the right track, ANA it will not be long
before we VIII be able to produce a
grade that will be superior TO that I'M.
ported from Europe. The scm-arit
regions OF our country arc adapted tt
the growth of macarOni wheat, and al
Of The 1900 900 pounds of the pr,
duct which we now consume ant
which comes mainly from l!aly viii b
shortly grown upon home ground.
AS Tor spices, our new posscSsi On
will furnish Us with an abundan
G'r."uly as '""n as we can get tn
~ .lnlnc!y o ln"It production in fu
operation.