The Lamar register., 1912-10-09


there were about 10000 tons o
beet sugar grown and manu1actur
eu IN the United states. Unde
this tariff protection the industr.
grew SO rapidly that within NV
years the production was 10000,
TONS, an increase OF 1000 per cent
In 1903 u treaty was made Will
CUBA giving that country u reduc
ton OF ~ per cent in the sugar
tariff, which made the rate 1.o4S,
per pound. For the succeeding elgnl
years the beet sugar industry Ill
this country made comparatively lit
tie progress, the total production
6UV,UUU tons, or only an Increase
OF ~ per cent.
Inc American Sugar Refining Co.
AiDucKle bros, and other refining H.
tel es.s, ali located on Che seaDoaru,
wAicn nave absolute control Oh the
sugar refining Industry in TINS
country, and also some OIL the large
cane sugar planters in CuOa are
now endeavoring to influence pub
lie opinion and are maAins an ell
fort III congress to bring about u
further reduction OF this tariII i'll
order TO prevent further develop
ment oil the beet sugar industry.
These refining interests import raw
sugar from tropical countries ana
refine it.
Inc refining interests realize that
peel sugar is their only competitor
and they, therefore, wish 10 throl-
lie the industry. Circulars have
Deen sent out by some Oh the REIN
ing interests containing the mis-
leading statements that the duty
was two cents a pound and eQulya-
lent TO 80 per cent ad valorem.
ABOUT ~ per cent out oil our Ior-
eign sugar comes IromCuba ana
pays I.34Sc pre- pound. which is the
effective duty as Tar as the price
OIL sugar to the consumer is con-
cerned. taking the average price
in the United States paid by the
consumer Tor sugar at 5R cents
per pound. it is only u simple
matter arithmetic to show that
this duty is equivalent TO less than
81 per cent ad valorem.
The refining process is very sim
pie and distributes very little
wealth among the American people
as compared with the production
Of beet sugar. For the 100000
Tons OF beet sugar now produced,
there is paid to the American farm
er, workman and supply man, about
s4o.OO0.OOO. while the distribution
for 100000 tons of raw sugar i'm
ported and refined in this country
amounts to approximately only $780,.
100000. In other words, for each
pound OF beet sugar produced in
this country there is distributed
seven and One-half times more
money among the American people
than for each pound of sugar i'm
ported and only refined in this
country.
This means that if the total
consumption of sugar in this coun-
try. 100000 tons, were all grown
and manufactured in the United
States, that actual distribution
among the farmers and workmer
would amount to 1870, 100000
while if it were all imported ant
only refined, it would amount tc
only s36,O0O.0OO. There are now
70.beet sugar factories in the Unite,
States. 1t would take over 400
factories to produce the total sug
ar consumed. Would is not b,
much better to have this vast sum
s27O. 900, distributed by s,
many separate interests, widel,
scattered over the United States
than to have the entire sugar indus
try controlled by half dozen gen
tlemen in New York who contro
the refining industry.
In addition to this, the produc
ton of all our sugar from sugar