. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 28 THE CUBA REVIEW THE SUGAR INDUSTRY. Punta Alegre Mill and Buildings. THE "PUNTA ALEGRE" MILL The opening of this new central took place recently ind was attended with much ceremony by a rei>resentative list of Boston financiers as well gs CLben dignitaries. This new mill is situated some forty miles ecst of Cr ibarien on the north capst. The factory and batey site is beautifully placed at the waters' edge, and from the stamlpoint of the shipping facilities afforded, the location is ideal. The heavy freight charges which the mills in the i
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. 28 THE CUBA REVIEW THE SUGAR INDUSTRY. Punta Alegre Mill and Buildings. THE "PUNTA ALEGRE" MILL The opening of this new central took place recently ind was attended with much ceremony by a rei>resentative list of Boston financiers as well gs CLben dignitaries. This new mill is situated some forty miles ecst of Cr ibarien on the north capst. The factory and batey site is beautifully placed at the waters' edge, and from the stamlpoint of the shipping facilities afforded, the location is ideal. The heavy freight charges which the mills in the interior of the isknd have to besr sre elininated since the sugrr made will be shipped from the company's docks and in its lighters to shipside at Cayo Frances at a very low cost. The mill, erected by the West India Management and Consultation , and em- bodying all that sugar engineering experience of the past thirty years has proved to be best, is undoubtedly what a sugar mill should be as a mechanical proposition. No expense has been spared to obtain this end. The result is a triumph. The mill is one of the two that have installed the double crusher process. This method prepares the cane more than the single crusher, and makes possible a larger tonnage with a better extraction of sugar. The entire plant, with the exception of the crushing machinery, is driven by electricity. This has been found to be more efficient than steam, in that it allows each unit to be controlled more easily than under the old steam process. In this mill the grouping of the different units so that each process follows along the line of least resist- ance was the subject of very careful study, with the result that the plant can be worked at a minimum expense. Future expansions have also beenprovided for in such a way that they maybe effected with- out disturbing in any particular the existing arrangements. The plantation from which the company draws its supply of ca
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