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A typical Cuban "Central" or sugar 



The Manufacture of Raw 

 Cane Sugar 



The growing of sugar cane and the manufacture of raw sugar under 

 modern methods are pretty much the same in all parts of the tropical 

 world. There are differences in detail which are made necessary on account 

 of local conditions, principally cost of labor, fertility of soil, rainfall, etc. 

 In Hawaii it has been found of great advantage to support an experi- 

 mental station where the various varieties of cane best suited to the lands are 

 developed. Cuba has not yet been forced to reach this high point of develop- 

 ment, but very rapid strides have been made in the past fifteen years. The 

 island has such vast expanses of land in its virgin state, that it has not been 

 found necessary to use the intensive cultivation and fertilization of other 

 countries. 



While the manufacture of raw cane sugar in the various countries is similar 

 in a general way, the factories differ in design and method of operation- 

 designs accepted as the best in the Hawaiian Islands would not meet with 

 approval in Cuba nor would those designed for Cuba be accepted in the 

 Hawaiian Islands or any of the Far Eastern countries. In subsequent 

 paragraphs, the factory and methods employed in Cuba in manufacturing 96 

 raw sugar will be briefly described with a minimum use of technical terms 

 for the information of the layman who wants a knowledge of the process only 

 in a general way. 



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