, 1875-02-27

tates, TOOK TO establishing small Sugar
plantations and works of their own. Up
to a late inquiry made on the subject it
was ascertalned that no less than FIVE
THOUSAND small Sugar mills had been
erected by the small settlers to grind the
canes grown on their own lands, and that
in many cases these humble concerns
turned out a considerable quantity of
Sugar which was sent to market in various
stages of perfection, from the ropy mo-
lasses state to that Of fine grained CRYSTALS.
One who observes the degree of patient
laborious industry devoted by the small
settlers in the preparation of their favour
tie produce cannot fail to discover, that
theirs is eminently a labour of love. One
half the time consumed by these people
in expressing a minimum quantity of juice
from their canes, by means of rude squeez-
ers, made by introducing the end of q
thick branch into q notch made in the
trunk Of some standing tree, and in after
wards boiling the Juice in iron boilers on
an open fire would, if bestowed on estates
labor pay them twice as much as they ever
get but though they probably know and
feel this for they are by no means want
ing III the perception of their own INTEREST,"
they prefer to 60 on and be independent of
any master. The labor does not end with
the manufacture. Whoever travels in the
country parts on market days will observe
at every step, women loaded with enor-
nous pans OF new sugar or syrup, stagger-
ing to market under the heavy load, in or.
der to dispose OF it there at a farther loss
Of finn Donnlo who do Ehio OoI1ct ho cd
mitted to possess a native liking for sugar
making, which cannot but become largely
developed, when proper inducements are
offered and the right and acceptable kind
of inducement will be afforded them In the
Central Factories. This effect of the Cen
trail Factory system, is not mere matter OF
speculation for it has been demonstrated
wherever any attempt was male to intro
duce it even in, an inferior form. Several
establishments partaking of the character
Of Central Factories in small way, have
been started in various parts of the coun-
try, and have been highly successful. At
present aNlarge proportion of the Coffee
business is carried on by means of Cen
trail ManufactoEies, as they may be called
Coffee is another produce for which the
peasantry have a peculiar prediction,
and owners of works situated in the
mountain districts where the berry is
grown have been making plenty Of money
by bhying the fruit IN the pulp and pre-
pairing it themselves for market. Former
ly the growers, after drying the berry an
pulped on the ground, beat it out in large
wooden mortars, and SO separated the
marketable part for disposal; but
now the mortars have all been thrown
aside, and the efforts Of the small settlers
are entirely engrossed in growing as much
of the berry as possible, for sale to the
central works. The same results cannot
fail to happen with regard to the Cane
growers. These will soon discover that
they can advantageously dispose of their
canes to the Central Factory, and that
the time wasted in making for them
selves about one fourth part of what their
plant should yield. into inferior molasses,
will be far better employed in extending
cultivation.
The people in the district where Mr..
Burton's Factory is to be pitched, are
enthusiastic about it, and they are pre-
pairing to welcome the installation in a
most demonStrative manner. It is a good
omen also for the enterprise, that many
of our leading men in the planting line
and in other stations have literally gone
in for shares . thuS avinoinr thoir OWN