Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1871-12-08
SUGARTROM CORN.
An Iowa Man Discovers How to Make
accent Corn into Scent Sugar,

From the Davenport Gazette, 18th.
Every attempt that has been
made in this country to produce SUI
in paying quantities, in any other
methed than by use of the cane in
the South, has proved a 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 experimenters in this
country, though they entered into
the work upon a large scale in Hi
nois.
Now we arc to have sugar from
corn. There is no doubt about it
for many people in this city have
tasted and seen it, and are satisfied
that great and invaluable discov-
cry in the art of producing sugar
has been made.
The discoverer-or inventor-of
this new process is Mr.. II. G.
Weinert, Of this city. His charac-
ter stands high in the community
an important requisite in insuring
belief in his experiments. He is a
German-and is we'll posted in
chemistry, or he never would have
achieved success in his search after
sugar in corn field. He owns a
tannery, which was burned down
about eighteen months ago. Some
effect or other that he had noticed,
of certain chemicals used in his
trade upon the potato led him to
believe that sugar might be made
from this esculent, and after the de-
struction Of his tannery he COM
menced experimenting with that
end in view. He found the sugar
in it, and also found that it's pro-
duction from that source could not
be made profitable. The cost of
the stock was too high for one
thing.
But Mr.. Weinert had the zeal and
possessed the faith, that has char
acterized every inventor who has
blessed the world with the products
of his thoughts. He went to work
with corn, and so devotedly that he
became very poor, consuming his
means until he had used up every
thing but his little homestead
One Of our citizens stepped in, told
him to 60 on, and held him ap.-
Recently he made his discovery,
and then made it known to his
friends.
It is sugar that will be in demand
by confectioners, wine-makers and
brewers, but will not be popular 70,
table use until after further expert
menting. Over $4,000 worth Of
sugar is used in this city every
year in making wine, alone-and
the estimates as to confectioners
and brewers are not at hand. This
discovery will doubtless work a
revolution in the use of sweetening
in those occupations.
Mr.. Wcincrt says that with corn
at forty cents bushel, this sugar
can be delivered to purchasers al
the factory for three and a hall
cents per pound. White corn is
better than yellow in this business
because there is no color to be re
moved.
OF course, Mr.. Weinert keeps the
secret of the production to himself
but some of our best citizens arc
going to furnish capital with which
to erect works. The building anG
machinery will cost about $4,000
and the venture will be made Will
a working capital of from $4,000
to 10000. a stock company will
be called for in Il few days, with {
capital Of $4,000. There is ne
doubt that it will be a success.
In less than ten wears from now
the corn fields Of the West will b,
supplying half the nation with su
gar. Corn sugar will be to thi:
country what beet sugar is t
France-a blessing to the people a
large.