The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-12-31
SUGAR FROM CORN.
An Important Discovery.

! : The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser. which
| has heard something about Prot. Goessling's
patent is yery much elated The editor saws
I ofthe New York refners who have taken hold
of it: --r
They propose to enter at once upon the
manufacture of syrup and sugar from corr
by the new process, upon a large scale. and
to introduce its manufacture throughoutsthc
country rs fast as cxpedient Experiments
have already succeeded in the production oil
i at least three and half gallons of syrup from
bushel Of corn, and Of u quality which i.
p, pronounced by the most critical Judges to be
! equal IN every respect to the best syrup>
heretofore produced at the New York refine
rles from sugar cane. An equivalent amount
of graduated, first quality, sugar is alsc
| claimed can be produced, but We undcrstapd
that for the present the company Will conhne
its efforts to the production Of syrup. Active
| preparations are being made, however, TO
| enter upon the extensive manufacture Of Su,
| gar, and ii is expected that the company will
be prepared TO put the new staple into the
| market during therresent winter.
From the Journal of Commerce.
The public will be interested to learn that
! the claim of Prof. Goessling Ia German
chemist, residing, we believe, at Cincinpati,
to the discovery of ne" process whereby
crystalIizcd sugar can be made from corn
starch. is about to- be pat to a practical test.
1t was said that the professor had succeeded
| by this process in obtaining three and a hall
or four gallons of beautiful white syrup from
Il bushel Of corn, and at last solved the prob
lem which has heretofore puzzled the chemists
all over the world. by discovering a method
OF turning this syrup into granulatcd sugar
similar to the product Of the cane. The pro
ductoH of the syrup Is doubtless true, al
though we may be little siepticai in regard
to the quantity said to be obtained from a
h,,rLal Il - ~ ..-. - - A..
white, and can be used even in tea without
darkcning the infusion. Moreover, the pro
cess is said to be so simple that 1t may b.
carried en- in a small way in the kitchen OF
any farm house, with only the orlipary house
hold utensils, If this syrup can b. crystt,.
lied like the saccharine matter from cano
then the whole world may well be called upon
10 rejoice over the discovery \ com
pany Of wealthy gentleman in this Guy have
purchased the secret, we Uudersl lad, f.,
100000. and. having taken the steps u OBJ
tain patent. propose 10 erect factory ia
test It's usefulness We have also been told,
although We have not the means al hand 10
verify thc information, that an Old process is
Or record for making syrup from potato
starch. which Is yory slnilar 10 the discovery
above noticed. The whole question Is one OF
great interest. and viii excite much pubiie
attention.
The re<a'ts which are destined to flow f-ol
tins new discovery are SO vast. and of such
ra'igEa. Importance, tLat they will readily
suggest themselves 10 reflective minds In
northwestern states e.! America are the Great
est sources Of tha world production 81 ma L.
or Indian corn. The prairie arr yar-b.e %.
producing an almo,; unlimited supply OF corn
and, under lie process Of development (
which they have been subjected. the pr5o.c,!
has arisen. a. To- how their gpii.l harvest
shal! best be secured to ,he world, and made
available i'll tine great cnconOmy OF ii.a.
The corn crop Of the west. limi,Ia.s a. !.
NAV be IL the future. Is now destined TO be.
come the source OF the worlds supply Of ,g-
gar. or it, cquiyaleu, syrup. and the We, Tho
repository OF untold wealth. The new era 10.
sugar manufacture viii, TO a great extent
derauge the old current. of trade. The west
will become great sugar producing. Is Wei
a. :. great cora growing region. j., -re-.
staple a.Il De compactbyth in bulk aud va'..
for the nauipul4'ions of commerce. The
sugar consumed by the west viii be cheap
cned by cscapin" eastward freight On the
corn required To produce it, and the westward
freight Oh the manufactured staple.