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Show MIGHT EASILY DOUBLE OUR PRODUCTION Fortunately for the United Staten In splto at the curtailment ol production produc-tion in tlio cane and boct rrrowlns district dim to tho recent legKatlon, wo havo n domestic production of sugar, Including that of Porto nico r.nd Hawaii, which iihould amount ,to over 1,500,000 tono thlo year. This will oe.rro an a Croat etcadlor of tho market In caso ot a protracted "war, and will prevent prices fom golin ns high aa taoy otherwise would, nl though tho necessity ot securlnn ovor , l.roa.CCf tonife front '(ettteldU;Ujo TJil ! tfl eujes, hj addition lo tlio floMC--. It'e fvipv", v.'l 1 leavo tin "American j renrltet "under tlio Influence ot the general ndvenco tn wor'.d prices. ' Ono of the arguments that has been I put forward against tho dastruetlon I of tho American sujar industry thru tho removal of tho lmpo-t duty on tiagar Is that It would oxposo Amort- I can oonsnisers to all tUo "Vlolont fluo- liiAtlons that tako placo In tho llur-opcau llur-opcau sugqr markets to o, roault of war speculation or crop shortages. Tho present condition affords n ctrlk Jng Illustration of tho truth of this clnlf. If tho United States were to double Us Eiignr production, as might cnslly bedono by tho systematic development de-velopment of itn cano and beet growing grow-ing Industries, tho American poopln would bo entirely Independent of tho rest of tho world for tholr sugar sup-j sup-j ply. nay City (Mich.) Nntlonnl Farmer. |