Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-11
SOCIAL CORNERITES VISITS A CUBAN
 SUGAR MILL
SUGAR MILL.

which is a kind of, sword, the high Wheeled bullock carts laden with cane, aSd the long cane trains on their way to the sugar mills.
 There is said to be nine hundred miles of private sugar plantation rail- roads on the island.
 Soon the sugar laden atmosphere and the long range building with tall smok- ing chimneys proclaim that their des- ducted into the mill yard by the com pany's agent, who explained, during the afternoon, all the various stages of the sugar industry. The unloading of the long cane trains by machinery, was the first thing to claim their at tention
 The cane is dropped onto a sliding platform, outside the mill, then goes through a separator, and passes on into the building.
 "oh Aunt Me6itablel" cried one of the tourists, does 1t not smell delicious in here?
 Indeed it does, "Biddy," she re- piled, 'I could almost imagine I was going to a candy pull"
 By this time they were in the mill and the tourists had begun to take notes. On the respective covers of the notebook could be seen the names "F,tta Barber" Dreamer Ready" ''M. Roena," Diana" "J E. IT." Grace" "Jill.' "Ma," and Polly Pep perrnint."
 The manufacture of sugar begins with the extraction of the juices of the canes by feeding them through the rollers of a sugar mill. This mill, as you see, consists of three heavy paral- Tel rollers placed one above the other At the end of the third crushing, the cane is perfectly dry and is used as fuel in the furnaces of the mill
 The iuice from the canes runs into these shallow troughs which are placed beneath the rollers, and lime water is added to the liquid, while it is hot Boiling expels the water and lime water is added to neutralize the acid that is usually present. The scum as you see rises to the top and is care fully removed. When the liquid is con centrated, the syrup is drained off into these coolers" and the syrup con- creteS
 The next step is to separate the mo- lasses from the sugar, by means of these centrifugal machines
 At this point the tourists were in vited to taste of the molasses.
 Sweets to the sweet" said Merry Farmers Boy" offering the golden li- quid to a charming young maiden of Sweet Sixteen"
 She acknowledged the compliment with a smile and slipped the molasses.
 "Oh, Aunt Hester" she cried "do taste of this! It is delicious!"
 Aunt Hester tasted it and called upon Nat" and Jane Ann" to do like wise
 The sugar in the raw state was sampled next. The tourists were then conducted to the big boilers where the sugar (after solution in water and fil- tration through animal charcoaD is boiled down under diminished pres sure. The sugar, is now refined.
 The tourists were offered samples of the sugar in this stage. "Betsey Bobbett," however who was the life of the party, said she abso- lutely refused to taste any more sweets as she did not wish to increase her weight.
 The thin members of the party, among whom was Enid" eagerly of fered to eat her share.
 The tourists then went into the room where they were filling and weighing the sugar bags
 A tourist, who answered to the spicy name of "Balsam Fir inquired what the output of sugar was day. She was told it was two hundred bags, and that there were three hundred and twenty five pounds in a bag. The guide now conducted them from the mill and the tourists entered the cars and were soon speeding over the rails ito Havana.
 If I were really and truly Blue O1rd, said one or the tourists, 'l should like to fly all over this beau tifuI island"
 "So would l." buzzed a busy Bee"
 As the train drew into the station Faye Verna" spied a flower vender on the platform, who was selling punches of big, dewy roses. The tour ists duly admired them and bought up all he had
 You may admire Cuban roses" said a gallant tourist ''but to my mind, none can compare with, the flowers I see around me-" waving his hand in the direction of Crimson Rambler D Black Pansy'' and all the other flow ery'' members of the Social Corner.
 Three cheers for Uncle Si," said Polly Wintergreen," and they were given with 9 right good will. This ended the days outing. ENID.