The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-23
HAS NOBLE victory
Ways and Means Success in
War Revenue Reduction.
FIGHT AGAINST A CALAMITY
Not Allowing General Revision
of the Tariff.
FIGHT AGAINST A CALAMITY


mittee on ways and means has been con-
stantly under pressure brought to bear
by the beet sugar industry. that it might
not forget this interest IN any action tax
en- toward making a tariff concession TO
Cuba or sugar.
As the time has nearly come for the
committee 20 take definite action on this
important question Of the session, the
pleas and pressure have increased Rep
reservations have been made that any
concession TO Cuba on sugar VIII mean
the ruin Of the beet-sugar industry in this
country: or at least, great injury. The
pressure perhaps has been greatest from
the states OF Michigan. Colorado. Califor-
MA and Nebraska. These states lead in
the raising and manufacture Of sugar
beets-
An effort has been made by the beet
sugar people, in their campaign waged
upon the committee On ways and means.
to include Kansas N the list Of states 10
which inJury would come by reason OF
tariff concessions OF sugar to Cuba. Per
Sons and commercial bodies IN Kansas
have become alarmed at the situation.
They appear TO consider that q Kansas
industry may be struck down. and have
added Their plea and protest TO those Of
other states.
IN view Of Kansas part in this con-
troversy, it is interesting to refer TO what
Or. Il W Wiley, chief OF the bureau
Of chemistry of the department Of agri-
cuIture-and termed the governments
beet-sugar expert-says on Kansas i'm
portance as a beet-sugar raising state.
Dr.. Wiley prepares yearly a special re-
port on the beet-sugar industry. This
contains results Of chemical analysis
made in his bureau of beets grown in
various states, and reports OF conditions
attending their growth made by his spec
ial agents DR.. Wiley also is able TO
make some statements from personal
knowledge, as he has spent considerable
time in Kansas
IN his report for 1897. Dr. Wiley said:
In general, however, it may be said
that there is no immediate prospect Of
the successful establishment of the sugar
beet industry in that state. IN the light
of our previous experiments. it must be
evident that high grade sorghum. devel-
oped from carefully selected seeds, has a
better prospect in Kansas OF being a
profitable sugar producing plant than the
sugar-beet
In his report for 1895, DR.. Wiley said:
Sixteen samples were received from
the state Of Kansas, having an average
weight of - ounces, but with a content
of sugar and purity below the minimum
for profitable manufacture 1t is evident
from these data and those of previous
years that Kansas is not 10 be considered
seriously in the development Of the beet
sugar industry in the United States"
II his report for the year 1899, DR.. Wiley
said:
The climate of Kansas. as has been
repeatedly pointed out. is not suitable
10 the growing of high-grade sugar-6eets.
The summers. as b rule. are too long and
too dry The data which have been Sc
cured from the ninety-three samples re-
ceived from that state confirm this state
ment''
In his report for the year 1890. Dr.. Wiley
gave out this:
1.-The climate Of Kansas. as has been
repeatedly pointed out. is not suitable TO
the growing Of high-grade sugar-beets.
The summers. as rule. are too long and
too dry The data which have been Sc
cured from the liz samples received from
that state confirm this statement"
IN addition 10 this might be cited an
other fact: Each year. in anportioning
q mong the various senator's and members
Of congress their quota of different kinds
of seeds. the department of agriculture
includes quota of sugar-beet seed. Dr..
Wiley prepares the list of states and con-
-ressionaI districts which are entitled. in
his opinion. 70 recognition BY the depart
ment in allowance Of sugar-beet seed.
DR.. Wiley has steadfastly refused 70 ad-
NIT Kansas into his list and 10 senator
or member Of congress from shat stste
has been allowed a quota Of this seed
One tmpediment 10 any great growth IN
the cultivation OF sugar-beets In the
United States is the general dissemination
TO the haud-labor involved.
When the heets are once raised and 80
10 the factories. there Is no trouble for
the manufacture Of the mimic sugar Is
different proposition Nor Is the inventive
and mechanical genius and skill ncces-
sary tn the various processes and kinds
It machinery 70 be used in making the
sugar excellod elsewhere in the world.
Even Germany and Austria noted among
the countries OF the world in the manu-
facture Of beet-sugar. ana the machinery
used. Go not compare with the United
States in this respect
But with the growing Of the beets, it Is
getting labor interested n this work even
in most favored regions
The agricultural tendency predoninates
il the regions of the country best suited
for sugar-bee1 raisins- There is q dis
position 70 farm upon a much larger scale
than that rnplaIed III raising sugar
beets- The latter occupation is referred
10 IS a species Of gardening. on that
accourr. considerable aversion has sX-
sted sn the most-fsvored portions OF the
country.
This spirit has been 81 manifest that in
the recent hearings before the committee
on ways and means 81 the house Of rep
resentagives. nuca reference has been
made To the fact thar The Use Of labor has
been entirely unskfIlad-that II womez
ana children 70 a large extent
In a report issued by DIP. Il ". Wiley
chief Of the hurefu OF chemistry - the
of agriculture. FOR the year
iSsS. Charles F. S&yior 2 special agent.
vrorxins IN the field. and Studying condl-
tons relative 70 sagar-hees r1iSins. says.
--He-the laoorer-eras along the rows
en- his hands and Snees- ard selecting the .
-nose thrifty plant in the bunch. takes +
X between the Erst TWO nagers. vtrh the i
hack OF the hand toward the ground. then I
vlth a quick movement 81 the fingers II /
-hs other hand liz grasps ne surplus