Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-14
SUGAR FROM CORN


Senior vice-president.
SUGAR FROM CORN
More Than Three Years Work Of Eie-
ments Ends In Success
After more than three years intensive
effort, which included numberless ex-
perlments, Frank X. Gardner president
of the General Food Products Company
OF 5ol Fifth Avenue, New York City,
ANNOUNCE that DR.. Arthur V. Smith
and S. p. Evans Of Baltimore have
invented and perfected process by
which white sugar Of the best domestic
and commercial kinds may be obtained
from corn. Tho practically unlimited sup
piy of corn in this country coupled with
the fact that the sugar may be manu-
featured for less than four cents a pound,
proves that in the near future there can
never be sugar shortage" here and
that the price Of the necessity will soon
be more than. cut in half.
I'VE regard the successful completion
of our work." Mr.. Gardner said yester-
day, 'as probably the most important
food discovery for many years. 1t means
that there will be an adequate supply OF
sugar for all purposes and at price that
is low enough for any pocketbook. 1t
means that the people OF this country
will have all the sugar they need for
household consumption for all time and
that is the most important feature of the
great discovery.
ITO fully realize what this new and
unlimited sugar supply means, it is neces-
sary to understand the present situation.
Sugar as 1t is generally known is the
product of sugar cane, beets fruits and
starch. Cane and beet sugars represent
the great bulk of that now used. The
production Of these for the past year was
about 1s, 900 900 tons which Is about 100000
tons under the amount produced during
1854 and which accounts for the present
shortage and high prices.
To-day this country is fairly we'll sup
piled with sugar, but the rest of the world
Is practically doing without it and 1t will
bs years before the shortage 10 relieved
, IL the old sources OF supply are depended
| upon. For the year ending July l, 1870,
the sugar consumption per capita in this
country was q little more than 30 pounds
per year. giving a grand total Of about
4.5OO 900 tons, Of which less than 1,00o,0oC
were produced in the United States.
Realizing the above conditions and see.
! ing that they would result in an ever.
| increasing shortage, more than three
years ago l commenced working on the
problem of obtaining a pure sweet sugar
from corn having in mind that the tire.
mendous corn crop would supply an un.
limited amout Of raw material. In the
course of the organization Of the General
Food Products Company and its acquisi.
ton Of the Baltimore Pearl Hominy Com.
pany Of Baltimore, Md, we secured the
services Of DR.. Arthur w. Smith. a prom
inent research chemist Of that city. DR.
Smith Immediately undertook to solve the
problem Of producing edible white sugar
from corn and in his work was assisted
by Mr.. g. r. Evans. president of the New
Sugar Products Company and vice-presi
dent Of the General Food Products Com
pany. In all his work DR.. Smith worket
along original lines and followed new
ideas.
Now, after practically countless ex
periments and Investigations, he has pro
duced the sugar we were after. 1t has
all the physical and chemical characters
tics of honey and in that sense might b.
called corn-honey. However, the scien
tific name given it and under which 1t II
patented Is "Invertose,' a name soon t.
be known everywhere sugar Is used. Thu
\ new sugar Is white IN color contains al
cent. as sweet as cane sugar. In othe
words, when placed on the market,
fifth more must be purchased to Obtain
the same amount of sweetness as can
sugar but the price will be almost 100 pc
cent. less for the amount. At present tn
new sugar Is made in syrup form, Il
water-white In color and possesses tn
unique features Of being crystalizable. A
soon as possible, the new sugar, In crys
tailed or graduated form, will b
placed on the market 80 that the peopl
Of this country may be able to cut thel
sugar bill in half.
1.-The unlimited supply of this new suga
Is understood when 1t Is known that on
bushel of corn will produce forty pound
of the syrup and that the annual corr
crop is more than three billion bushels
Just about per cent. of this crop woul
produce all the sugar this country ca
use. Our experiments prove that the NeN
sugar can be used in candy maxim -
cream. soft drinks, preserves, cont Sc
milk, chewing gum, tobacco, and in prac
tically every other branch Of commercia
use In the household the new suga
cab be used everywhere cane sugar
now consumed In other words. the ne'
sugar meets all sugar requirements every
where in the world 1t can be manufas
tured and sold at half the price of CAM
beet or other sugars in daily use an
ought to be put into the hands OF ever
housewife in the country at eight cent
, a pound"
Mr.. Evans was one Of Herbert Hoover
assistants during the work of the Foo
administration and was then In charg
of coarse grains and syrups. and thu
. became interested in Mr.. Gardeners pla
to obtain edible sugar from corn. Tn
, plans Of the General Food Products Cor
: pany call for a production of about II
barrels daily at the Baltimore plant with
in the next month, and by January a
additional 100000 pounds daily at it's Cir
, cinnati plant. Other plants are being ir
yestigated with the idea of taking thei
over as It is realized that the demand fc
: the new sugar will far exceed the suppl
for some time to come
,WILL BOMB OLD BATTLESHIP
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