The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-10-22
From the New York sua.

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About two years ago two gentlemen OF this city Mr.
Wm. a. Aspnwall, well known from his connexon
with the enegrising hrm Of Howland Aspnwall. and
Mr.. Edward Woolsey, OF the firm OF Woolsey Wool,
sey, whose fame sugar rehners is also well known
while travelling in France one day came across ma
chine for refining sugar the ingenious and peculiar con-
sructon OF which satisfied them al glance that il must
prove to American aregrowers what the coon-gn u
TO co,tonplantes Determined. II possible TO secure
henselves the sole right Of use for the invention n this
country they took great trouble TO hunt up the inventor
whom they finally found and after negotiating for somS
e they purchased the Frenchmans patentfor The Uni
TED States or lhe sum ot ten thousand dollars fgss
On returning home, they arranged to bring yhe iuven
on into proper notice. every day giving new evidence Of
the nestmsbe value Of their w.bought discovery.
The sole owners Tor this country One day. ~ some
hook crook, they across Yankee--ons of the
pure breedhs name we will not now giye-who in The
course Of conversation. alluded 70 an invention be had
Tor sugar refining Further inquiry being instituted they
found that the Yankee had anticipated them. He had
himself discovered an invention similar 10 theirs two
years previous and had already obtained American let
ters patent therefor. which he then held Our Yankee
wasuly aware OF the great importance Of his insenton.
and had no a notion Of parting with i ior nothing As
thinking bird in hand worth several in the bush De
finally traded with Messrs Howland and Wonlsey, gave
them his patent and received thirty thousand doss IN
cash. sSg 1919
Messrs. Rowland s. Woolsey have thus. q great sps
parent COST secured to themselves. beyond doubts 1hc
sole right to one OF the most profitable and wonderful in
ventions of its class, which the last half century h
produced. s4t 1S s9ss sHi
Those who are at all acquainted with the process OF
refining sugar know what laborious and expensive
operation it's The sugar is placed in large vesssl.
from which the air exhausted, then subjected a-
tense heat besides undergoing slow and repeated Aar
TONS the time occupied in purifying II being about three
weeks ta@.sE Ia ,ife tTciA &f 7i AAt 39s SNtl
The invention owned by Messrs Howlapd & Woolsey
entirely revolu,onizes the refining process The sugar
rs taken IN It's black dirty sate Just as II comes from
the planters boiler, thrown into the machine, and IN
twinklng the refuse stuff is separated from the mass
hs % essG white spssns aSas N ss
eted which by the usual mode required three weeks 0f
time, the employment Of many hands, and the con-
sumption OF much fuel In this new process no neat s
required, 2tAs 81" .t Aats'Ass
The invention is one Of remarkable ingenuity and CO.
tanty in its operations. The sugar TO be refined myed
with moasses until it is OF semi.aud consistency The
is then placed within revolving sieve. the wireS of
which are so line as 10 retain the sugar, but permitting
the exit OF the liquid parts By means Of steam power
minute given TO the and great is the centrifugal
force thus applied the mixture within, that the mosssea
and Impurities Instantly 6y of. leaving the sugar behind pu
red white, and, what seems singular perfectly dry The
article thus produced IL what is generally known - -.
fined brown sugar II resembles powdered loai sugar.
and needs ba, one more operation 70 convert 1 into !he
than goods wash tub. a1 s3 6af III 3
The great value Of this discovery will be apparsntto 10
all Sugar planters al the South have comparatively no
facilities for sugar refining They ship their produets
just they come from the plantation boiler, and here in
the North we do their refining L Is chiefly for this pur,
pose that the vast efneres which up in various
parts OF this city and other places have been erected
But their occupation will soon be gone. hs. 81 81 ~
We are glad the invention has iaen into the hands Il
has. Messrs. Rowland & Woosey are gentlemen Of
enterprise and hbefaty They will place the inveatcn
at the service OF every planter IN the coanys make
money for themselves and the planters, and ssvs vast
sums TO the peoplehe poor especially for the result
will be reduction in the price Of clean suxarG
The annual amount of refined sugar consumed IN this
country is estimated 100000 900 Ibs. reduction OF
two cents per pound would be gain Of two millions of
dollars for the people The first Of these machines ever
produced on practical scale in hi. country has recsa
been rucied at the large machine works Of Mr.
Harrison, Nos. 5s and 90 vesey street Trisls were
lshed at the results shown The machine tried Is n
capacity to refine two h.ndred pounds OF sugar in two
minutes. s..# a.r. r.st prN tfNxEihasl