Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-04
SUGAR TARIFF HEARING BEFORE
COMMITTEE ON Ways AND MEANS

never get out of, unless sold out.
A Committdee man remarked: Leg,
trina e. economically until liquida.cd, 60
Miller-There is not a sugar plan
er, unless spy. who is party to the
Sugar Trust. The Sugar Trust have
been masters of our sugar industry.
H3ve dropped prices that drove us out
Of the market. BlaCklisted our sellers
for selling others. There are no rela-
tons between Louisiana planters an |
the Sugar Trust, so that being "legiti-
mate in thar sense. is not connec.ed
with them. We say we come within
the meaning Of the Democratic plat
form.
The effect Of free suC~r would cut
us ont Of existence Of a very large r.
tuction would put us out of business.
If raws sell at 2.60c we would lack
cent per ID. of cost of production.
Committee asked-does not that
raiSe the question o. Legitimacy?
Miiling-In 1870 srge~ sold at 131ac
Irer h., now at 3.75c. to 4c If there
had been no domes ic production
would sugar be selling at &c.
Committee-If t~nst controls, You
furnish an argument for free sugar.
when you s"y sugar is trust con.
trolled article.
Milling-When the trust gets rid OF
the domestic competition they would
control 80 nrico of sugar.
Committee-Whv. they went GU.
heets TO control that industry.
Milling-Put IS to the future of
Louisiana sugar Louisiana has given
he country all it's improvement in
sugar machinery.
We have now a vast area of rich
lands about TO be developed in sugar
culture, which we believe will reduce
our cost to production by raising 90 to
20 tons per acre, insteadvof II tons in
Gus old soils close to the bank Of the
river.
If duties can remain unchanged We
can give the country sugar from these
lands much cheaner than now. Sugar
is the cheapest thing in the coun ~
Let is go along for few vears and LEI
us see If We cannot reduce the cost in
10 years toxic. per ID.
Beet Sugar interests.
Mr.. Carey, of Baltimore. represent
inc Colorado beet factory. made o
political argument in favor of present
tariff.
Mr.. Palmer, secretary of Beet Sugar
compared low prices of
sugar with other articles by precent-
ages and give figures showing the ad-
vantage of growing sugar beets and
rotating with other crops.
E. L. Wemple. sales manager for the
Warner refinery. filed brief. object
ing TO present duty and REQUESTING re-
duetion of lie per lb.. or from 1880 %
cS5c. per ID. So degree basis, on non ]
sugars not above No. l6 |
Q. S., and to .54Sc. on Cuba sugar.
Present duty excessive and injurious
to consumption. Reduction would in |
,rease consumption by reducing cost |
Vt manufacture 55c to Coo. per 100 lbs. |
and should be sufficient protection for |
beet production, otherwise there is q |
tues ion as to the healthfulness Of |
hat industry. He attacked the Brand. |
ng Clause and unheld the No. 16 D. S.
IS dividing line between raw and re-
II ed. ..
Mr.. Hathaway, Secretary of Micili-
ian Sugar Co., gave figures in contra
liction of statement of MIR. Lowry
hat New York is always the lowest
sugar market in the United States
rom October to December. all lower
han New York price of 4,90c. for cane
'efned. He gave as reason that
turing that time 20 beet sugar fac+or
es were competing against each other
md there were only 3 cane refiners
against them.
Mr.. Wagner, beet sugar manufac.
uer of Wisconsin, demonstrated
gainst excessive profits of beet fac
cries. and that Z per cent covered
rich profits, that cost of manufacture
.as been cut nc per lb in 10 years.
Said free sugar meant destruction,
nd small reduction meant retarding
he beet industry.
A representative from the Califor
ia industry said California is largest
'eet sugar State in Union. The charge
6 made that she sells sugar at high
u" prices at home than elsewhere. She
reduces more than can be consumed II
t home and the surplus must be sold Il
lsewhere at an immense cost OF
reightage, and she would go out OF
tusines if she could not get these
Ugh prices at home.
1awaii's Able Plea.
Hawaii put in brief fully and ably.
nvering the conditions of her indus.
~ and made no verbal statement
his completed the testimony except
s to farmers of whom several were
i esent having come a distance of 4
e. miles to be heard. Although the
hartman stated that all the time a.,
cited to sugar was exhausted, We he
flowed these farmers to be heard for
bout half an hour.
One from Montana. owner OF farm
f $40 acres, including go acres OF
eets, made a strong and interes'ln
tatement of the advantage beet root
aising has been and is to all his
rops by rotation.
Other farmers from various States
rllowed with glowing accounts result
ne from the introduction of beet Gull