New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-03

plants. From the owners'-the German american
Cruzada, on the Tulija river. at the foot Of the
mountain trail down which It is brought in sacks.
ing bulk. direct to New7York.
Some three thousand laborers reside these
than eight hundred at work at any time
thority, to acquaint the reader Of the Excellence
Of Of the the .TTunfo product except that it may be
OF any coffee Of the Western Hemisphere in the
worlds chief coffee markets, Hamburg and London;
it only remains to describe how it is produced:
The carefully. chosen seed is planted in the first
tain six months growth height of from eight to
taken to the second nursery, where they are set
out with ample space left between them, and where
which time the thriving ones are transpianfed With
their roots and the soil enyeloping these intact,
ceptonfor The future Of The liant is made or
marred by The start It gets, even more than by
the care II atterward receives. The transpianting
is done during the wet season, which lasts from
One crop Of coffee is produced annually the pick
until the end of April The manner in which this
acter ana quality OF the product marketed. Grow
ers too often. from motives of mistaken economy,
the berries; they simply strip the plant. taking
leaves, tigs, green berries, ripe berries and over
ripe berries-Such not shaken loose by the
rough handling, and fallen to the ground. in which
and stones and other foreign matter-in one in
discriminate mass. and shove the whole into a bag.
The Triunfo crop is picked over from four to six
times during the season and at each picking which
ground, is permitted; step ladders get around
their bags direct to the coffee benefcio if there
39uaa IN any Pas bore an notng for R
days work. Thus only perfect beans are gathered,
through .'separators'' and stoners ct the factory
10 remove trash. and also the extra freight ex-
It's mode of gathering gets 80 per cent Of first
crude one yields
It may be well 70 explain here that the berry,
ffaap comes tn he
the fields consists of six different PARTS first, the
ond Soft pulp adhering to the outer skin; third.
q soft glutinous substance, strongly sacGharine;
white covering somewhat thicker than the husk OF
wheat dbr me 81 the beIns ana entering their
folds, and. sixth two becAs lying with their fat
DeliT6rad at the benefcio the berry is subjected
TO this 20 p Iarg Ile ta5 into be6
water is flushed. this water serving 10 carry it to
the pulling machinery where 81 The outer cover
ment are removed; after HhlGa me 9ea!s 5re NOR
then conveyed. via sideways. 70 the natao. or
sreTa ou, % 5rVers IS remove the last estigc 81
moisture, after which they are sacked and stored
touches the coffee.
The silver skin and he parchment covering
suffered TO remain the beans as protection, In
tbeir absorbing dee,erious Of 39leasan omalities
from their surroundings FOR coffee will take up
contact with. Il from 10 to p per cent more
mont but the results warrant the extra expense.
When the coffee arrives the factory roast-
ing establishment il IS tirst hglled. to remove the
the floors 10 age-a few months, exposure 10 sun
and air will give coffee. especially il constantly
worked over. as much age would two years
in bags
Coffee purchased for berdng purposes Is put
through separator and other cleansing proc
csses. and in varying percentages, is run through
q mixer, to nlake-aad perfectly proportion-the
desired blends
II is then conveyed by bucket elevators to the
roasters, after which 4 suction fan removes any
remaining dirt and dbrous matter Then it Is
automatcally fed into large bins On the floor below.
ard thence through pipes-each of which conveys n
different, grade or hrand-to the automatic weigh
ing machine on the packing floor where IL IS de
lvered into the cans or cartons II is 70 be noted
that the Weighing is done before the coffee is
packed and as down weight is always given. the
water is eliminated IN the processes at plantation
and factory. and all packages are alright. the
coffee cannot deteriorate. and that. as no human
hand touches il from the time il is picked until the
package IS opened by the consumer as II is thor
ourhy protected bV its natural coverings until
these are removed at the factory and as above al.
the later is as scrupulously clean as the tradi-
fo- ii to hecOr1e in Tnv way contaminated.
It may be added that tho various brands are put
III in pound cartons in cans containing as much
as cry pounds and in drums OF several sizes.
holding much greater quantities.
word two concerning the factory may not