The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-05
1ARE ON LOUISIANA SUGAR.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 2, 1875.

New ORLEANS, Oct. 2, 1875.
To the Editor of the Bulletin:
Sir-As this question has assumed the pro-
portions which RS importance demands, grant
me- space in your valuable columns, il you
please, for few words upon the subject.
Your paper of the ed September contains
a letter from Plaquemine to you over me sig
nature of "PeIcan," which l waited IN vain
to see answered, and lest it may have escaped
the observation OF many OF your readers
copy from it some of "Pelican's remarks.
"The Chamber of Commerce of your city
has been busying itself about the tare on
suoar. and that, too, without word to the
planter. the party most interested. L need
not ask if that is right. The members OF the
Chamber of Commerce, or the commercial
community of your city, would surely not ike
to have two per cent OF their earnings expro-
priated without being consulted. Ihefe may
be reasons for the change required, outthey are
not apparent from what appears to nave Deen
said before the Chamber. The planter Of our
State has been good fat goose, and has 1uf-
nished good many pickings for some people
to make into soft beds, and although little
sickIy now. those who have most need OF MIN
would certainly do better to help fatten him
up again, than to clip wing even ever SO
little"
It is yery evident that ''Pelican' must have
spread his wings over the proceedings (inad-
pertentiu. no doubt,) which concealed them
from bis intelligent scrutiny, otherwise ne
would have observed that part OF the report
of the Committee of the Chamber OF Commerce
as published in all the city papers OF the lHh
September, which reads thus: =,
1--WE 1.-THE committee) suggest that the fol-
lowing circular be printed in circular form
and sent by mail TO every sugar planter IN Mts
State, to euery sugar factor IN this city, and TO
the Boards of Trade and Merchants Exchanges
throughout the United States" Che italics
are mine.)
Does sending circular to every planter in
the State s,tqqesting, not ticing, the change ID
tare. look like busying itself about the tare
on sugar without saying word to the plant
err" His other statements can be as easily
refuted as may be seen below. Broad, bold
and erroneous assertions, used as arguments
unsupported by facts, may Panaer 70 PfeJa,
dice, but carry no weight IN favor OF any
| cause.
This morning you report the proceedings OF
the snpar planters of ST. Mary, held at the
Courthouse in franklin, Sept. Is, 1873
Resolutions were passed, one OF wnlch READS:
Whereas, the Chamber of Comm erce OF
the city of New Orleans have submitted a
proposition for establishing the tare OF sugar
at twelve per cent, instead OF ten per cent as
heretofore" etc. -,
The circular which the committee proposed
to have printed in circular form, and SEM oy
naailto every planter, says:
..Therefore. we most respectfully suggest
to you that before filling your hogsheads you
weigh each and every one, adding from i've
to ten pounds to the weight to cover the alb
sorption of wet sugar, and mark or brand the
weight in legible figures, with your name, on
the head of the hogshead, and authorize your
merchants to sell by that tare, etc. If you
should not have scales, authorize your mer'
chants to allow twelve per cent. Ii you order
hogsheads from the coopers OF this city or
coast, instruct them to weigh each and every
hogshead, add the additional five or ten
pounds, if necessary, and brand or mark
them as above.
"Yellow clarified, or centrifugal, or very
dry sugar in unseasoned wood will not re-
ouire the additional five or ten pounds Thai
certainly does not fla the tdre at II per cent IN
stead of 10 per cent. 1t leaves the planter .tre'
to adopt or reject all the suggestions CT the
committee and adhere TO 10 per cent it Mel
prefer it. The Chamber of Commerce has no
arroqated to itself any right to dictate in thl'
matter, all it proposed to do was to 60 dlrec
to the planters and leave the determination
it with them. They are and will be at hbert.
to decide it as they think proper actual, L:
| per cent or ~ per cout tdio
The Chamber of Commerce, at the reqnes
of its committee, have invited the sugaa
planters to send committee, and everybod.
interested in this subject (aohether members o
not to attend the meeting to be held at it
room on Common street, between Camp ant
st. Charles, over the Louisiana Nationa
Bank, on Monday, 18th inst, at 1880 Z. NJ
Let all attend, discuss and decide the ques
ton with impartial JUSTICE.