The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-03
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was warmly applauded by the Re.
pub,teans and wool Democrats
The wild asses are now In the
green Of the corn" shouted Mr.. Die.
amidst the laughter of his nomina
adversaries.
max straw caused Representative An.
derson, of the ways and means com.
mtffee, to sing the requiem OF ths
nax Industry Of his home State, Min.
nesota- Mr.. Anderson tol6 the com.
mftfeA that ''the fel.s Of the gres,
Northwest would no longer shine with
the pure blue flowers of the flax plant
but Ia its place must come again the
yellowfng decay Of the less profitable
corn.
The cotton schedule engaged the
attention of the house at the night
session until well past 10 o'clock
The Sugar Fight
Congressman who are trying to fol-
low the FMS and outs OF the agitation
over the sugar tariff are having a
sweet time of It. II they delve into
4 everything that comes their way they
will be "all Eormed up reminiscent
OF boyhood days when they used to
scrape the slaves of the sugar hogs
heads which were brought up the
river from New Orleans and preached
OUTSIDE the grocery stores.
There Is no lack OF material in the
way OF argument and contention laid
before them. Every mail brings 1t In
one for NOR another. and now a back
ire Is coming from home in the shape
OF little red cards slipped into the
humble bags of grocery store sugar,
urging free sugar
1t Is charged that the big sugar re-
nneries. including the so-caIled "su-
gar trust" are endorsing free rag su =
ear, desiring to get their raw ma
ferfal as cheaply as possible. The do
mestic beet and cane producers make
no bones OF the fact that they them
selves are organized to present their
views. doing 1t openly, while charg-
Ing the refiners with masquerading
behind an alleged association of
Wholesale grocers
the daily papers carry advertise
ments of one feature of the contest
between protectionists and the free
traders, and the protectionsts also
issue printed bulletin every day or
TWO setting forth their case
Join for Protection.
The Domestic Sugar Products" Ia
the name taken by com binatiea of
beet growers of seventeen States. the
cane growers and the sugar producers
OF Hawaii and Porto Rico. The or
ganization claims to be supported by
voluntary contributions by sugar uro-
ducers and its bulletins allege that tho
sugar refiners of the seaboard are in
terested In free sugar. The alleged
Wholesale Grocers' auxiliary also
issues printed bulletin
president Wilson and Oscar Under
WOOD are for lower sugar duties and
uitimate free sugar claiming this will
n onuy r.
protectionists vigorously resist this
contention, claiming that once do
mestic production is destroyed the re.
hners Will have things all their own
way. the deficit In the worlds sum
ply OF sugar will enhance the price
ana the consumer will find prices in
creased within a. very few years.
The beet sugar men claim that
el,eoo farmers in this country plant-
ed $4,000 acres Of sugar beets last
year, and that the investment in the
beet sugar industry aggregates s200
Voo,ooV. The cane sugar men claim
M investment Of 800, o0D,00 in
their Industry. II is claimed that the
total outlay of the beet industry to
farmers IN wages. etc, in 1912 was
ss2.eo0.o0o. and in the cane industry
s2As9a9, eco. ,a.,, ,.e,=s. .s,.a, 1900 f.
The output Of beet sugar has in
creased from 2.200 tons In 1880 to an
estimated $4,000 tons for this year.
or a little more than one-s,xth of
the total sugar requirement OF the
United States
Albert @. Robinson, a recognized
sugar statistician. estimates that the
United State will consume 5000
tons OF sugar in 1913. and that the
domestic producers will furnish one
half Of the amount. Cuba supplying
the other halt. He figures that the
best growers of the West will turn
out 100000 tons: the cane growers,
100000 tons; Hawaii. 500, 600; Porto
Rico, 301,000 Philippines, 100000.
Cuban Reciprocity Involved.
In the year 1903. before Cuban
reciprocity went into effect. the
United States sold TO Cuba INSECT
laneous American products to the
value OF 1900. 900. In 1912 the
sales had increased to $4,000, 600.
This growth was the result of Cuba
admitting American goods on
preferential tariff In return for the
United States granting Cuba pref
ereutiat duty OF 20 per cent on her
products coming here
The Cuban minister has already
fakcn up with the State department
tht question Of rcadjustment OF
Trade relations II the proposed sugar
MEl0 &osa into eject. -. -.