The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-12-12
GROW SUGAR AT HOME.
(Facts About Sugar.


Every argument that holds good for
the making of other classes of manu-
featured goods in the United States
applies with treble force to the pro-
duction of Americas sugar supply at
home.
The home production of American
sugar involves not only a factory pro-
cess but also farm process. Every
additional ton of sugar produced from
American soil will benefit not alone
the grower and the laborer in the field
or factory; it will benefit every sugar
consumer as well by making more
certain a permanent, reliable supply
OF cheap sugar for his use.
Any great increase in American sugar
production must be largely an increase
in the output of beet sugar. Every
acre of land devoted to sugar beet Gull
ture is thereby put in condition to pro-
duce greater yields of other crops
grown in rotation with beets. The
general adoption of sugar beet cultiva-
ton would result in a tremendous in.
crease of our agricultural production.
Why not concerted, nationwide
movement among both producers and
users of sugar for the production of
Americas sugar from American soil?
No other phase of the Made in the
U. S. A." movement now assuming
nationwide proportions holds equal
possibilities for increasing the welfare
and prosperity of all classes of Ameri.
cans. Produced in the U. S. A.
from start to finish-should be the
slogan applied to sugar.
Agricultural improvement - bigger
and better crop yields-a larger pro-
auction of foodstuffs-is one of the
country's most urgent needs. The de-
velopment of the domestic sugar in
dustry will satisfy it.
To convert our unfavorable trade
balance into a favorable one so far as
the exchange of foodstuffs is concern.
ed-to buy abroad only what we can
not produce at home-is necessary
step toward the establishment. of more
prosperous conditions. BY growing our
entire sugar supply from our own soil
we shall keep at home over 100000.
900 year now sent abroad, and shall
wipe out tWo-thirds of the unfavorable
balance in this branch of our COM
merce.
To escape from our present depend
ence upon a 'foreign-grown sugar sup
ply--interference with which at any
time might result in serious loss and
the infection of high prices upon Amer
lean consumers-is a matter of nation.
al Importance. Extension of the home
sugar industry will make us indie.
pendent of foreign nations.
More separate factory units for the
production of sugar in a finished state
are needed to free consumers from
the risk of subsection to a refining
combination Of vast wealth and power,
and to insure widespread competition.
The upbuilding of the domestic sugar
industry will provide such competition
and will make certain that sugar will
be kept consistently cheap.
The development of a merchant ma
rine. and of commerce carried In Amer
lean ships is one of the nations needs
to which attention is now being given
The largest deep-water feet of Ameri
can ships in existence is engaged In
the sugar trade between Hawaii and
Porto Rico and the mainland. De
struction of the sugar industry will
mean less instead Of more ships under
the American flag.
Production at home of Americas
sugar will mean the distribution o.
S3O0,O0O,OO0 year to American indus
try for labor, supplies and transporta
ltion.
4 Isn't it worth while to grow, demant
and consume sugar Produced in tn,
III. s. A.?