Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-10-02
Many improvements Have Been
Made at Michisan's Model
Sugar Factory During
the Summer.
.BEETS ARE TESTING
WELL UP TO THE AVERAGE
The Factory Will Commence Slicing
October II if the Farmers Get
Their Beets In.

AT present the employees at the
Alma sugar factory are working
hard to get everything in read.
iness for the fall campaign. Many i'm.
provements have been made during the
past summer, new machinery added so
as TO equip Michigan model beet sugar
factory with all the latest methods for
turning out the product in as rapid
time obtain as much sugar from the
beets as can be done with the inventions
that have been made practical.
1t is the aim of the management of
the Alma Sugar Co. to always keep a
little ahead of it's competitors, and for
that reason, coupled with keen business
insight, it has been found necessary each
year to add the new machinery that Is
continually being improved upon.
Old coils in the vacuum pans, which
were two and one-half inches in diam.
ter, have been removed and new ones
measuring four and five inches have
been put in their place. This will give
greater boiling capacity to the pans and
better circulation for the syrup. The
Naudet process has also been placed in
the diffusion batteries and added to the
carbonators. This is process invented
by Frenchman named Naudet and has
been in use in about dozen sugar fac
tories in Europe during the past three
years. However. this is the first year
that it will be used in the United States
and only two factories will be equipped
with it. One of these factories is To-
Gated in Colorado and the other is the
Alma factory. BY this process it is ex
pected to increase the purity and density
of the juice from the beets and lessen
the amount of boiling hitherto necessary
to produce sugar, and at the same time
increase the capacity of the batteries.
A new set Of knives have been placed
on the beet slicer and new set Of ma.
chinery added for the purpose Of sharp
ening them. 1t is expected that with
the new knives and method of keep.
ing them sharp to secure q more uni
form cosset.
Another improvement of importance
is a POO barrel sugar bin into which
the granulated sugar will be convey ed
after being steam dried. The adding of
this bin will enable the company TO
barrel and ship the sugar the same day
and also when the sugar is packed into
barrels cold it will not affect the cooper
age as formerly and there will not be
the possibility of leakage 1t is esti.
mated that this alone will add to the
storage capacity Of the factory at least
/ 800 barrels. This is the only contri-
vance of the kind in use in the United
States An automatic weighing and
filling machine for sacking sugar is an.
other new improvement in connection
with this bin. Besides the additional
storage capacity Of the factory the new
method will enable them TO load cars
much more easily then before on ac-
count Vi aH eleNhllOH DeIhb piONIueu lOI
that purpose.
All the storage tanks have been re.
moved from the first floor to the fourth,
where they will be next to the vacuum
pans and much more easily cared for
The lime kiln has been relaid with
fire brick throughout and is now ready
for use, and the arches and furnaces in
the pulp drier have all been rebuilt with