MICHIGAN BEJ!:T SUGAR 415 



REDUCTION OF TARIFF ON RAW SUGAR. 



Here lies the jTreatest clan<ier to this industry. The sup,ar trusts ap- 

 preciate the fact that the surest way to destroy the beet sujjar industry 

 at this state of development is to remove the taritt' on raw suj^ar, or at 

 least, to lower the excise to such a rate as will prevent successful com- 

 petition. The ett'orts of the trusts will be directed to securino- action by 

 (.'onjiress which will prove unfriendly if nut destructive to this new in- 

 dustry. The leader of the trusts outlined a plan of this kind, and very 

 recently said "Congress will give us the tariff we want.-' Suppose con- 

 gress reduces the tariff on Cuban sugar, what have we gained? De- 

 stroyed a great industry to build up a business rival in a people foreign 

 to us, and a stranger to our civilization — to stab our child to succor a 

 foundling I 



But this would not close the incident. Under the "favored nation" 

 clause (if our treaties France, Germany, Austria and Russia would de- 

 mand the same concessions and w^e must reduce our tariff to the same 

 degree as in the case of Cuba, and the final outcome would be the 

 slaughter of the sugar industry in our country and its transfer to foreign 

 lands. 



The question brought down to its simplest terms is this.^ Shall Ger- 

 mans, Cubans and others have control of sugar production for Amer- 

 icans, pocketing the profits? or shall Uncle Sam do this business "on 

 his own hook?" ^^'atch the next Congress for an answer. 



THE CG.MPARATIVE VALUE OF CANE AND BEET SUGAR. 



[From The Michigan Farmer. Nov. 2. 1001.] 



The in<iniry is often made, by person and by letter, about the relative 

 value of cane aiul beet sugar, and whether beet sugar can be used for 

 the same purjioses as cane sugar. The following letter from a lead- 

 ing citizen of Sanilac county is a fair sample of such inquiries which I 

 desire to answer through your widely circulated paper and thus answer 

 the (juestion once for all: 



Prof. K. C. Kedzie, Agricultural College, Michigan: 



Rt'ceiitly I have met several ])<M-sons who claim that beet sugar is not 

 as good as cane sugar, that it will not keeji fruil when used in can- 

 ning, etc. 



<'an I jtresume upon your kindness to give me a positive statement 

 touching this matter? 



This "Thumb" of Michigan is going wild on this sugar lieet question. 

 I ajiprehei.d that we owe much to you and ^I. A. i\ for I he development 

 of the resources of our State in this direction. M. A. C. is not on trial 

 any longer. She has proved her worth — her success is assured. 



HEXRY OLDFIELD. 



