The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-08-22

co 10 ltS coast tali, ana eventually IL
will be driven by its tormentors into
nervous prostration.
Already 1t is suffering from none
tary senilitis.
On the back of their time table
folders, the New York Central and
the Pennsylvania carry a page Of
pesvish apology. re-
This is about the extent Of their
advertising, save that, they have tack
ed up IN all stations whirllng pla-
card begging that the public will In
terfere In their benalf and importune
Washington to give them forty lash
es instead Of a hundred. 49,
They will never get fair deal un
I'll they meet the falsehoods Of the
agitstors and give bloy for blow.
II the railroads are going down in
the general crash and wreck Of
things. why shouldn't they 80 down
with colors flying and band a-playing,
instead Of peeking around searching
for dishonorable grave!
There is no going back to the rule
Of the competent few"
Popular government IL here. N We
are ruled by the worst, we must, thru
education evolve that worst into the
best. fFN it f
Az \ matter Of self preservation we
must make the worst tolershle and
tolerant. Also, we must be tolerant.
Gilbert Hubbard. in New York
American. sa ~ ,va.
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WAR AND THE SUGAR
SUPPLY ,ts #
The outbreak OF war in Europe has
resulted in sharp advance in sugar
prices. On July 30, the lowest net
cash quotation of the New York re.
liners for graduated sugar was 4. 165
cents pound, while raw sugar was
selling at 1929 cents. BY August 10
refined had advanced to cents and
raw to cents.
Germany, Austria, Russia and
France, the nations actively engaged
In conflict are the chief sources of
Europe's sugar supply, producing to-
gether some 100000 tons of beet
sugar. This is nearly 80 per cent
OF the entire output of beet sugar
and more than one third of the total
sugar crop of the world. Ordinarily
Germany, Austria and Russia export
d million tons or more of sugar to
other countries, largely to Great Bri-
tain. The largest production and
the largest expectation is that OF
Germany. The harvesting OF the
German beet crop is carried on large
ly by lsborers from Russian Poland,
and this labor will not be available
II the war continues during the har.
vesting period. In all the countries
involved In the war the labor supply
is drained by military operations. and
It is likely that the beet fields may
be devastated by the movement Of
troops.
Great Britain is the chief sugar i'm
porting country of Europe. Her year
~ importations are over 100000
tons. Of which approximately 100000
tons ordinarily Is drawn from nations
now involved in war. With this
source of supply cut of. Great Br-
tain has turned to the New York mar
ket to secure sugar. buying 10000
tons within the hrst few days Of
August and bidding up prices rapidly
In order to obtain II. While the Eu-
ropeAn war continues It viii be nec-
essary for the Britons to depend for
sugar upon sources of supply on
which they do not draw to any ex-
tent. It Is evident from what has
occurred already that they are like;
ly to continue in sharp competition
for Cuban sugar which ordinarily
comes to the American market.
The supply Of Cuban and American
grown sugar in sight at the end OF
July was just about sufficient to meet
the estimated demands Of, Americana
consumption up to the time when the
crops now growing will become avail
able. Any considerable outside draft
upon this supply, therefore, was
bound to show its effect at once In
advancing prices.
Fortunately for the United States,
In spite of the curtailment of produc-
ton in the cane and beet growing dis
tricts due to the reduction Of the