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results of the process, saying that it had never before succeeded, though often tried. 

 Another said that if the process was a success, it would mean a revolution in sugar- 

 making, as costly mills would no longer be needed with their expensive staff of chemists 

 and other assistants, but instead a S250.000 detibering and drying plant would alone be 

 required. The Simmons Company has evidently every confidence in its process, for it 

 has been patented in thirty-seven countries. 



The actual work of investigation has been carried out by Mr. G. W. McMuUen, of the 

 Armour Institute of Chicago, says the Louisiana Planter, during the past six years, who 

 evolved the process after observations had been made by him m connection with devis- 

 ing methods for drying sugar beets and storing them, in order that the factories may 

 benefit by the economy of being able to work all the year round, as well as by the addi- 

 tional chance that was gained of securing the by-products of the beet. This' led to the 

 invention of the shredding apparatus: its application to the sugar cane; the discovery 

 of the added usefulness of the sugar cane megass obtained in this wav;'the use of the 

 improved waten.- solution from which the sugar has to be obtained, in the place of the 

 ordinary juice: and the knowledge of the greater recovery- of sugar from cane so treated 

 as compared with that from cane crushed in the usual manner.^ The inventor considers 

 that the greater recovery of sugar increases the return on each ton of cane bv $2. and 

 there is an additional S3 or S4 on every ton. as the value of the cellulose. This'^s not 

 taking into account the wax, which can be obtained more easih* from the cane under this 

 treatment than after it has been crushed for the juice in the ordinary- way: the amount 

 of this by-product should be 10 pounds or 11 pounds per ton of cane, and if it is properlv 

 extracted. it should further increase the return for each ton of cane by S2 or S3 not 

 allov.ing for the cost of extraction, which should not be great in proportion to the obtain- 

 able profit. 



CHAPARRA SUGAR COMPANY PROTESTS 



A protest has been led with the Cuban 

 treasury department by Attorney AureHo 

 Hevia on behalf of the Chaparra Sugar 

 Company against the levy of the increased 

 tonnage fees imposed under the port im- 

 provement act on machinery imported for 

 the San Manuel sugar mill. 



These duties have been levied by the 

 custom house of Puerto Padre under ob- 

 jection, for it is alleged that the machinery 

 was ordered prior to the enactment of the 

 port law. and that the machinery is im- 

 ported for the development of the agricul- 

 tural wealth of the island. 



THE CUBAN NATIONAL TREASURY 



The otticial statement of the treasury de- 

 partment shows the condition of the na- 

 tional treasury,- on April 30th last as fol- 

 lows : 



Balance on hand Si. 649. 914.74 



Collections during month.... 3.075.336.9S 

 In hands of collectors 149.692.97 



Total S4.S74.944.69 



Expenses during month 3.393.137.99 



Balance remaining 



Sl,4Sl,S06.70 



The cane and pith of the sugar stalks, after it has passed through the detibering and drying 

 process of the plant at Preston. Nipe Bay. A view of the factory will be found on the preced- 

 ing page. 



