The Savannah morning news., 1903-06-19
THE TILLMAN CANE
SYRUP PROCESS.
1t Will Redeem The Sugar cane
Section of Georgia.

1t Will Redeem the Sugar cane
Section of Georgia.
Ouitman, Ca, June 1S.-Eoitor
Morning News: AS the News, so lar
as l know and can judge of it, has al
ways proven itself the great leader IN
Southern progress: I seek through its
columns to relate to the entire people
of the South, what has come under my
observation as regards the "Tlllman
Process" for making an absolutely pure
table syrup. In the first place pro-
cured samples from the best known
syrup makers-by the old process ana
samples of that which was maze py
the ''Tilman process, without eApeIl-
ence as to its management, in cooking
on the part of those to whom the PRIV
ilege was given by Judge Tillman TO
make their syrup; when he learned
from the Patent Department that ne
would not get his letters patent, IN
time to put il on the market for the
past season. 1 placed the samples IN
my office side by side, with shoppers
Just dropped in the bottles loosely III
order TO give them the old and new
process the best possible test" The
consequences We're that made by the
old process soon fermented and soured.
so that it is not fit for use or even to
make the national drink of prohibi-
ton counties D." Buck" with. while
that made by the Tillman process Is
lust as good, sweet and fresh, to-day,
as it was when made. But now fol-
lows a revelation that win astonish
the most skeptcal, because of its I'M
denia BILE truth. l had on my farm an
old barrel of syrup that had fermented
and soured to an extent that l was
afraid that it would not be safe to give
il to my pigs. l was talking to Judge
Tillman one day. and after relating TO
him the facts as above stated: asked,
do you think your cleansing syrup pro-
cess would have any effect on such syr-
up? He readily replied that he had
never had occasion to make such a
test, but he believed it would, so on
the 9Th, he accompanied me to my
farm, and we made the test, and great
~ to my, and every other persons as
constituent, his process brought around
the barrel of syrup to a degree far
ahead of what it ever was, from the
day it was made. This Is the universal
verdict of all who have examined the
sample as it was before the process
was tried or applied-and that which
went through the process, and is now
frst-class syrup in every respect. Then
with these facts before us. for truths
they are: who can estimate the value
TO the South of the Tillman process?
Those who may use it, can safely, ]
think, count on a much better price
for their syrup than heretofore. 1
think it possible for us to make our
syrup a much higher standard, If we
viii only follow the Instructions, as to
how to use the process in cleansing
and purifying our syrup. / will ven
ture to say in all good conscience and
faith, that the Tillman process Is a
~
growing country, and will be the means
of bringing many thousands of dollars
to the farmers who grow sugar cane
this year if they will only use it. Nor
is this all After we demonstrate to
the people of the North and Northwest
what we can do by actual test, with
sugar cane: it will be the means of
bringing to our undeveloped sections
a heavy influx of a very desirable class
of immigration from all parts of the
country, North, Northwest and even
the South: on account of the immense
profits in growing sugar cane. Least
some may think that | have pecu-
MARY interest in the Tillman process,
] wish to here, disabuse their minds, by
saying, l have not a cent in it. My
interest is only in common with all
who wish to see the South prosperous.
And if we can only make our cane
syrup a staple article of commerce the
year round, it will help very much to
bring that condition about. Its
conceded fact, that Judge Tillman has
been a great worker on this line and
perhaps has done more to build up
this, our Southern section than all of
us. And yet his last act will prove to
be of a more universal benefit to the
farmers, in the way of immediate prof
it's than all of his former efforts on
this line, and at the same time 1t will
interest an element of people in our
country who never have been before.
To get people to move from the North
or Northwest, to our Southern states,
you must show them and prove to them
beyond all reasonable doubt, that II
will be greatly to their advantage I'm
profits" to do so. They want less
talk. and more cider"
Growing of sugar cane and manu-
featuring it by the Tillman process
and getting better prices for our syrup.
is going to solve and demonstrate this
problem as nothing else could" Mark
this assertion"
Joseph D. Wilson.