Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-11-04
BILL WOULD CONTINUE
u, S. SUGAR CONTROL

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The Nc
Nary bill proposing continuation of
federal control over sugar during
1920 was reported today to the SEN
ate and placed on the calendar with
view to early action.
In a majority report, Senator Nc
Nary, Republican, of Oregon, author
oe the bill, and chairman of the SEN
ate subcommittee, which investl
gated the sugar shortage, declared.
"a serious situation will ensue," II
the sugar equalization boards con-
troll over sugar is not continued an
other year.
Minority views, presented by SEN
ato- Ransdell, Democrat, OF LOUIS
lana, expressed agreement in the
plan to. continue the sugar board,
with authority for its purchase OF
Cuban sugars, but opposed giving
the board power to buy and seel do
mestic sugars as an unwarranted IN
reference with natural economic
laws and as likely to unduly de-
press prices of Louisiana and other
domestic sugar.
Shortage Not Real
Senator McNary's report suggested
that the present sugar famine condl-
lions largely are psychological and
not due to present shortage, but to
fear of future shortage and the an
ticipation of this situation is re-
hected by speculation in the sugar
trades. Data in the hands of the
committee, the report stated, shows
about 10000 tons of Cuban and do
mestic sugar are available for dis
tribution until January !, which
quantity will provide for consumption
above normal during this period.
The world shortage of sugar was
estimated at 100000 tons over the
pre-war average.
"The Cuban crop" the report stat
ed, eff not controlled by this govern
ment, working through the sugar
equalization board, will supply a field
for competition. with the resultant
effect of extraordinary high prices
for raw sugars with corresponding
reflection of increased prices to the
consumer"
American sugar consumption per
capita annually, the majority report
stated, as increased from seventy-five
to .ninety-two pounds, "due in part
to a larger consumption of sweet
meats and fountain drinks containing
sugar"
Majority Report
Regarding the senate committees
refusal of the sugar boards request
to provide for licensing power in the
sugar trade, the majority report
said:
while serious misgivings are en-
tertained by the sugar equalization
board of it's ability properly to func-
ton without it being given legis-
lative authority to license manu-
facturers and dealers in sugar, it
is the opinion of your committee that
a serious situation will ensue if the
law creating the sugar equalization
board is permitted to expire. 1t is
believed that if the life Of the sugar
board is extended until December 81,
1920, and by appropriate legislation
the board is authorize dto acquire
the domestic and fnsular sugar crop
of 1920 plus the Cuban crop, that
it's power to regulate the refiner and
his charge to the broker and their
charge to the final consumer can
be fixed by the control board would
exercise over the 1920 crop by rea-
son of the requirement of the crop.
Having acquired the product, it is
reasonable that the refiner and the
dealer who must have the sugar will
uncomplainingly confor INTO any rule
Or regulation imposed by the board. :"