The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
WANT FACTS AND STATISTICS.
s,c,R REFINERY ADVOCATES TO
GET INFORMATION.

,u~a.Pment, President MackalI OF
Georgia Construction Has
yrouqht the Matter TO the Atten-
I'm of president Williams of the
,.,or.ia ana Alabama Railway,
,,ho views II with FnvOr-Further
commencement May BE Expected
,,-o,, That DirectiOn-NIr. j. z.
vtuian,s Suggests That n GOOD
MARKET Gould De Found for Re
6ned syrup.
r,s interest which is being taken by
.-orgbfnl business men of the city in the
.-,staet of establishing sugar refinery
q, savannah for the refining of high
srs5a SUGAR from Georgia syrup augurs
Trsl for the success of the enterprise. SUI
sssrt interest has been aroused in the
srafs7t and it now only awaits for definite
facts 10 he ascertained as TO the cost of
apant. the probable quantity of the sup
r,v thc cost Of refining and the probable
or5D.iry and quality of sugar to be OBJ
aimed from a giveu amount of syrup.
gentleman who has taken a consider
.bl4 interest in the question said yester-
5sv. "It is easy enough to interest North
ern CAPITALISTS in these enterprises. They
mill listen readily to suggestions of this
kind when properly presented, but the es-
ssnri8l thing is to be able to give them
qya-t facts and figures as 10 the cost of
tra enterprise and the results which may
bs reasonably expected. General state
ments nave but little weight with them.
They know fun well by experience how
easy il is to paint glowing picture of
some prospective enterprise which is On
ure.y beyond practical realization. The
average capitalist knows no more about
sugar refining and less about Georgia
syrup than You or l. He hasn't time to
irveslcdte these things himself and if you
expect to interest him you must be able
10 state concrete facts and actual results. -
E "For instance. l DO not know that there
has been any test made to show exactly
what amount Of refined sugar can be OBJ
tanned nom gallon OF syrup. This is very
n i'm lortanL as il is upon This that the who e
ri success of the enterprise rests If the
n amount OF sugar which has been estimated.
81 seven pounds o the gallon, can be obtained
III there would seem TO be no reason why a
81 refinery properly conducted, should not
81 be a success from the start, Even with a
81 less product to the gallon the enterprise
m-snl De eohouc'eG at d prout' a SUI
he!eat amount Oh lhe syrup shou.a De LOT
q Waid 10 some mo pendent sugar emery
winch could he depended upon to make a
far test ana d lest Obtained Whlch Wouid
le OASIS lor luIuIe Gaze uiatiots' II .lie
lest De succeSsiul Jheh we WouIu pe aoie
70 proceed win confluence ana mere would
- longer be any DOUBT ABOUT OBTAINING
81 he necessary capital for the establishment
a refinery,
Mayor Myers, who has taken quite an
eresl IN the matter, heartily approved
MS suggestion when II was reported 10
N. 81 have already written Mr.. Tillman
Qutman, he said asking him upon
nat ne bases his estimate OF seven
lnds TO the gallon, and suggesting that
no compete tests have been made that
hey should be made al once. would ike
sct The results II is not unlikely that
me Of The Northern rehneries have al
e3ly made tests Of the capacity of the
tup as good deal Of the syrup has been
od North have no doubt
test can be easily obtained
should certainly insist upon actual re-
uts before em5arking in the enterprise"
Nr. w W. Mackau. president of the
e5rgia Construction Companv. which is
oH constructing the extensive terminals
hutchinson Island for the Georgia and
ALBANIA Railway Company. has a decided
crest in the sugar refinery question.