The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-04
THE PLANTERS IN COUNCIL.
AN INTERESTING MEETING or 0uH
SUGAR GROWERS LAST NIGHT.

About half past 7 s'ciotk there were gathered |
In the office Of the Crescent City Oil Company
tully sixty Of our prominent sugar growers.
called together for The purpose of discussing the
sugar interests. duncan y. Ksnnsr, ESD. In the
chair.
The first business cf the evening was The read
ing Of report of the executive COMMITTEES by Mr.
Dymond. He read communication sent 10 the
Grocefs Association Of Cincinnati, and q series
of resolutions asking that the present tariff be
maintained.
President Henner stat ed that the Executive
Committee had addressed somewhat similar
letter 10 the Board Of Ira de Of ST.. Louis, but no
action has been taken on II. He desired 10 say.
further, while he had The opportunity, that the
good effeet The Planters Association had already
had was The action already secured by the action
Of the Groosrs Assoeia ii ON Of Cincinnati. He
regretted that Congressman Gibson had NOT
arrived. bnt he was expected daily.
Senator aoode desired 10 know whether The
action OF The meeting would be considered az
indersing the Cincinnati grooers.
Mr.. Kennsr replied thai the question Of tariff
had been thoroughly discussed st the last meet
ing, and that IL was The opinion Ut those present
that the present tsriff should remain. II WAS as
nearly fair tariff ~ could be had, with perhaps
few changes. He referred TO The importation
Of sugar from abroad that had been artidcially
eolored go a. 10 reduce their grade according 10
the Dutch standard. The Secretary Of the Treas
ury. by bis report, hes shown deposition to
allow the present tariff 10 remsn. He suggest
cd that there be chsnge making three grades.
rhe Planters Association propose the adoption
ef I've grades.
He regyetted that Gen, Gibson had not arrived.
AZ he WAS ON the Committee on Ways and Means
and had access TO information That eynld not be
had outside. The reason the association had
waited 90 long was 10 find out what WAS The in
tsntion Of that committee.
sspster Gopds then said that he did not desire
10 make any extended remarks, but he regretted
that The subject Of tariff had been brought into
the association He knew that there had been
much complaint regarding the present tariff,
which In considered Discriminating tariff. The
| assogiatipn contains members who produce
brown sugars and refine them. The tariff ss At
present in fores WAS not satisfactory 10 the ma
jority Of sugar planters Of the state.
Bradish johnson. Eg,, said that be could not
| understand hsw there could be any sntsgonism
| OF itnpor ted sugars 10 give them lower grade.
| He thought the grooers Of CinoinnsH we're shout
right. AZ also was the Secretary Of the Treasury.
Mr.. Dymond, said that Senator aoode hsd,
doubtless. forgotten that ths object OF the 1850.
citation Was the very question Of tariff. move.
ment, II Was reported. Was ON foot TO rednes the
tariff 10 one cent, and the object Of the sssoois-
| ton Was 10 prevent this
! President Kennsr said there WAS no sntago-
| nism between the msktr OF crude and refined
sugars. The present tariff ia ~ high ss Louisi.
ans ever got since 1873.
Mr.. John q. Walls then read the following
paper on windrowing;
| The szsoutiys committee having kindly ex-
pressed the desire that should read before the
| association, at this meeting, psper upon the
| spbiset Of windrowing sugar cane, do not feel
A. liberty 10 d. cline the invitaton although time
| has been wanting TO make IT at all compste. The
subject is made conspicuous by the disasters
Of the past season that II some more Uniform and
enlightened method OF saving the crop is not
| reached, the entire sugar industry will continus
exposed TO fluctuations that almost ysarly
| tbrsatsn ito annihation.
Upon most oi the important points that inter
est ns there is such varsity OF opinion that ths
experiences Of The past have unfortunately not
been susceptible of demonstration, and have
carried Nttls weight with them.
| We, NJ last, find ourselves compelled to resort
| TO the instruments which science has furnished,
sni which are In familiar use in the other sugar.
growing countries Of The world
| These instruments show, with precision, facts
which eoud only be asoertsinsd, by aetual manu-
fscturs, with all it's attendant Irregularities.
| The all-importapt question 10, HOW can THE
cane crop be saved
I shall discuss the subject in the following
order:
i. BY windrowipg when tho bud is killed, or. d
\ temperature OF 80 TO 30 deg. Fahrenheit.
Q. BY windrowipg ut lower temperature.
3. BY wndrowiDg at fixed time, or when th4
cane reaches an average maturity.
At the lsst meeting Of the association Mr.
Kenner mentioned that had stated to him tina
cane windrowed In tho fall OF 1876 had retained
all Ito saecharue properties ut the end OF fort
DAYS. An editorial in the New Orleans Time
called for the facts, which we're given thus, Jude
date OF December l9
, Since the publication, every opportunity ha
, bssn sought 10 accum uate observations on th
same temperature. On Christmas morning
learned that the cane was comparatively unin
jured on the plantation OF Mr.. P. J. Kennedy
ten miles above the city. A very competent an
thority pronounced 1t impossible. Coming from
j Carroiiton that night laborer was met carryin
home q very fine cane. He stated that he ha
9 Just brought II from Mr.. Kennedy . place. o
careful examination 1t was found TO be swee
from END 10 eud. 5Rtsheu tuab His LOCALITY hA
8 not been visited by the low Temperature expe
G rienced by most Of us, an examination was mad
, Of Duhamels New Orleans record. 1t showed
November 20, 6 q. M, 3s deg; November 81
I 80 deg; December i, % deg; December 2, 2
g deg, and December 3, 40 deg.
@ Next morning o messenger WAS sent 70 tn
4 plantation for few average canes. He foun
z them rolling standing canes on the twenty-se'
: enth day after the freeze. One sample can
Il showed fourteen out OF fifteen joints to be swee
d Mr.. Kennedy stated that the Thermometer ha
r only fallen there to 80 deg. Specimens {
+ his windrowed cane, forwarded BY this associ'
= tion, were tested on January / past. They wei
n large and thrifty; still they tested IL per CEN
e There was no apparent deterioration or lack .
l. sweetness in any Of the joints, and in all prol
# ability they had never been better. Again
i learning on New Years day that a small piar
It ter Mr. Lambert, In the parish OF Bs. James, ha
4 pa ch OF fourteen acres to roll at an adj 5inn
tugar-house, when their own crop should ha'
been completed, visited his field and found hi
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