SUGAR AND SUGAR MAKING. 125 
“ PHILADELPHIA, August 14th, 1857. 
H. 8. Otcort, 
DEAR S1r,—In reply to your inquiries as regards our 
mills, boilers, &c., for the purpose of expressing and con- 
centrating the juice of the Chinese and African Sugar 
Canes, we take pleasure in saying that the cut we send 
you represents our vertical three-roller horse-power mill, 
that has met with very ready sale here, and at Cincin- 
nati, Ohio. ‘They are so simple of construction that they 
can be set up in a single day by two hands, and are pro- 
vided with aconvenient arrangement for feeding, so as to 
spread the cane over the whole length of the roller 
equally, causing it to pass through in a direct horizontal 
line—a desideratum never before attained, but very es- 
sential to horse-power mills. As we construct our mills 
with iron frame work entirely, we have not only strong 
ones, but durable, and free from the bad effects that must 
result where the juice comes in contact with woodwork. 
We have mills differing in capacity, of the same general 
construction, but greater length of roller. For steam- 
power we furnish mills, with horizontal rollers, arranged 
upon the approved plans of such mills. 
“Our mills vary in prices from $100 to $500. 
-“ We are prepared to furnish pans, clarifiers, filters, 
ladles, skimmers, and all other apparatus and fixtures, 
with diagrams and instructions complete. 
‘Those west of the mountains order from us at Cin- 
nati, Ohio ; those east, from this city. . 
“HEDGES, FREE, & CO., 
“ Office, No. 633 Market Street, Philadelphia.” 
