Wilmington journal., 1869-02-05
Let North Carolina Manufacture her 49,
Sugar.
WILMINGTON, N. c., J


WILMINGTON, N. c., Jan. 28tb. $3.50
MeSsrs. Editors Journal:
DEAR s1Rs-Knowing that you fully appreciat.
the Importance of my mission to your ctv ort
that your columns are always open TO communi.
| cations calculated to promote the interests or
North Carolina, feel no hesitation in reouestin,
the publication Of the following facts relative n
the manufacture Of sugar and si,'ups from, n.
sorghum canes Supposing farmer or indyidpa,
has right to make sugar by Weller and Hatch.
er's patented process, which requires only ord.
nary skill and no chemical, he:wil require the fol-
lowing articles Of machinery viz:
A tIo-horse MILL with shaft extending below 80
as to admit of the mill being set in the % story
and driven by the horses below, $50.
Patent cast iron, self-skimminz coagulstipo
Pans, $50.
chimney and CRATES, $40.
/ Patent cast iron, self-skimming Fipishinp
Pan, $50.
Sheet iron furnace for do, complete, with
chimney and CRATES, *S5.
Total cost at shop of complete OUTFIT as s,or
$3O5.
Besides the machinery, sheds ard q src.r
house (Which can be heated b., stove to nro.
mote granulation) are required The sbeds ord
house (for any old house, ia susceptible of boir,
made, by very little outlay, suitable for sppor
house) Will not cost, in this State, more than
$loO, which, '.dded to 1906, makes $4O5 actual out
lay for unC%chinery. This apparatus will workuu
the canes from 40 acres of land certain. Addto
! t.ne above s95 for contingent expenses trougls
skimmers, &C., and you will see that for the small
sum OF $500 man can place himself In 4 condi.
tiOn to become sugar planter.
nOn n a md will N.Y. 61Ioa
corn land) from 100 to 300 gallons ofmush sugar
each gallon Of which yields from to pounds Of
sugar and leaves residlums of and pounds
sirup. Supposing the land yields 100 gallons VIC
will obtain 500 pounds OF sugar, worth 10 cents al
least, and so gallons of srup, worth 60 cents from
each acre; This gives US $50 gross per acre !
am confident the sugar will bring easily l3 cents
and the sirup 80 cents, but placed it at the 9th
er figures to be certain of keeping within sold
bounds. The sugar is made in two wsys-either
6y centrifuga a. force or by pressure Centrifugal
force makes pounds and leaves g. pressure
pounds and leaves of sirup. gallon OF mr =,
sugar weighs II pounds, and one pound is p ,' ="
ed for evaporation and waste. Ii cor ,f,5,sr
force is used, small mill which wiz ~. 1nLuss, ,
more than one barrel per day, will ~ tuIn La GU %
cd. These mills cost from -" a.. .9r W NC Wv
If press force is used cloth W "a thai 'e ern,ovcJ
oyrad Wbst this oI S iHoN 10 seed oil will be re-
say, but am satisfied sS am noI PrepaIeSI eI ~ 10
pure seed will cost f. ON tx 70 % no1
a9a requires ounds to the acre, or an outIay
obtained ny % at ger acre. These seed can easily be
w ware M louisville, Kentucky. IF tho machine
To- ~. de here it could be sold at much less
;nas figures mentioned above. All the cast.
LES equired are perfectly plain and can easily
nS replaced if broken. From what have stated
above, you will perceive that il ten farmers who
desire to plant acres each, and make their own
sugar and sirup, will join together they can OBJ
tain their machinery by paying $50 piece. The
wear and injury sustained by the machinery in
working up crop is estimated at 10 per cent
Then for the actual loss of IS worth of machipeTy
q year farmer can supply his family and ger
| wants with necessary sugar. This process is N
very general use in the northwestern States, and
I am perfectly confident it must eventually be-
come so here for iaeUNdbLe abolition Of Sldreryi IN
the sugar islands UiU compel as TO edher adopt
mode 6y aohich can dbtdin our oq0n sugars, or
pay three and four times Tie present prices for
| them.
The price for this patented process for NORTH
Carolina is $50, 600, and propose to organize a
company for it's purchase by the following plan
The shares Will be worth 500 each. Each SlE-
soriber will have to pay, for every share he takes
$50 cash or, to be more explicit. suppose you
take ten shares, you will pay $500, be charge
with ten shares and credited with cash payment
The Company, alter this, will commence the sale
OF county and individual rights, and from the
nrst proceeds thus raised willpay your remaining
$500, and when this has been accomplished the
returning OF your paid in $500 will begin l Will
here add that il fail to sell the entire State to
company, shall charge for county rights at the
rate OF one dollar for each voter in said COUNT.
have written very hurriedly and may have
committed errors, but do not believe am far
from right. In conclusion, / would say, the
Unated States consumes 678, 1885, ,255 pounds Of
0O0, ,OOO
Hoping that thorough investigation of ths
matter will be made and that North Carolina will
take advantage of this offer, and soon become
self-sugar producing State,
j remain, yours respectfully,
WM T. BEAsLEY.