The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-08-02
nd the price was rapidly rising.

Tor TAnnn1 annnF--Whlph hlnQGq nnOn
the price ~ Cuban raws--it was neees-
"a =, ~ .tn, tbo snir;Ied hiddipg FOR
.thesp Jaws, anJ the eompetition en- led
by The establishment Of the ,interna.
tignal sngpr comInittee, representing all
the pgtneipnl governments now at war
with Germapy, y, -. ''l
The insernotion sugar committee is
composed Of I've membf r., two repre- en-
tati yhss 81 the British royal commission
on ahe sugar supply, Sit Joseph white
~ ~ and "; Ramsey Drake; two mem
beers srepresenttng the American sugar
refining Industry, Fri ID. Babst and
Mhhafl gnDnson, and George M:
vholPh. as head OF the sugar division OF
the iBnifed' States food administration.
The commtttee was empowered to ar
range fhe Purchase for the Allied gov
efpgenis sof paetTcany MI the avail
able sugar raised in the western hemis-
pherf. AZ the same time there was
formed the American rehners' commit
tee 70 apportion to the rehneries IN
the UDited STATES the sugar purchased
by The internationa committee ana
ailoeated 70 this country. working
hand IN hphd with these two commit
tees was the Joint Committee on West
Indies transportation, which supplied
the tonnage FOR the movement of.sugar
from Eupa and the West INDIES.
Armament With Cuba
Tbe ny;ne;nals evsut of tho wear to
ana y, dar in5pstrv was the execution
A. az December "a. 1917. Of an agree.
mont between the international sugar
eommittee; the royal eominission on the
nnOnr auppl,3, of London! and all the
rellners az the aUnited States on the
one side. ana REPRESENTATIVES of Cuban
interests on the other, This agreement
involved international and diplomatic
questions 81 extreme delieaey, financial
diffienltiesyof the FIRST magnitude, and
shipping problems Of huge proportions.
1t provislesl for the sale Of or an option
upon the entire crop Of Cuban sugars
for the present campaign, with the Lex-
4ception Of $4,000 tons reserved for
Spain or Pan.Ameriean countries. The
deal was the largest Of its kind in the
|, history of sugar, involving as 1t did
the purchase IN enc transaction OF over
q $500, 100000 Of sugar, and reflects niue
credit upon all parties signatoTy to the
contract. In order to finance the Cuban
crop, syndicate OF bankers ana others
was formed, which Onered TO advance
any part or All OF the $loo,oOo,ooo
/ when was required.
other instances OF the aetlVe coop
Grafton OF ne moollizea sugaI lnuu S,
ny Nh 20 ga Sna % tbe Ohiects
/ Of food eontToI' as stated in the act
| was ffto control the distribution of
Food nrodnetsJ, In the ful6Iment of
| this pnrnoss the refners furnished the
! feacraI FOOD administration an elabor.
| ate record of mast purchases of Gus.
TONERS and to the state food admins.
| trotors n daily Est of shinments made
| into Tho seyaral states In this way
4 the Administration has beeome advised
Of the reonirements of anv wholesaler
! or mannfsstnrer nsinO SMEAR. and can
gange his nroper Teouirements,
In ,bn .fSoSa the Frit Cram cam
noicn Tim srsaT Jnanstry assisted the
ELECTROMAGNETIC I'm every wav. While
| c,nning and Dreserviu1 ipcreasc the
,Uss, ~ '.nSar ytbev 4IfeSt n saving of
! Fr,,it and yaoetA b,eq which otherwise
,vonid he tvasIed Last year hundred.
10 thonsands of lars AZ fruit and vege
| tahlaa were mt III in TpSDOne to tho
anneal Of the Food adminisfrat. on. The
: same assistance was rendered in re
Sfrictinp tbe supply Of sugar to "Ies,
essential industries and in discourag
inc boSrding ana pro6teering,
I p,,,,au ns,,.r Inau.+rv
! n - Ill.,
Sugar may DE called oil'on uoiial
industry The amount or Gapltal IN
vested IN tie industry IN the unl.t'
States and nearby islands Is roughly
billion dollars ana the amount OF
business done anhnahy Is eSamaled a.
that amount: =
1he ramlhcptlonS VI Ihe suRu' Il"
dustFy embrace almost every me 0!
business. ONT Oh thiTd readers naa
story that wen ~, Illustrated rate these o nT|es
retatlohsAiPs Inc %ory was calie t
The fndding mat TOOK a lhGusah'
men 10 Maks i1e DoS |n ~ 'oo oHS;