The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-07-28


gramme Of the "NY Yorkmen's Tnterna-
tional Exhibitions" of 1870, such
communication, connected with the
objects they have in view, as may be
PLACED in my hands for that purpose.
And also to receive /, suggestions as to
the names OF parties ii this State
who may be ready to give assistance
in furtherance Of ,the design. I have
the honor to be, sir, your most obedi-
ent and humble servant,
Fl. P1NcKNEY WALKER,
'>'' N +" N'S H. NJ. Consul.
y The following resolution was adopt.
ed: .rtsa 5,., =; ,tsg..4g.s.s,,. ,,u.]..I
/. Resolrea, That as the question Of
Chinese labor has been occupying the
attention Of Southern planters since
the adjournment Of the State Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Convention,
that this Executive Committee,
Through its Chairman, appoint three
citizens as a committee to COLLECT all
the necessary information and cost Of
introducing that description of labor
into South Carolina, and to report to
the next regular meeting ofrthe Sooie-
ty. ..sib .,.Y .a;4a5,.. a...
Accompanying this synopsis is the
report of the committee appointed at
the May meeting of theiState Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Society to
examine the Sorghum Syrup and Su-
gar Works at ttGreenville @. H., which
was received and ordered to be. pub
Gen. johnson Hagood, President South
Carolina Agricultural and Mechant.
cal Society:
The Committee appointed to visit
and report upon the Sorghum Works
Of DR.. W. P. Passmore,e located at
Greenville, s. c., beg leave TO submit
the following report +. me. 's'
Four Of your committee visited the
works soon after their appointment,
and Witnessed the process of refining
syrup. For the porpose Of testing
the merits of the process, which is
known as the "Southern process" Col.
Aiken, oneof the committee, furnish
ed a barrel Of sorghum syrup Of his own
manufacture, of ordinary quality,
which was refined by,o this process,
and the quality of the syrup was
greatly improved. Al 10 ge,
We found in the sugar house of DR..
P. a quantity of mush sugar. which,
he informed u.s. Had been made by D
gentlemaniin louisville, KY, by this
process, from the juice of the. blao k
imphee. A small quantity of this
| mush sugar was converted in o few
minutes into beautiful light sugar,
by the use of q centrifugal mill. In
order to satisfy ourselves as to the
history of this mueh sugar, we wrote
to Colonel S. f.. jolly, of Mason
County, Ky, from whom the same was
said to have been obtained. His re-
| ply to our letter is herewith submit
ted as o pert of our report. .sl,4
| I For the purpose of refining sorghum
syrups, your committee are satisfied
that the Southern process is the bost
of which they have any knowledge; /;
and if sugar dan be successfully
manufactured from the sorghum cane,
then the cultivation of the cane, and
the manufacture Of sugar. by this pros
cess, will prove highly renumerative
80 the Southern planter Even should
it be found'impfactioable TO manufac-
ture sugar from sorghum, still this
Eprocess will be highly, valuable for
the purpose Of refining syrups. ed
From the information before your
committee, they have no hesitation in
recommending the Southern process
for refining syrups to tho favorable
consideration Of the planters, of the
State.
The report has been, delayed by the
desire of the Committee tooobtain all
the information possible upon the sub
ject, and aIespecially5i the delay of
Colonel Jolly's reply to the letter. i,
| All Of which is respectfully sub
mitted. JAMES MOORE, " -,
I 'H 'h''d. TIC, DoNALDsoN, 'j"'
LEONARD Williams,
I3Hs IN sd b., H. HERNDoN, qtr
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