The Globe-republican., 1891-07-22

. Kansas Sugar Getting to the Front
EVERYTHING seem to be coming owe,
our way in Kansas this year. We
, are finishing up the harvesting Of the
largest and best crop of wheat this
state ever produced, discountipg any
other state i'll the Union. Our rye
'p,d barley is unequalcd for quality
AMI yield per acre. We are just
commencing to cut crop Of oats
that almost borders ON the marvellous,
seventy five bushels to the acre being
quite common on tracts of from forty
to one hundred acres; corn is fonr
ishing, especially in central and west
ern parts Of the state, and the season
is now SC far advanced that good
crop is reasonably certain; wild hay
and tame grasses of all kinds will be
abundant; the potato crop is univer-
sally good; our fruit crop will be i'm
mense and of exceedingly fine quality;
cattle are taking on fat very rapidly
On the nutritious grasses which. al
ways good are unusually luxuriant this
season. But III addition to all these
comes the welcome intelligence that
our sugar interests are coming t., the
front and bid fair to add immensely
to the prosperity of this region. Our
sorghum cane is this season making
the best crop we have bad for years.
Methods for the practical work of
making sugar from it are much more
effective and those best informed
claim that by the alcohol process raw
sugar can be produced from this plant
SD peculiarly adapted to Kansas soil
ut net cost of one cent u pound.
English capital is being attracted to
this fell! for investment. An En-
glishman If ample means, represent
ing others Of large resources, who
desire t. engage in the manufacture
Of sugar, has been here for sometime
investigating this particular branch
of our resources, and sailed for Lon
don last Friday, carrying an entirely
favorable report and is confident that
himself ani associates will engage in
sugar making in Kansas. He spent
considerable time at the Medicine
Lodge factory, whose books, records
and plant he WAS permitted to care
fully study. He afterwards had IN in
terview with Senator Plumb on the
subject, following which he gathered
all information obtainable from the
department at Washington.
Prof. E. B. Cowgirl, the govern
ment chemist says:
"Our mills are getting in fine
shape and are nicely arranged for
work. The Topeka mill is being com
pletely overhauled and improved by |
the addition OF four boilers, pumps.
CHARTERS and evapOrating capacity,
making one of the finest mills in the |
country The estimate in their up
plication for u government license is
that they will make million pounds !:
Of sugar this season. The best pro.
cesses known will be employed and
the best results possible with sorghum
will be obtained. The chemical work
Will be done by Mr.. Bradford, . son
of ex Attorney General Bradford,
who is good chemist.
''The Medicine Lodge mill nee!s
little Or no repairing or changes, it
being left last season in perfect order.
They expect to repeat on larger
scale the record of last season which
was to make little over 100 pounds
Of sugar to the ton of cane, and which
is rather better than the Louisiana
and Texas average from tropical cane. I
While this company is modest in its
estimate for y Government licenSa
placing it at 100000 pounds, the
prospect is that they viii have 10000 ,
;ons of cane to work which making a |
1ield equal to last year will give 3
100000 pounds of sugar.
Medicine Lodge is the location Of
he United States government station
or making practical experiments in !
he applicatication of the newly dis ,
nrM.eSS for fhe ,,,1rit;oofioo