The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-12-19
The C0IiCrctOr and Central
Factories.

\ pamphlet hls been written hv Count .idhc-
max Ga civil engineer Oi Martinique. and a gentle
man Wei acquainted with the practical details Of
-l-ar manuacturc). and translated from tic
French by NJ. Arthur Fryer. iH which an inter
c-fing comparison j. instituted between tie rcia-
tive ~alyautagc- Of the new invention Of the con-
cretJr. AMI the Ey-t.m 90 central factories now -
-ucce--luliy working ~ the French colonies. The
principle u! central factories j. q perfectly sound
one There CIu DC 90 doubt Oi tlc advantage Of
-eTarltins tie JwD great Departments of the sugar
Iuig--ry-yiz., tac a--icUltur-! and the manu-
.Lc-uElHs- There b. III necessary connection be-
tween tie two. To conduct both properly the
most liyeF-- qualities Vi mind aud education are
requisite. Tie owners Of small estates may bring
tier agriculture O. q state of great perfection.
and Yet sTOl al their previous llboI- hy being
unable. either hy want u. means or special kuOwl-
edge, o. conduct properly the later stages u man
ufacture. Tie central factory here ~tcIs in. and.
being altogether q distinct enterprise. supported
by men Of capital, and commanding the best pos
-Iblr machinery. with Il staff whose duty II l. u
devote their whole time and attention 10 the pro-
cc-ses Of mlnuiactUrc without being distracted by
the business of the canc-hcld, the Planters have q
certain guarantee that their excellence of agIicul-
turc VIII be utilized u tic utmost extent IL the
preparation OF the article for consumption. OF
course the object Of a central factory j. 10 work
up the produce Of n number Of small estates. IL
i % TINS class Of estates that the c]JncrctOr spc-
cialiy appeals: ard il seems 81 first sight that
AAsNAL mus ~ aL asaAAa=FAAAHAAs ARNN eAt NH4"
Uron large estates with plenty Of capital, and the
best machinery for producing refined sugar. there
does not seem much scope tor the cuncretOT; but
10 those planters who are compelled 70 send their
produce % market in n crude form for sale 10 the
home rcfnCrS. the cOHcrcjOr, by preventing waste
during the voyage and by reducing the juice into
= thoroughly manageable compass FOR transit,
presents great advantages, particularly where
there are no central factories at work and these
latter are unfortunately conspicuous by their
absence in tine English colonies, Notwithstanding
mes Of France. The question has arisen, and is
being much discussed 10y West Indians at home,
whether the two systems could not be effectively
combined, and we believe that the French Cow
cruIueut have already issued 4 commission to in
Iuire into and report upon the subject. Count
Adhenar, in his pamphlet, speaks very strongly
against the factory system. After alluding 10 the
waste of sugar III the expression of the juice by
squeezing the cane between rolling cylinders, he
allows that some compensation l. 10 b. found in
the excellence of tie mcgasS when u-cd as fuel,
.hc heating power Of which i considerably in
rcdsed by the residue of sugar in the cane-that
csidUc having been either untouched by the
oilers. or absorbed again by the cane when the
.re>uTe was removed. The author then enters
MO elaborate calculations (Which VIC may take
mother opportunity Of examining) 10 prove that
be very highest profit 10 be obtained by the planter
his own canes upon an acre producing
20 cwts., i GSS. lOd., but that in q general way
be gain i much les. and that in n great many
Instances the planter depends for his remuncrl-
ION upon the sale of lbs mOlas>cs alone. Under
he factory system q greater yield Of sugar is OBJ
aimed, and tie author Is compelled 10 admit that
his i, after all, the plan that pays the best. lie
ay-, the grOss returns Of the three systems, per
200 Us. Of canes, are Is follow -