The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-09-30

Men with a speculative turn or nina
who had never given thought 90 SUI
gar, except at the table for their ten
on coffee, began dabbling in the mar
ket. They sent their representatives,
to Cuba and purchased direct from the
planters. Then they arranged with
,ifr reiners to refine the raw product
paging so much pound for the retn-
ing, the title to the sugar always re-
manning with the spectators.
Situation Was Fictitious.
As a result Of all this there was
created a fictitious and panicky situ-
alton. The American consumer as
usual, was the sufferer He paid the
price for this sort Of business,
II Is insisted by the government au-
thor,t,es that there is only one way the
price Of sugar can be held up, and that
is for the Spectator 70 obtain an-
other strougle.hold. There seems TO
he small probability of the SPECTATORS
again getting the upper hand.
The cron reporting board OF the de-
nortment Of agriculture has inst com.
pleted uu .uypstcution.as TO the stocks
or sugar nn houd in the various states.
The board says that rhis inquiry shows
there Is a larger supply of sugar on
hahd today th0n ever In the history
OF the country"
Reports from Cuba Hawaii ard else.
where show that Heir crops, plus the
home crop Of beet and cane sugar
break all records. According 10 the
crop reporting board the present SUI
gar supply is 10 per cent greater THAI
ever before
Record-brcokiug prices have stImu-
lated sugar planting with the result
that more acreage is devoted TO the
crop to be harvested this fall and
winter than ever before The depart
ment of agriculture forecasts 1920
600 tons of beet sugar for the United
States this year against 1919 produc-
ton Of 6.421 900 tons, an estimated in
crease Of 100000 tons in the United
States alone.
Cane sugar producers also have IN
creased their acreage from $4,000 last
year to $4,000 this year
The Louisiana crop is now estimated
at 3IGOO0,OOO pounds of sugar for 1920
against 24200O,OO0 pounds for 1913
Cuban planters have doubled their
acreage since the war, the department
OF agriculture is informed. European
production is also being increased
especially In Belgium and In Austria.
SO it appears that housewives trou-
bles over sugar are about to come to
an end
Organizing the New Army.
The new army of the Unl1ed
States Is being rapidly organized
In accordance with the provisions
Of the act of June 4, 1920. The new
districts are officially known as corps
areas and replace TIE six departments
which had been established Since 1916
These areas are organized not only
with respect to the milituY population
composed within their boundaries, but
also with reference to supplemcntlng
the military defense of the coast lines
The next step in the general plan ~
organization will be the development
Of one effective, wen balanced army.
The national defense act, as amend
ed. cout,mplntes an army Of three coo
ordinated components. namely the
regular army, the National Guard and
/ the organized reserves; organized N
/ peace time so MS TO Include all OF
those divisions and other military or
/ gnnizntions necessary to form the basis
| fer complete and immediate moblu
/ zgtion for the national defense In the
/ event Of national emergency Plans
! in process Of construction by the wal
/ department involve the individual de
/ vpopment Of each of the three, anc
| their effective fusiug, one with The
other, and with the army as a whole
Each component will have fixed mis-
sion and an equally important role. The
development OF each must be assured
without competition that will adverse
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