Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-06-17
"Father of Beet Sugar IN.
dusty" Tells of 0rganiz-
alton of American Company
for Twenty Million Dollars.
PLACES RESPONSIBILITY
ON NEW YORK BANKERS
Newspaper Men From North
Dakota Deny Purpose to
Cast Reflection Upon Hon
eSty Of Senator Gfonna,

fsv poHWNo JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlstI
Washington June 16-Henry T.
Oxnard, known as the father Of the
beet Industry" and the vice presi-
Gent OF the American Rect Sugar
company, was the principal witness
today before the senate lobby inves-
tieating committee. He told the conn
mittec how New York bankers who
helped organize the beet sugar COM
pany insisted upon putting I'm about
fifteen million dollars water in $50.
100000 corporation How he and his
brothers had made about million
bv the sllc of their share al the wat
cred stock and gave warning that the
Underwood bill. with It's free sugar
provision would result. i'm his opin-
ion. in the formation OF "a new Sugar
trust" which would not violate the
antitrust law
The committeeman took Mr. OK
nard over most Of the ground that
other anu-frce sugar witnesses have
covered. He told them he received
$4,000 year in his official capacity,
but that n was not for Legislative
work" The questioners learned that
ne had been fighting reductions in
sugar duties for many years and
heard with interest that he knew
something about Sugar at % Glance.
the celebrated pamphlet that was
made senate document and sent
ever the country postage free under
the frank of Senator Lodge
Another witness was Aaron Cove.
of Denver employed at $4,000 a year
by the Great Western Sugar company.
who said he had given up the last
eight years to study of the econo-
mic side Of sugar and To convincing
men Of the soundness of his
views for a duty ON that article. MI.
Cove testified that before his en-
ploymcnt hv the sugar company, he
had been superintendent of schools at
Denver. Mr. Cove sat for half
hour in the witness chair with an
oyorooat over his knees. lie had not
talked with many senators, he said,
but he remembered "A dinner with
Senator Brstow, at which he tried TO
convince tho senator Of the necessity
of the Dutch standard Instead OF
Mr. Bristow. he explained,
he came away convinced that the
Dutch standard was unnecessary
Twice in eight years he had appeared
before committees Of congress ana he
had delivered addresses before vari-
ous organizations on the sugar ques-
ton.
Harry 4. Austin. employed by Tru-
man q. Palmer, the washington rep
or the United States beet
industry, was the last witness. The
committee spent nearly two hours IN
an attempt to find out just what hap
pened to sugar at "a Glance after
the senate ordered much of the ma
terial In il printed as q public doeu
ment and its actual appearance IN
pamphlet form. They endeavored to
find out what he knew about an al
legged order of the senate REGARDING
The printing of the pamphlet, Which
does not appear in senate records
but Is printed on the title page ol
Sugar at a Glance The best intof-
nation Austin could give was thal
this alleged order which has aroused
the indignation Of the committee
must have appeared in proofs receiN /
ID at Palmer's office from the govern
ment printing office. Officials of that
office have already explained to the
committee that they knew nothing
ibout this order. but they have not
peen put upon the stand. They prop
lbly will be heard later
The committee got a surprise today
when A. y More. owner Of the Far
10 n. d.. Courier News. and a, NJ
Baker. general manager Of that pa
ser. gave their testimony about an
EDITORIAL recently printed In the News
4 hich Senator Gronna thought was a
.eflection upon him and which lea 10
heir being subpoenaed. Both men
made the long trip to Washington ~
,nswer to the senate summons ana
hen declared under oath that they
,new nothing of the editorial until
hev saw it in print II was written
they said, by james A. Metcalie, ol
ilendive. Mont. temporarily employ
d while Baker was away from Far
70. Both More and Baker said they
,ad no reason to doubt Senator Gron-
,as political and private integrity ana
honesty. and More said that re-
raction might be printed. Metcaiie
,ad written the editorial, they
hought merely "a flippant way