Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-23
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Business for Texas
And Help to Ports

The following story Of sugar max
ing az Suger Land. Texas, is taken
from an address delivered over
kTSA. San Antonio radio station on
a Texas industrial hour program by
g. Nj. knebel, general manager Of
the Texas State Manufacturers as
ISOLATION:
Ny subject tonight is a sweet
one-"Sugar Refining in Texas. F"
Many Of you have passed through
Sugar Land. Texas, on your way 70
Houston. Slightly more than 20
years ago Sugar Land was a little
struggling sugar-milling community
what a change has taken place in
this brief time-for today Sugar
Land is a model industrial commun-
ity the like Of which can hardly be
found in Texas. In the upbuilding
Of this great industry at Sugar
Land there have been developed
many Of the latent Of
South Texas and profitable employ
ment has been provided for thou
sands OF Texas people.
Sugar Lands people-all supported
BY the Imperial Sugar company or
some other branch Of the Sugarland
Industries-live in modern homes
with all the conveniences Of u large
city. The Sugar Land school system
has been called n OF the fines. in
the entire Southwest; more than zoo
children enjoy the benefits Of IL
c~ilities not often found outside Of
large cities and are taught by a fac
ulty Of more than 20 teachers who
must pass most rigid examinations
20 qualify. Negro schools are also
maintained by the company upon
standards that are unexcelled. This
system IS now being augmented
with new buildings-and a splendid
gymnasium hat will be completed
during the year.
Churches or several deromina-
tions are available to the people of
the community and an literally sup
ported BY the Sugarland Industries
The Imperial Sugar payroll for the
last year was more than $1,000 900.
all OF which was spent IL Texas.
Last year the Imperial Sugar com
nany paid $780, 900 to the United
States government in import tax on
raw sugar brought in from Cuba.
This splendid revenue had 4 very
wholesome effect on the govern
ments attitude toward port appro-
priati0n for the DEVELOPMENT Of
Texas ports. 81 1915, 900 was spent
with Texas railroads during 1927,
More than s.. 00O. COO was spent in
purchases from Texas firms during
1927. More than $4,000 was paid in
taxes by the Sugarland Industries
during 1927.
Sugar refining ~ an expensive
process and very large investments
are required. These are but A few
items that reflect the value of Sugar
Land and its Industrial enterprises
m the state Of Texas. The dollars
spent for Imperial Sugar are dis
tributed broadly IN Texas To labor.
70 steamship companies. to railroads.
10 hundreds OF Texas manufacturers
and business men. 10 the federal.
state and county governments and
II is especially significant Of good
nat the part which may be called
profit has been, for many years. re-
invested IN a manner that increases
the material wealth az our state and
It's opportunities for our citizens.
sugar Land possesses the first
sugar refinery built and operated
between the Mississippi river and
the Great Divide. In addition thew
have a sugar mill which is operated
during the winter months crushing
sugar cane and producing raw sugar.
the balance OF the rcfinery's re-
quirements Of raw sugar being inn
ported from Cuba BY shiploads
through the ports Of Galveston, Tex
as City and Houston.
Sugar was known 70 the eastern
nations n very early times, but was
not introduced into Europe until the
time Of Alexander the Great. or
about $50 years before the Christ
ian & It was first used entirely
as a medicine. Dioscordes. speaking
Of the different kinds or honey.
says; Some are termed sugars, be-
ing solid honey found in canes com
and with a world population Of about