Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-11
SUGAR HOUSES HOLD
ENORMOUS SUPPLY
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CHICAGO, H.. June s.--The sugar
trail-a pathway through the Chicago
warehouses paved with approximately
s.S.o00.0 600 worth q can sugar. millions
and millionz II nouHds-leads In and
out Of every dry storage warehouse In
Chicago. into the switching yards be
hind the warehouses. into the freight
terminals out onto the tracks. down the
tracks 10 railroad slips onto docks
into heavy.laden vessels and into rein.
cries.
Every vehicle. whether u he hand
truck. motor truck. horse.drawn wag
on. automobile. freight car or steam.
ship. IL packed with sugar. Incoming
freight cars by the hundreds repose
on the railroad tracks for from fifteen
days 20 month. with millions of
pounds on board
One could hardly throw brick at
random In the warehouse district with
out having the missile land on million
pounds Of sugar
With the millions and millions OF
pounds Of sugar consigned 20 sugar
brokers candymakers. biscuit co,npan.
lee, soft drink manufacturers. brewer.
les. canneries and packers one IL amaz
ID ~ the small amount Of sugar re.
ported ~ being consigned 20 the repu.
table Wholesale grocers who make 1, a
point 20 get their sugar into the hands
az the retail grocers and thence to the
public.
Out Of one lot % fifty freigh, cars.
loaded double. in s0me cases. with 81.
Ear. u was found that seven cars were
consigned % wholesale grocers.
On the other hand. IN the same lot
sugar brokers. manufacturers and
others who have or take no opportunity
70 aid the public in the relief Of then
sooaiied sugar shortage" were receiy
Ing the lions share Of the shipments
In The West Side Warehouse az
Grand Avenue and the river there are
millions and millions Of pounds Of sugar
owned BY various brokers and also b.
packers.
Muller Fox Brokerage comnany.
sugar brokers' have placed in this s,or
age house alone within the las, fifteen
Gays $4,000 sacks u sugar. or 3.OOO. 600
pounds
On the same day the last ~ this
snipment came In on a freighier o.
Duluth 500 tons 81 sugar was pu, IN
storage from the freigh,er Arthur orr
of Duluth. The ships owners refused
10 disclose the name q the broker that
was receiving the same. Al the s,mo
Time there were nearly 5000 sacg.
sugar IN the warehouse.
The ZANE day 1000 sacks Of sugar
were received AZ the Chicago. Burlinr
ton a Quincy docks by the Peter schr,.
enhofen Brewing Company.
In the warehouses ~ Grlswo,s A
walker a large portion Of the twenty
iive carloads % sugar owned By Bun;e
brofhers. which the government, chars
20 were boarded and a $500. goo prof,,
received thereby. were found stocked
csiling high.
Atnions q pounds Of sugar were also
iocated al the 500 Terminal Ware.
mouse. where the I. Wall Commlxsio,
Company has It's warerooms.
On the Graham a Morton sorts a
nrge consignment Of the sugar supply
81 w. A. Havemeyer a Co. sugar brol,
ers. was found Other sugar was found
on the docks here and an indication n,
the length II time n. sugar found
there has been IN storage was given IN.
Shipment u ten bags o. sugar com
signed 10 kesner A KAHN 900 pound
WHICH had been refused because Their.
vas a shrinkage Of rs pounds IN tho
silotment--the bags Mere black fro,
age. and the sugar was hard like ce
ment
On every dock I visited hundreds and
hundreds a sacks were piled On. and
IN some cases the sugar was csmor
Tagged az flour.
IN tnquiring into the sugar situation
was aided considerably by the presi
dent Of the Truck Drivers and Chauf
ieurf Union. His drivers. having nan
dec most Of the sugar In Chicago. hsy.
informed MIN q the places where n Ia,
been stored
heshipmeniof large amounts n suga-
IN small lots 20 candy makers baker,
ana other than Erocers l. another tract
~ keeping the supply from the public
] made photographs q the bills a. lad
ing showing this situation when found
large amount q sugar owned By 4
hrokerage firm on the docks n a steam
ship company. II showed the nlethoi
- handing amounts u sugar ~ that II
does no, ~, 10 the public u H. helms
sent out In 10, sof fifteen hays % fits
hags. but not O. pubic outlets
Little trouble IN getting sugar il ex
psrienced b. manufactures ~ nes
sofe drinks % take the place q beer
and wine. found millions q pound
q SUGAR on It's way 20 these concerns
Tho hrvweries are packed with s8Ear
lcouihlnation grocery houses who al
tertise In farm magazines % ssii suEa-
a. an amazingly low price n other good.
are slso bought at a hlxh price wer.
ID1nd 20 b. oyefsurrilsd