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• 'The SUGAR PRESS SuJDJDer quarter-1951 Beet Sugar Technical Society Review Promotions and Transfers Annual GWESCO Golf Tournament For the Ladies J Among the Personnel A copy of The Sugar Press will be forwarded to any employee who is now in the Armed Services, upon request. Full address should be given either to th'e Associate Editor at the factory, or notify Editor, The Sugar Press, c/o The Great Western Sugar Company, Sugar Build ing, Denver 17, Colorado. J• The Sugar Press PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY THE EMPLOYEES OF THE GREAT WESTERN SUGAR COMPANY DENVER, COLORADO VoL. XXXV SuMMER QuARTER-1951 NuMBER 3 Beet S·ugar Technical Society Closes Season FTER a very instructive and productive season, the Beet Sugar Technical Society closed its meetings with a Dinner at the Cherry A Hills Country Club, Friday, June 8. Every member, together with his wife or "best girl" attended to make it one of the most outstand ing events held. As usual, the Cherry Hills Country Club outdid itself, as you can see from the pictures shown here. Everyone had a ''Grand time.'' During this last season. reports of several meetings were given in previous issues of the Sugar Press. At such times, members of the So ciety gave technical discussions on various phases of the sugar beet indus try that are of interest to all and passed on information covering the progress being made, one of the purposes of the Beet Sugar Technical Society. For example, on lVIay 7, at the Sterling Country Club, there were four speakers. Mr. D. J. Roach, Executive Vice 2. PULP DRAINAGE WATER is re President, gave a review of the work used either in the battery or for that has been done and that still is to the makeup of the Steffens House be done as far as eliminating factory water. wastes. Pollution of streams is · of 3. Plans are being made to evapor prime importance to all people in the ate the STEFFENS HOUSE WATER and use the evaporated produce for cattle feed. 4. Studies are being made for the REBURNING of LIME CAKE, to reuse it in the processes. All this could be best summarized by the following letter received from Mr. D. J. Roach, speaking at the Sterling Mr. V. G. MacKenzie of the Public meeting. Members at speaker's table, right Health Service in Washington D.C. to left, Mr. L. T. Jensen, Mr. E. ]. Maynard, regarding the cooperative work The Mr. D. J. Roach, Mr. E. H. Hungerford, Mr. A. A. Clark and Mr. 0 . P. Dittman. Great Western Sugar Company has carried out: West, whether you prefer fishing, swimming, boating, or are interested "Mr. Black has reported verbally in it for industrial purposes. As a on his conference with you, your staff, member of .the National Task Com representatives of the Colorado De mittee on Industrial Wastes, Mr. partment of Public Health, and the Roach and the Great Western Sugar U.S.P.H.S. Region and River Basin Company have made great strides offices, which were held in Denver towards achieving their goal, which and Loveland, Colorado during the is to reduce waste pollution to a mini week of December 4, 1950. It was most mum. Some of the ways in which this gratifying to receive this favorable re is done are as follows: port and to learn of the progress being 1. SETTLING BASINS to settle out made by Great Western Sugar Com insoluble organic matter from the pany in elimination of pollution pro flume wastes. cess wastes. 4 THE SucAR PREss 1 and Z, Various of the guests, enjoying themselves at Cherry Hills Country Club. 3 and 4, Views of the Dinner table before the "attack". 5. Left to right, at the table, Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Cummer, Mr. and Mrs. D. ]. Roach, on far side and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mason. 6. One of the many happy groups, left to right, Mr. and Mrs. R. ]. Fisher and Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Smith. '"The plant scale demonstration at tive evidence of an earnest desire to Loveland in reuse of screened pulp reduce the pollutional effect of plant press water was most impressive. wastes. Cognizance is taken of the Great vVestern Sugar Company is to fact that this is a long range program be commended on this pioneering involving many problems in addition work. The pilot plant studies in con to the technical phases. We trust that nection with production of mono-so everything possible will be done to dium glutamate from Steffen's waste hasten the day when these develop and incorporation of the end liquor ments can be applied to each Great with the beet pulp cattle feed likewise Western plant to the end that stream constitute a major contribution. pollution from your operations will "The work being conducted by the be satisfactorily and permanently Great Western Sugar Company is posi- abated." SuMMER QuARTER-1951 5 Mr. E. H. Hungerford, then gave a high pressure boilers and continuous further discussion on the conversion diffuser batteries as well as other mod of waste water from the Steffens pro ified equipment, The Great Western cess into Monosodium Glutamate and Sugar Company has been able to cut a complete story of its discovery and down the use of coal as much as 44% use. He pointed out that, at the same of its previous consumption. Details time, feeder syrups and fertilizer salts were then outlined which outlined the are obtained in the same process. progress the Company is making and all the efforts being expended to re duce the costs of operation. Other improvements consisted of making a more uniform treatment in carbonation, which gave better results than ever received before. Finally, Mr. Clark outlined the vari Mr. E. H. Hungerford-Sterling meeting. ous goals which the Company is striv An outline was given of how our ing for, and which, when arrived at, Development Laboratories check into will appreciably improve processing. these matters and how such practices All the Beet Sugar Technical Soci are carried out by the Research Lab ety meetings have proven not only oratory to the fulfillment of such plans. great of interest but also benefit to Mr. E. J. Maynard followed with a paper on "Dryipg Beet Pulp and Pel all the members. It is anticipated that lets." He pointed out that waste beet the next season will provide further pulp is the cheapest and most efficient discussions that will carry on with livestock feed but is now being re the program carried on so well this placed by dried beet :pulp and pulp pel-. season. lets, because drainage from wet beet carries away a great deal of the nu trients as well as having further loss Sugar Fact due to evaporation in open storage silos. During ·world War II, many pilots Dried pulp, in addition to giving and bombardiers "blacked out" at high greater feed value, has less bulk, al altitudes, particularly on returning lows for easier handling and has from long missions. The trouble was greater value per pound. A further im traced to alkalosis. provement was made in the dried pulp. 'fhe blood ordinarily remains al Because it was still bulky and often most constant in its acidity. Any slight blew away in strong winds, the bulk change either way, causes trouble. The is decreased by loose rolling and pel proper acidity of the blood is main leting. This reduces the density about tained in part by carbonic acid, a weak 30%. Such pulp is first mixed with acid formed from carbon dioxide and molasses, another by-product of our water. sugar processing and as such, the feed The relatively low concentration of has a still greater feed value. It is oxygen at high altitudes requires deep fed to cattle, sheep and other livestock. breathing and carbon dioxide is lost at an increased rate. Since reduction in carbon dioxide makes the blood slightly more alkaline, severe alkalosis results, with giddiness and loss of conscious ness. The remedy was simple. Carbohyd rate foods, including sugar, are those which most quickly and efficiently Left, Mr. R. H. Myers, Manager, Sterling, charge the blood with carbon dioxide. Right, Dinner table. High Carbohydrate breakfasts just be Mr. A. A. Clark, then gave his paper fore take-off and an air lunch composed on "Recent Progress in Factory Equip principally of candies proved excellent ment and Process Developments and a in preventing alkalosis during the Forecast of Some Future Possibili ties." One of the most expensive items homeward flights. Sugar cubes are also in processing sugar beets is coal. How added to the air lunch, in addition to ever, by the use of kicker type stokers, candies. 6 THE SuGAR PREss G-W Operating Heads Promoted H. L. Hartbu1·g succeeds Avery A. Olarrk, retiring Vice President and General SuzJerintendent !RECTORS of The Great West ern Sugar Company announced D promotional changes in execu tive operating personnel, re-named all other officers and executives and voted abandonment of the Fort Lupton, Colo· rado factory which has not operated since 1947. Avery A. Clark, retiring Houses. Mr. Hartburg is credited with outstanding work in the invention and development of beet receiving machin ery, various factory improvements and has won recognition for his engineer ing research in Europe and America in connection with the construction of H. L. Hartburg, General Superintendent the company's Johnstown, Colorado, molasses plant. Prior to becoming the H. L. Hartburg, Denver, was elected Company's operating chief, he had Vice President and General Superin served as Traveiling Engineer, Dis tendent.