Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-30
THE NEW INDUSTRY
sugar raising In Minnesota-Dr.W Ilhelm's
saccess In Refining-A Plan for Man,
moth Refinery at st, Paul.


moth Refinery at st. Paul.
Amber cane cultivation and the manufacture
and sale of its products will within q few vea-z
tahe place among the leading interests of tho
northwest. Mr.. Kinney and MIR. Miller. of
nloe county, and hundreds of other cultivator.
n"'e demonstrated that over the larger part of
our state the cane is a sure and profitable
crop. 1hey have also proven that the usual
I.A temperature OF this region is most fayora-
ole 10 the development OF true cane sugar. in
the rlpening plant, and to the preservation ~
the cane in its best condition after T. ho. hoo,
cut and while it i, waiting for tho o;11
Following them the enterprisipp Droiectora orI7
proprletors of the Faribault refinerv notu;th
standlng that their establishment started lot.
IN the season and therefore began its opera
lions under unfavorable conditions
nave shown that they can in,
vallaDly produce from the amber
cane, what has never been produced from anv
other variety of sorghum, a chem;calIv nnrs
syrup: which will show under the polariscope
SILKY 20 seventy per cent. of cane sugar. or a
proportion as large as ia carried by any supar
syrup OF equivalent density. They have fur
Iner SHOWN that, when they can have q large
enouen supply of cane in its season. or of
properly made crude syrups (sueh a. anv
farmer may make), they can undoubredIv , nus
sired. 4o@n'i'y as de-
These facts would be basis enough for III.
declaration that amber cane industries vii
soon be among the first of our State-nerhans
tSeDa only TO the one leading staple. But
facts upon which the prediction NAV aIso
t ne oased. STIMULATED by legislation projecting
enem against foreign competition in the home
marked and yet enabling them to send ont
teei1 products to foreign markets. the refiners
OF me United States years ago reached point
u 20" pet!t1on among themselves which re-
ouced their profits to next to NOTHING. Then
came adulterations and poisonous suhst;tn4es
wulcn nlst supplied the country with imitation
syrups, ana now supplies a dangerous nronor-
lion OIL the sugar used by confecsioners and
BAKERS: and doubtless not little of the supar
wnlcn enters into ordinary trade. The refiners
are so Limited by the necessity of i'm norti,o
their crude sugars that, having the Recourse e
exporting their surplus products. they do not
MAKE war upon the nrodncers
of bogus ayrups and adnlter r1
sugars. And if they did, they must labor M
oeI me dlsa6vantage of undertaking to com
Pete WIN stun produced at fourth the cost
trade syrups is glucose, produced from corn
sta1co by treatment with deadly poisonous
ACID. 1t is not truo sugar. Its effect mo,
the digestive organs is destructive and Il ia he
t,eveu tnas one OF the most fatal of modern
diseases can be traced directly to the use of
taueose IN matt liquors, sugar and syrups. So
Tar rs trade syrups are concerned the public
know they are not usually sugar syrups and
Snelr consumption is accordingly limited.
cane sugar syrup if largely produced would
soon drive them ont of the market. a,thonoh
mllhons are invested in their manufacture. "A
large nome production of cane sugar and
syrups would undoubtedly increase the con-
sumption, especially OF syrups. and chean
Plodnctlon would give US the whole civilized
world for market. 0-
Ihe process and apparatus which has proved
perfectly successful at Faribault ia. in inven-
ION ana design, the property of DR.. Wilhelm.
:naV,ng SHOWN that all the difficulties attend
come by his process without loss of sugar. and
eaat 1ne process 10 cheap as we'll as reliable. he
Is naturally DESTROYS of extending the usa of
his discoveries. With this end he has INTRO
ouced the subject to the attention of capitaI
,sss acre ana elsewhere, and, we understand,
ia, nas negotiations pending for the estab-
llsament OF a large refinery at St. Paul.
Mo consider the matter of such great inn
portance IN commercial way that we trust
arrangements will be early made to build tha
proposed refinery for the Northwest at this
c Gy Inc Minnesota valley, Washington and
nient to this city and it's railroads. cond hs
lnouced to furnish any required suppl, of cane
ana crude syrups. The ca ital required would
oe small in proportion to the business to be
done, and It beginning is promptly made the
business may be started the mex. season. With
the refining business might we'll be connecte5
the manufacture of mills and reducing appara-
tus' or the latter only, for cultiva,ors Of the
cane. Thus very important add ion would
De made to the manufacturing aad
trade OF st. Paul and the city would take it's
pace pr IN lead OF one of the greatest industries
Of the future. 1t is, we believe. only one.-
lion OF time when such establishments will he
made at some commercial or manufacturing
point IN the Northwest, and our object now y.
to call the attention of en,erprising citizens
70 tne subject before the location is decided. go
that they may secure it for st. Paul.