The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-11-29
KANSAS SORGHUM INDUSTRY.

The product Of the factory for the
year 1851 was Of such value and SO
Encouraging to the company that
they decided to prosecute the work OF
this season with redoubled yigor.
So confident were the gentlemen
corrected with the works Of lts alb
solute and unqualified success flnan-
eIally that they determined to cut
loose from governmental cOntnDl
and refrained from asking any fur
their aid from appropriations. and
started out TO conduct the business
purely and simply - q private en-
terprise. Through the enterprising
spirit Of Commissioner Colman, who
was confidant that Q great industry
would be developed out OF the sor-
ghum sugar cane grown In the west,
the department Of agriculture, over
which he presides, gave to the enter
prise his countenance aud most
cordial support. Through his aid
aud confidence in the enterprise the
method Of extracting the saceharine
matter from the cane was develop
ed, nj least TO such an extent ss to
Undue the private stockholders with
such confidence In its ultimate sue
futher investigation alone and prove
beyond peradventure that IL was q
self sustaining industry.
NEW MACHINERY AND MORE ACRE
AGE.
As the present season for COM
menciDg work approached, the
company almost dismantled the old
factory, TO ring out and throwing
away all OF the cumbersome aud
useless machinery placed In position
by incompetent scientists. and put
ting in Its place the present success
full machinery. When the factory
started up this year new and I'M
proved cane cutter and cleaner was
put in. A new strike pan Of enlarg-
ed capacity, q set OF four large CEN
trifugals OF the latest pattern were
added, and in many ways the fac
tory was improved, thus increasing
the capacity Of the factory over one
third beyond that Of the season Of
1851.
Contracts were made with the
farmers living within q radius OF
five miles of the works for an aggre-
gate Of ,l5D acres OF cane, and the
seed was planted at regular success
siye dates in order that Il might
ripen for delivery a. called for. In
fact every precautiOn was taken TO
economic OH time, labor and fuel.
The last week In August found the
factory In order to receive the first
cane ready for delivery, but In
order to test the machinery several
tons Of the cane were used before the
factory began turning out sugar.
This product was entirely used for
syrups, and consequently somewhat
reduced the percentage Of sugar Ia
the amount Of cane raised. Since
the absorption Of the experiments
cane the factory has been engaged
day and night In making sugar. Up
to this writing little over 5000
pounds Of q superior article Of
sugar has been turned out aud the
management asserts that the output
OF the season will exceed half
million pounds.
A GOOD ARTICLE PRODUCED.
The sugar produced this season Is
OF a clear light color almost as white
Is refined sugar and polariZed at ~
and ~ per cent pure sRccbarine.
Prof. Cowgirl the state inspector, has
already passed upon close To lou
barrels, none Of which stamped be-
low ~ per cent.
An accurate account has been kept
Of each output from the strike pan,
and the average yield has slightly
exceeded In pounds of sugar Ia each
ton Of cane, aud about sixteen
gallons Of fine quality Of syrup.
HOW THE WORK PROGRESSES.
H.. y.rinus sto,,.s M n,,,.ration
,hrn,,,h ,,,,;,I, tI,. ,.,ns .,,J InIc.
nass ~ r,rInrn,,.J sutnn,.tjr.IIv In a
,yr,s, aIIsnI Csn. l. Lrnn,,Lt i'm Ly
sI,a sarn,srs ,,uon II,..ir ,y.,,1,,s Tro,;,
= tor to !. ton AMI = half ~ Io.J
Ti,Is cans - ,,un,,,sd N tLa ra..din,,
,.i,Ias Ill earrisj I,y an ,.,JIass
Iii, ',roc.,s. A., Ill. c,tIar. In th.
Ss.tnrI Tb,. q, 10 and Lace or. c,,I
80 ,Ja,,,,s ,I,,,t on, in,.L Io,S, an5
-, iI,,o,,,i, ,h.. ,.Issnsr . systan,
rS I.ns iii iJn,, o,,, .II ,I1s Issvas
al Jirt TI,is I'm. 4. t.h, =, ,,,, nv
a strors surtinn LIast ami carried
aI,nnI In Tot Iron, m. Factory and
a. Iar,,aIv nssj for s,ocE Io,IJar
Ths Cleaned ,,isrps of corn are next
csrri.J m AZ endless hell tn anoIher
,.n,tar rou,In-p,' Of TanidIy rpyoIy-
;n,, niy,.s yrher. n H. snIIt and
cJon,,ed fine and made ready Tor
tho ,IitIusinn cell This u,,In Tor
II; ,,,ings' - tLau carried m an
.nAI.ss d,,y IA IN. diIT,-Ion batteTy
snJ "a fss, a. wanted II !. InIrndnc.
81 a. H., r,c,. nT a ,on m The cell
s,,J r. i,,ics. ~ extr.,.,,.,I al The rat.
- Iii S,,II ay,.rv ,;,,It ,ninutas
Saa,'in1 ma CONSTANT strean, nj
49, - H. J,Tscatnr
-, - ill.,. ditI;,sion ,,ocsss
,h.I a.. aysroy,. .n,o,,nt oT
smSar ari,,c;aJ fTnm The cane has
-, 80, a. 90 cont Afiar Ia.y-
'mr ,h ~ .fac1tnr whars n - rur;tisd
-. 49, 60 i,,,o ,Ls dnuIJa ,.fi:.ct
mr. vs,.,,n, nan aud ia reduced 10 n
Thin svrup From this II l. taken 10
a., sts,ta ,,.n ,,bcr. n "a hoIIad
,ie 81 nv III a
uoNu 70 kIahuia,i"" P"'h'' anu 10
then either stored In iron gats In the
Vranulating room for future use, or
goes direct to the centrifugals where
s,,aar dos h,.Inyr for iusnactIon
-.
There are engaged about the
Works III the sugar hlahIhB seaSon
divided up into day aud night shifts.
he II,T -, ~ go
10 ABOUT Two huhuIe'i TONS Oh csue
daiIy' Inc Argesl ua9 rIouu,'
thls season. MS Unity .nIhe oaIIe ~
OF sugar IN Ihe zen "orkIhk houIs vi
dsyIlgnl. Iroi. SHshson, sPsA i,,s
~ the PII ,!I .i'1i W ., ~ -
nighest SieId ih's SEASON was 10 tohs