Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-30

with gas pounds In 1904 and soc IN
1889.
SugRr Cane.
There were ga establishments On
gagged Ia the manufacture OF sugar
or strip from sugar cane In 1909. all
but 10 OF which were located In Lou
isiana. or the total number. 1872
manufactured sugar or sugar strip,
and % strip only. Tho average num-
Der of persons engaged In the indus
Try during 1903 was 5,3is, OF whom
t,12T or 77.7 per cent we're wage
oarners.
Many OF the sugar mills az the pres
ent time arc owned By the interests
which control the plantation on which
the mills are situated. and since Il
large proportion OF the plantations
are still owned hy individuals and
firms. u is not surprising that 5t2
per cent Of the total number OF es-
Establishments were reported as under
these two classes 81 ownership. and
mat less than two-thirds of the total
value OF products was returned by os-
Establishments controlled by corpora
tons
OF the PA establishments In the
sugar and molassos industry. 81 re-
ported products 10 the value Of 500
GOO or more IN 1909. OF these. IS
reported value of products between
100000 ana S20O. 900: 90; between
100000 ana t5O0,00O: three. between
100000 and $1,000. 00O: and one. "a
value exceeding 81 coo .0eo. of The
ls2 establishments which manufac-
turod sugar from cane In 1908 az
crushed less than 10. 900 IONS of cane.
% between 1000 and O.0OB TONS.
~ between 10000 aud &sO, 900 tons.
ana 20 crushed $4,000 tons or over
The total expenses in 1903 were
S26' l65,52e, distributed as follows.
Cost Of moterials {2l.294.sfi. or Si4
per cent; wages. &i.NGe.75l, or ~ per
cent; salaries, &737.f21. or 2.S per
cent; and miscellaneous cvpenses.
made up Of advertising. ordinary re-
pairs % buildings ana machinery. I'M
'urnn2e, travelling expenses. and other
sundry expenses. S2.2TO.5i0, or 81
per cent
Value ct Products.
Tho total value of products Tor the
cane-sugar and molassos Industry
amounted TO &8G.G20.73s, OF which an
nut *i6iA7li was reported for Lou
isiann. The total quantity OF sugar
manufactured amounted ~ 32G.S6S
tons. valued az S26,095,G13, of which
Louisiana produced s20,507 tons. val
ucd at t25,gt3,79i. The manufacture
Of brown sugar By the open Kettle
process has been abandoned almost
entirely. although rs establishments
In Louisiana used this process in the
manufacture OF 3.G7s tons valued al
S30i,2S6, or an average of a. cents
per pound. There were 323,1SO tons
Of yacuum-pan sugar manufactured
during the year.
The total quantity Of molasses re-
ported was 2f,5s1 gallons with to-
tai value OF s2,sf5.559 or an average
value OF ii,G cents per gallon some
OF the mills reporting sugar also re-
ported sirup, the liquid product from
which no sugar has been extracted
Tho total quantity OF slrup reported
by such mills was i,ia9,sGO gallons
valued a. S3G5.G32, the average value
being 25.2 cents "a gallon.
Canc-Sugsr Refining.
In 1909 there were ~ establish
monta engaged in this Industry em-
ployluR 1885 persons. of whom a.399
were wage carners. The capital In
vested amounted 90 Slt524O.791 and
tho value OF products WAS SEAS. 62S,-
$50 sixteen of tho 10 establish
ments were under corporate owner
ship. and these establishments report
cd the great bulk of the value OF pro-
ducts Of the Industry Tho average
value of products per establishment
was tt3,OS5.7t0. and the average
number of wage oarnors per establish
ment was 49T.7.
The Sugar Industry IN Hawaii.
. Tho manufacture Of sugar from
cane Is the most Important Industry
IN Hawaii. contributing 75.s per cent
0f the total value Of products Tor all
manufacturing industries Ia 1909.
only three ountries-Cuba, British
India, and Javn-produce moro cane
sugar than Hawaii. Practically every
important cane growing plantation ON
tho island has us own sugar mill,
built primarily for crushing tho cane
grown on the plantation. The most
modern machinery and equipment
have been installed Ia the mills and
high percentage Of sugar Us ex-
4-..t.a a.. ,antn naau remaining "a IA