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CANADIAN SUGAR REFINERS'. RECORD. company's three refineries only 19,000,000 lb. 



. . . • i 1 I +1 'r- "j- were from beet sugar. 



A commission, appomteu by the Canadian ^ . ,,,,,.<-, , , 



^ / mi ^"^ , r. It IS stated that in Canada beet sugar can 



Government, reports (says 7 he Grocers Re- ^^^ produced ordinarily at a cheaper rate than- 



iriew) "that the quantity of sugar r(>fined in ^^^^ ^^^^^. Until 1916 the production of 



Canada during 1916 aggregated 345,089 tons Canadian refineries was absorbed by home 



(of 2,000 lb.), and was of the value of $47,473,- consumption. Favorable conditions prevail- 



114. The output in each of the three pre- ing during that year, however, enabled the- 



ceding years amounted to 303,233 tons, 332, refiners to export 26,000 tons (of (2,240 lb.) 



512 tons, and 319,752 tons respectively. There overseas, and up to May, 1917, arrange- 



are six refining companies in the Dominion, "^^"t« had been made for further exports of 



J ^, 4. 1 • U4. a • u- u 35,000 tons of sugar. The capacity of the 



and these control eight refineries which are ^ ,. ,. . . , • e 



, , „^ „ , ^ . • -rr-, 1 Canadian refineries IS very much in excess of 



situated at Wallaceburg Ontario; Kitchener, ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^. ^^^. ^^^^^^ consumption. 



Ontario; Chatham, Ontario; Montreal, ^^^j^. ^^^^^^^ represents only about 60% of 

 Quebec (two); St. John, New Brunswick; their capacity during any one year. There- 

 Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Vancouver, fineries could certainly produce annually 

 British Columbia. Five of the companies some 400,000,000 lb. of sugar in excess of 

 refine imported raw cane sugar exclusively; their present output. The advantage to 

 the remaining company refines both cane them of an export trade at satisfactory prices 

 and beet sugar. The last-mentioned concern is thus apparent, but the report states that 

 was established mainly for the purpose of it is impossible for Canadian refiners to com- 

 manufacturing beet sugar, but, during 1916, pete for the United Kingdom market, ex- 

 of a total output of 101,000,0001b. from the cept when extraordinary conditions prevail.. 



CUBA RAILROAD COMPANY 



{Report fdr Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1917.) 



President George H. Whigham, August 29, wrote in substance: 



Resulls.— The gross earnings for the year were 16,452,108 against $6,815,697 for the- 

 previous year, while the net earnings were $1,922,146 against $3,517,026, a decrease of $363,588 

 and $1,594,881, respectively. These unsatisfactory results are due to the disturbed political 

 conditions which existed in the island during the past year, culminating on February 11 in a 

 revolution which was carried on with particular severity in that portion of the island served 

 by your railroad. 



On that date communications were cut in various sections of your lines, many bridges and' 

 other structures being destroyed and transportation almost completely suspended. On Feb- 

 ruary 26 railroad communication was re-established between Santa Clara and Ciego de Avila, 

 and on March 16 between Santa Clara and Camaguey, and from that date this portion of your 

 line was operated in conjunction with the Camaguey & Nuevitas RR., although under great 

 difficulty. On May 21 traffic was resumed between Camaguey and Antilla; on June 20 be- 

 tween Camaguey and Santiago via Alto Cedro; on June 27 between Santiago and Manzanillo, 

 and by July 9 all lines were in operation again. The high price of labor and materials has 

 added to costs. 



Property, Etc., Destroyed. — There were destroyed on the fines of the Cuba RR. and the 

 Camaguey & Nuevitas RR. 180 bridges, 63 buildings (including stations, section houses, water 

 stations, etc.), while 164 cars were seriously damaged, many more slightly damaged, and 11 

 locomotives were badly damaged. All bridges have now been repaired allowing traffic to be 

 resumed, and good progress has been made on the permanent reconstruction. 



It has not been possible yet to complete the estimate of the damage actually done to the 

 Cuba ER.'s properties, but it is expected to amount to about $1,500,000, in addition to which 

 there is an estimated loss of net earnings, directly due to the revolution, of $1,835,171. Not 

 only were traffic receipts very seriously reduced, but the proportional cost of operation was 

 necessarily largely increased on that account. A statement of these losses will be lodged with 

 the Cuban Government with a claim for reimbursement. 



