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saw, and think that the concentration of must in large quan- 

 tities will materially assist in developing the wine markets. 

 Dr. Springmuehl, who was there, stated that he expected next 

 year to put up two of these plants himself, one at Fresno and 

 one at Los Angeles. 



The Springmuehl system is only applied and applicable to 

 very large quantities, as the inventor contends that only in an 

 apparatus of very large dimensions a perfect product can be 

 obtained. The Yaryan process is applicable to smaller quan- 

 tities and the capabilities of individual producers. If both 

 are successful, they will have a very beneficial effect on our 

 industry, as they will open an immediate market for our sur- 

 plus red wine grapes, and assist all those who have so largely 

 planted them without having the facilities and the knowledge 

 to make them into wine. 



I refer here to the essay of R. D'Heureuse on air treatment 

 again. It is a remarkable coincidence that he should at that 

 time already have foreshadowed the necessities, problems, and 

 processes, which our decade seems just about to solve, and 

 his words sound like prophecies. May they be fulfilled to a 

 degree which surpasses his most vivid imaginings. 



