Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-15
SUGAR TRUST To
SUBMIT To GUT
IN TARIFF
B,t Removal of All Duty on
Product Is Opposed Before
Congress Committee.

r-A,HINGTON, Jan. l5.-The Amer
..- Sugar Refining Company (the
..-.. r-u.t presented to the committee
,.s,e and means committee of the
.s. nj conservatives today q formal
.---... against the abolition of all duty
s,zar. The document was drawn
a, nv edwin F Atkins, vice president
ne company. IN part, the protest
states.
1.-TWO american Sugar Refining Com
+gisbes to be known as in favor of
-l-,,-.r tariff upon sugar. 1t is our
.,Hss +n,t a moderate reduction which
Vat 20 great as to endanger the do
,-.f, and insular industries or to re-
-.,,. srch sources OF supply, would
.o-.ga TO The benefit of the consumer
-. norr5 neither increase foreign val
',.r o~ raw material, nor increase the
-.e,sr,s margin Of profit per pound.
,,z4,-a;er values are regulated only
,>,--,,gn the law Of supply and demand;
,..,r, crops will always advance prices,
80 s.ossalve crops will depress them,
sso.~5lsss Of the tariffs. Such coudi-
Mons csu not be regulated by legisla-
.,cr nut q. reduction of duty upon i'm
,o-.Ad yaw material would be followed
corresponding reduction of prices
f., rsaned sugar In the United States.
7,a be0edt to the refners would arise
,,,ro Increased consumption through a
,v.rirg OF prices.
Ask Small Duty.
we urge the retention of the small
5;4arentlal duty as 8. protection upon
.saned sugar, # protection is to be &C
corded to any industry, and the contin-
nance Of the present color standard Of
-As mort practicable distinction be-
tween raw and refined sugars for Gus
toms house classification.
I've are opposed to the abolition OF
al duty upon sugar for the following
reasons
TT would at once destroy one Of the
Arrest sources Of revenue, some $50
100000. tor the substitution Of which no
provision has been made.
ut would cause the termination Of
The Cuban reciprocity treaty under the
provisions Of which a preferential rate
Of 20 per cent is accorded Cuban sugars
and Cuba gives preferential rates upon
goods coming from the United States Of
% 70 40 per cent. Under this treaty the
United States buys practically all Of
me Cuban sugar crop at price con-
siderebly under the worlds parity and
sends 10 Cuba in return upward of $780,
100000 worth ot merchandise, part Of
which was formerly imported from Eu-
-ops7
Would Destroy Industry.
Following an explanation how Ger
many and Austria and Russia would
,o7'e into the American market and
conpses the protest ends as follows:
IN our opinion, the first effect Of
rae sugars, while present production
. maintained would be to drop prices
here TO or about bond values. SO low
price would destroy the Louisiana in
duytry, also the beet sugar industry in
many localities and particularly east Of
ne Mississippi river, which Is not pro-
,ected By long railroad haulage against
sugars coming from the Atlantic ana
Cuff ports 1t would carry the price Of
Porto Rlcau and Philippine Islands
sugars Far below their cost Of produc-
ton and make Hawaiian production
Improbable.
Thus our present sources Of supply
you'd be largely curtailed for under
normal crop conditions the domestic
and insuiar sources of production are
no" furnishing upward of 100000 tons
Up half our supply. Once this produc-
aoa vas so reduced foreign prices
would advance until they reached a
ooint where domestic producers could
again enter the field; how long a time
tn's would require Is problematicaL
Meanwhile disaster would be wide
spread and consumers would get but
temporary benefit"