Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-07
SUGAR AND SILK.

Sugar is produced successfully IN this coun-
trv on a large scale with the aid of little pro-
lection Raw silk Is not produced here and prob
ably never VIII be; but 1t is the foundation OF
great industry which the free admission of the
raw material and protection for the finished goods
have made the greatest Of It's class in the world.
Other European countries surpass the United
States in the production of cotton wooden, linen
and iute fabrics but this country leads all of
them IN silks
Is outlined IN Saturdays Washington dis
patches the dominant party in the house OF rep
resentatves favors the admission of sugar free OF
duty. As this will loss Of more than
hftythree million dollars in customs receipts
the deficiency is to be made up chiefly by taxing
raw silk That is tariff for revenue only with
4 vengeance Free admission of what
aud do make and heavy duty on raw material
that is indispensable is complete reversal Of
the protective policy as can we'll be devised.
This sugar policy viii he q blow to
the south and west In Louisiana alone Sl3O,-
100000 i invested in sugar plantations and re-
iineries In Michigan and some neighboring states
and in Colorado. tab Idaho and Nevada, the
beet sugar industry has attained great proper
lions IN these Rocky Mountain states it is es-
peeiav important. for beets be grown to the
best advantage soil that contains too much
alkali for other crops. The development of beet
root cultivation has been the work of many years
of experimenting under new conditions because
IN other part Of the world are beets grown
ON alkali lands under irrigation. Millions of
dollars have been spent in irrigation works. and
the industry has been scarcely more than eStab-
iished when this proposal TO wipe ont all the re.
suits Of years of toll and sacrifice comes to the
front in Washington.
If the farmers of the south and west are to
lose a great crop. it is scarcely worth while to
mention the losses that will be visited upon the
companies that have built the sugar refineres
All these beet sugar refneries viii have to be
aha ala fi.p
on account Of their locations
IN na part Of the world can beet sugar com
pete with cane sugar year in and year out In
Cuba the sugar cane grows from year TO year
without replantng Just the grass does the
fields OF course. 10 IS not grown IN this way
hut on the best plantations in Cuba the cane j.
repanted NOT oftener than once ia three years
and this alone constitute au economy IN produc
tlon which THE sugar beet cannot meet An pre-
tense that beet sngar can survive this eompeti
ti0u i puerile
l}ui free admission 20 came sugar from tropical
countries viii noi assure cheap sugar an The time
GIVE the Tropics q monopoly 81 sugar production
Hud sugar would % BECOME the most speru
laiite staple 81 great Importance known tn com
meree We arr painfully aware nf the nncfr
tants e conditions in CFha a revolution Ia
cuba would put up Che prize 80 sugar amy day
heeause that ISLAND VIII d. the m,.si important
producer West lHdan hurricane would hay,
similar RESULTS The sugar iradr would D. gam
Wing % Cuban revolutions and STORMS ali ih,
ttae # Yves tbs snri ST thing yrsn ago that
caused Frauee Hermaut Au.trta and RUSSIA e.
encourage ile hamf fr1seiien of b.et sfiEaf wift
ee0eFags tauHfifs I-ssf summsr whsn th, drought
lu fafaIs ent deuu ihe ha-i rl,sf erop and gave
tka lreHea eane growers chance ihe surar
Mafkefs 81 fhe wnFld Nerc mrufd ui.i,ie dawu
= Hlea.Hre f'F ~. tiieeHrsren,rrf 10 sfs.,'ilt
f'aa g greet sfarl. Hathms eeHld h.al ihs o.,
H.ln.sslaa 81 Hear fa th.s ihe egesi.st susaf
eaHsamHN eennlr Ia fhe uer.i
usH feaHef.es Wheh naW us. hH Efsts raw
sasaf Mpaffel from lhe West lns0s, fand nai
satHeta .a maut gFedes 80 sugar % y rerfatt
+ tssAAts g. fHn eHt ttfs 6nF ertta go .assf
IfeH - 4Hsee al iha tsnt hy a single 6reratinn.
tbs class ef sugar Is nat .een u oar market.
hseAHs etaslts reNned sugar UNDER ihe