The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-10
CANE GROWERS ELECT
 OFFICERS AND ADJOURN

ban,ian- who is . commissioned oaacer
 If tbe revenue service of the United
 states. He Is q Sumter County pros
 duct, To the lundsren who made ID
 the Winona's passenger list de- lightfu1 two hours was spent on the sunlit bay.
 The full list of committees and ofi- cers elected today were as follows: Ga; First Vice President, R. E. Rose, Tallahassee, Fla: Treasurer, J A. Hol- loman, Tallahassee Fla; Secretary, F. O. Hoffman. Mobile, Ala; Assistant Secretary. John w. Jackson, Palmetto.
 Fla; Assistant Secretary, B. H. Ellis, Scranton, Miss.
 Vice observation-disclosures, James B. Rawls, St. Stephens; Florida, J. K. M. McQuarrie, Defuniak Springs; Georgia, | George R. Youmans, Waycross; Lou isiana, W. c. Stubbs. New Orleans;
 Mississippi, H. H. Overstreet Hatties-
 burg; South Carolina, F. Q. Hoffman. Watson. Executive Committee--Aiabama. H. Reidman, Russell; Florida, c. H. Simp- | son. Galt; Georgia, w. B. Rodenberry. Cairo; Louisiana, Alexander Moulton. \ New Orleans; Mississippi, J. W. Jar I reli, Newton; South Carolina. B. J. Watson, Watson.
 redentials--Aiabama,E E. Smith; Mis- | sissippi, l.. L. Lawrence; Louisiana, A. Moulton; Florida, A. c. Candler; Geor- l gia, Morrison.
 Resolutions--Dr. W. C. Stubbs, Lou isiana; T. c. Sorrenson. Alabama; J. w, zinck. Mississippi; J. W. Wright, Geor- | gfa; Eric yon Axelson, Louisiana. 1! Organization--J. w. farrell. Missis- sippi; J. Van Tyler, Georgia; J. B. Law | eret. Louisiana; H. B. Dixon, Alabama; George Knowles, Florida.
 l Transportation---John Craft, Ala bama; A. W. Stuart, Florida; Emmet
 McInnes, Mississippi; Thomas J. Jones. | Georgia; Charles N Moore, Louisiana l Lesislation--Aifred Harrington, Geor-
 gia; H. L. Mckee. Mississippi; c. R. Kiel. Alabama; Edward Mckee, Geor- l gia; John Dymond, Louisiana. | Printing-Mat Toomey, Alabama; R.
 F. BIowin, Louisiana; James T. Wells, l Georgia; R. W. Sloors. Florida; B. H. 1, Ellis. Mississippi.
 Finance--P. W. Young, Florida; J. H. Pharr, Louisianas A. B. Gaston. Ala banna; F. L. Lathrop, Georgia. The last business session was rap 1 red to order at 10 o'clock by Presi- i dent Purse. The opening paper. he announced was By Captain R. B. Rose. State Chemist of Florida. The title
 Possibilities of Producing the Sugar Supply of America in Florida" The
 reading of the paper was preceded by l Governor Broward of tho same state reading a iettor of H. l.. Opel, of Southern Florida, in which he de- section and quoted the figures of the | official analyses of the Florida cane
 showing 1t especially rich in sucrase
 matter.
 ! The letter was made part of the official proceedings.
 | The report of the Finance Commit ] toe, as to the future course of the as-
 sociation was presented by H. L. Me. 1 Kee of Mississippi. The report of
 the committee provided for two class | es of members, first, those who are 1 engaged in raising cahe for profit or
 use, second, those who do not grow
 cane, but wish to ally themselves with i the association. For tho first cIass a fee of $i year or gallon of syrup
 is 10 be charged. For the second class annual dues of $l. are charged
 It was also provided in the report that
 the city which should bid for the con
 vention in the future should undertake
 the expenses of the convention | In beginning his paper Captain Rose
 pointed out that the great difficulty of
 the syrup producer was to prevent fer mentation. The only absolute way of avoiding fermentation was to use lime | m some form or. another. A lime so- lution in a vat of syrup would have
 the same effect as an egg broken in a , Lot of coffee, in removing the sub
 stances which bear in them the germs
 of Fermentation.
 l The receptabIe into which the syrup | is poured should be thoroughly steri. lized. whether a bottle or a barrel The barrel could be heated and sterilized by
 steam which could be run in through
 base. On the bung hole of the
 barrel or on the cork stopper of the bottle the hot wax snould be poured l In speaking of cane in its kindred products of syrup and sugar. Professor 1 Rose said to give a great impetus to the industry of cane growing in the South it was only necessary to let the
 outer world know of it's profits and possibilities. Exact statements as to the cost of land. the cost of cultiva-
 tion. and the proceeds from each acre | should be madet published and distri- 1 the least satisfactory. The Gulf coast
 he argued. was the future sugar pro- | ducing region of America | Professor Rose outlined a scheme of central sugar mills to be established | along the Gulf Coast. much of the same nature as the oil mills which dot the cotton belt of the South, but hav- ing more of a community of interest It was recognized, of course, that only | the wealthy sugar planters could af- ford a modern sugar mill.
 1 The cane growers of moderate | wealth and land had neither the means nor the expert skill necessary
 to conduct modern sugar mill. To