The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-14
ANNUAL REPORT OF
AMERICAN SUGAR
COMPANY FOR 1917


NEW YORK. March l3.--'rhc annual
report OF the american sugar company
for 1911. submitted III The annual meet
ms Of the compauy's Stockholders TO-
day, says. IN part:
Governmental Regulation
Through inter-liied agreements the
Royal Commission on Sugar supply.
since 1915. has been buying sugar for
Great Britain. France and Italy. Com
petition between this COMMISSION anu
Nthis> country made necessary interna-
tioual corporation. This was UNDER
taken b. ihc creation OF the interna-
tiona Sugar Committee with head0uar-
ierS at New fork-now the sugar c:ntcr
Of the word-throuSh which Cuban anu
other raw sugars are altocascd 10 inc
countries uaiu"I ard ~ ;hc United
States and Canada
In addition - the formation OF the
International! Sugar COMMITTEES. Ehiun-
tary aSr.cu.r ms have been cnter"de INTO.
Us an emergency NAY measure At the re-
Quest a.: IL. i,'",! administration by
United stats rrt:n"rs lining = maximum
margin h"tw"r" raw sugar and refined
srarul;t,sd. Thu. tt:.tc,i states be-.
sugar companies h;,v.. ni~" entered mt"
Golun;s,7y curtrrc;$ wItii Ia" :""d ad-
talrlStEsLtiHN. f'NlhS = i!!tN1t'i"iit - -
for the!r output.
CNeapneSs of Sugar.
The COS; u r.an.tS III III. United
States IS on the highest basis known.
but the price O.; SI=Ur III taiS country
IS less tusl:l u. t"criSu countries. and
The American Sugar ket!nirS COM
panys price tor refined sugar has been
scocraly lower t:rrn its c"wp"ts,oeS--
a. times as mach ~ 4 cen; peg pound
This appears from pr;c" charts wh:ch
are submitted With me report
Sugar has not kri't Hac" "'tn me al
vance II pT1ce ~ H!"Ht c"tii't'"u'c''S' "uc
Us appears from :iSrr"s ~ ta'' t'aEe''" u
Labor the advance III >"S9T IS 'Hr!' iaCco
ass than thea HcraS@ iI'anc" IN inc
price of Other articles II food, such as
milk. eggs. ou::cr. bread and Potatoes
Consumers have p7uii:"L Undcv conf
I-2titive SYSTEM 81 arg .ni;s as against
results in o;i.er u'iGS made up ~ small
units.
The ror0parttiv" cH"7In"SS ~ sugar
has been doubtless 81. ~ thr many con-
tributins factors bringing about i;;-
creased consumption las E"a-. Sugar
constitutes substantially -, per cat o.
The average dat ;tIlG Furnishes t'.5 per
:cnt of tn" total .a"-@y III 'h'. iist.
and in rc:iniu:; acquires = T":y small
employment OF labor.
Competition.
The growth -; c"mi-;t;"-* IS shown
b the fact that wall. in ia; IN. com
pary supplied thr"a-;nurths NJ the
sugar consumed IN thc ta;t"i states j.
now supplies LIS than "J"-thvL. Il
also appears ,huc thsr.. are. row tw"nt?-
.wo cane rct:n.rs n ;n2 United States.
only six Of which ar. owned b. The
American Susar l:.:iu.as company. In
addition tha-e ar" uiuet:-sav"n hcc; SUI
gar factories In twenty years the per
centar. rt sugar furnished by c"rnprti-
, +ors has increased from - 10 nearly 50
49, c.-, mad tt. ur,rorilo,, slnt,lt.l
~ -. b.., .u~,r cornnan;es advanced
~ror, . nerIi-;h;e nr-. csn,ar.. 20 nearly.
* ~ o.,, ~ IN, .c.,I ronsrr,n+;on OF
-ha To:,ed states
A map is presented with the report
which shows tho b..r; and cane sugar
,,-o.4,,o,,c- ,-o,. fi,ro,,.,h,.,, the world
Profits.
Th. .o+,, hrsir.Ss ~ ,h.. crr,,any IN
IN -, r-,,-,,,c,,r W., ,,or. tb,n
s~no nno oon ~, ,,r,.s. ri srn ooh nno
from, norra,inn. rs..- providing for
ror in,,,,n. nal Other faxnS rrr on
s,h-.,,,;,I,,. ,ha Sam. h.ei, nc for rho
,-.,rs l1If ,r,f fGl.; and rc,,rns.nr q
Asrn:, far below thu. ordinarily. prevail
I,r- in . notwithstanding business. The
ron. q, tu-nnv.r is one nf ;h, small
n 80 "a
Exnores OF Rctued Sugar.
There is an c>...~S r.iinin. CAPACITY ia
This country nr 900 rnr tons While
.ha total .,x2crts rnr l;,xr v.:,r amounted
n AZ, >o1 ,nns tb,s u-s - u o0n tons loss
than Tor ;hc rr-csc!ins year Nearly
NIL of the suca- exported ky he com
uauy went 20 III. allies
Advert,SnR and Sales
Tho report points Uut tina, tho COM
panv is probably II" larScx; n,:,uu:act-
u-cr and d:Sir;br:nr II, M. world * a
AS,nr.te food prouuc:. To secure s-..at"r
economy Of ynanuEar.ur. and t";;"- ,i.~
tributinr. IT,. Company mas aiken nv.r
ia merchandising "a ia n,vr ha:r:S ard
ceased Scll;n: th-rul;!: ~, rr:..,a-i. :
and brokers
As a hu;trcss 20 i:s merchandising pol
ICY ~" "";ir;,ii: = u>':'& ':''i' mai,
good will of he ?uSii>. One ralElion
dollars h;t~ TO" ;'d'"6 ;".'''. "''''rilni :
trade mark ah'"-;'..'''= r''>'T"'.. 9r'H;.;|
'Aa. i.er1 ~ = S-.''''."' !! - goo