| Show ule OltAII TIWor Ilcsn of Ib 71It or t6Vlen to Materials HAN FRANCriOo April 4Com mentlng upon tile result of the recent visit of John E Battles to this cool the Chronicle days Tho recent agreement agree-ment between John E Bearler secretary secre-tary ef the blunt fruit all Claut sprockets whereby the trust secured a large Interest In the beet sugar In duatrylu title state lias more behind It than a mere desire to strengthen Ibo loIUon 01 the sugar trust with American refineries Thu Cat u sugar Industry 01 California Califor-nia tbreainued the husr trust and both the trustees the beet sugar Industry In-dustry were tbreiteded with competition competi-tion by the rich Planters of Hawaii I whoso contract with the Aruerlcaii aucarretlnera will exalte flit year Thaplantera are backed by aD 1m mloly wollby syndlasto and II tits reciprocity agreement haters a ts Ibo U Offer states mud Hawaii can no maintained the uroJuot of the Island plantations 1 will make the Pacific COII a intrHInu factor In Ihu price 01 Sugar In tile United States lor J too reason that buuU Lila trust make excessive prices fur granulated beet sugar ease mars could lall baokou the Hawaiian planters and their friends In lion J Tranclsco whoaropreparel 10 elect Recent roo fimry hero Independent of the fruit Ourlo controlled by tiprcckeii sh out I the planter il < the llland bbl b-bl to Induce the United States lo annex Howell Ihoc ou by aa outlay ot about f1500 fur each pltutatluu add 10 IbOir eugar billluit plant machinery ma-chinery enough to produce granulated sugar aud put It on The American market competition with the ttuta rellnerlee Tbe ubject of the nor trust In the deal with Bprecknit woo primarily lo head ell compellllon friiui the beet ur refineries of California controlled con-trolled by Bpreckela I Thai war no compllsbed lu the recent tranatnllou wueretiy an Interest lu She Vattou vllle refinery am lntore > s lumbar beat sugar lutuurUs controlled by Bpreckola were purcbaiod by tho trusts though the seller declares that he I still holds Ihe controlling Interest |
