Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-06-26

e. tn ,dsrin!r the IS hours 10 which
|. with storeroorn, we are limited for selling
them. This 4s honr rule, operating SC
mucI, 10 the "satisfaetion" Of The sfsuga'
men, Of New Orleans, and to the prelu:
dice Of the shipper, il The result # Tic
want o. storage which Q rlealls
obstinotely refuses 10 give us. Ilas, 4
convinced, las you must Del that justice
to our inLeles demands better provision
Tor our produce which New Orleans
treats as mcoasidkra55c, lie: us act for
ourselves and find a remedy for our
wrongs. Hew?@ That's The question
which, with your leave III endeavor to
answer iii a few words. 80
Here wa must, differ slightly with
"Currens,' (tLle aushor Of the article
quoted fiom) when Aesays New Orleans
obstinately refuses TO give the planters
storage. II "Currens" viii refer to he
report Of the subcommittee, appaiA4ed
at a Convention Of sugar planters f5eId
in New Orleans on the 22d and 23d IF
January 1866, and read at subsequent
meeting |ield on tie lotn Of April, the
sans year, he vii: find that the city au-
tbosiaies Of New Orleans were perfectly
wiling 70 afford the sugar planters all
the assistance ii lheir power. ABORTION
Of that report reads as follows: r.
Your committee Immediately began
their Investigation, but Tor Tile lack of
time and other obstacles, they are un-
able to state definitely what may be.done
in the promotion OF the object 5nsviaw.
They are enabled, however, to state zhat
they have conferred freely with prami-
nent and influential members Of the.
Cauneil, and are assured that there is an
earnest desire upon the part of tue city
authorities, TO meet the views and Re-
quirements Of tie sugar planters Of the
State, as announced ii their Conyen-I
tio1.
We find BY examination, that there IL
a space bounded by BiensiIie, Levee and
Jefferson streets. and The Mississippi river
exclusive Of the space occupied b. the
platforms attached u the wl,arvez, and
bv the streets within, said boundaries.
crossing tt,e Levee, Of ! $50 ieetin length
by an Average width of-25o feet, and
that said space viii contain over 100000
hllds. OF sugar. We find that the pub
lie wharses ia front Of said space, liaye
been leased for some two years and d
half. and that the le~ssees@have the Use
and occupancy Of this space, upon con-
litions that they keep it at all times in
perfect repair. We further understand
that this vacant ground yields 10 the
~lessees, no revenue o. comparison with
the cost Of keeping It in repair. and that,
tlle7 would be willing to surrender it to
the city, or 10 any one who would relieve
them Of IFS care. With this difficulty
removed, WI. are again assured by lead
ing members Of the Council, +tIlattIspy
would, with a view Of fostering and pro
teesing thegreat interest Of Louisiana,
lease to an association Of planters, for a
term Of years, without charge, the.aCo7e
described space, and that they would att
tl.orize the erection Of suitable improve
1nents thereon, and BY thc enactment OF
the necessary ordinances, give power 10 !,
tax such property As should be protected =,
by such Improvements, to an=sxt Mt which /
give q fair return for the invest
,nent, and that such lax might be SO regu- t
lated and imposed, as 10 amount 10 the +
exclusion of all descriptions Of property
except sugar and molasses-thus devo-1 +
the whole space above described 10 q
the purposes. Of 4 sugar mart. c
We have also made careful estimates ;
Of the costs Of the following improves i
: It
Say q suitable platform to coyer q
the entire surface. =. ...- 100000 |
Slate roofs, supported by iron g
columns, to cover two-thlEds. =
Of the surlace........-.. 5000 +
III all. .$I05,oo0 4
Estimating that duriDgt1elye months,
here would be landed upon this sugar n
mart 200, 600 hbds. sugar, which sbonEd u
each d tax often cents, and 300,uo0
obls. ,nolasses, vhich should each pay ;
i've cents, a revenue would be derived Of p.
per annnm. All Of which, is t.
especially submitted, g. &
II. Q. Il. NonroS. :
New Orleans, April 9th 1856. n
"Currehs" will at once perceive that "
he city IS willing to assist the sugar 4
aznta,a bv c;v;no tha,, ~. , ,orte, a u q