Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-09
A SPLENDID INDUSTRY.

The prediction of Secretary Wilson OF
the Department Of Agriculture, mat tne
time is approaching when the uhited
states win produce all the sugar need
cd for home consumption, IL suleuy
within the bounds Of probability TINS
contamination, 80 devoutly to be WISH
ed. depends Of course, upon the eN-
tension ard continuation of the beet
sugar industry. SO far, II has peeh
wonderfully successful The beetgrow-
ers have obtained good returns LOT
their labor, the factories have turned
out splendid marketable product IN
yestors have received satisfactory dlV-
idends, and both farmers and mechah'
les have pronted by the enterprise
Utah has set an excellent example IN
the beet-sugar industry 1t was begun
under immense difficulties. While II
was not an untred experiment as
good sugar from beets had been man
ufactured In other places II was In
that nature so far as Utah was con-
cerned, and the difficulty OF obtaining
capital for 1t was thereby enhanced
We need not 20 over the history OF the
struggles and triumphs of the past
they are pretty well known to the peo-
pie Of the West But the present ana
future of the industry are fraught
with high encouragement and are
among the indications that the proph-
ecy of the Secretary Of Agriculture
win surely be fulfilled. The example
set by Utah Is being followed In Ida
no. Indeed Utah skill and Utah cap
ital are largely In evidence In our
neighborlng state. The celebration OF
the first annual sugar day at Idaho
Falls on Tuesday, as reported IN the
Evening News OF that date, makes
a shining mark In the annals OF Idaho,
and owes much of It's brightness to the
Utah promoters OF the enterprise at
that place, The purity of the product
there, pronounced one hundred per cent
fine. must be encouraging to all who
are interested in the sugar question In
this country.
The laying OF the corner stone of the
Fremont Sugar company's factory at
Sugar city in that county on Tuesday
afternoon, was further step In the
progress of the industry In Idaho, and
another proof of the faith OF Utah
investors and Of their desire for the
advancement Of Idaho The two States
are mutually interested in many ways,
and should march together on the
highway TO wealth and prosperity
II Is unfortunate that the endeavors
Idaho TO encourage the investment OF
capital in the sugar industry, should
have been blocked by the refusal Of
the State Auditor to issue warrant
the Idaho Sugar company under the
law. III there had been an lnjunc-
ton Of court, or any impeachment
interposed in a legal manner, 1t might
be viewed in a different light, But the
Auditor is simply "A ministerial officer
and his arbitrary action appears pre-
vlous and presumptuous, However, It
win no doubt be favorably settled, but
meanwhile It win not encourage the
industry nor invite investment. Not
outstanding this temporary setback.
the prospects in Idaho are splendid for
the great success Of sugar manufacture
n nd Rrt1l ha a..
thrifty and perseyering people, who arr
turning the wilderness there into a gar
den and founding and building hnc
cities and towns
The Cuban treaty is opposed by some
politicians and other directors on the
ground that It will prove to be inimlcal
to home sugar interests. But
some Of the very foremost hold.
ers Of sugar stock view the matte.
IN a different light They believe that
a sufficient profit can be derived from
investments in the sugar beet Industry.
II the proposed reduction In the duty
on Cuban raw sugar should prevail
And the fact that the great eastern
sugar combinations, VINO control the
refnerles, are largely Interested in the
beet-sugar companies Of the West, puts
the question in a favorable light and
gives assurance Of the stability OF these
organizations and Of the triumph OF
their business Home sugar need not
fear injury from the projected reel
procity with Cuba.
The whole country should be deeply
interested in the home industry which
Will eventually make this country IN.
dependent Of foreign producers o..
sugar We do not believe that any
political party In the United states Is
ayerse to home manufactures. While
people may differ on the tariff ques
ton, the rates OF duty that should be
Imposed, and the purpose for which
they should be levied all believe in
tariff Of some kind and extent, and all
want TO see the country prosper through
the employment of It's own operate
and the wealth that comes from its own