The daily gazette., 1882-09-26
A SACCHARINE SUBJECT
THE NEW GLUCOSE WORKS AT
q RIVERSIDE. 4t
LARGE ADDITIONS BEING MADE.
The Delaware Beet Sugar Connpany's
New AbelSas&ure-ssome Interesting Facts
About Glucose and Its Manufacture.

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Extensive additions aud alterations are
now being made at Riverside, on the p, w.
q b. railroad, u few miles above this city,
to the works of the Diamond State Beet
Sugar Company, which will be used in
short time for the manufacture of glucose,
This Is new industry here and is likely to
excite much attention, The manufacture o.
sugar from beets has been abandoned, and
Fhiladslpilia capitalists, who hold valuable
patents for the making of glucose, have be-
come interested 10 the new enterprise. M
The company has been newly organized,
and the Board of Directors now consists OF
six gentlemen, as follows; w. ). Russell,
Thomas s. Harrison and III. G. Gibson of
Philadelphia, and William G. Gibbons,
George w. Stone and Alfred D. Warner OF
this city. Mr.. Russell is president, Mr..
Warner continues To be treasurer, and Ar
| thur Todd ,representillg English interests, is
secretary. b. Jos. Krels, who was
superintendent OF the sugar factory, will con-
| tinue In charge Of the anew works. Messrs.
/ Russell and Harrison are wen known Phila-
| delphians, tue former being Of the firm Of
| Russell Il Mason, cotton men, and the latter
| of the firm of Harrison Brothers & CO., paint
dealers,
The works are now being greatly enlarged
| A new two-story building, 80 feet high,
\ covering an area of 96x55 feet is being
| erected and two stories are b,ing added to
| the new building which is 55 feet wide.
| The additional stories will reach back 80
feet this part will then bc IS feet o inches
to the square Of the rooi William g..
i Pierce is the head contractor for this work
| and George Brnckin . doing the brick work.
Suitable nacLinery for the Lew business
has been manufactured and will la put in
at u cons e.ablc vu'iay bul stInc Df tie
old macl inery can still he USED. Oi this
may be mentioned ihe evapnrai ny pans,
the ll0,lcrE, the steam per, ctc. The work
ON the new buildings viii be pus Ia d ahead
as rapidly As possible and it is hoped that
the factory will be in operation III few
months.
SOME FACTS ABOUT GLUCOSE.
1t may not be uninteresting to add here g
few words about glucose. 1t is very similar
TO sugar and can be made out of an,
material which contains starch, or rather i
! Is only made from starch, which Is the chic
material used in its manufacture. 1t cal
also be made from cellulose, and is of q clas
of hydro carbonates to which sugars alst
belong. It's composition varies In proportion
between the three elements In sugar, oxygen
| hydrogen and carbon. Starch II
In itself almost identical to glucose
and what is done in its manu-
facture Is simply to transform 1t from
: one form into the other, which can be don't
} In different ways. The ordinary way is b!
! lsabmitting starch or angliSlsa (the tech
b nical terin) to the action of dilute sulphuri'
acid under the influence of heat Anothe
= way Is to submit 1t to the action of the fel
e menting agent in malt. The use of th
y sulphuric acid docs not cause q chemics
f union, but It is simply the presence of th
: acid which causes the change. The acid
= afterwards taken out and this leaves th
,Nf. atNs1a hoo
and good article of food. Glucose is mad
In four forms First, in a liquid form as
syrup; second, ordinary unchrystalize
4 amorphous glucose; third, chrystalize
hydrous glucose, and fourth, unchrystaiize
unhydrous glucose. Ths forms third an
IS fourth have not been brought extcnsivel
y into the market, although beautiful sample
u are being manufactured, 1t stated.
n 1t ID clear that glucose, being health
d and cheap nourishment, is going tU becom
z generally used. 1t Is true that It is not a
e swee. as cane sugar and does not comman
e as high O price, but 1t can be made at
d comparatively low cost, and will no donh
enter more and more into use. Further,
If Ia valuable material for the production c
,f alcoholic liquors, and is likely to ente
y largely into the competition with the sui
Is stances HERETOFORE used In their manufacture
such as cane sugar or molasses for. run
h malt for beer and cereals gene
v ally for whiskies and similar drink
IN Large quantities are already use
So In the manufacture of wine; lit
N glucose added to the juice OF the grape b.
re fore fermentation will produce rich win'
a. So, from the various uses to which glucot
lie can be put, 1t Is clear that it is an article whc
Is not likely to 0yerstock the market. III
In increase in its production during the pat
Is years has been tremendous. Large ives
y, ern manufactures are daily turning mar
lg Thousand bushels of corn--the material ust
In the manuiacture--into glucose but
th has not been made much in the East.
OF The process to be adopted by the Riyersid
ID works Is not yet known. 1t will be OF
a highly improved, and the article will be
r, superior one.