The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-05-31

Beet sugar, ought TO De acceptable as the
basis Of the cost of foreign sugar and the of
/ Cuban sugar is about the highest the mar
| ket.
| As TO the cost of Cuban sugar, Mr.. kndel
| says, quoting from the paper
| The sugar manufacturers in this country tell
us that the of producing sugar in
Cuba is less than 81 so per 100 pounds. Dyer, In
the same statement referred to above places the
cost at from 81 021 to 81 261. The cost Of rein.
ing is not above 40 cents per 100 pounds. This
would make the total cost OF Cuban sugar range
from 81 .421 to 81 $751; II refneries operated
in connection with the sugar plants in Cuba 1t is
conceded that the cost of manufacturing refined
sugar would be materially reduced"
Thus have, the very lowest price for
which American beet sugar be made 81. 10 per
100 pounds, and the highest cost of Cuban cane
sugar. including refining charges, 81 Sc per 100
POUNDS.
don't refer to the cost charge of foreign beet
sugars for 1t is conceded every hand it is much
less than the American article. The important
cuties and excise taxes foreign beet sugar reach
oil the way from 40 cents per 100 pounds in the
United Kingdom to IS. 81 per 100 pounds in Italy
And these duties, exercises and bounties in some
countries complicated cannot fix with any
thing like accuracy the of sugar in these coun.
tries
So We have as the cost for the making and
refining Of foreign sugar Cuban 81 sc per 100
pounds.
This puts the foreign sugar (refned) in the
warehouses of New York ready for shiment of
customers 81. IS per 100 pounds less than the beet
sugar Of the United States, estimated at the low.
est possible cost price at the factories in the west
I'll not trouble myself with transportation charg.
es to the dealers in customers of either the one
sugar or the other-for they must nearly balance
each other. In any event there wouldn't be enough
difference between these charges to materially
change the results of the difference in the cost of
production.
Now, what is the logic of these facts? If the
beet sugar industry of the country will not die it
must surely languish. 1t be conducted with
profit to neither the farmer nor the sugar maker
The results have before suggested are as newt
able as it is that water will run down hill.
Mr.. Wilson justies his stand the sugar
question by the fact that sugar is AN article of
prime necessity and enters into the economy of
every famiy-wherefore it should be made as
cheap as possible. That putting sugar on the free
list will make sugar cheaper in the end, is Justly
open to challenge; for should free sugar destroy
or seriously cripple the American sugar industry
the last condition of the consumer may be
than the first. But make no issue this point
only the future determine it.
But since President Wilson lays stress upon
sugar being an article of prime necessity and bases
his stand for free sugar on that principle, de.
nying that 1t is merely matter OF policy, may |
not respectfully ask, not the staples of wooden
and cotton fabrics quite much prime necessities
and do they not enter deeply into the economy
of the American family sugar, and how can those
who favor free sugar for the reason given support
and vote for duties that will average 35 per cent
on every such fabric and articles of apparel made
from them? The Wilson Underwood tariff bill that
has just passed the house is made up Of duties i'm.
posed to protect thousands OF articles that have
grown into necessities. They may say the bill puts
wool and cotton the free list they being the
raw material There will be no complaint II beets
the material of sugar-are put the free
list, but sugar, the finished product, just fabrics
made from wool and cotton are the finished prod
uct, should be treated fairly and in as friendly
n spirit the latter. II this Is done there will
be no complaint. 4a
Mr.. Pattersons statements should convince ev-
cry person in the beet sugar states that free trade
in sugar means the complete breaking down OF the
beet sugar industry and a result there should
be an unmistakable protest from the people.
We are pleased to note that the Weber club
Of Ogden is full awake to the necessity OF arousing
the people OF Utah to the danger Of the situation
and has sent out word OF wsrning, calling on
those who the Importance OF appealing 10
Washington, to write President Wilson, requesting
him to examine more closely into the beet sugar
industry before finally acting the tariff bill now
before the senate-Ogden Standard.
j. 4. i
Predictions have been made that II the settle
ment Of the tariff to be delayed for six months
100000 working people would be walking the
streets without employment. That the tariff has a
definite relation to employment and wages is shown
by the fact that while England has 100000 PEG.
pie and 1000 paupers, the United States has 92.
100000 people and only $4,000 paupers. In other
words, the United States with population two
and a half times great as England has only one