The daily sentinel., 1913-10-01
LOWERED TARIFF FAILS
TO BRING DISTRESS
Continued from Page IL
The Blighted Sugar Industry.

The Blighted Sugar Industry.
Soon after reaching the state ! re-
ceived an invitation to assist in cele-
brating the completion of the rail-
road between Monte Vista and Cen
ter in the San Luis valley.
We had to have the road in order
to secure a supply of beets for our
sugar factory at Monte Vista" one
of the promoters told me. why, /
thought free sugar would close all
the sugar factories in Colorado l
said. AT least that is the impress
sion | received from reading the
newspaper organs of the sugar inter
est" We'll" he replied. we are
taking our chances.
found that the capital for the
road was furnished By Colorado men
who have made their fortunes in the
west and are familiar with conditions
in Colorado. In the financial world
they are regarded as conservatives"
and no one believes they would sink
their money in a "blighted industry" ="
That they are not alone in their
faith is shown by the costly improve
ments just completed at the Rocky
Ford sugar factory by the American
Beet Sugar Co., and by the announce
ment that the company which con-
trolls the Sugar City factory has in
creased the price of sugar beet land
$50 an acre. "Paralyzed Industries"
do not give these evidences of virility.
A manufacturer of syrups called
on me at my hotel in Denver to in
dorse my position on the sugar tar
iff.
Colorado should supply the ma
tion with syrups and preserves, he
declared. I'VE make the sugar and
we grow the fruit. All we require
is to be freed from the grip of the
sugar trust. AS it is now, | can buy
Colorado sugar for less in Chicago
than | can in Denver, and II 1t were
not for the fact that 1 love this state
would move my plant to some point
on the great lakes.
Farmers Needn't Worry.
II am told that the sugar inter
ests are threatening tc cut the price
paid the farmers for their beets. Do
you think they will do that" | ask
ed Senator John Cross. one of the
prominent farmers and substantial
business men of northern Colorado.
Don't worry about the farmers"
he replied. They will take care of
themselves. If the factories cut the
price We won't raise the beets. We
can and will raise other crops. The
sugar men know that and while they
may bluff for public effect they will
not cut off their noses to spite their
faces
An old friend, the manager of one
of Denver's largest department stores
greeted me on 10th st. He had writ
ten me a number of letters pointing
out the direful results which would
follow tariff tinkering"
''How's business?" | asked, brac-
ing myself for a tale of business dis
asters, present and prospective.
Fine" was the CHEEKY reply.
Things are, looking up. L believe
the old state is getting on its feet
again
"But--free sugar. protested.
well" he hesitated. oh. / still
think you went pretty strong but.
Oh, let's go and get cigar"
Boom in Ca5bages.
] rode through Brighton the other
day and saw the farmers coming in
with great wagon loads of cabbages.
asked one husky chap. He grinned
down at me. Say, pardner, when
sell these cabbages | will have more
money than some people have hay. /
am getting seven times as much for
them as did last year.
My dear fellow" | said. there
must be some mistake. Don't you
know that the democrats have just
passed tariff bill which is designed
to drive most of you farmers to the
poorhouse. My recollection is that
they even put cabbages on the free
list. He looked at me curiously as
though Questioning my sanity. Then
he quietly gathered up his reins,
spoke meaningly to his horses and
drove off toward the station. He
looked back once or twice, and /
could see that he was in doubt
whether to laugh at me or turn me
over to the police to be returned to
the sanitorium from which he had
thought had wandered.
The farmer has been the goat
of protection for long time, but his
eyes are opened at last.
l will remain in Colorado until
October l, in order to attend some
good roads meetings and will then
return to Washington. | do not ex-
pect to get home again until next
June or July.