The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-14
GEORGIA CANE IS BETTER.
CONTAINS MORE sUCROsE THAN
THE LOUISIANA PRODUCT.


Mr.. u. #. Finney Talks of His Trip
to Louisiana and New Orleans.
All the Members of the Party Were
Impressed by the Advantages
Georgia Has-Sugar House VIII BE
Established at VnIdosta by Capt.
McRee-JncksOnville Gentlemen
VIII Also Build One-Capt. Purse
VIII Seek 10 Organize Company
Here.
The party of Georg and Florida men
who went TO New Dreams to add to their
knowledge Of cane culture and sugar max
ing were all wei pleased with what they
saw and convinced that the comparisons
that may be made between Georgia syrup
and Louisiana syrup for sugar making
are in favorsof this state.
Mr.. 3. F. Finney, the wei known chem
list of Savannah, accompanied the party.
He has returned home and was seen yes
terday about his trip. He is firmly con-
WINGED thattlle cultivation of sugar cane
and s transfsrmation into sugar offers
a wonderful possibility for the development
of this e-non, his observations in Lou
islana and New OIlasns ard a comparison
with this state convincing him that cane
may be raised at a plo1t to farmers and
converted into sugar al a profit 10 manu-
facturers
"A ton of Georgia cane" said Mr.. Fin
ney, " will make more sugar than ton of
Louisiana cane. An acre will probably
produce more cane IN Louisiana than in
Georgia. 1t is hardly possible to judge
.~x1rra
is so extensively planted in Louisiana and
so sparingly planted in Georgia If the
culture were as extensive I'm this state it
Is probable that the yield in Louisiana
would be slightly larger than in Georgia,
though, cultivated as cane is here in Geor-
! gia, the small acreage averaging about
| evenly in production with that of Louisi-
ana. It is to be supposed though, that
the rich alluvial soil of Louisiana viii pro-
| duce more than the dryer ground of Geor-
| gid.
The cane raised In Louisiana contains
| Il per cent. of sucrOse, the sugar element
| in the product, while that raised in Geor-
! gia shows 16 per cent. More sugar could
| therefore be manufactured from ton of
! Georgia cane than from a tone of Louisi-
| ana cane. More money could be realized
! in the industry in this state on that ac-
count.
Two crops of cane from a single lot of
/
aured by Capt. S. G. McRee of Valdosta,
! who was a member Of our party that the
| stubble growth of the second year makes
| just as good cane in South Georgia as does
| the stubble growth i'm Louisiana That has
| been a matter over which varying opin-
| ions have been entertained, but Capt. Nc
| Rec has had long experience in the culture
1 of sugar cane and should be familiar with
| ii.
80 convinced was Capt. McRee by all
that he saw and the comparisons ne made
that he told me that he will bank the
thirty acres of cane he raised this year
| for seed, planning il next spring That
| will plant $50 acres for him, and he viii
bank the entire crop next fail to plant the
Following spring. His next crop will give
him 500 acres of it, and he will then es-
tablish a sugar house with a capacity of
800 tons day. Capt McRee is convinced
| that there is money in the enterprise and
al am sorry we did not have more Sa-
/ vannahians on the trip. Jacksonvi lie had
| two of its most wealthy and en1erprising
business men, Messrs. w. w. Gunner
| and S. b. Hubbard. They were both great
ly impressed and said they expect to es-
| tablish a sugar house with a capacity for
| grinding $50 tons a day.
1T is not proposed TO build reffneries.
| They are not needed. Refineries change
raw sugar in o the granulated article, but
the proc IS of converting syrup into sugar
has made such advances of recent years
that saw sugar house sugar in New Or
leans that looked every bit as wei. as the
whitest end purest graduated. The New
Orleans reineres do their business prin-
cipally with sugar imported from Hawaii,
from where $95,O0)O-O worth was brought
from Jan, to Nov. l.
Capt. Purse win return tomorrow. He
is determined to go right ahead and try
| 10 q for fhA aSiabiSb-
ment Of a sugar house here. We made
careful inquiry and secured estimates
that showed Us a modern, fully equipped
sugar house. with a capacity of $50 tons,
may be bought fer $4,000. That price in
cludes the cost of he building"
In addition to those mentioned, in the
party that visited New ORLEANS were Mr..
r. L. Pritcha1d of Savannah, Mr.. j. B.
Wight of Cairo, Mr.. S. H. Morgan Of
Guyton, VINO is interested in the sugar
house there and Capt. Thomas James Of
bingham county.