Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-11 | Page 3 | Cuban Sugar Facts to be Ascertained

CUBAN SUGAR F FT FACTS TO T BE B ASCERTAINED Congress Is Petitioned to Send InvEstigating Investigating Investigating Committee In Interest of Sugar Beet-Sugar Industry WASHINGTON Feb 11 The H.-The The American American Ameri Ameri- can Sugar association by its president president president pres pres- ident Henry T. T Oxnard has submitted submitted submitted submit submit- ted to the House Committee on Ways and Means a petition urging that a committee be sent to Cuba for the purpose purpose purpose pur pur- pose of ot obtaining by actual inquiry on the ground and by an examination of ot the accounts of the Cuban sugar sugar factories factories fac fac- tories orles the facts In regard to the Cuban sugar industry Th The petition suggests that the Investigations investigations of the special committee will willbe willbe be facilitated If it the committee be authorized authorized au au- to Invite a representative of ot the American Sugar Beet-Sugar association of ot the Cuban planters and of ot the AmerIcan American American Amer Amer- II ican Growers Cane ers ers' association to accompany accompany ac ac- ac- ac company the committee to Cuba and to examine cross-examine witnesses The petition says the sugar beet-sugar manufacturers offered to permit the committee to Inspect their books and andt t that at the Cuban planters refrained from giving details of ot their business