National Republican., 1888-02-09
Louisiana Sugar.

In his speech delivered at banquet
rendered to him by the sugar planters In
New Orleans on January 20, Prof. Wiley
explained that while the diffusion process
obtained more eugar 1t also required more
than double the amount Of fuel to get 1t.
He said: "We have found, however, that
by diffusion two pounds Of coal are re-
quired to make one pound Of sugar, while
by the roller mill process only seven-tenths
Of one pound is wanted that is, If we use
diffusion we have to use more coal by the
difference between two pounds and seven
tenths OF one pound.n
The New Orleans City Item give the fol-
lowing interesting information in relation
to the recent sugar experiments In Louis
lana:
While the diffusion apparatus at Magnolia
works smoothly, and has produced admirable
results in the extraction of sugar from tho
cane, q close attention from commercial
standpoint will convince The observer that sev.
eral changes in the machinery would be ad-
visable to give economic results. Making the
battery in circular form increases the cost OF
its manufacture and of the labor Of getting rid
of the chips without any compensating ad-
vant0ges. Placing the cells in a double row
would be better Arrangement; IRA, The feeding
would be easily accomplished. and there
would be far. less trouble and expense in
getting rid OF the CnlnS.
Thetwo carts used NJ the station for the lat
ter purpose had no difficulty in keeping the
chips out of the way, but the two mults and
one of the drivers are items OF expense that
would not be necessary with a well equipped
double line battery. Under this there might
be q car running up m elevated track to the
dumping ground, with reversible endless
chain by which the car could be managed by
one man stationed under the cells. Or the
chips might be conveyed by a carrier to iur.
mace after having been first passed through
rolls TO express the water Bngasse carts are
now crying. evils on majority of sugar plau.
tatlons, and nothing ought % be indorsed that
would look to the perpetuation of this vexa-
tious and costly method Of getting rid OF the
The horizontal German cutter at Magnolia,
while 1t can and sometimes does make excel
Some care is necessary to place tn. cane in the
six spouts or hoppers. When the sugar indus
try has progressed so far as to dump cane di-
rectly from cars on ne carrier i VII not 40 70
that required by the Sangerhausen cutter at
the station. There should be either forced
feed to a vertical cutter or some system OF
maceration similar to that In use at Fort Scott
(the Hughes machine). There the cane or sor.
ghum is chopped up, the trash blown of, aud
the bits OF cane then maeerated. There Is no
apparent reason why maccration or shreddIng
would not do for Louisiana cane.
The Kleeman process was tried by Mr Klce.
man himself ON juice from Magnolia MIL, bit
prove successful. The litter presses got quickly
clogged and could not keep out ofthe way ofthe
mill. Mr.. Kleeman intends to experiment
again this week, but 1t is improbable that his
process will receive any further serious con /.
| sideration. There is a lively triangular battle
| going on for the ownership of the Kleemnn
patent, but, after all, there does not seem very
| much to fight for.
There will be no further attempt at carbon
| ating cane juice In Louisiana. Our ordinary
| method OF Qualification is, so far as tho Lou
| lsiapa sugar industry Is concerned, superior TO
| II. Not TO speak of the destruction OF glucose
| In the juice by this process, carbonatalion Is
| awkward, complicated, and expensive. The
| cost OF the kiln is a serious item, and the con
| veniept and expensive TO get supply OF lime
| stone, OF which n large quantity is needed
| and then very considerable amount OF fuel
| Is required to barn the lime.
| We have found that by diffusion two pounds
| Of coal are required to mako one pound OF
| sugnr, while by the mill process only seven
| tenths off pound Is wanted; that ls, II we use
| diffusion we have to use more coal by the dit'
| ference between two pounds aud seveu.tentns
| OF Il pound. To make IL more accord with
| our system Of calculation We would use III
| diffusion bCtwcen ten and eleven barrels OF
| coal 10 make 600 pounds of sugar, while by
| four barrels. Here is mn increase of seven
| barrels OF coal per | 900 pounds OF sugar
| DR.. Wiley, MeSsrs John Dymond, aud Henry
| Mccall, the advisory committee, ana GOV
| WArm0th had COn'ultation yesterday, NJ
| which II was determined TO prosecute the IN
| fusion experiments until the end OF harvest
| The governor win advance the necessary fund
| and lake the chances OF getting his money
back.