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came from the presses, and the perfection of the 

 operation of the improved filter presses. In the 

 factories, where these new methods w r ere employed, 

 their superiority was marked in comparison with the 

 old system, by which, late in the season, it was almost, 

 and oftentimes quite, impossible to make good sugar. 

 Beets that could not be successfully worked by the old 

 process were brought to the new establishments, 

 where sugar of beautiful quality, fit for direct con- 

 sumption, was readily produced. And what was still 

 more remarkable, in as great proportions upon the 

 amount of beets worked as in the beginning of the 

 season." 



The entire success of these processes, which, seeing 

 in operation, I have recommended the adoption of, 

 has created the greatest excitement among the manu- 

 facturers in France. The opinion is there entertained 

 that their employment will not only increase the aver- 

 age yield of sugar at least one per cent, on a hundred 

 pounds, but also improve the quality of the sugar 

 several numbers. 



The remarkable results produced by these improve- 

 ments have attracted the attention of Englishmen ; and 

 the probability is, that the manufacture of beet sugar 

 will yet be established in Great Britain, the country 

 that not only tried to strangle the industry at its birth, 

 but also, when it had been successfully established on 

 her own soil, gave notice to the manufacturers, through 

 its government, that an excise of five cents per pound 

 would be placed upon their production, upon the 

 ground that it would interfere with the prosperity of 

 their West India possessions ! 



