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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1902)
I I '.V: .1 i ! i- 1 Come To Us For your lumber and building material of all descriptions and you will save money and get first-class stock. We can sup ply you with Doors, Windows, Screen doors and windows, building paper, lime, cement, brick and sand. We make a specialty of wood gutter? for barns and dwellings Oregon Lumber Yard Alta St., opp. Court House. MAKING BEET SUGAR INTERESTING OBSERVATIONS OF LA GRANDE'S INDUSTRY. UMBER Gray's Harbor Com. Co. Opp. W; & C. R. Depot When getting figures from others on that lumber bill of yours, don't forget to come and see us. We carry a large stock of all kinds of Building Material including shingles, door, win dows, moulding, screen doors and windows in fact, every thing that is found in a first class lumber yard. History of the Beet From the Field to the Sack of Sugar By a Staff Cor respondent. Tho industry that adds much to La Grande's prosperity is the Sugar Ueet factory. It gives employment to a large number of hands in tho factory and to a much larger number in rais ing the boot from which the sugar Is extracted. The process of manufacture Is a very interesting one. The Receiving Sheds. Near tho factory aro large sheds with open sides. Two of these are receiving sheds for beets hauled by train. The otho two are equipped with elevated driveways. A four or el.x-horse wagon drives up, a hoolt at tached to a wire cable running through a pulley is attached to tho rope netting which has been placed on tho wagon bed before the bents are loaded on and in less than two minutes the wagon Is unloaded. The team walks away, the rope netting rises and Is released when It has swung the beets Into tho shed. Load Estimated. A pailful of file beets from each load is selected. This pailful of beets la weighed, the beets are then wash ed and the waste trimmed off. Tho per cent of waste in the whole load Is estimated from the sample pailful taken from each load. The waste runs from four to 16 per cent, which is de ducted from the weight of each load. Where the Beets Start. The receiving sheds have a floor, shaped like the letter V. At the base of the V is a false flooring. Ueneath this runs a swift stream of water. The streams from each shed merge before entering Uio factory. "Beets, more beets," toots the whistle shrilly. The false bottom is pulled asldo and the beets fall in the stream of swiftly running water, and are assisted to do so by several men armed with forks or rakes. Elevated and Cleaned. The stream carries the beets into a large wheel which Is equipped with scoop-shapod partitions, which raise ! the beets and drop them into a largo cleaning vat. A shaft armed with t paddles revolves In this vat and keeps 'them In constant motion. They gradu ally work to the end of the vat where a revolving fork tosses them onto an endless chain belt, which In turn de posits them In a series of buckets which deposit them In a storage chamber on tho third lloor. The Slicing Machine. A series of fluted knives revolving at high speed beneath the hopper re duces the beets to noodle-like shreds. From this cutter they descend by a mnvnliln snout to the diffusion tanks on the floor below. There aro 14 of ti, o(, lonts wlilHi rernlvn tho beet pulp. The pulp Is not pressed, but the sugar IB extracted iy mo uinus Imi nrnnpss. The pulp from which the sacharlno matter has been extracted by means of hot steam, is carried by an endless chain and discharged In two largo silos outside the factory. The Waste Product. This pulp is a taseless fibre-like substance. It Is sold for 60 cents a ton for cow feed. The sugar beet fac tory Is feeding over 200 head of cattle on the boiled pulp. It Is also being ! fed to hogs and sheep. The Carbonitatlon Tanks. Lime and sulphur aro mixed in the carbonitatlon tanks to form carbona ceous gas. Tho carbonaceous gas is mixed with the beet juice which Is then forced through the filtration presses. The Filtration Presses. The filtration presses aro frames covered with canvass, lhe beet juice is pumped through these presses and Mm pinrlfinii nroduct discharged into a trough below. At every throb of the engine a jet of clarified Juice Is eject ed. The engine is like sumo gigantic heart, the filtration presses are rne lungs, at every heart throb, the juice spUlts out as from a cut artery. The canvass' retains the lime and sulphur and the "mud," as it is called, is cart ed away and placed on the fields. The Evaporation Tanks. The clarified juice is next pumped to the evaporation tanks. Each tank has a coll of steam pump In to boll the juice to syrup- Bach coil consists of two and one-half miles of pipe . . At. looking through a glass n o wXrs bring to mind the Inoan ai. "Bubble. imwe. wu " ---Here much of the moisture Is evap orated and escapes as steam th,oug large pipes leading from the closed tanks. Boiling Down the Syrup. Much depends on the next ap-tho boiling down. It is one of the most niontiHn nf the processes employed in the extraction of sugar. Tho two men who do the boiling receive high wages. They test It costantlj. The syrup is boiled In vacuum. The tanks hold 11 tons. To a question as to tho malting of tho sugar the guide responded: "We don't make 'lie sugar. It Is an element like salt. God Al mighty makes the sugar and puts H Into the beet. We merely extract It. Tho man in charge or tno uenum. process of boiling the syrup, runs a bit In a glass and looks at It critically through a glass toward tho light, ad justs certain guages. tests It again. i., d,nr oiinnirpa He Is always on the alert. A little carelessness may mln the 11 tons of syrup. Making a Strike. When It Is ready he makes a "strike" or discharges the contents of the vacuum pan into a vat below. In this vat a huge shaft, with paddlo like arms, keeps the vacuum granulated mass in motion. Krom this vat it Is conducted to Uio centrifugals. Thi3 step seems the most wonderful nf all. The Wonderful Centrifugals. Eight polished copper receiving tubs stand in a row. The attendant raises a lever. A heavy granulated sticky mass with the consistency of heavy cold molasses and the color of chocolate, flows into' the centrltugai. A lever sets tho tub In motion with a speed of 1500 revolutions a minute, i As a cream separator throws off the , Impurities, so thebrown massbecomes gray and then In an Instant white as snow. The attendant turns on the hose to wash the sugar. This must be done with car? or he will wasli away the sugar. When It lias been washed he brings the centrifugal to a standstill and the side is encrusted with n layer of sugar four inches deep, the bottum of the centrifugal Is removed and the sugar scraped off. It falls below where it Is convoyed to the steam dryer where the "thumper" keeps It agitated In a revolving dryor. The Steam Dryer. Th- steam dryer is full of lateral steam pipes. Tiiero i"e "" D shaken about until tho moisture Is driven off and it is ren.iy ... From two spouts a steady stream of sugar Mows Into the sacks. Tho sacks which are being "lied stand on scales and when the ' PO""'1 weight is balanced the stream of sugar Is shut off and a new sack placed in po sition The screenings or coarm; " Is sent back to be reworked. From lhe scaleroom the sacks of sugar aro taken to the warehouse. The Sugar Warehouse. Hnv one can walk through long al leys of surar There are 37.000 sacks of" sugar stored here at present. Tho capacity of the mill Is 3GO tons of beets a day, but with little trouble It can be increased to 700 tons as room has been left Irrthe building to duplicate all the present machinery not already capable of a 700-ton ca pacity. Secondary Sugar. The waste product from the centri fugals is stored in tho crystallzation .n,,!, ami worked over ..no during the next campaign. Capable of Great Extension. The sugar beet enterprise Is one that is cnpable of great extension. The raising of the sugar beet is a profitnblo enterprise and brings much money to the Grande Hondo valley. FRED LOCKLBY, JR. ft KNOWLEDGE AND SKllt are both bronchi intn ... 'u rLUIflBING work we may be favored . Brain and muscle to, gcther for the benefit of Ccr , ull; nejij, J travacant or nii'farHl., a 1 of material. Enough is t5tjl make the work perfect itJ more. Anu we charge ttJ ior goon work and no B. F. BECK, The Plmnlwr Conrt St. Opposite Golden Rail Our Gunboats Built In Japan. Tim Tiniteii States Government has ordered six gunboats to be built in Japan for coast protection in the Phil ippines. Tho receipt of an oruer oi this kind Is the best evidence of the wonderful progress made by the Japanese In tho last half century. THt. IiphI Avldnnco of tho nrogress made by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters during that time Is found in tno un equaled record of cures back of it. Hundreds of people, including many prominent physicians, have voluntari ly testified that the bitters cured them oi stomach, livor and kidney complaints when o'lier medicines had failed. You will therefore make no mistake In trying it for heartburn, nausea, headcacho, indigestion, dys pepsia, constipation or biliousness. Ono bottle will convince you of its value ' Let Murphy Frame those Pietores for Christmas Don't put off having il J work acne. If Muiptjj does the work it will tJ good work and you willbj highly pleased, BestsiceU pf framing material. E. J. Murphy's Best work at lowest pnceil 5 RADER FOR CORRECT FTJFi.IsriTTJFi.E! I RADER wants your trade RADER can supply your wants RADER is offering rare inducements in furniture, carpets, curtains and other articles that enter your home H RADER will save you Money The time to select furniture is NOW gf; Our store is packed from basement to garret with new furniture Two Monster Furniture Cars. ST Have discharged their contents in our store and to fully appreciate the gra'ndure of the new arrivals a visit should be made -to our lar?e double store. In order to display sample pieces of the new stock we have been compelled to enlarge our floor surface and have built new balconies. RADER has always been the first in the field with the swellest and very latest styles in furniture, and this year our stock is Iarerer and more n ' 1 J. i.1 1 C T . A. A. 1 A. r .1 i.1 J. 5 A. ! . t f . . . . O complete man ever out ore. i o enumerate me nusi oi new siyics mat are jusl m wouia De a ulincuit task as they are so numerous and varied. S Here are some of the bright fresh new things that have received the stamp of public approval for their splendor and up-to-the-minuteneft f wiii;ii nau uc seen at uur siuic; Couches With coverings of plush, leather and all of the late materials, all strongly upholstered. Positively the largest and best stock to choose from. They win your admiration at a glance. Divans Rare beauties, all the fancy designs. Some new novelties shown for the first time in Pendleton. Odd Chairs Just the things to brighten up the appearance of a room. Something to please the fancy of all. Parlor Chairs Never in tho history of the city was such a grand array placed on display. Everything that is up-to-date iB shown. Extension Tables Highly polished, strongly made and attractive in appearance. Center Tables and Fancy Stands Very or"ai"Q"tal or plain, with brass or glass ball footings. Morris Chairs Those comfortable eo.y resting places, with the adjustable backs. The correct thing to repose xn evenings or sit in while you read. Buffets Extremelyswell collection. Many entirely new designs. Sideboards Large heavily carved and plain. Exquisitely polished. All tastes pieced. 1 HADER RHDER B - THE PROGRESSIVE FURNITURE DEALER