170 ANNUAL REPORT 



United States for ten months at 1,134,269 tons, or about 1,360,- 

 000 tons for the year which, at 5 cent per pound, or $100 per 

 ton, will equal $136,000,000; and the increase continues at the 

 rate of 100,000 tons per annum, to which the import of molasses 

 should be added. 



The increased consumption of our people demands that a sup- 

 ply shall be famished by ourselves, and I still believe that it 

 will. 



The following paper was then read : 



THE AMBER CANE INDUSTRY. 



By Seth H. Kenney, Morristown. 



To the President and Members of the Minnesota Amber Cane Asso- 

 ciation : 



I am reminded that this is the tenth year of our existence as a 

 state organization; one-half the age of the State Horticultural 

 Society. By comparing the samples of crude sugar and syrup 

 presented to the St. Paul Chamber of Commerce ten years ago, 

 to the samples presented to-day by members of this society, it 

 will be seen that a very great advance has been made. As mem- 

 bers of this Association, we invite the members of the House of 

 Representatives and Senate and everyone present that is inter- 

 ested to test the samples we have presented. When we remem- 

 ber the state of Minnesota received first and second premiums 

 on amber cane sugar and syrups at the world's fair at New Orleans 

 for 1881-5 over the entire United States, we may congratulate 

 each other for the progress we have made in jDroduciug products 

 that commanded the attention of the New Orleans Sugar Ex- 

 change and their cordial inviti}.tion of the executive officers of 

 this Association to be present at their meeting. As superintend- 

 ent of the Minnesota exhibit of amber cane products at New 

 Orleans, I heard many remarks complimentary to this State. 

 Mr. John Diamond, vice president of the New Orleans Sugar Ex- 

 change, said to Mr. Kenney : "I wish to congratulate you for the 

 fine exhibit of sugar and syrup produced by your State, also the 

 qu.ality of the exhibit." Another sugar plautei*, addressing his 

 friend, sajd : " Only think of it, that 2,000 miles up the Missis- 

 sippi they can produce such goods." 



