Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-07-31
THE SUGAR SHEDS AGAIN.

cred platform for the protection Of sugar
from the weather, is still being discussed
by the Bulletin, Picoyune and Bee. The
former two advocate the measure with
much inter st, and bring forward in its
defence arguments that seem unanswer'
able. The latter does not exactly object
to the move, but thinks that inasmucb as
the planters have not arked for this
weather protection, there is no necessity
for taking any action in the premises
If the Bee will refer to its files for De-
ccmber 1851, it will find in its columns
an excellent defence of the sugar planters
i'll their demands for protection for their
produce and against forced sales on th+
levee. At that time we fought the same
fight against others of the city press for
opposing it. But we must suppose time
changes everything.
So far as we have heard, there have
been no complaint of the planters against
the levee accommodation for sugars-at
least lone since the war closed. In 1856
a convention, composed of the largest
and most intelligent sugar planters Of
the State, vas held at Lyceum Hall, in
New Orleans, for the purpose of laying
their grievances before the city council,
and to petition for relief. As we stated
in a previous article, 90 attention was
paid to their very reasonable demand
At the same time, an attempt was made
by the same planters to secure the erect
ion Of a shed to protect their sugars from
the weather, ny forming an association
styled the " Louisiana Sugar Mart" The
second article of the association read as
follows : O
The object of the association is directed es-
pecially to the lease or. purchase of a lot of
ground, and the erection thereon of suitable
sheds, or warehouses and platforms, railways,
wharves. buildings, and constructions for the
"a 0hu CoiC Va MUl1SSSS anu
sugar.
By this the Bee will see that the plan.
tiers asked for protection then, and if they
could not secure it when crops were large.
with a prosperous city and State, no
doubt they think it useless to try again
under present circumstances. Now, a
proposition is made to the city council to
build just such a shed as the planters
in 1856, and that, too, by a gen.
at bis own expense (; only asking
a moderate tariff for his trouble and the
privilege for twenty-five years. We will
not discuss the tariff and the time, leav.
ing that to the city authorities for such
changes as they see proper. So long as
the planter is not compelled to store un-
this shed, we cannot see what posi-.
Bile objection there can he to it. We
hope the city council! will give the sub.
Jet proper consideration.
The sugar interest will, one day, loom
up into gigantic proportions, and may be
able to select its " market without
consulting New Orleans, and then, per-
'aps, it will avail itself of the privilege.
the city council, in 1856, rejected
he request of the planters, they COM
'laiued bitterly, and with reason. They
'egau to talk loudly of keeping every
'ogshead of sugar N their plantations,
Ind selling to Western buyers +; and out
or the general curse which then existed
among them, debt, they would have car.
led their threats into execution. 1t is
wen now a fallacy to suppose that sugar
must be sent to New Orleans for sale.-
t a be sold on the plantation to ready
and supplies Can be as readily
uruished from the West as any other
OF the Union. There are many of
old planters living who have expert. :.
need the aunoysnces of the New Or. {
FANS Ievee. and who, pro6ting by expe- !,
fence, may not be willing to submit 10
hem again. And again !: new Corners
ON the North have purchased plantat. t