Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-03-17
USt OF SUGAR IS
ON The INCREASE
World Conditions Review
ed By Large Producer
OF RawS

II. u. Hawlcy Of Galveston. Tex,
formerly a member Of Congress, who
Is at the Wolcott. Is the president Of
the Cuban.AmCricln Sugar Company,
which Is said to b. the largest indiyid.
ual producer Of raw sugar In the
world. The company owns 35O,OOO
acres in Cuba ana last year turned Gu.
100000 tons oi sugar says the New
York Sun of February l6. ..
Mr. Hawley individually has been in
;ercsted in sugar production for TWEEN
! ty.fvo years and III the owner OF Bis
4 Plantation In Louisiana. The company
also owns sugar properties In that
State, including Il Tchn'Iy Mr. Haw.
ley was a.ked yesterday what he
thought ABOUT the possibility of sugars
entering into calculations on the high
err cost of living
sugar is about the only thing thai
has not GSured in the discussion that
Is going on about the higher cost OF
living" said Mr.. Hawlcy, though in
statistical journals 1t has been pointed
out that its consumption Is rapidly on
the increase.
"In fact the production and c9ngu.np'
ton of sugar have Increased enormous
Is during the last decade, In the last
lQuarter Of a century the Increase has
averaged from four to four ana a hall
per cent. year, and now we have
:, reached n point where increased CON
sumption and the increasing demand
seem T. have grown greater than the
supply that can be provided.
Porto Rico has practically reached
its limit of supply because OF lis linn.
tied territory, and Hawaii can grow
no more year than II has done tor
the same reason. In Java the Cow
Crnmcnt controls the agricultural ont
put and lands which might be de-
voted TO sugar are needed for the pro
, ductinn Of other fuOdstuiis To support
the rs OGO.U0O inhabitants. Tho Euro,
: rupoln beet growers undo" the infirl.
cree ~ the higher prices Ob'ainnble
70" other products have reduced their
beet output and the industry in tho
United States has not grown and will
not except under the Influence of high
or prices. ,.
$50 rahd,y has consumption en-
= zach upon supply in countries that
have hitherto met increased COnsump'
I ton with increased supply that the
, natural inquiry arises. How can the
, world b. further supplied with sugar
4, nj the present moderate level Of pTi'
, ,Ccs! For Il should be noted thai the
;. hmCrlCsn people today at five cents q
pCund are supplied with sugar at tho
, lowest cost Oi any people In the world
=, ioXcnpt the English and for the first
A time In history very nearly AS low as
u the price paid by consumers there.
I 80 far as II further supply may be
q anticipated from the development ol
new lands It does not appear that II
|. may be looked for except from Cuba
= For the increase in the worlds con
sumption requires 900. 900 tons more
IOf sugar every year, of which 200 OOC
A" tons Is needed to meet the increased
= demand In the United States alone
IS OF the 800 600 tons represented by The
demand from the rest of the wOrlC
d this Is apt at any time 10 increase by
q leaps and bounds.
~ Not long ago "A distinguished maj
,s from Java was being shown about |
% iplant0tUn In Cuba. | said 10 him
=, why Is 1t that Java Is not shippn'
" sugar to the United States this yea
10 to any cxtent?'
1.-THE Java sugar Is now going Il
If the East he replied; 'to China. Yes
Is the Chinese are learning to take ~
N gar with their tea
III at IL easy To figure ont that whcI
4 300 coo 400 Cclcstials got 10 taking su
A. gar with their tea II iS %uiug 10 haY
a. some effect on the demand 81.
"Incrcagrd consumption would be r,
strictcd II prices should largely, nc
" vance and IN" producer 'Ddav Us cor
], frontcd with the problem as to Yha
d he Gun do to provide for the consum
I'd Crs wants on a basis of prices tha
al would not be higher than all consun
n ers can AFFORD to pay,
ne In my Judgment 1t Is more to III
lc Interests OF the producer that H. shout
80 iryhnuai tho most uugvul wCihnl
both IN cultivation aud IN mdnula