, 1875-12-04

royalty will be calculated 10 the same proper
tions.
9th. Messrs. E. g. J. Kock can either pay
the royalty in sugar and molasses or by paying
the average market value obtained for the
whole crop.
18th. Messrs. E. & J. Kock shall have the
privilege of paying for the apparatus at one
years time from January /, 1878, by giving
their notes bearing 8 per cent. interest from
date.
9Th. The Company o~bligates itself towards
Messrs. E. g.. J. Kock that in case of failure,
they will remove the machinery at their own
expense, and will make no further claims
against them.
9th. Messrs. E. 81 j. Kock obIigatet themselves
TO use their best efforts to make the new pro-
cess q success, and assist with all means in
their power to demonstrate its workings TO
their friends and acquaintances. Visitors will
be allowed, as far as they do not interfere
with the work in the sugar house.
10th. A platform scale capable OF weighing
not less than 5000 lbs. will be needed to OBJ
tain correct statistics which will be furnished
by Messrs. E. & J.. Kook, at their own
expense.
18th. The advantages contained in the above
contract over those made with others, are
given in consideration Of the personal efforts
UDdN0 ny ~. " ~ AAOOhp az
introduction of the Diffusion Process in
Louisiana.
[The next contract, much like the preceding,
was made with Mr.. E. q. Palmer, Of New
Orleans, for his Southwood Plantation
"The MeSsrs. Kock," it is stated, " expect.
ed to make from their cane by the old process
about five hundred hogsheads of sugar, with
the proportionate quantity Of molasSes. From
khn rnopltb nktotonl - 1910 fhn aONOnnDV
counted upon augmenling this quantity to at
least seven hundred hUgshpads, ard proper
tiOnate Increase Of mOIaSSes. How far the
company was justified in this estimate the
report will show.
ain order to have authentic reports as to guam
tity, quality, cost of production, &c, obtained
by the two processes, the company engaged Mr..
E. D. Seghers for this plantation, and the
MeSsrs. Kock, Mr.. E. Won Lotten on their part.
All The reports signed by these two gentlemen
form therefore authentic or official documents
which are binding on both parties, the Com
pany and the MesSrs. Kock. Upon these
doubly signed reports, kept from day to day,
and from week to week, all the estimates and
results obtained are based. All these reports
ere endorsed by the Messrs. Kock, and it is
their interest as we'll as that Of the Company to
vouch for their correctness.
For Mr.. PaImer's SouthwOod Plantation
the company employed as their w~eigher, SO,
Captain w. A. Cav, Mr.. Palmer on his part,
Captain Blouin, and the jointly signed report
of both these gentlemen form the basis Of
the statement IN reference to this plantation.
"The records carefully kept on both these
plantations comprise the following particulars
and details under these heads date, month
and year, number of acres cut, loads hauled,
net weight canes hauled, weight Of cane
worked up, cutters working, density of cane
Juice Bpaum6's saccharometer, density of diff
fusion juice Beaum6's saccharometer, number
Of CHARTERS, gallons Of diffusion juice obtained,
per centage of juice TO cane used, number Of
strikes. number Of cubic feet, weight of green
sugar. per oentage of green sugar, Cryst.
sugar lat and end boiling. Total OF cryst. su.
gar, molasses, barrels, gallons; weight of one
gallon of molassrs; per centage obtained and
weight of cane, sugar, and molasses; wood,
cords. per cent. coal used. pounds per cent.
Thermometer 6 a. M, l2 M, 6 p. m.
humber Of hands employed In sugar house;
cost of manufacturing 1000 pounds of green
sugar; general remarks.
"The above headings apply to the mill as
we'll as 10 the Diffusion Process. It will
be seGl at once. that by these means we have
. scientific and practical comparison by which
The relative merits of the we modes OF manu-.
faciufe can be tested. The principal object
Adhsred 10 was to keep the old and he new
process side by side, neither detracting from