, 1875-03-03

abandon MS WORKS ana give MS canes 10 Dc
ground On per centage.
But to the planter of circumScribed
means, manufacturing his sugar under dis
advantages, getting but a poor return of
inferior sugar from his canes, as many of
our planters do, the establishment of a Central
Factory in his neighbourhood, relieving him
as it would Of the necessity of keeping in
repair defective machinery, with which most
probably he does not obtain from his cane the
a per centage as the Factory might afford
to give him land in this position there are many
planters), a Factory placed in his neighbour
hood would be a boon that he would not fail to
take advantage of.
To the holder of a few or many acres of land,
valuable only as pasture, or for the few pro-
visions he can cultivate, the establishment ofa
Central Factory in his neighb0urhood is at
once opening to him the road to fortune his
lands become valuable to an almost incredible
rate; and if unwilling or unable to cultivate
them. he readily finds competitors who will
purchase or lease them. Many families on the
French islands, who possessed such lands, con-
sidering them of little or no value, have sud
denly found themselves in %afluence by the fact
of their having been erected in the vicinity of
a Central Sugar Factory.
There is another question frequently mo0ted.
Should Central Factories be established by
the planters, or should they be formed as mer-
camille speculations by Companies
There are great difficulties attendant on the
formation of Central Factories by the planters.
Proprietors Of large, we'll mounted establish
ments, having their estates in the neighbour
hood of NAL holders, or even small estates,
might, by jadiciously laying out capital in tram
ways, Sc, form for themselves Central FactO-
ries but few are in this position. The generality
OfbOlderS of moderate sized properties lack capt.
tai for such an enterprise moreover there IS
invariably a want of unanimity and a difficulty
of adjusting proportionate advantages, fixing
the locality 50 as to favour equally each pre-
tender, and fix proportional shares OF expenses
and profits. Planters are proverbial for
holding diversity Of opinions, moro especially
when it comes to be questions of interest be-
tween neighbours.
A company would fix most naturally on a
locality for its USine most suited for its own
interest, and thus cut short these difficulties,
leaving it to the option of the planter to
take advantage Of the superior machinery
placed within his reach, or 70 follow his own
routine. Time invariably brings them to the
Usine holders of small estates have invarl-
ABLY found it to their interest to sell their
canes, and cease to become manufacturers OF
sugar.
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ed to all applicants and if the neighb6uring
planter has capital nothing would prevent his
becoming a shareholder, and enjoying the pro-
fits of the double speculation.
But estate owners, or their support, are not
essential to the establishment or success OF a
Central Factory. The Directors of such, be
they who they may, must consider they have
in hand q mercantile speculation, dependent
for its success in a great measure on the adap-
liability Of its locality for such an establishment
This should be as near as possible to the sea-
aud at a spot protected as much as can be from
ground swells, so that the loading and unload
ing of the cane barges may not be interiered
with. These canes may, by the aid of a steam
rug, be brought from any distance along the
coast. (Where there is a n%avigable river such
a locality is preferably. One Of the best pay
ing Usines in Martinique is that of Polnte 81
mon, situate in the town of Fort de France,
and having all it's canes brought by sea. A
good supply of fresh water is essential to a
Factory, and when this can be built near the
outlet of ~navigable river, having behind 1t a
considerable extent of level or moderately rls-
iug land, where tramways can be cheaply made
and small landowners abound, the company
may be confident Of dividing annually a hand
some dividend. Even should there not be q
cane in the neighbourhood at the time of start
ing the Company, small holders are too alive
to their interest to fail to take advantage OF the
facilities placed within their disposal, and canes
are the natural consequence in the neighbour.
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