The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1919-08-02
PROTEST THE SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY
(From New West Magazine)


There probably activity connection with dometics
sugar enterprises that has resulted and adj
verse than its methods sugar This criticism
has resulted from lack knowledge part of the cr
cze often remarked in the interior districts sugar
companies charge for their product vicinity where
1t manufactured or even in the shade of the factory than
they receive for when sold distant points have the
erroneous impression that arbitrary freight is mdae
to some distant point and back again which high
local price of than the eaboad prices which they
sugar sold by the only that Justice
to the domestic industry and by justice to place
position to realize the advantages the product
as the importers of foreign realize for theirs The
TIC sugar industry was pedicaed and buled and sustained
only upon the principle OF its ability to meet the competition
seaboard sugars.
Approximately rs per cent of our sugar is imported from
Porto Rico, Philippine Islands Cuba per cent
approximately Manufactured in the Louisiana district These
sugars refined at seaboard The saboard points
Boston, obber buys cane either i'm
ported or domestic buys b. at the seaboard
therefore naturally buys seaboard point from which
the lowest freight rate obaine to his point of destination
the price of point in the United States
by adding the prevailing freight seaboard price from
the nearest seaboard point
This arrangement results in sugars finding way to
every state in the Uuon In many instances the refined
at san francisco are shipped into districts where lesser freight
rate would obtain from either New York New Orleans which
event the efner shipping absobs the difference
the freight with the nearest siaboard point
Now happens that the beet being produced in tenn
the United States from Michigan California
total they produce only about 90 consumption
they may share the same opportunity in dis
tribuon that the importers seaboad reners their
sugars must be sold the basis, e, b. at
board.
And this is exactly what happens merchant buys a
car of sugar from beet factory somewhere in the inland 1t
really sold to him at the seaboard refining
from such refining point his desnon, just he would do
he were purchasing mportaed And there other
sales that could be selling
sugars that would not give the imported advantage in
sales opportunity which in the interest of building up our do
pu1pStO IN
proposition itself into this: The United
States as country is large importer of sugar. importing rs
per cent its product all of which is sold seaboad
give It's domestic industry an equa chance to profit In its act'-
tiles at no disadvantage to the it guaravey
methods that mpord sugars you may occupy
position OF no disadvantage as domestic industry" is
omicay sound and justified and in addition that
sanay supported by the normal equation of the problem
In district that has all the requirements
stuon OF beet sugar enterprise and men in the community
seek capital to build sugar factory the who
furnish the capital asks Where will sell Win
the people In this community buy price equivalent
would cost them if not manufacturing sugar hee?
IN that community the answer would be, I'VE surely would
you build industry that will give payros
of farms convert into finished products ship dstnat
lands and bring back the build additional
In our community we should only be willing to pay you
price that might be obliged pay other sugars but
If necessary would be willing to pay bonus"
Now this is really happens. sugar factory is
bded In an inland community statistics have proven they
sell you the sugar for lesser price than could
chase from elsewhere Therefore, moral Justification
Tor the existing methods of sales distribution the
factory owner need only 1--WE have hundreds
sands or dollars in community which has benefited
directly and indirectly has increased the lands
made possible increased population added advantage
your agricultural methods by the necessity of intensified agr
culture improved the character uaty brought
about collateral industries feeding new irrigation
projects increased merchandising cearances and
all general business activities and you to buy
domestic and slightly YOU would
Jay else for it, who has done nothing benefit your
community And accepting approximate
ruth the reader must admit both the economic moral
ification of the sales procedure