Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-11-30
Corn sugar.

Every attempt that Las been made |
in this country to produce sugar in
paying quantities, III any other meth
od than by use OF the cane in the
Sonth, has proved failure. In
France enormous quantities OF beet
sugar are made every year, and the
manufacturers have grown rich; but
no such luck has attended the beet
sugar experlmenters in this country,
though they entered into the work
upon large scale in Illinois.
Now we are to have sugar from
corn. There is no doubt about it
for many people in this city have
tasted and seen it, and arc satisfied
that great and invaluable discovery
in the art OF producing sugar has
been made.
The discoverer-or inventor-of
this new process is Mr.. II. G. Wein-
ert, OF this city. Ills character stands
high in the community-an import
ant requisite in ensuring belief in his
experiments He is German-and
is well posted in chemistry, Or he
never would have achieved success
IN his search after sugar in cornfield.
He owns tannery, which was burn
ed down about eighteen months ago.
Some effect or other that he had no.
tlced, OF certain chemicals used in his
trade upon the potato led him to be-
lieve that sugar might be made from
this esculent, and after the destrnc-
tionoi his tannerY he commenced ex.
perlmen,ing with that end in view.
He found the sugar in it, and also
found that its production from that
source could not be made profitable
The cost Of stock was too high tor
one thing.
But Mr.. Weinert had the zeal and
possessed the faith, that has charac-
terized every inventor that has bless
ed the world with the products OF
his thoughts. He went to work with
corn, and so devotcdly that he be-
came very poor, consuming his means
until he had used up everything but
his little homestead. One Of our CIT
liens stepped IN, told him to go on,
and held him up. Recently he made
his discovery, and made it known to
his friends.
1t is sugar that will be IN demand
by contectioners, wine-makers and
brewers, but will not be popular tor
table use until after further expert
menting. Over $4,000 dollars worth
OF sugar is used in this city every
year in making wine, alone-and the
estimates as to conteciioners and
brewers are not at hand. This dis
covery will doubtless work revolu
! ton in the use OF sweeteu,ng in those
occupations.
Mr.. r.Weinert says that with corn at
forty cents bushel, this sugar can
be delivered to purchasers at the tac'
tory for three and a halt cents pei
pound. White corn is better thar
yellow in the business, because there
is no color 10 be removed.
OF course, Mr. WelLert keeps the
secret OF the production to himself
but some OF our best citizens are go
ing to furnish capital with which te
erect works. The building and ma
chinery will cost about $4,000, ane
the venture will be made with ;
working capital Of from $4,000 ie
$4,000. A stock company will be
called in few days, with q capital O.
$4,000. There is no doubt that il
will be success.
In less than two years from now
the corn fields OF the West will bt
supplying halt the nation with sngar
Corn sugar will be to this country
what beet sugar is to France-a
blessing to the people at large
Davenport Gasette.