The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-06
APPROVED GEORGIA SYRUP.
Rue Kansas Board Found Fault Be-
cause of IrreguIarity.

cause of IrreguIarity.
THE trouble with Georgia cane syrup, 1t
hoe long been commended is the irregu-
ralitv that is common to it. 1t has been
found impossible to secure uniform quail
~ consistency, sweetness and color.
can't d. G. Purse, who has been identi-
fed for some months with the exploita-
+ion of sugar from Georgia cane and
Georgia corn, has not devoted his abili-
ties to the promotion of the production of
svrup because of his having recognized
this irregularity in the product.
# is cheaper and easier, Capt. Purse
declares, to make sugar than it is to make
syrup. and this, added to the difficulty of
Getting uniformity that would make the
syrup marketable at a price that is de-
served by the best, should be enough to
turn the efforts OF planters of cane to
the production of sugar, instead of syrup.
OF recent years, too Capt. Purse says,
there has been too much adulteration in
equalizing and refining Georgia syrup.
and this makes against it's standing upon
the market
Capt Purse some time ago sent nine
bottles and one can of George syrup to
the State Board of Agriculture of Kan
sas for an expression of opinion as to its
quality The ten samples We're secured
from several counties of South Georgia,
and the opinion sent by Mr.. F. D. Co
burn. secretary of the board, was gen.
orally favorable. 1t showed a desire for
ho
of Georgia cane syrup and other planters
will read the letter. which. follows, with
interest, the counties from which the
samples were sent being interpoated:
The nine bottles and one can of Geor-
gia cane syrup, which you were so kind
as to send me for sampling, came duly
to hand, and 1 have done what I could
10 have the samples tested by those who
ought to be fair judges of such for or
binary domestic purposes, but, at the
same time, l had no opportunity of plac-
ing them in the hands of experts in any
direction, or for chemical examination
MY Judgment is that the average of all
the samples is extremely high although
some are much better than others, and
that placing such wholesome goods of this
class on the market at the prices your
letter indicates, is nothing less than a
not known since the war in any North
ern states where these cane syrups of
good quality, could be had at any price
In what follows l do not mean to be
understood as disparaging any of the
samples, but as stated before they diff
fer. l would say that, in my Judgment,
all things considered-color, consistency
and flavor, the syrup sent by No. 1,
Wayne county, seems preferable.
hat Of IN hot hay &c of
good quality and color, but a little too
thin-not boiled down quite enough.
That of No. 8. Lowndes county, is of
good quality and plenty thick.
That of No. 4, bingham county, is
of fair quality, but too watery.
That of No. 5, Effingham county, is ex-
cellent in all respects and of fine flavor
That in the can of No. 6, Thomas
county, had too much of a greenish tint
and on its looks alone, if for no other
reason, would be least attractive of any
of the samples, particularly for table use.
THAT of the No. Z, bingham county,
is of fair flavor but entirely too watery;
too much on the soup order
That of No. 8, Bulloch county, looks
quite well but has strong taste that is
quite undesirable.
That of No. g. near Florida line, seems
a good syrup in flavor, color and con-
sistency.
That of No. 10, Effingham county is
good in every way
Il beg of you to understad that none
OF these remarks are meant to be re-
Elections on any of the goods or their
makers. | am very much obliged to the
enterprise you have displayed in this
matter and thank you for giving a
Northerner a chance to see once more
some real cane syrup. 1 would think
there need be scarcely limit to the mar
ket for such goods as these, properly ex-
plotted. Of course, I do not pretend to
suggest how these variations in quality
consistency, and color might affect the
demand or price for the goods to be used
otherwise than for the table"