The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-07-03
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SrHrHGEIRLD June n, lsss.
John A. kennicott, Pres. Cook 60. Hort
and Az. S0c'y: 4
Dean Sin III shall be unable to re-
deem my partial promise-to attend your
horticultural exhibition this week, which
made, spprshend, without due rehec-
ton.
You have probably learnt that an effort
10 being made here to test the value OF
the Chinese sugar cane as q sugar plai I,
on . large scale. My experience has
been that our farmers would only make .
common article Of syrup with their im-
perfect apparatus, ami that they could
not succeed in making sugar to any USE
full extent. Impressed with the belief
that the plant possessed all the value
that its friends have claimed for it, |
have been making efforts to procure the
establishment Of sugar mill here on q
large scale, and the planting Of at least
oOU acres Of the cane.
Mr.. Isaac g. Hedges and j. &. Depew
of Ohio, have determined to put large
sugar mill in this city, 1t will be Of q
capacity TO work up at least 200 acres OF
cane aud to make /, 900 gallons Of syrup
per day. The mill is to be located near
the junction OF the Chicago, Alton and
Mississippi II. r. with the Great Wes-
tern r. r., two miles south Of this city.
The steam engine and buildings have
been secured, and Mr.. Depew, who has
been here, personally attending to the
matter, has gone to Cincinnati to procure
the remaining portion Of the apparatus
required, (mill, boilers, etc, } and will
return with them by the middle of Au.
gust, and have the mill completed BY
the time the plant matares in the
fall. ..-.-.. ......4 ..... ....
So far as / am concerned in this enter.
prise, it is only as citizen, feeling .
deep interest in the success of the un.
dertaking. | am impressed with the
Importance of success to the agricultu
raj interests of Illinois, and that thi:
importance can scarcely be too highly es
timated
Mr. Depew having left the city to Wis
it Cincinnati, to make arrangements
for completing his mill at an early day
the duty seems to be left to me to NEE,
our farmers and explain the advantages
Of the enterprise to them aud the coun,
try, and by all possible arguments to in
duce them to engage in the raising Of
the necessary amount Of cane. When
the subject is fairly laid before them
there seems to be little hesitancy on
their part Yet the lateness of the sea
son, and the vast amount of planting
work that must be done within the next
ten days, is very much against ouI
undertaking. Nevertheless at this hour
8 o'clock on Monday morning, farmers
have engaged to put in some one hun.
bred and twenty-five acres. I desire
most earnestly, that the remaining sew.
enty-6ve acres shall be planted With
continued perseverance on my part, be.
lieve this will be done
doubt not, in view Of the facts sta.
ted, that you will concur with me, that
my duty is to remain at my post here fol
the comming ten days We are not only
greatly interested in the success of this
enterprise in Sangamon county, but il
successful here, every county in the
State will feel its salutary effects
Forty thousand gallons of syrup to be
made at one mill will be grand demon.
stration. That we aim to accomplish
and believe will accomplish. If we
succeed, sugar and molasses will be ono
Of the great staples of our State, and
this staple will not be behind in impor-
lance any of the present
Mr.. Dcpew has left with me speci.
mems Of syrup which have deem pro.
nonnced by Gov. Bissel, Washington
lies, John Williams, Preston Brecken.
ridge, Andrew Mcconnell and other gen.
tlemen of undoubtcd taste, superior tc
any Louisiana syrup they over tasted
Mr.. Depew has made sugar from the
syrup Of superior quality. In these
times of depression, when our staples
find little foreign or home market, and
prices are not renumerative to our far.
mers-how important it is for US tc
save the vast out 60 Of money from this
State of five millions of dollars annually
FOR sugar and molasscs9 We shall no,
do this for three or four years, | am Of
the opinion that it can be, and ultimate
ly will be done. This great achieve
ment however, can only result from the
success of such enterprise as this nov
presented for the patronage Of the far
mers Of Sangamon County.
Not doubling the success of your
horticultural exhibition. | am your ODE
dent servant.
S. FRANCIS,
T.. g.. III C.ala L. la1....l,.