The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-11-11
GRAPE sUeAR---eLuoosE.

II may be interesting to our readers
to learn few of the uses to which craps
sugar and Sluclosc is put. Not long
since Mr.. John l.. Alberger, of Blu fIalo,
n. Y, one of the original inventors of
the process of making gluclose and
grape sugar, brought suit for $3.50, 900
against the Buffalo Crap Sugar Co. Mr..
Horace Williams who, it is claimed. UNI
derstands the question thoroughly,
testifies as follows in that suit:
"The manufacture of grape sugar
from corn was commenced originally
BY witness and his partner. He iuycn-
ted some of the machinery by which tbs
process was brought to perfection. He
obtained patents in order to keep his
process a secret. Their firm name was
then A. w. Fox & Co. They commenced
with two or three hundred bushels a
day. and increased the amount ia 1874.
The Buffalo Grape Sugar Company was
thsn organized. There were two hun
dred shares, of which Fox owned 102 !:
witness owned sixty shares, and the
balande was held by William .Hamlin.
Improvements have since been made in
the machinery by which better article
of sugar is made and with great facility.
They first produced crude sugar--uscd
in the manufacture of ale and lager beer
principally ale. The sugar was used in
place of malt. At late date they refined
the sugar. Grape sugar was also used in
1874 by tobacconist. As its quality was
improved il was used in other branches
of business. A large quantity is now
used in making sirups for table use.
Witness knew that there was very little
pure cane slrup sold now. The grape
sugar is more wholesome and delicious.
Glucose thing-glucose being the sugar
in liquid form. When it is called grape
sugar it is in solid form. This being
used considerably in New York in mix
ing sugar. Witness understood that
the Buffalo Grape Sugar Company
was interested in this mixing of sugar
in New York. At the present time the
demand for grape sugar exceeds the
supply and the price of it has increas ed.
In 1864 thirty pounds of sugar were
made from one bushel or Sc pounds Of
corn. The price was then from 3 1-2 to
4 and sometimes l-2 cents pound
The refuse is sold as feed, and the price
of il was from TO cents bnshel. In
mixing sugar the grape sugar is pulver-
lied and about twenty-five per cent.
added TO cane sugar. II IMPROVES the
color Of the sugar. and enables dealers
to sell il for better price.
During 1874 and 1875 the earnings
were about $4,000 month. and in
1876 they averaged from $4,000 TO
$4,000. In 1873 the earnings for one
month were $4,000. Witness did not
see many statements during 1873. A
starch factory was run in connection
with the sugar works, about 500 BUSH
els of corn being used each day. Wit
ness did not know much about the
earnings of the starch factory. He
was aware that the business was profit
able. He understood all of the process
OF the establishment and had charge Of
the manufacturing of the sugar, glu-
cose etc. He made estimates from
time to time at the cost of turning a
bushcl of corn into sugar and in doing
SO took into consideration the OUTLAWS,
cost of machinery, buildings, etc. He
estimated il TO be about % cents per
bushcl, and the net profit of bushcl
of corn, at As cents a bushel, to be
about 20 cents. when turned into sugar.
A number Of small manufactures have
sprung up in this country. but there are
only four or five of any account. The
amount of corn consumed in 1879 was
from 1000 TO 5000 bushels a day. La
some respects il cost less per bushel to
run a large amount of corn than il
would TO consume a small quantity.
The net profit per bushel from 1874 10
1879 was from 40 TO SO cents.