New-York tribune., 1902-01-25
the only thing she has to pay

from the states and the only thing she has to pay
with is sugar
Chairman Payne asked the witness If the slight
est concession TO Cuba would ruin the Hawaiian in
dustry
Il hope not" answered Mr.. Haywood.
How much reduction could they stand?" asked
the chairman.
When the witness hesta.ed Mr.. Payne said amid
laughter. Make it safe"
Well about 10 per cent" answered Mr.. Hay
wood.
What was most feared, he said. was that free
trade with Cuba, something approaching that.
would be brought about. and that meant ruin to
usWsiL 81: a small concession. say 10 per cent
would not be opposed by Hawaii
q. G. Leavitt, of Ames, Neb., supplemented a
qDrmer statement the beet sugar industry by
specifying the methods which he said, the Sugar
Trust adopting 10 mislead the public on this
issue.
y. 3. Bradley Of Michigan argued that the beet
sugar Industry was the first of the protected in
dustries directly TO benefit the farmers. and for
that he urged that it should not be disturbed
the detriment of the farmers.
SUGAR REFTNER'S VIEWS.
At the afternoon session. James H. Post of the
National Sugar Refining Company, OF New-York
explained that there were about dozen indie
pendent sugar reineres IN the country. producing
about twenty, thousand barrels a day. as against
about forty thousand barrels refined by the Amer
terests OF the independent refneries should be con
sidergd in any action taken by the committee
over the world Cuba included
Asked to what effect % per cent reduction
Cuban sugar would have the price of sugar
TO the consumer here. Mr.. Post said that in his
opinion there would be effect. far the
present crop was concerned; that the Cuba would
duction increased. the price might fall. He eX-
planned the action of the retneries in underseling
the beet sugar people in the Missouri Valley by
saying that the beet sugar people made contracts
with grocers to deliver sugar at onetenth OF cent
q pound below the refneriess price. The result
was trade and the refineTies reduced their
prices in some cases two cents pound, TO under
sell the beet sugar manufacturers He said that.
far he knew. of the independent re-
The cost of refining and distributing sugar was
fve-eighths of cent pound. No Cuban sugar OF
the present crop has come into the market. 1t
being held in the hope of securing tariff con-
Cessions from the United States
EX-Representative Hawley. OF Texas. advocated
concessions 10 Cuba. making a special plea, on
the ground OF future relations with the republic.
facturers i'm denouncing the Sugar Trust, Mr..
Hswley declared that IN 1897, when the Dinsey bill
was under consideration, the Sugar Trust and the
Beet Sugar Trust worked hand in hand
Mr. Eawley said he actively Interested In
sugar plantations in Cuba, one of 10000 and
one of 1890 acres. He said there distress In
cuba and when pressed for particulars. admitted
distress arising out OF the fact that capital en-
ployed IN industry could not obtain fair return.
William s. Bass, a San Domingo sugar planter,
was the last speaker to-day. He did not think
Cuba should have advantage over other West
Indian islands in the American market. Colonel
Tasksr II. Bliss. OF the army, VIII appear before
the committee tomorrow.