The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-10-21
THE GREENWOOD REFINERY.

This refinery, the property of Hon.
and most successful sugar planters of
the parish of Lasonrcle. is situated on
the Greenwood plantation at about g
miles above Thiboianx on the east
bank OF the Bayou Lafonrclie. 1t was
built last year, and completed in time
to take of the crnp of last season.
Although not the largest in size. il is
n of the Deatest ard most ca oDaet-
ly built in the parish. and no mill or
engine for its size can compare with
the mill and engine pnt up in this
plant
The entire plant il covered with the
'Crump" galvanized iron roofng.
The cane shed is 160x75,. and is
held up by IL TOsts. 6 Oh each side.
no post III center, with solid Orders
20 long, and is lighted mp by two cleo
trio are lights. and contains a cane
carrier 81 tt. wide, with q table 100 #.
long.
The engine and mill room is $3.50.
and has a height from ground to grid
ers of 25', and contains one mill and
engine, from the "Taylor Bros, Iron
Works Co, limited of New Orleans.
built in 1892-this piece Of mechanism
is the only one of its size built by the
Taylor Bros, and for c~ompactness,
strength and beauty of design, has no
equal In the state it is considered ov
every engineer that has examined it,
the finest ever turned out by any
foundry in the city Of New Orleans.
This engine has a % bore with 40
stroke. sits on a solid iron bed plate,
and contains a balance valve attach.
ment; the fiy-wieel is 10 in diameter
and weighs %, 900 lbs.
The mill is a six-roller mill, 81"
each in diameter, the 3 front rollers g.
long, and the 3 back rollers 6 3" long
Journals 49,; and is driven by a
compound gearing, all steal pinions.
The intermediate spurs are Z in diam
eter. with a IL inch facing; the main
spur wheels are 8 in diameter, facing
l6". A bagasse carrier and cross drag
convey the bagasse TO the two burn
els anG distribute it through SIX hop
pers. These two burners are
ed each of a nest of two boilers. each
go" in diameter, % long, with POS"
tubes.
Besides these four large boilers.
there are six other coal boilers to fur
nish steam.
Now we come to the building 55tx
~, and 27 from ground to Orders.
and divided into two floors as follows:
The ground or first floor contains ~
bag filters of the j w. Fleetwood pat
ent, (all made of riveted sheet iron,
and considered the best set built i'm
the stated and all the pumps of the
house consisting of the juice pump,
syrup pump, bag filter pump. 3 boiler
feed pumps, one fire pump and the
double effect pump; it con-
talns also the electric plant Of $50 in
candescent lights and 3 arc lights.
The second or upper floor contains
SIX syrup tanks, 3 double effect Juice
tanks, double effect Of the Walburn-
Swenson Co., Chicago, pattern. and six
CHARTERS 5 above this floor, three of
which only are in use; all juices pass
from the CHARTERS into the bag filters
before going into the double effects.
This s. elevated floor also contains
TIE refinery's laboratory in charge of
Mr.. L. +. Martin, sugar-chemist.
The centrifugal room Is 45'x55', and
contains 6 Weston Centrifugals, the
mixer. a drag carrier, conveyor and
sugar elevator, a Eureka sugaI-pack-
er, one Taylor Bros. centrifugal en-
CINE 16"x24", one Gle and Garrison
u pan circulating pump, with
10" suction and s" discharge, one
double effect Knowles ~yalveless pump,
n Marsh sweet water pump for dou-
BILE effects, and n duplex Smith and
Vale circulating pump, with 10" sue
ton and 8" discharge for double ef-
fects.
The pan room above the room iust
described contains g vacuu pan
with "A belts, a Gle and Garrison
pump, 5 blow ups, l charging syrup
tank, sugar room, and a sugar fan to
spray and cool the sugars az they
come up from the elevator, and the
chemical and sugar refiner's sleeping
room.
The pan and double effects have
each interiorly one incandescent cleo
tic light of n candle nnwer Tho