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piece of industrial research to the most suitable investi- 

 gator. The manufacturer would be protected, for the 

 Adviser alone would know from what source the material 

 was obtained. I feel that the conservatism of the manu- 

 facturer must be considered in any scheme that is promoted, 

 and the natural diffidence in bringing forward his troubles 

 or his methods under review, would best be overcome by 

 having an individual whom he could approach and who 

 would be responsible for the safe-guarding of his interests. 

 After the initial pioneering work had been done, the Adviser 

 could undertake research in the direction in which he was 

 best adapted. 



Losses by Small Manufacturers. 



The small manufacturers are continually suffering losses 

 through ignorance of scientific principles, and to have such 

 a scientific Adviser to whom he could appeal would be a 

 relief. For example, confectioners who have been making 

 confectionery for years, will suddenly find that their boiled 

 sugar becomes brown while the sweets are being made. 

 They do not know why it should do so, and at once blame 

 the sugar. They naturally complain to the Colonial Sugar 

 Refining Company, which, after investigating matters, finds 

 that the sugar is being overheated, or is being heated for 

 too long a time, so that the cane-sugar is converted into 

 invert-sugar which darkens. When the cause of the trouble 

 is pointed out the trouble ceases. They are fortunate in 

 having the scientific staff of the C. S. R. Company to refer 

 to. Other manufacturers would not have the same advan- 

 tage. Another example is that of a manufacturer of con- 

 densed milk who found nodules growing in his manufactured 

 product. He blamed a dash plate in his condenser, and as 

 this had been supplied by the Colonial Sugar Refining Co., 

 he complained to the company, which referred him to me. 

 Upon investigation I found that the trouble was microbic, 



