The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-11-05
THE NEW SPRECKELS SUGAR RE,
FINERY AT PHILADELPHIA.

The great Spreckels' sugar refinery, the
magnitude of which, as it now stands, is
excelled by few, if any other, establish.
ments of the kind in the world is to be
duplicated. This important announce
ment, which presages the addition to
Philadelphia numerous and extensive
Industries of what, it is said, will be the
largest and most wonderful sugar rein
cry In existence, was made to a Public
Ledger representative.
The public buildings, which are near
ing completion, will be finished, accord
ing to the expectations of the contractor,
by the first of September, and immedi-
ately thereafter work will be commenced
on the new works, which are to be al
most an exact counterpart of those now
standing. When these duplicate build
ings are finished and the whole refinery
IS In operation, their producing capacity,
as stated by Mr.. Watson, will be 1000
QUO pounds OF sugar per day, necessitat-
ing the employment Of 900 men. Mr..
Spreckels estimated that the duplicate
works, when completed and in operation,
would represent total investment on
plant alone between 100000 and
S., 1000 900.
The ground, owned by Mr.. Claus
Spreckels, extends from Reed to Dickin-
son street, and from the Delaware river
to Meadow street, along which the tracks
OF the Pennsylvania railroad are laid.
For three squares from the river to Mea-
dow street, along the south side of Reed
street, there is continuous line of refin-
cry buildings, towering to great height.
Greatest of all the separate buildings
is the filter house, fire proof iron and
brick building, 1926 feet long, 6S feet
wide and 40 feet high. The pan house
is OF equal height, 157 feet long and 81
feet wide, and the finishing house,
which is IS feet high, is "a feet long and
10 feet wide. The boiler house is
wonderful building of it's kind, being 26O
feet long, IS feet wide, and Sc feet high.
1t is also fire proof structure, and the
capacity of its boilers will be 5000 horse
power.
The warehouse is an eight story, iron,
brick and lumber building, 156 feet long
and 90 feet wide, and the bag filter house
is 10 feet long and 90 feet wide. The
latter is 20 feet high or To- feet higher
than the barrel factory, the dimensions
of which on the ground space are 265 by
1876 feet. The other structures include
an office building "a by Sc feet, which is
three stories high, and the repair shops,
which extend up to height of so feet
and cover space 120 long by so feet
wide.
There are three wharves in front of
the refinery buildings and these run out
into the river 400 or 500 feet There is also
a great dock-shed two stories high,
which extends $50 feet in length and is
80 feet wide. This building is of lumb Der,
iron and corrugated iron.
The completion of these great works
in one year, for the beginning was about
the middle of last August, is regarded by
all who have been watching their pro-
gress as an unparalleled operation.
All of the work that has been done,
however. has been under the personal
supervision of Mr.. Charles Watson, the
Chief Engineer of Mr.. Spreckels, and
his general manager of construction. Mr..
Watson has been with Mr.. Spreckels for
quarter of century having associated
himself with the great sugar refner
when he started in business in small
way in California.
Mr.. ROrke, the contractor, stated yes
terday that the actual contract cost of
constructing the best buildings, indie
pendently of machinery, would be about
$l,500,00. The machinery alone, it is
said, will cost an enormous sum of
money. All the latest improvements
| have been introduced and no better sugar
manufacturing plant is said to exist.