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able, though, that the existence of a new industry in the early 

 stages of successful development might modify or prevent legis- 

 lation that would otherwise take place. 



There is, however, a law of compensation operating in the 

 world's industries to which we must give proper weight. We 

 cannot safely leave out of account the rest of the world in esti- 

 mating what may be done through a period of years along any 

 line of production. It is a narrow view which only discovers that 

 we are not producing our own sugar. 



CONCLUSIONS. 



What conclusions, then, shall we draw from all these facts and 

 conditions? It seems very probable that farmers will not realize 

 unusual profits for any extended period of time from sugar-beet 

 growing. The facts appear to justify the belief, however, that 

 this crop may come to rank among those which for some time 

 will be regarded as giving satisfactory returns. It will be a 

 business of moderate profits and one that will not spring into 

 uninterrupted success. If it is a success at all, it will become so 

 by growth through education and experience. Above all, the 

 manufacturer must guard the interests of the farmer, and the 

 farmer must be able to have confidence in the manufacturer, and 

 both must have a patient faith in the final triumph of intelligent 

 means and reliable, conservative methods of management. 



