Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-08-01
SITUATION OF NEvADA'S BEET
SUGAR FACTORY.

calamity bowler" we are publishing
the following from the Fallon Eagle
regarding the situation of the big beet
sugar factory located near that place
Some time ago we stated that the
cause of the factory not running this
year was occasioned by the duty being
taken off of foreign sugar. To that
statement considerable exception was
taken by the advocates of free trade
The Churchill Eagle says:
The abundant crops all over the
country and the prospect of a low
price for hay very naturally causes
many people to inquire about the
prospects of the Nevada Sugar Co
running the factory next year. To
answer these queries as near as pos
sible the Eagle has made inquiries
from those in the best position to
know, and the answers invariably
come that it depends entirely upon
whether or not Congress permits
sugar to be placed wholly on the free
list
These answers come from both
Democrats and Republicans and there
fore must be unbiased.
The Is per cent reduction which
went into effect March |, 1914, brought
the duty on sugar down to $l.0048 on
the 100 pounds. The additional Is per
cent reduction to take effect the first
of next March will bring it down to
$07536, while the bill provides that the
tariff shall be wholly removed on
March !, 1916
We are told that if this law is per
mitted to go into effect, the Fallon
factory will never open, until he tariff
is restored. The National Farmer
says:
ct is being demonstrated that the
Wilson Underwood law, particularly
as it affects the domestic sugar indus
try is not working out as expected.
The government under the Payne
Aldrich tariff law derived a revenue
from the duty on imported sugar, OF
about $52,000000 annually This rev.
enue was paid by the refiners on the
Atlantic coast and the repeal of the
law has not, as was claimed, reduced.
the price of sugar to consumers, while
the old law built up a magnificent
home industry, which the new law is
running. 1t is now claimed that the
income tax, which was to make good
the loss of revenue for sugar, is going
to fall short of the estimated amount
expected when the law was passed.
1t is now estimated that the party in
power, facing a treasury deficit and
fearing destruction of both cane and
beet sugar industries, through free
sugar, is about to reverse the Under
wood tariff law to retain duty Of
one cen pound on sugar.
at is estimated such a duty will
yield to the federal treasury annually
about $37, 100000. The treasury is now
running short OH revenue about $780,
600 a day, while awaiting collections
from the income tax ard other sources
Things have come to such pass in
Louisiana, where the tariff has already
entailed loss of $l00,0OO,0OO0O0 to
the sugar cane industry, SO plants hav-
ing been closed, that many insurance
companies have cancelled policies they
were carrying on sugar plants. This
is said to be the most convincing
proof yet given that the new tariff
law is bad for the American people.
Twelve beet sugar factories have
been closed on account of the new
tariff law, their combined output being
2a.0o0,000 pounds annually, and the
pay rolls ran from $4,000 to $4,000
each.
1T is certainly hoped that mem
bcrs of Congress who are intelligent
enough to study the facts will see the
folly of the new tariff law and assist
in correcting the damage it has done
in so far as possible