The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-10-23
BANQUET CLOSES
. convention OF
|. SUGAR CHEMISTS
Technical Papers Of Absorbing
Interest TO Experts Read
at Last Sessions
METHODS or BOILING
PRODUCT DISCUSSED
Delegates and Guests Enjoy.
Feast and Entertainment at 4
Famous Country Club 4

'lie UHVuo SVuUlI y tiuu
II was the chemists allied with the
sugar industry Of the islands who dined
together last night to celebrate the
conclusion Of their twelfth annual con.
vcntion, the business sessions of which
came TO q close yesterday afternoon.
AT the Country Club ffty-seven mem
bers Of the Hawaiian Sugar Chemists
Asuociation and guests sat down to a
banquet; and a banquet IL was, sue.
eossfnl in every sense Of the word,
from the speeches 70 the humorous songs
surrounding the "Piffle MILL,
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected before the banquet. They are
II. p. Agee, president; G. Giacometti,
vice president, and s. s. Peck, seere.
( tary.treasurer. The executive commit
tee comprises J.tA. verret, II. johnson,
G. II. Halden, J. e. Biela, A, Fries and
Robert s. Norris
Interesting Papers Read
Several interesting papers were read
during the two sessions yesterday. The
treatment Of the subjects was too tech.
uical for general interest, and few per
sons aside from the chemists themselves
were present.
The following were some Of the pa
pers read during the day:
fsReports on Boiling House Balances
Based on Tfhe Sucrose and Gravity
Solids, by NJ. johnson: 'tA Few Sne,
gestions on Practical Mill Control " BY
w. Duker; ''Come Principles on
the CONSOLIDATION Of Sugar in Prac,
tise, by Robert s, Norris; "Clarifea-
tion, by ], Warren-Alston, and
Lime DECOMPOSITION Products in SUI.
gar Factories, by He:bert S. Walker
Methods Of Boiling Sugar
The paper bringing forth the most
lengthy discussion camo from Mr.. Nor,
ris. il was brought out that there are
three distinct methods Of boiling sugar
involving the retaining or nonretaining
, s0f waste molasses IN 13roc6ss " Some
factories, it was instanced, never re.
boil molasses, and ono factory was
cited that never returns il to process
At present some plantations boil four
times. Ne 4.
The banquet last evening was great
sueeess tho entertainment was cIeyer
and showed The result Of pood acal
~ 5nron,ration- 49, t3' =
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Sons y an t.g
Here Is one of the songs, sung
around the ''Pifle Mil. An expert
from the experiment station has come
to the mill. aud this is his refrain:
I'm the Sherlock Holmes OF the I'M
dustry, -.. .tr.
IN the fanlt-hnder in chief of the
factory wy ~
IN searching for undetermined losses,
And ! find them in most unexpected
sources. ... E....
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hoid rano rt,afiv imnortant raIation
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ntSer wavs npebare tbe industry for
The chemists did not discuss any p