, 1890-07-30

AtpA0ASO OuOAObS OsAA II AAN ~
we're not to be seen, except in imagination,
and in Imagination only did [ hear the
we'll known "W-a.a.a-a-y! Keep up"!' &C.,
and the answer as from the lower regions.
Everything was comparatively quiet.
"What 90 you think about the change,
do you prefer it to the old way?' | asked.
"Indeed [ DO. The copper is doomed, and
you will see, sooner than you think, others
will adopt our way. Som folks are bard
to get rid of old ideas you know. This Is
so much easier, and cleaner; the result is
better aud-let me whisper it to You've
can go straight along sunshine or rain,
which is a great advantage, and we can
turn out more sugar per day, AMI a DeCter
and more uniform quality
Walking around and asking questions |
gained the following information. The
liquor runs from the mill to .he clarlher
by gravity, here it is lined and clarified ia
the usual manner, after which it IS pumped
through a system OF pipes into the eVapo.
rator, here it is Gleansed and is then run
into the strike pan, which is a very large
drum pan.
| was quite astonished at the Incredibly
short time that | saw nearly two CARRIERS
of liquor cleaned, and the ease with which
the operation was performed by one man.
The dirt which was brushed Oft this eva
porator was carried off to a settling tank,
in which there is a coil to keep the skim
miuys warm. Here the skimmlngS are lett
overnight and are pumped up to the eva
pOrator and I was told that the lot left
over night is the C leanest which comes to
the evaporator for the day.
"What do you consider the works capa-
BILE OFF,
"Fifteen CHARTERS a day, which has given
a little over six hOgSheads."
On being taken round where was form
erly the copper hole | was surprised on see.
ing the easy way in which fire was nude
under the boilers. An impOt tant feature
of this system of%eVaporation is that steam
can be raised regardless OF weather, and
th6wOrk carried OD without any delay
whatever. They use no coal, the megas5
being more than sufficient for the TWO
boilers.
'tYou began crop late / know, and | see
YOU will be getting through at about the
same time as some of your ncigh0ors. l
think this is very good"
eyes, we could not possibly start before
we did; Mr.. JunghanS did his lest in hnr-
rying up things. He is full OF American
ideas, and the Americans you know are
the most practical people alive. We have
had a good many visitors and some pro-
phesied that we would not be able TO take
off the crop in time, but | am happy to
say that we shall be finished in due time,
and the crop has not only exceeded what
was expected, but we have gone ahead OF
last years, and everything has gone OH as
smoothly as possible. [ am simply de-
lighted with the change
During the few hours which l spent
was much pleased with everything | saw
and hea.d d, and | left fully convinced that
the change must be OF benefit, as It pos
sesses advantages over the old system
which must be admitted by p -rsonS posses
sing the least intelligence, and [ fully ca
dorse the managers opinion that sooner or
later, the coppers must go.
Those Of your readers who may feel IN
interested in our industry can avail them
selves Of a visit to this estate, where | am
sure they will be as courteously received
by the manager as was your correspondent
1t must be highly gratifying both to
Major Moore and Mr. JuDghans 10 see the
satisfa ctory results achieved.
At this moment of closing I have heard
that two other estates are going to adopt
this new system.
Frederik sted, 21stJuly 1890.