Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-18

sugar in this country. We want to
build up the sugar industry in the
United States"
Again, during that discussion. the
gentleman from Ohio CHR. Grosvenor).
In the course Of an eloquent speech
upon the doctrine of protection--and
VIII say his speeches are always able
and convincing-expr himself as
follows:
I'VE Will give 10 the sugar producer
of louisiana an opportunity to enlarge
its products and to turn over some of
the splendid lands OF that beautiful
state to the production of sugar instead
| OF corn, cotton, and other products OF
the soil; and 10, Mr.. Chairman,
| throughout Nebraska. through Kansas,
and AL If the states Of the Union the
| Republican party comes and offers his
boon, We will protect the industries
| OF the country In all directions from
| further decentralization, and we ask you
| to turn aside hundreds of thousands OF
| acres of the splendid lands OF all of
| these states from the production OF
| corn, oats, wheat, potatoes and cot
ton, to put into an already over stocked
| market, 10 the production Of sugar and
| give to the farmers upon farming lands
| OF the country a better market with
Less competition than they now have"
These are some OF the characteristic
| expressions of the leaders Of the Re-
| publican party nj that time, and clear
| ~ indicate heir attitude and deter
| mination to foster and protect the beet
sugar industry
UTAH IN THE FOREFRONT,
| l mention tere, and take great pride
| In the fact that my own state was in
| the forefront of this movement and has
! the distinction of building the first fac
tory to he equipped entirely with AM
erican-made machinery.
We have now Ave factories In opera
| ton, with an annual capacity OF about
$4,000 tons of sugar and capital Of
about $1,000, 900. We are not only supply
ing our home requirements. but export
| about three-f0urths Of our products to
other parts AS far east as the Mis-
souri, river. (Applause).
| No industry In our country ever
| responded more promptly to or more
completely justified the wisdom of the
| policy of protection than did the beet.
sugar industry. (Applause.) With rare
exceptions. wherever II has been under
taken in the United States il has
| proved emineDtly successful So that
the production of sugar has 40 greatly
Increased In the short space Of FIVE
years that about 80 per cent Of the to-
tai sugar output of this whole country,
leaving out our insular possessions,
Is now credited to sugar beets. This
fact alone demonstrates couclusively
| that beet-sugar production In this
country Is commercial success which
in my opinion will be entirely over
come II this bill becomes law.
PROFITABLE INDUSTRY.
Three million acres out of total of
half n billion acres of improved land
in the United States, or one acre out OF
every 40 OF our improved lands, IL de-
voted to sugar would supply all our
home needs: not only would II DO this,
but the withdrawal Of such an acreage
from the production OF the ordinary
farm crops would tend to improve the
market for other crops by removing
that surplus of production ever actual
needs which the farmer now has 20
contend with.
/ have shown that from 1879 up to
1902 no cloud was on the horizon to
darken the seemingly bright future OF
this new and vigorous infant industry;
to all appearances Il has become the
settled policy of the Republican party
to hasten the time when our country
should produce a large portion, II not
all, that Is consumed OF sugar, and the
hope was that such time would speed.
lily arrive. The national irrigation law
was everywhere hailed, not only as @
means of creating homes for the home
less. but also as vastly enlarging the
possibilities and fastening the develop
ment Of the beet-sugar industry. The
whole course of legislation denoted or
the part of the Republican party @
pride and satisfaction in Its SUGGEST
| and q guaranty for the future,
I feel confident that the production OF
beet sugar Is this country would have
been vastly greater even than ii Is to-
day If the question Of Cuban reciprocity
and free trade with the Philippines hat
never been agltated; but since botl
these propositions have been brought
forward and supported by hitherto
champions of protection confidence AND
champions of protection confidence II
the future of this great industry has
yielded TO uncertainty and Is now CIV
Ing place to anxiety.
SOME OF THE BENEFITS.
II would be difficult TO estimate th'
many benefits which have resulted e
the agricultural communities wher'
these factories have been built. No
only il the farmer who raises crop o
sugar beets assured of a ready cast
market for his crop, which Is one tina
| does not enter into competition Will
other products of the farm, but also doe
IL enhance the value OF his land and in
duces him to adopt more scientific
methods In his agriculture and ADDS L
the diversity OF his crops, Further thar
this, 1t gives an impetus To ever,
|, | u. - tx,,a ~ q
! throughout the entire community, lap
plause.l
A majority OF the majority Of th
able members OF the committee who re
, ported this bill have, ! believe, recon-
! mended Its passage. They profess Z
, believe and undoubtedly do believe
, that the development OF the cane-suga
} industry IN the Philippines which vii
follow the removal OF the present TART
does not portend any injury TO the com
petlng beet-sugar industry OF our coun
try.
The arguments OF the gentleman fror
New York mir Paynel and the gentle
man from Pennsylvania tMr. Dalzen
, and the gentleman from Connection
mfr. Hin along the line Of sustainin
their position singularly harmonic
7 with those OF the gentleman from Mis-
. souri, mir. Clark and the aentlema
J from Mississippi tMr. Williams
5 against all forms OF protection. tAI
I plause.l
, MINORITY CONSISTENT,
/ The position OF the minority. howcN
er, In the light OF past history, Is muc
: more consistent, for they are free traC
5 ers by tradition and principle. The
2 would go much farther, even 20 the e,
Y tent Of greatly reducing the tarlff 0
: coal, iron. steel glass, and other In
3 portant manufactures, 50 that the II
e dustries engaged In the production
= these things would be exposed to worl
= competition, regardless OF the disa.