, 1879-02-15
csne.Crowers' Convention
''' Recently Held at St.
Louis.
,..n,nt of tbs Information Elicit
'' ID Oh tic Various Topics that
We're Treated.
, N.r,rt. Process, under Witch Tho AgEi'
=" cultural DEPARTMENTS Experiments
NTo Successful.
probapillty thnt New Industry Of
Vast Proportions 1s About to
Be Established.

c.,r,on Feb. 1J.-Tlc widespread publlca.
ee.s. ...anoh the press oi the results Of cxpcrl-
aon snfouku .s. sro,,,ctIon al nuuar frvm sorrhum
msu.sfa the pfouus.o" =" aa,5 'e,.n .sh,cn war.
md The stslks Of common hc'aso'n' m "ne' n "o''
,onducted at Washington last Ian oy flo''
sosu. ,,1.r t,e direction OF the Commission
sentst tu.,o'1,n,o, md In which Il vAs claimed
Nai ARFsa,sa's, s.oa n,,a,itv, and n navIno
that sugas Of eoou 4"a..', ,an... Nv ~ ,,a ps,'ss
on,ot,ties, was produced by process Known as
y. Il stewart Process,h Of which Prof. BteWnrt,
w ws,,."..,r,1,e, Pa. cto,ms to be the discover
h hAunHs, L..,, ,,d v,d...nrc,i1 ,ntcr.
Il, las a"skeneu ussp ~. . sss.,.a. ,s~ ,,.,.
nj on slre subject, ns perhaps opcnMR w ps"
,n1 profitable industry Tor the 1aEmcrs through
Wv ~ a,.,.nt nav. lead to the production OF our
oFn sus..eap. tn9.ta,, growera IA tho ortent Of
wudtut upon a aos''sa aoo sssM..0 ~ ~
e5et &l00,o0N,u" per Hunun't
In addition 10 these reports Of experiments
,tw,,hiur,on, thcro hayc appeared from time
,',tm. .tatrments of tho success Of parties In
pnme elA'. ~, ~ ,n,,r,r,, ~ r,ot,p1 s,,,sr
daefeut parts OF llic country ~ "a..os suIaF
inm the amber and other varieties o1 eaae, py
,,nn]y boiling down the expressed juices, With"
MI the u.e oi any chemical preparations. And
,s,s s h,s grown up in the minds Of urge num-
uss' =, n,,son. n strong ,1c.trs In oct at The
h,ten facts In regard to the business.
twas ny privilege to attend tho recently
hd o,o,,v,., ,o,vr,-,ox
uASE,oAo" ,A,H.a a"a $500. soa,h~aAVS 49,.
AsL Louis o. ~hose psoseeo'nss tae 1eaae1s
A THE TnlnuNn haVo been informed tn q
r.otfal was through It's ncws-columns, and
~. nlco,nre, tr n nv tfvinf, t,,e u&rne inwnrd.
r wv r'. ~ IT, rh.,o .,at,.r ~ 49,. ~.
1sa" ol ulc ""o'o n'att1't ~ AAt 10 WIN *o1e
toQatler Il from an ntteudaneo upon all tho
Rss,ons Of the Convention md personal asso-
t,,ou With tts members.
>'s ia w., T., ro1ord ~ A., n,~,,,,,, =, 4ho
Anu n,1'' III 4sst1 ~ wy pe'sonue' y. 1'a
Cou7e1tloh: ~ WAS not maac up OF men Bcized
E!h new Idea, md whose enthusiasm WAS
Yuoptpg ngAy with their Judgment; but mainly
n of,n,ejI,oent. practical. mi5,1lo,nor1 far,nnrs
o,"s.a ', us S".r anr.aS"a - ,..e,ss.',s
sho h'd been engaged IN growing cane anu
Diuu'aclus'hG s1f1ps Ior from ten 70 twenty
}e.t; experimenting With new varieties nnd
rcr methods of cultivation and manufacture:
,,n,ns M ~ onlv "a nnnl,rc n gooi1 o,.,r,. ~ s,r,,n
but from time to time obtaining such rcsults tn
u5ssazed suGara rs forced The conviction that
lhc business was capable Of DEVELOPMENT from
,mn,e ,lru,L mnktno IN ,be nroi,ucttnn ~ .nror
"'up'c s'up''1h.uk ~ as P'ooaet'ol, VI saeaF,
.'~e a'a !n'pof'ant 'haustfics OIL tae country.
Ala elass, they wcro men good deal above
fe average In point OF Intelligence, aud Of IN
,ge TO Insure rlpo judgment, Gray heads md
beanls Here prominent feature In the Con.