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Show Sugar Ilrct Industries Chance. One or tin; ellucts ol' the war has boon to bring ahout a much wider and more i.uneral recognition of the imporLancu ui sugar as an essential lood and of til e national economic value or the industry. Appreciation Apprecia-tion of these facts is shown by the eagerness with which those countries coun-tries possessing oil and climate adapted ad-apted to the production of sugar are turning to the encouragement of this industry- The war has given the linal blow to the free trade theory so far as sugar is concerned. Great Britain, for years the sole remaining re-maining prominent adherent of this policy, has now definitely abondoned It for a preferential tariff favoring the expansion of sugar production within the Empire. Right here in . the west we have a chance to develop the beet sugar industry to enormous proportions, thus building up our farm lands and cattle industry -which go hand in hand with the beet sugar industry. Will we take advantage of the opportunity op-portunity which is knocking at cur doors? |