Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-14


win the assoeiatiep ip which he dis,
calsses the reasons Tor the Eault found
with the Hawaiian sugars last year
by the refining companies and tells
what should be done to improve the
quality.
The report EOll0Ws:
I'm accordance with the request Of
trustees Of the association, ] made a
trip 10 the mainland Cor the purpose Of
studyiAg the question Of the refining
qualities Of Hawaiian raw sugars.
~ devoted most OF my attention. TO
gaining an understanding Of the con-
difions at the two FefinsTies on the
Atlantic coast, which are now FecstV-
ina eur sugars, the New York refinery
Of the National Sugar Refining Co.
and the refinery Of the Pennsylvania
Sugar Co. at Philadelphia, and In get
ting the viewpoint Of the men who
operate these Eefinerfes. ] also dis
guessed the refining qualities Of our
sugars with other refinery men who
had had experience with them, visit
ing f0F this PURPOSE the Workers re-
finery Of the National Sugar Refining
Co., the Franklin refinery Of the Amer
lean Sugar Refining Co. at Philadei-
phIa, the Standard refinery OF the
American Sugar Refinilg co, n B0s,
ton, and the refinery Of the American
sugar Refining Co. at Jersey City; and
also. on the Pacific coast. the refinery
~ the California and Hawaiian Sugar
Refining Co. at Crockett and that Of
the Western 6aGaF Refining 60. "
san Francisco. For the purpose prin-
eipaIly OF learning st fiTst hand how
he raw sugar, which 10 the chief COM
pstitcr of the Hawaiian sugar on the
Aflanffc coast ID manufactured, Wis
ttel sisgeH sentrsls end Ons refinery
u Cuba, :-
1 ehsil disenas briefly in this report
what now believe il demanded OF
- enGaFg = Fefining Qualities, IN Or
aeP 70 complete with Cuban sugars,
ieaEing he othsr infermatioa, which
! ksxe eefhersd CO.. further discussion
Nicws y -, Eastern EsfIGess
The criticisms OF our sugars by the
Nstleael. and Reansylseaia companies
last 6oaeon were due, ] belieVe, To-
he l|gaDDointmept over finding them
Of p0oitI Tpfiping quality than was
bxnorft| np1 f6aT Wefe made Tor the,
Durno60 q hrlpGIng shout an improve
NO. ~ khe nnaiity, and thereby re.
siucine he cost Of refining Of the
sugar that had already been contracted
for.
The principal difficulties which they
had with our sugar, - compared with
ssr,<f.n :. , g,.crn - $780, 81 FSE -
]. IN the. affinatien pnoeess lpre-'
1iminhry washiAg1, Slower washing,
Larger amount ~ Uesb water requir-
"a. md higher pNyitE end larger vol
lIrn6 81 WaehinEG, !. {
3 n the isfeeetion and bag I'll
frlfi6nkz elQNar nlitratiQp; larEer
1nn6st q blsf ffqetred 40 fiopsy
Il hsi,inf; Hsssy sesls sb'
Nesting enr(aeRs q egapQraters 80
vacuum ronE ne Gnhnb HNgars = q.
rule ~ trset ideally - tceIe,
& ~ kboff1I fyEpps.s More cloud
mess ~ eD1iwent.
The second and fourth difficulties
were not experienced by the Pennsyl-
|Vanin company. The reason for this
IN IL formar y not fully explained;
n e l,tler. \ b because they mske
Hlrh tsnsliy n tlelassss
The firpt f1(fioNlty was due, with
out dop'k q ne small graip md TIE
higher leDeifY Of the molaslee % TIE
grain y fhs Hawaiian sugarse Both
the rr(IneTieg fin1 that the suears -
. whole 1fe mpeh improye1 y this
respect thls season, they also agree
N cfiticising certain marks that have
not yet Improved.
Mr.. Lienau, superintendent ~ the
National refinery, Il inclined to attri.
butte the second difficulty to the pres,
enee of large amounts OF snlfates Il
the Hawaiian sugars. Without enter,
inR into explanations about this IT
present, would say that believe the
practise here IN Hawaii of starting
grain on low grade products, which 4
subsequently used as seed Cor COM
With this difficulty.
The third difficulty Is the one most
universally referred to by the East
ern refiners and Is undoubtedly due
20 the large amount Of sulfats Of lime
On Hawaiian sugars. would say
that the bad reputation which Hawai-
Gan nv fnEoFs now have, among the !
men lirpe1Y n eharge Of the Eastern |
refinerioe, 3 dhe more to the heavy |
scale Whicb = formed on the vacuum |
pan ooiIe nnd TIE eeasequent redue.
lion q fhe o9tDnt 81 tie Eefipery, than
20 any other faNk This objection |
". . {. s.., g NJ n0r' frsassn'ly
The foprik difficulty, believe, d |
Also dRe - the splfste Of lime In the
sugars I hnFs, however % yet, no
pEoof Of q.
In eoHnectiop With the subject Of
the protRctien 81 barrel syrups, It ]
should else - mentioned that the
Cuban sngerB have aa advantage In
conpoeitiQn Tor this purpose which, it |
appears r present. e Impossible for |
SUGARS TO approach. Bar.
rel syFqDs are made exclusively from |
the retineFY final moiasses called /
by removing most Of the
color With hens fheF end eoncentrat.
Ing to ahout So pFix. Cuban sugars
contain roughly shout twice as much
niucoka q N aEafaRe A Hawaiian Il