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Excerpt from Address of the Hon. Geo. B. Loring, U. S. Commissioner of Agriculture, Before the Mississippi Valley Cane-Growers' Association, Saint Louis, Mo., December 14, 1882 It is 111 this honorable service that those who would develop-a new source of wealth in 01111 day are engaged, and Whose efforts entitlethen1 to all the light which science can bestow, all the encouragement'which public spirit can give, and all the direction which sound, unbia'sed, p11'ac tical Wisdom can apply. Discoveries and inventions are made by inves tigators patiently pursuing their 1111 obtrusive way, With minds and hearts supe11101 to all namtu1al obstacles and free 'f11om prejudice or passion. And so we approach the examination of every question 111 which man's welfare is involved, With an ardent desire to discover the truth and a natural inclination to lend all the aid 111 01111 power to the solution. __i111 pellea by this desire and guided by this inclinatioh, I have accepted your invitation to address you 011 this occasion, and to explore With you the industry to which you are devoted. I cannot expect to teach you the art of manufacturing sugar from any of the saoat producing plants. But I have watched With great interest, both as a citizen believing in prosperousinilustry, and, recently as an oflicialengaged 111 encouraging the producinb 01 classes, all the efforts Which have been made to perfect the work for which this association is organized. If I repeat what you already know, you will pardon me, and receive my assurance that I am desirous of inquiring into and advancing your industry byyour own practical means and in your owi1 practical spirit. My last official 111 peal for'information Was made to the' manufacturers themselves Who are engaged in establishing a profitable business and not in defending a theory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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