The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-01-18
|OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS And NOTES
ITEMS OF INTEREST BRIEFLY
CHRONICLED.
MUCH SUGAR is IMPORTED
Amount and Value of 1905 Product
Exceeds That of any Other Year
Consumption is Rapidly Increasing
In the United States.

in the United States.
The value of the sugar brought into
this country during 1905. will far ex-
ceed that of amy other year, according
to bulletin issued by the Bureau of
Statistics Of the Department of Com
merce and Labor. The bulletin says
"The value of sugar imported during
the eleven months Of 1905 ended with
November was $14S,575,345, of which
$51 ,4S5, ,256 was from the noncontig-
uous territory of the United States.
The estimate is that the total sugar
imports for 1905 will aggregate con-
siderably above $15O,OOO,0OO, while
the highest figure In any fiscal year
prior to 1905 was $127, 100000 in
1894, when am unusually large guam
tity was imported in anticipation of
a change in the tariff. The United
States is increasing rapidly and stead
lily in its consumption of sugar, and
importations have doubled in the last
twenty years, while the population
meantime increased bat so per cent.
The United States is the largest, sugar
consuming country in the world. The
average consumption for each individ-
ual in 1904 was about seventy-five
pounds. The United States consumed
about one-fourth Of the sugar pro-
duction of the world. Nearly all the
sugar brought into this country is
produced from cane, and the United
States consumes fully one-half of the
cane sugar produced In the world.
Cane sugar is forming at present a
large proportion of the worlds sugar
supply than during 1890-1902. Among
the countries contributing to the SUI
gar consumption of the United States
for the fiscal year 1905 were: Cuba,
2,O57 ,6O0,S39 pounds, Java 899,594,-
SIS, Hawaii S32,721, 1887, Porto Rico,
271, ,319,993. Germany principally
beet sugar. 2O5,Os4,302, West Indies,
other than Cuba, $685. 1853; South
America 1856, ,52S, Philippine Is
lands 1897 ,424. The domestic crop
of 1904 was 1,167, ,256,560 pounds.
James F. Smith and Henry Clay
Ide are the only names under consid-
Grafton to succeed Gen. Luke Wright
as governor general of the Philip
pines when the latter retires. His re-
tirement is still expected at the ex-
piration of his present leave of alb
sence, Notwithstanding his statement
last fall that he would return to Ma
Mia. The president has not made up
his mind whether he will appoint
| either of the men mentioned, and is
hoping that someone of the calibre
of Mr. Taft may be presented. Both
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Ide have been
strongly commended to Mr.. Roosevelt
and he thinks highly of their capabil-
tiles. It is the desire Of the admin
istration, however, that some one OF
larger reputation than eithr Of these
estimable gentlemen may be secured
Before going to the Philippines in
April, 1900, as member of the Taft
commission, Mr.. Ide had had expert
ence in problems of colonial admins
tration as United States commission
er at Samoa in '91. Later he was chief
Justice of the international court in
Samoa from 1892 to 1897 under joint
appintment from England, Germany
and the United States. He was born
in Vermont in 1874.
The first action toward the erection
of a memorial building at the James
town Exposition by the Daughters
of the American Resolution was tax
en- when the Administrative Board Of
Directors voted 5000 for the prepa
ration and submission Of designs. The
president general, Mrs. Donald Nc
Lain made report on continental hal
and turned in numerous checks to tht
treasurer as material evidence Of in
terest in the proposed building. Tit
request of the president general tina
entertainment for the benefit of con
tinental hall be held throughout thu
United States on February 22nd. ha'
met with hearty response. The secre
tary's report showed a total member
ship Of 54,O59.
Unless Congress speedily grants thu
emergency appropriation Of $35O,0O(
required for additional inspectors ant
microscopists, it is probable that Owe
$5O,OOO,0OO worth of orders for Amer
lean pork and beef products placed
by German dealers'wafl go untitled.
Temperance Element Will Oppose 1T