The Portland daily press., 1867-03-27

At o'clock Monday morning the Forest City
| Sugar Refining Company commenced pouring
in brown sugars into their watts, and at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon they turned out a large
amount of superior quality of A coffee sugar,
which was compared with samples from other
refineries in the country and found to be su-
perior to any of them 1t was q perfect sue
cess in the first attempt at working, and there
is no doubt the establishment will turn out all
the grades of refined sugars equal to the best
manufactured in this country. 1t is intended
to manufacture every grade of refined sugars.
The Company incorporated by the Leg
islature of 1866 with a capital of $50O,OOO of
which 100000 has been paid in Its officers
are, III. j. Libby President; T. @. Hersey.
Treasurer and Business Manager; I'll. j. Libby,
t. c. Hersey, st. John Smith, George S. Hunt,
of Portland, and George S. Stevenson, of New
York, Directors. John Myers an experienced
refiner, of New York. is Refiner and Superin-
tendent. "
The building is 275 feet in length and so feet
in width, and is situated opposite the glass
works. 1t was erected under the superintend-
ence of Mr.. Jersey, Messrs. s. C. Chase & Co.
doing the masonry work, and Messrs. Cum
mings q Brock the Joiner work. Mr. Samuel
Freeman had charge of the details of construc-
ton, and has been interchangeable in his exer-
tons. i'--'" '
The building is of brick, five stories in
height and has been erected in the most thor
ough manner. A more substantial and con-
venient one for the purposes for which it is de-
signed cannot be found anywhere 1t is divid-
ed into five compartments, the walls, sixteen
inches thick, running from the foundation to
the loof, with double iron doors between each
compartment. Six inch iron pipes connected
with the harbor, and three inch pipes connect
ed with never-failing spring of the purest
water to be found in this city, and which spring
is upon their own premises, run through every
portion of the building. To these pipes are
couplings to which hose can be attached, and
in less than thirty seconds the building can be
flooded in every part with water Every pre-
caution seems to have been taken to render the
building safe from fire. The boiler aud fire
room are detached from the main building.
The machinery in the refinery is of the best
and most approved kind. 1t was designed by
Mr. Fl. v Bartol, formerly of this city, now OF
New York. and was built under the direction
neeE Portions of the work were done in Port
land by the Portland Company and Messrs. C.
Staples s. Son. in Philadelphia by Messrs
Merrick & Son. and some in New York. The
piping of the edifice was done by Mr.. Levi S.
Brown, under the superintendent of Mr..
Charles Brown. ,+ -
A large portion of the work is done by ma
chinery, there being elevators in each compart-
ment with apparatus for hosting, &c. E
In the rear of the building the Company have
capacious wharf where cargoes can be laden
and unladen; and in front, on Canal street,
they have the railroad for the same purpose
1t will be seen, therefore, that everything
about the building and all its appurtenances
make it one of the most, if not the most CON
venient, safe and well arranged refinery to be
found.
The capacity of the establishment is about
200 barrels per day, employing about seventy
five men. The Company do not commence
running it to its tull capacity, but we have no
doubt they will be obliged to do SO ere long.
Such an establishment is not only credit to
our city, but to the whole State. 1t is an en-
terprise which we trust win prove fortunate to
it's originators. Too much credit cannot be
awarded them for the diligence and industry
they have bestowed in bringing it into success
full operation 1t will add largely to the bust
ness of our city, and, we hope, be the means Of
having other manufactures established in our
midst.
Samples of the sugar will be exhibited to-day
at the Merchants Exchange. The building
has heretofore been open to the public, bnt now
that boiling has commenced "closed doors" is
the order, and no one can enter without per-
NIT.
CANAL NATIONAL BANK.-To-day the Canal
National Bank removes to its new banking
house III the rear of the splendid edifice erected
on the site Of the old banking house, which
was destroyed on the 4th of July. The new
edlhce erected by the bank is a splendid one
built OF freestone, and elaborately ornamental
1t was designed by Mr.. j. H. Eand of Boston.
Architect. Messrs. S. G. Chase & Co did the
masonry, ana Messrs Cummings & Brock the
carpenter work, Mr.. William Read being the
| foreman. .. ....- .. .I
| The large building is intended for a store or
| insurance and brokers Office and other Offices
The interior of it is not yet finished. The
banking room is in the rear of this building.
the entrance to it being very spacious and on
the upper side of the building, which, also.
contains the stairs leading to the second story.
The banking room is so by 4S feet, lighted
from the sides, end and roof. The Presidents
| private room and the spacious room for the Di-
| rectors are in the rear. The vault is a capa-
clous and safe one, built in the most thorough
| and substantial manner, calculated to be proof
| against burglars and fires. Within the vault
| is large safe of iron and steel. If burglars
wish to effect a robbery they have got to first
| go through two thicknesses of brick, with an
air-streak between them; then through a solid
wall of granite; then through the thick iron
and steel plates of the vault, and then thew
will find they have got burglar proof safe ia
open. ..
The interior of the banking room is hand.
somely frescoed, the work being done by Schu
macher The wood work-desks, counters. &c
is all walnut, highly finished. In short. it i.
neat, pretty and convenient. Tomorrow I'll,
bank will resume business in its new and com
, modious quarters.
SEIzUREs.---The Deputy Marshals last even
ing seized small quantity of ale in the shol
OF Messrs Cook & Jewett corner OF Congress