The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-03-24

lug pans it is boiled down to % or so de-
grces syrup, and then the water it contains
cvapora,cs and escapes through pipe pro-
vidcd for it. When the syrup reaches 20 or
| 20 degrees it is drawn of into what are
called vacuum pans" round iron boiler
like pan containing coils of pipe, wherein
the syrup is cooked TO sugar in grain ut n
very low temperature IL is then forced
chine of queer invention, from which 1t
passes into what are called "centriiugals,
! The most interesting part of the whole BUSH
ness, and, ~ it is called, the "hnishing
point" These are of iron and they remind
me as much AZ anything of iron tubs attach
ed to an upright axle. Inside this tub Is
smaller one composed of copper netting. In
this the'sugar is placed. When it goes in il is
yellow in color and damp and heavy with
molasscss; when it comes out it is white as
snow or the color Of our best coffee \ sugar.
The molass5 is all extracted, and the strong
taste is replaced by the delicious flavor We
all like so we'll Tn. tub is set in motion
and round it goes n, the rate Of two hundred
revolutions minute; The molasscs is forced
out through the wire netting, the sugar Mt
each turn getting dryer and whi,cr until it
reaches the desired shade. when it is re-
moved 60 the hogshoads. ! do not pretend
to understand the principle Of it. They say
the velocity does the work. ] know with
the molasses all taken out the sugar is
bound 10 be white; but it looks very much
as if the centrifugal gives it such whirling
that it scareS i, to death--or white, which is
Just the same. sugar-mill from the time
it is started runs day and night until the end
Of the season The time is from about the
first part Of November to the last of
January.
II costs something TO run sugar lanta-
ton but if the expenses are high and the
outlay big, the profits in return are i'm
mensc. In good years the net profits are
enormous but if there is bad weather or
accident the balance on the side Of loss s
alarming There is no crop 20 easily dam
aged as sugar, frost and warm weather being
both injurious.
As in most cases, the working of one plan
tation j. the same rs another. Here We will
say is plantation Of 1890 or 1900 acres. 1t |
requires buildings, machinery, stock and so
on, a layout Of ut least $4,000 before a |
pound Of sugar can lie made. From 70 to
100 mules, $50 to 700 hands the year round |
aud double that number during the manuiac- |
turing season, together with engineers, SUI
Car-makers, hremcn, backsmiths and 4 |
whole army Of other assistants, all Of whom
demand and get big pay for their services.
But sugar at &c. 4 pound in New Orleans
will afford all this and more too and then
leave Il large balance to the credit Of the
planter after expenses arc paid.
PLANTATION LIFE.
There is no comparison between the far
mer of the north and the sugar-planter Of
the south. The farmer works it on n small |
scalt' sahsheu WIN h"h"reus; VINO the
planter goes II on gigantic principles from
winch he rsaps thousands ialnler VINO
employs dozen or more men for the sum-
mcr months is considered "some pumpkins,
while the average planter employs, and
gives house free to, from seycn,y-fiye to a
hundred hands the year round The farmer
confines himself to his home few build
ings, barns, &c., while the planter, with his
mill, storchouses and village like quarters of
his help, appears more like a monarch Of
some small empire, or the Lord Mayor of no
mean corporation. lie is monarch of all
he surveys one Of those men who when
he breaks he breaks, AID when he loses it
GOES with rush
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