. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 13. '(Jomez Alena" Switchboard THE ELECTRIFICATION OF SUGAR MILLS H. O. Nei-UIe It has been only a very few years since electricity as motive power has been applied to the sugar industry. Of course, for many years previous to the first ap- plication electric installations had been made in all moderate sized and large mills for the purpose of furnishing light to the mill and surroundings, but this was the extent to which it had been employed. Gradually, however, it was used for the operation of all of the subsidiary units of the sugar mill, such as pumps
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 13. '(Jomez Alena" Switchboard THE ELECTRIFICATION OF SUGAR MILLS H. O. Nei-UIe It has been only a very few years since electricity as motive power has been applied to the sugar industry. Of course, for many years previous to the first ap- plication electric installations had been made in all moderate sized and large mills for the purpose of furnishing light to the mill and surroundings, but this was the extent to which it had been employed. Gradually, however, it was used for the operation of all of the subsidiary units of the sugar mill, such as pumps for various purposes, the crystallizers, the cane and bagasse carriers, return pumps, etc., etc. We believe that the first mill at which all the accessories of this character were completely electrified was Central "Guanica" of Porto Rico in the crop of 1S9S-1899. The economic conditions of the sugar planters and mill owners of Cuba from the beginning of the 20th century until about 1912 were such as to prohibit con- sideration of the installation of new machinery or changes from the old system to a new involving considerable expense. In 1905 the representatives of the General Electric Co. prepared an estimate for the complete electrification, with the excep- tion of the mills, of Central "Caracas," then owned by Sr. Emilio Terry, but it hap- pened that Sr. Terry had just previously installed a considerable quantity of new and up-to-date steam driven machinery, so that notwithstanding the fact that the advantages of the electrification were recognized, the necessity of pratically scrap- ping the only recently installed new machinery and consequent double expense of electrification, prevented action being taken. In 1907 an extensive installation was made at "Santa Teresa" for the purpose of lighting the factory and surroundings, and also for the operation of a few pumps. This Installation was furnished by the General Electric Co., one of their gener
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