The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-17

session was begun that Chairman
Payne asked Secretary Wright if he
cared to make any remarks. The for
mer governor of the islands said:
investigation Regarding Cost.
We are now having an investisa
ton made in the Philippines regarding
the cost of production in the islands
and other matters relating TO the ques-
ton.
From what l have just heard. the
principal objection by the beet sugar
growers to the admission free of duty
of Philippine sugar lies in the danger
that markets will be inundated by the
Philippine article.
1T is not possible that the Philip
pine islands could supply the actual
increase in demand for sugar year by
year. in the United States. In that
case theN-is no reason why the islands
should affect the market until the beet
and cane sugar produced within the
tariff wall increases 500 600 tons. Be
fore the beet sugar industry is in the
slightest danger it must Increase from
1000 tons annually 20 2,100,o 600 tons
and from annual reports il would take
fifty years to do this"
eayne's Opinion.
Chairman ia nt INDICATED tndI Ilt
possible action of the committee with
regard 10 the sugar schedule would be
10 recommend that a certain amount OF
the sugar be admitted free of duty
each year, and that the present tariff
be imposed on any above that amount
He told Secretary Wright that tn.
menace. if any. was from Cuban sugar
which enjoys a reduction IN the tariff
of 20 per cent BE also admitted tina
the Philippine tariff was so importan
question that IL might not be con.
sidered as being strictly part of thu
work of revising the Dingley tariff. bu
would be taken up separately. Secre
tary Wright said that the production
of sugar in the Philippine islands
would not increase to any extent.
Representative Fordney of Michigan
who has a large number of sugar bee
farmers among his constituents. told
the secretary that the same argument
was put forth with regard TO the Gu
ban sugar several years ago. and We
the production in Cuba had increased
very largely and the American bee
sugar industry had not increased Very
much.
Due to the Trust.
The beet sugar people say that tn,
American Sugar Refining company has
no interest in their Factories said tn.
secretary. referring tp re sO-calle(
trust" yet three years % they sal;
a trustee. understood to represent IN,
American Sugar Refining company
owned 81 per cent Of the stock of al
the beet sugar factories That may b.
the reason why the beet sugar industr,
in this country has not grown rathe
than the importation Of Cuban sugar
There has been no reduction in tn
prices of sugar in a number OF years.
Much information concerning tn
cost of producing sugar. the profits de
rived. capital invested and methods o
growing and refining were offered a
: today's hearing. Colonel d. ID. CoIcock
on behalf Of the Louisiana cane suga
growers, said that the method b,
/ which the trust" names the pric
which il would pay the growers wer
unfair and "damnable''
Henry T. Oxnard F. r. Hatha way
! G " Smith F. T. Schoies. c. w Me
( Cormick and w. II. Baird. represent
/ ing the beet sugar manufacturers o
the west. asked that the present tarii
/ be maintained, or IL changed. that it b
/ increased. claiming that the margin o
profit on beer sugar was too small 4
permit of any competition with foreigl
refiners.
] r IL tdLNdNdA lrtFeSeHtlliR III
Michigan Sugar company. charge
/ that E F. Atkins who will appear to
morrow. representing the Cuban suSa
/ growers. not only prophesies. bJl
! threatens a revolution in Cuba whic
would result in the annexation of Cub
Z and ultimate free trade if the reques
FOR reduction is not granted"
The hearing viii be continued 20
( morrow. when the Independent" rein
ers are expected to argue FOR a reduc
: ton i'm the tariff on raw sugar