The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-20
WHY NOT A SUGAR REFINERY?
SOME FIGURES WHICH SHOW 1T
WOULD PAY IN SAVANNAH.

The Surplus Cane Syrup-SOuth GeOr-
gia--A Market Needed for Surplus
Product of syrup MalSers-A
Chance for Investors which Would
Benefit savannah.
Quitman, Ga, June 19.-Edltor Morning
News: The growing necessity for sugar
refinery for Southern Georgia, as well as
all Of that part of Georgia and Florida
contiguous to railway facilities which GEN.
ter on Savannah, has reached it's climax.
1t is estimated, upon the most reliable au-
thority obtainable, that Southern Geor-
gia, alone, produced the past season more
than 250,000 barrels Of surplus cane syrup,
for which there was no reliable market,
and was shipped helter-skelter through
out the country at not much of a profit
to the farmers With such a market as
Savannah will afford when her sugar re-
finery is in full blast, it is not unreal
sonable to conclude that, al low es-
innate, she will receive 10000 barrels the
first year, which will be increased not
less than % per cent. annually for years
to come. Perhaps the best reason for this
conclusion is that the annual average I'M
portation of sugar from other countries
S95 pounds. This involves questions which
other agricultural Wducts, America is
an exporter aud ssns to other nations
her great surplus products. OF sugar.
however, though the greatest consumer of
any nation, she does not produce to ex-
coed 10 per cent. of the amount consum-
cd. and pays an annual average Of about
70 OIL n
tries, a sum greater than that received
for all the wheat and flour exported. Cot
ton being the only article mat America
exports that overba.anceS the sum PAID
for imported sugar. This condition of at
fairs have led 10 large investments, en-
couTaged by the United States, in sugar
beet culture and costly factories in the
West. which have not proven satisfactory
and to all present appearances viii prove
failures OF which l will speak. more at
Length in subsequent article The
in which more than ten times the quant,-
ty of sugar required for home consump-
ton can easily be produced from the sugar
cane, which is the only wholly reliable
product. OF this entire belt it makes ITS
greatest development and most perfect
maturity in Florida-low down the Pc
Now for Results.
It has been proven by actual test that
good average cane syrup will yield seven
pounds of pure graduated or renned
sugar per galiOn, worm at luS pISSeIt
time So cents per pound, or 1872 cents
for a gallon of syrup which cost the re,
finer 20 cents.
This shows a net clean profit of 500 per
day on a plant that will cost $l50,0O0 for
a daily output of $1,000 pounds of sugar,
The machinery to cost 600 the building
TO cost $250 900. The building site which
should be on the water front, to include
wharves. docks, terminal trackage, ETC.,
SIS 900. These latter figures can, no doubt,
be greatly reduced, but is ample TO cover
IL fNnEr
can be reduced the greater will be the
percentage in profit. But with the above
figures the factory shows profit OF Sl9500
| per month, or for twelve months 1924 600,
which, if included with first cost of the
plant-Sl50, 000-shOws a profit and prop
erty value on the first investment of $751;
600 value Ample allowance for contin-
gencies have been deducted, and the above
figures are based on net profits.
In my next article | Will deal with some
JOseDh Tiilman.