Show SUGAR IN STATES Tho The American people are con con- con more mor sugar ench each year ear It ItIs Itla Is Iii not many years ago to when the per capita consumption was as 80 pounds During the th past six months It has hall risen to lit pounds The people of th the United States consume more mor sugar than the th peo peo- people people pie of ot any three nations of ot the world According to Facts About Suo Su- Sugar Ear Su-Ear gar only 42 per cent of the sugar distributed In the United States In own grown In this country or thel the Islands under the thc Stars That magazIne says Aside from Louisiana and oth oth- oth oth-ed oth ed southern states sixteen north north- northern em ern and western states from Ohio and Michigan in hi the th east to Call Cal fornia and Washington In the th west welt hilp to fill 1111 flu the national sugar bowl through the th operation ot of scores of ot beet sugar factories Sugar Is the main Industry of the hawaiian Ia allan leland Island islands In the mid Pa mid CHIc At I f Porto Forto Rl nico o In the tho West Indies Indie and nd of o the he In Inthe inthe Inthe the far east Even the little group of ot the VIrgin Islands about tons yearly toward tho the morning cup of cot cof cot e tee fee In American homes bomes Ot Of the tir total amount of ot sugar dig In the tb be United States duro dur In Ing the past six months mouths about 4 per cent was grown rown under the he American flag flat while 52 per cent was Imported from foreign court coun coun tries the tho greater grealer part from Cubit Cuba which enjoys enjoy a special advantage In in this market market as Itt ItS s ui gar r reo re receive 20 per cent tariff protection protection tion Ion as 88 a against any uny other for for- for elen grown eign-grown sugar Rugar The small until pro pro- proportion portion of the supply not Dot account accounted ed for tor by the above figures figure repS rep represents resents sugar In stock at the th be- be beginning b tinning ginning of the year 11 A |