Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-13
CO-OPERATIVEBUYINGO OF SUGAR
EXPECTED TOSAvE MANY Millions
Food Commission Says Sugar Problem Different From Others
Because u S. Must import so Per Cent of Commodity for
Domestic Use-Cuban Sugar Big Factor to Contend With
BY c. S. ALBERT
,cial star Bulletin CorIeS3ondeRce)

Especial star Bulletin Correspondence
| WASHINGTON. ID. c., Sept. Is
! The United States Food Administra-
! ton issues the following.
Sugar represents an entirely differ
cnt problem for the Food AdministEa-
! ton from almost any other commodity
| IL has to handle, in view OF the fact
/ that about 80 per cent OF the sugar VIC
consume is imported from foreign
countries.
10 might be interesting To know that
! the entire domestic production from
| Louisiana. Hawaii, Porto Rico and do
mestic beet follows the general trend
! OF prices as established In the New
( York market. The New York price is
| based generally on the price of Cuban
centrifugal, to which is added the duty
| of one cent and the Teflners ditfcren-
| tiaI. The Cuban sugar, therefore, be-
comes the dominating factor and the
domestic product follow and meet
| this competition. The domestic pro-
! ducers do not raise sufficient supplies
/ for the United States, causing the
Cuban sugar to become the predomina.
! ting feature and actually control the
pTlCG III the United cldLBb.
II is the intention of the Food Ad.
! ministration to enter into negotiations
| with the Cuban government and the
! Cuban planters to see If a voluntary
! agreement cannot be reached fixing
price for Cuban sugars in New York
! that will be satisfactory to the Cuban
producers and at the same time insure
a fair price for the consuming public
in the United States. The Administra-
ftion has every reason to believe that
such voluntary agreement can be af.
| fected.
! In order to handle the situation and
arrange for the distribution of the
available sugar in the world. an In
ternational Sugar Committee of five
1 has been formed. Two OF the NOM
bers OF this committee were appointed
| by the Allied Governments, and the
! men selected for this important York
/ are Sir Joseph White-Todd and John
1 ". Drake, ST., both of whom are fami-
| liar with the sugar situation. The two
fAmerican members of the committee
appointed by the Food Administration
/ are Earl ID. Babst, President of tie
4 A1eliSdp sugar hSlluthS 1O1pduN
and William A. Jamison of Arbuckle
: Brothers, neither OF whom is interest.
| ed in any way in the production ct
Cuban sugar. George NJ. Rolph, head
of the Sugar Division Of the Food I'D.
ministration, will be the fifth member
OF the committee. ..
1t will be the duty of this committee
to arrange for the purchase and dis.ri.
button of all sugar, whether for the
United States or the Allied countries.
There will also be a committee OF
American reffners consisting Of M. C.
A. Spreckels, New York, Mr.. Jas. H.
Post, New York, Mr. c. NJ. Warner
4 New York, Mr.. Geo. H. Earl, Jr., Phila.
delphia, Mr.. Dwight p. Thomas, Bos-
/ ton, which has been formed to coope.
] rate with the International Committee
with the idea of assisting in the dis.
/ tribution of that part of the imported
sugar that comes to the Unitei States
refineries.
The three American members o. the
International Committee will serve as
a subcommittee to handle and deciG >
purely domestic questions with which
the allied members are not concerned