, 1876-01-01

and in the season of 1928 it was q
hundred times more. In Germany and
austria the Increase was in proportion.
This has been accomplished by dint OF
continual experiment and improvement,
the results Of which are now offered 70
us at q time when the old system has
brought US to the present pass, and 'still
there are people who continue to swear bv
muscovado" such as we manufacture
1t, on the system of our great grand
fathers. What would have become of
the beet in similar hands I've have
been led into this beet-root story, which,
at the tlrst view may seem rather foreign
TO the subject IN hand, viz. q review of
the past year, by the force of the fact
that 1t IS, alas applicable to a certain
extent to our island during the past
year, and hence the cause of a good
deal of the gloom of this review, II it
ls to be q true one. For years it has
been apparent that, even with the best
weather, as they have it in some of the
other islands, our system of manufacture
and other practices connected Herewith
could not hold their own against the sci
ence and art at the command of the beet.
For years we have been talking of q
change to be based on co. operation and
Capitalization, in one word of Central
Factories and a Credit Association, not
less this year than the two previous ones
OF the talking period, and "hence these
tears" We have sent in petitions for
steps to be taken-unanimousIy /; we have
sent commissioner to look at Factories
IN Martinique-unanimously w have
had scientific Investigations made here
unanimously in one word, we have
unanimously behaved like foolish children,
as now, for the want of unanimity, the
whole scheme threatens to go up in smoke,
tor that is what we gather from the Gov
ernor'S speeches to be found in this and the
preceding issue. If now we had at least the
poor consolation that we could throw the
blame for this sad result on some one OUT,
side on some capitalist or other who had
tired to grind us down, on the Home Gov
eminent, the Local Government, any one,
In fact, not ourselves, our task would be
less dlsagreeable they are accustomed to
1t, and can bear a few hard words, but no
such resources are left open, as has been
abundantly shown all along and not less in
the Councils Proceedings referred to
above. The agitation for the factory in
St. Lucia was begun later than ours.
The Governor of that island went to Eng
land, arranged the matter on terms not
halt as favourable as those offered to US,
and 10! the factory has been at work
sometime. Since the establishment of the
factories In Martinique, the exports of
sugar from that island have more than
doubled, says Mr.. Burton, and then such
sugar, in comparison with our " Madungo,"
and so forth, and so forth, to the bitter
end of the whole catalogue. For want Of
unanimity at the right moment it appears
that we are condemned to make Madungo
for 3 cents a pound which it takes 4 to S
cents to make. Hence these tears, and
hence the disagreeableness of the present
review. But it is to be hoped that the
Governor, who is now going home to see
what he can do in the matter, will not be
weary of the task, but will persevere and
finally succeed in proving to the Govern
ment and Diet that they ought not to
expect perfect unanimity in any thing,
be it ever so plainly beneficial ; and it
is perhaps fortunate for US that there
are people at home, at the head
of affairs and in the Diet, who
know what difficulties are experienced
when changes are to be made to