The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-08-28
Compares Future of Beet
and Cane Sugar Industry
OTTO BIELMAN WRITES INTERESTING ARTICLE ON THE
PARALLELS BETWEEN BEET AND CANE
SUGAR MANUFAcTURE.

Writing ~ the Gentraiblatt, Otto
BieImann contributes an article on
1.-THE Paralellel Between Beet and Cane
Sugar Mapufacture, y in which facts
from the worldwide cane and beet
fields are placed side by side with a
courteous introduction and hrotherly
interest even though each sphere shows
some remarkable differences. This, he,
believes, is timely in view Of the fact
that both industries now stand shout
der to shoulder as far as production is
concerned and both carry In their
bosoms great possibilities which, II
elucidated, may be Of MUTUAL benefit to
the two pilgrims on the underland trail
to the golden gate Of triumph. To
begin with the writer says the whole
sugar situation is brought into the
limelight at the present time because
Of the reduction Of the tariff on sugar
in the United States, which has caused
CONSERVATION in both beet and cane
circles, the results Of which will BIO felt
only in later years on both continents,
We append a gist Of the article:
Prophesies Not FULFILLED.
It Is not long since we heard tho
news that Cuba would never be allie to
| produce MORE than ] u million tons of
sugar, that the Sandwich Islands We're
not capable Of sending forth more than
300, 900 tons and that the United states
would mover be able to have a beet
sugar industry of its own. Today both
Of the islands mentioned contribute
twice as much and the beet-sugar pro
duction in the Unified States exceeds
that Of cane production.
The border line for sugar cane IN
the direction Of both poles is 81 de-
grees north and 81 degrees south lati.
tude, say Almeria, Spain and Bakers
field, California, north of the equator
and Nicina, Argentina and South Vic
toria, Australia, south Of the equator
1 Tho sugar beet region is found -betweer
the 37th and seth degree Of north anc
south longitude, that is the southern
part of Norway and Ochotzk, South 81
IBERIA, for the extreme northern border
and the southern belt ending some
A where in the waters Of the ocean. Ac
4 cording 70 this the cane belt does moi
exceed the beet belt very much, cspe
ciallY when you consider that the mos
I northern limit of the grain region il
about So degrees. II might also b
! recorded here that between the 3Otf
and S7th parallel cane and beets grow
simultaneously, for example in south
ern Spain, Egypt, Louisiana, Texas an'
North Mexico. $500
Where Future OF Industry DEPENDS.
1t is apparent that there IS there
fore, twilight zone in these two in
dustries and that IL is necessary t.
place the problem on a very broad basi
lest all the theories one dednees will
be thrown on the scrap heap by tn
facts that are bound to come to light
Considering now that all things ar
equal in the two industries with thei
Iiinmeasured possibilities, the Who'll
h future Of either industry depends prac
tically and entirely on financial am
political conditions, especially II irriga
ton is possible. In passing, the write
Just wants To call attention to tn
scheme Of French engineer who plan
TO put the Sahara Desert under tn
influence of water Even IL this vii
never be accomplished, yet the Who'll
question seems to hinge on an adequat
water supply and one needs to be re
minded that the whole sugar industr
in Colorado, Utah and California wher
the beet industry fourishes the mos
4 is possible just because of Irrigation
Just as many orchards are kept aliy
/, In California aRd many sections o
mountain land in Hawaii are mad
fruitful
In the consideration OF the sugn
problems IL certainly is striking tina
the expansion Of the industry is not d.
pendent on large areas. Note Cuba 10
example. In our map of the world W
hardly find this little island, and yet
& produces as much sugar as Germany
even though containing only one.fft
of German area Stili u more pres
, lpant example Of this fact arrests OF
attention when the Hawaiian Island
lare considered OF which there are eigh
which have mountains towering to 400
meters, hut on an area of 1900 squar
Kilograms produce $4,000 tons of 81
gar. According TO that Cuba coul
attain q production Of from three
Il four million tons Of sugar and wit
drainage aud irrigation the FIVE mi
lion ton mark might be reached. Bu
NJ once there are limitations becaus
/, there isfa final word that is decisiv
, in the matter for Goethe says; IA
depends on gold and all crave ia
, lgoid.s Staring the facts into the ia !,
the decision Of superiority of beet i
eane industry is largely tho questio
Eof monetary judge. The evidanc
] that has TO be submitted must fall int
. four paragraphs. q
III Q)hoost o. production of raw mat,
rial, either cane or beet. -"
II @t(2) Cost Of working up raw mat
rial. t" Et.%y "
(3) Extraction Of finished prplu,
. from the raw material, 81.
ca Selling price Of the tinishe
/ product. a a'...... -.
|. Where Facts Conflict. .
!, Unfortunateiv there Is not much I
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