Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-08-25
OUR FUTURE SUGAR INTEREST.
So speaks the SrGnr BO1II:

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"No country in the world to day
offers more inviting field to cap1-
t~aliStS than Louisiana. With a sugar
famine staring us in the face, III con
sequence Of the partial failure OF the
beet root crop and the devastation
by wal of Cuban sugar estates, ii
every acre Of Louisiana soil was
cultivated in cane, we could not
supply the demand for sugar.
Once a luxury, sugar has now
become a prime necessity OF life IN
every household OF the civilized
world. and hence the consumption
increases with such rapid strides
that it is impossible to supply the
demand. As high AS sugar is selling
HOW. we predict that the price will
annually increase for some years to
ONE
Beet root culture has proven very
exhaustive to the soil, and the cul-
tivatorS. finding that the decrlh>ed
WELD OF roots LETT them no profit,
have turned their attention to other
crops. AS Il result, beet sugar tao
tories .re reported closing Ill both
Germany and France, SO that this
once dreaded enemy OF the cane
sugar interest is being gradually
shorn OF its proportions.
Hitherto Cuba has been the prl"-
cipal rival Of the Louisiana sugar
planter, but little doubt now re
mains that the W,r in that unhappy
island will close only after the al
most complete ruin of sugar plan
tiers and the freeing OF the slaves,
which will be a blow ten fold worse
to them than it was to Louisiana
planters. for here necessity compelled
the blacks to return to labor. Will,
in Cuba the climate is so mild and
food so easily obtained that tho
freedom. of the slaves will result
entirely disastrous to the Sugar IN
ttrtSt.
For these reasons. all vi which. i;
must be admittel.are we'll grounded
we have high hopes for The iut'i.
of the Louisiana sugar interest
While we would not have planters
90 wild over their brilliant pros
poets. and make improvements De
yond their means. Net We ITO thilii
that every one shout! seek, 10y al
safe means. to increase his sugar
! crop-enlargc fields, open more DIT
ches. tertilize more thoroughly, I'm
prove machinery SO as to overcome
All wasle-in Il word, actively pre-
pare to safely meet Ilr golden oproG
tunity now ut hand.
We need millions OF capital t.
develop al, onr idle country; a'H
! tIous0uls OF Industrious farmers VII
here find greater profits than the,
ever dreamed Of in their most sal.
yuinc moments in other States. Al
will find room and a hearty welcome
Capitalists, who infome Nuntrie
find it difficult tie realize six per cent
for their money, will be surprised t.
learn that for long years, since tn
war, many Louisiana planters hay
paid upwards of trenty per cent. TO
money to conduct their places, am
even got out OF debt at that. Gen
tainly no other agricultural intereS
could stand such a drain. We Nee
the capitalist particularly, to cree
central factories, for nothing is nc
re needed in Dill State. Thousands
millions of acres of good sugar land
are idle because OF the want OF m5
chinery at hand to grind the can
which should and will be grow
thereon as soon as the proper m'
nufacturing facilities are given. u
me capital, come la5or-We al
suffering for want of both.
C. NfnJN,,,1I nf Indian.