The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-03-23

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cts of the consumers.
! have confined myself to only a
few products which, however, should
suffice to draw attention to the man
ufacture of compounds and mixtures
the retail prices of which would not
be affected by the downward revision
of the tariff
Sugar Is used in connection with
hundreds of other products. The
manufactures of ice cream, preserves,
bakers products mot including bis
cuts), pies, medicines, and so forth.
must use enormous quantities of
sugar. Even the tobacco manufactur.
ers use sugar. The American 10.
bacco Co. buys raw sugar by the car.
go.
| | believe that a careful study of a
thorough investigation by acknowled.
ged experts would reveal the fact
that but a comparatively small per
centage of the sugar used is purchas
ed in the shape of sugar by the con-
sumer from his grocer.
l wish to state that do not claim
my estimates to be accurate, and in
order to be in any real value they
should have to be revised and cor.
rected by statistical experts who are
thoroughly posted in the respective
branches.
How much of the entire consump.
ton Of sugar is purchased by the CON
sumner as sugar from his grocer can,
of course, not be accurately deter
mined. but it seems to me that 30
pounds per year per person would
be an exceedingly high estimate.
This would mean $50 pounds Of sug.
ar per family, or almost pound Of
sugar every day per family. II the
reduction in duty would cheaper sug.
ar cent a pound, each person would
save 30 cents year, or az cents
per month"; sum so insignificant
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that It would not effect even the poor
est classes.
This would leave the balance OF
SO pounds per capita which is used
in compounds, the prices Of which
would not be guided by the price o.
the comparatively small percentag,
OF sugar they contain. This could 10
verified by comparing the fluctuations
in the price Of sugar with the prices
of the respective compounds.
A lowering Of sugar duties woul'
affect the agriculture interests OF "
err Is states, besides Poto Rico, tn
Philippine Islands and so forth. Tn
entire cane-sugar and beet-sugar IN
dustries would be crippled or de:
troyed. The Government would los
about S60,0OO,O00 per year and tn
= consumer would not be perception
J. benefited. Practically the only beI
= ficiaries would be the manufacture
! of sugar-containing compounds.
: 1t seems that those who favor tn
y present duty should come togethe
and take steps to acquaint the peopD
4 as well as the Tariff Board with tn
I fundamental facts relating to the SUI
ar industry in this country Tn
y should be done, not merely by pr
Z senting opinions and arguments, bl
= by furnishing reliable date and ST,
tistices.
Z Wide publication should BE- give
h to this subject in order to enable ii
\ people toNarriye at just conclusio
Z as to the existing conditions in tn
industry and at the same time to re
, der the Tariff Board all possible a
v sistance. | believe that only in tn
\ way can the public be convinced tn;
= The now existing unjust criticism hi
\ lao reasonable basis.
n That an undertaking OF this kin
= should be placed into the hands
!. acknowledged and absolutely rellab
experts goes without saying. The /
gcstigation, in order to be of real va
! ue, should be as thorough and impe
ial as II made by the Government
self, so that 1t could be used in NEE
\ ing whatever demands for inform
\ ton might be made by the Tar
4 Board. The result of such inves
CATION could be published in pamp
let form and arrangements made
give it very wide distribution. 4
the tariff question is one of vital il
j portance to all the beet and car