, 1874-08-15

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the hremen that won't work and the con-
sequent result, bad sugar that won't sell /;
they have forgotten the extra pay, and
other ''pouvileges' to the miII-gaqg; the
few coppers OF liquor made for a days
work, that must nevertheless be paid as
such they have forgotten the eating and
throwing away of canes on the ang way,
going on day after day during the whole
crops. they have forgotten the labour
and attention taken from the field, all the
time when it is left to the driver and the
people to do as best they think fit !;
they have forgotten that with the factories
the planters could be "planters" excIu-
sIvely' aud be relieved of all the troubles
here depicted; that they could have SO
much more of their time to bestow on the
leld-work, on manure-making, and the
like; thy have forgotten that the fac
tories would enhance the value of the
product which they (the growers) come
TO snare after IA per cent of profits have
gone to the factories, or-as | would re-
commend, after IL, as the Reserve Fund
ought to be made up from the subscribed
capital, instead of from the profts,-be-
sides their becoming shareholders, if they
are capable of raising any capital on their
property, through the Credit Associa-
ton or otherwise, and, as I would recon-
mend, by the State Treasury purchasing
a certain quantity of shares to be kept
for sale to growers, at par, for a reason
able time, say three years, in proper
ton to their average delivery of canes,
in order to get such growers who cannot
become SO now, directly interested in the
factories. They have forgotten more
and the cup of disappointment at this for
getfulness is running over-they have for
gotten that, however bad the canes, as
they were last year, the factories must
take them all the same and at the same
price, and that they, with their improved
machinery and great skill, would make
good sugar from comparatively bad canes /;
they have forgotten that very few peo-
pie estimate at their true value all the
expenses with sugar making on the estates,
from the muItitubular boiler down to the
nail for the sugar barrel; they have
forgotten, now that the crop troubles
are over for the time, how many per cent.
they uoavoidabIy loose ; that the megass
must be used as fuel and cannot, therefore,
be ground too fine, which it would be if
all the sweets were to be extracted.
The disappointments, Mr.. Elitor, in see
ing people thus forgetfuI, have been great
all around me. | alone, | believe. enjoy
complete serenity of mind in all this chao,
tic vacilIation. never expected unanimi-
ty, and therefore | am not disappointed
at there being none. If it were true that,
"united we stand, divided we fall we
should always be falling, for we would
never unite about any thing except in being
disunited. If the secession can not extend
to more than 2 or 3, let them at all events
agree to secede "for true," in order to
maintain our long established reputation.
Other people again, are disappointed at
seeing some great ''matadores," who have
feathered their nests with the unfortunate
product now raised, not Jumping forward
to assist with their accumulated gain in the
establishment of an industry so highly
beneficial to the community where their
wealth has been accumulated. Do you
not see, Mr.. Editor, that our people are
altogether too prone to indulge in extrava-
giant hopes, thereby exposing themselves
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