The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-28
PLAN TO BUILD
DISTILLERIES
Utah and Idaho Sugar Com
panieS Will Use By-ProduCt
on Large Scale.
RESULT OF LEGISLATION
DENATURIZED ALCOHOL WILL
BE THE PRODUCT.

Within the next six months distilleries
are TO be installed at the sugar factories
in Utah and Idaho for the manufacture
of denaturized alcohol General Manager
Thomas r. Cutler of the Utah Sugar
company and Idaho Sugar company sai6
last night that Investigations were beings
carried on along this line to obtain thel
alcohol from molasses, the uncrystallizedl
syrup produced in the manufacture Of
beet sugar. From this product, which
contains large percentage of sugar.
quantities Of alcohol can De produced at
low cost The removal OF the govern
ment tax OH Genatur1Zed alcohol hdSi
opened up large possibilities in the manu-
facture of alcohol for the arts and as a
substitute for gasoline for motive power
Mr. Cutler was unable 10 say just
what process would ne used in the manu-
facture Of the alcohol or how much money
would be spent in establishing distilier-
les. 1t is possible. however, that a COM
pany viii be Incorporated. consisting OF
the same officers as Of the sugar COM
panles for the manufacture Of the de-
naturized product
Many Uses Possible.
The possibilities along this line are
great MIR CUtle- said last night. The
0enatUrized product can be used for fuel
in stoves and rs a substitute for gasoline
for motive power. This will undoubtedly
cut down the coal bills, for it can bs
manufactured for a trifle. 1t can also
be used in stationary engines and loco
motives and viii answer the same pur%
poses as crude oil.
For instance at the sugar factories
there are quantities Of molasses that can
not be used. bit from which alcohol can
be obtained. Now this is waste. but it
can be used under the new law for max
ing alcohol. which promises to be a grow
ing industry IN connection with the manu-
faCtuTe OF sugar
Before the tax was removed from the
cenaturized product it was impossible to
manufacture it with any profit The al
cOhOl obtained from mOlasses is not the
highest proof, although it could be used
as q beverage
LAS / understand the process OF manu-
featuring alcohol from mOlasses. It is TO
malt it and then to allow it 10 ferment.
Afterward the solution is distilled TO ex-
tract the alcohol
New Laws Provisions.
Tie new law provides that domestic al
cohOl Of such degree of proof and under
such Equations as the commissioner OF
internal revenue, with the approval OF
the secretary of the treasury may pre-
scribe, may De Withdrawn without ths
payment Of in,ernal revenue tax. for usa
IN the arts and industries, and for fuel,
light and power 1t also provides that
the same shall be denatured so as to
destroy its character as a beverage and
render it unfit for liquid medicinal pUr-
poses
No process is provided in the act Tina
German system of denaturizing alcohol
IS TO add TO every twenty-six and one
Z
liters of the standard denatUrizer.'' made
of four parts of wood alcohol, one part
of pyTidin, with the addition of fifty
grams to each liter Of oil of laVendar;
one and One-fOuTth iiters of the above
standard" and two lteTs of benzOl with
every 100 liteTs of alcohol Another pro-
cess is one AMI One-fOuTth liters of tbs
above standard and two liteTs Of benzoR
with every 100 Hters of alcohol There
are several other processes of denatur-
iZatOn sufficient 10 prevent alcohol from
beiLg drank. but which would not clas-
sify il as wholly deuatuTized spirits.
Alcohol may also be obtained from va
riOUs vegetable juices by allowing them
to fermsnt II is possible that potatoes
viii be used to produce alcohol in tests
that are TO be made by persons interested
in the manufacture Of tbe 5enaturized
product. The potatoes viii De crushed,
sterilized and matted The product is al
lowed to feTment and. after standing some
time, Is distilled to separate the alcohol
from the water II is believed potatoes
can be used as cheapIy as mClasseS.