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MANILA DAILY BULLETIN 



SACKING AND WEIGHING APPARATUS, C.M.AMBA SUGAR 

 FACTORY 



Capacity, 90 tons cane per day. Began operation in 

 1917. Assembled; 3-rol!er mill, 26x48 2 multitubular 

 boilers, open train evaporator; coil pan; 1 30-inch 

 centrifugal 1 filter press. 



18. Palma Central. Hog, Negros Occidental 

 Manager, Salvador Serra. Capacity, 200 tons 

 cane per day. Began operation 1916. Assembled; 

 6-roller mill 20x36-inches; 3 multitllbulair boil'-r?, 

 III effect; coil pan: 3 30-inch centrifugals. 



19 Pampanga Sugar Factory. Florida Blanca. 

 Pampanga. Manager, Smith Hell & Co. Canaci- 

 ty, 100 tons cane per day. Began operation 1<>17. 

 Assembled; crusher, 3-roller mi'l. 18x36 inchi <; J 

 multttubulair boilers; 2 water tube boilers, <>;irn 

 train evaporator; calandria pan; 4 crystalliscrs; 5 

 30-inch centrifugals. 



20. Pampanga Sugar Mills. del Carmen 

 Pampanga. Manager, R. Renton Hind. Capacity, 

 1,500 tons cane per day. Building. Honolulu 

 Iron Works Co.; cancknives, crusher, 15-roller mill 

 34x78-inches 5 Sterling boilers, IV effect; 3 calan- 

 dria pans; 18 crystallisers, 18 40-inch centrifugals; 

 10 filter presses. 



21. Philippine Sugar Development. Co. Calamba, 

 Laguna. Capacity, 300 tons cane per day. Be- 

 gan 'operation March, 1914. 



22. Saint Luis Oriental Sugar Factory. Manaog. 

 Pangasinan. Manager, Thomas Rox, Manaog. Ca- 

 pac.ty, 90 tons cane per day. Began operation 1910. 

 Ass'embled; crusher, 6-roller mill; 3 multitllbulair 

 boilers, III effect; coil pan; 6 30-inch centrifugals; 

 3 filter presses. 



23. San Antonio Central. La Carlota, Negros 

 Occidental. Manager, Antonio Urquijo, Iloilo, 

 Capacity, 150 tons cane per day. Began operation 

 1913. Assembled; 6-roller mill, 20x36 and 24x42 

 inches. 2 multitubulair boilers, IV effect; coil pan; 

 4 30 inch centrifugals; 3 filter presses. 



24. San Carlos Milling Co. San Carlos, Negros 



fugals; 10 filter presses. 



25. San Isidro Central. Cabancalan, Negro 5 

 Occidental. Manager, Juan Vidaurrazaga. Ca- 

 pacity, 250 tons cane per day. Began operation 

 February, 1914. Honolulu Iron Works Co.; crusher, 

 6 roller mill 20x36 inches; 2 multitubulair boilers, III 

 effect, coil vacuum pan; 6 crystallisers; 5 30-inch 

 centrifugals; 3 filter presses. 



26. Talimy Central. Talisay. Negros Occidental. 

 Manager, R. de la Rama, Iloilo. Capacity, 100 tons 

 cane per day. Began operation 1912. Crusher; 

 6-roller mill 20x30-inches; 3 multitubulair boilers, 

 III effect; coil pan; 2 crystallisers; 3 30-inch centri- 

 fugals; 2 filter-presses. 



27. Tutigan Factory. Tutigan, Bohol. Capac- 

 ity, 50 tons cane per day. Began operation 1918. 

 Cloud down. 



From this list it is evident that all the 

 large centrals are, as could be expected of 

 American manufacture, most being of Hono- 

 lulu Iron Works Co. manufacture. 



Al! these mills are similar in type to the 



Hawaiian factories, built by the Honolulu 

 Iron Works and which are so successful in 

 operation. 



Some of the earlier centrals were slightly 

 out of balance, as it proved that Philippine 

 canes were easier to crush than most of the 

 Hawaiian varieties but the Honolulu Iron 

 Works soon adjusted their factories to suit 

 the local conditions and the results in most 

 of the large centrals are now equal to those 

 attained in the Hawaiian factories and the 

 guaranteed capacity has in all instances been 

 exceeded. 



The Honolulu Iron Works, in their desire 

 to adjust their machinery to Pilippine condi- 

 tions and requirements, have also designed 

 another type of factory, more suitable for 

 the tropical climate of the Philippines and 

 better able to withstand typhoons or earth 

 tremors. 



This type, which is an improvement to 

 the general type of factory, as seen in Java, 

 is expected to be built shortly. 



English and Scottish machinery is only 

 installed in the smaller mills and it would 

 therefore be unfair to make comparisons 

 between American and foreign installations. 



The modern sugar factories usually make 



MODERN TRANSPORTATION 1 . CAI.AMI1A SUGAR ESTATE 



OLD METHOD OF HAULING CANE TO MILL 



96 degrees test sugar for the American refine- 

 ries. 



Some of the small factories have recently 

 tried to make washed whites or plantation 

 whites, for local consumption. 



There is no reason why some of the cen- 

 trals should not be able to make a success 

 of this, applying the single or double sulputa- 

 lion process as in Java, Natal. and Mauritius. 



These processes require, however, a very 

 sharp chemical control and are even then 

 often disastrous to part of the equipment, 

 whilst the output of the boiling house is con- 

 siderably reduced. 



Whether or not it will be advisable to make 

 plantation whites in a central depends chiefly 

 on the existing equipment and the location 

 of the factory. 



The same applies to the remelting of 

 "muscovados" in the sugar centrals. 



Phis has been a paying proposition in some 

 factories and a failure in others, and is en- 

 tirely influenced by the following factors: 



1. Buying of "muscovado" and selling of 



centrifugal sugar. 



2. Cost of surplus fuel. 



3. Location of factory. 



4. Proportion of capacity between crush- 



ing plant and boiling house. 



FACTORY PERSONNEL 



The great difficulty in a quickly expanding 

 industry is always the lack of trainer! person- 

 nel. 



