The Louisiana cotton-boll. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-23

THE SUGAR OUTLOOK.

VI 9 HltSAAOhGg w ANHhA1N
that whatever is, is right, and
that social ed misfOrtunes are
only blessings in disguise. Such
has alwayfJ been u theory, and
it has given us a life of happiness,
To some it may seem almost i'm
possible, yet the writer can truly
say that while he has reached
middle-age, yet he has never
known q sorrow. Most of our
troubles are only imaginary, after
all +; we should have patience, aud
the "bright side of the picture"
will sooner or later reveal itself
to us.
We are led to these reflections,
upon making a survey of the suo~
cess, attending the efforts of sugar
Planters, during The past few
years, aud more particularly
while considering the probable
results of last years disastrous
failure of the sugar crop. The
chastisement then received by
planters who had not prepared
themselves for such an emergency,
is the most fortunate thing that
ever befell them, for it so fully
demonstrated the necessity of
their putting up improved sugar
machinery, that future returns
will more than compensate for
last years losses and the present
Inconvenience incident thereto.
W. are sure that already a major.
ity of the sugar planters of the
State are of our opinion on this
point, and that the day is not far
distant when they will even crate.
fully remember the year 1877 as
one in which they received the
best lesson of their lives.
The truth of the matter is, the
world is progressing, and If peo-
pie do not keep up to the times,
they will get hurt, one way or the
other. Time was, only a few
years since, when consumers read.
lily bought our brown sugars, but
they have learned that it is
cheaper as we'll as more agreeable
to use the refined article, and
hence we have a failing market
for our raw product. This fact
was patent before, but when mas
ture, by chilling blasts, demons
strated the absolute necessity for
the employment of better ma.
chinery, to be prepared for any
emergency, all must yield obedi,
ence or suffer the consequences.
Hence, the day of brown sugars
is fast passing away, and capi~
talists as we'll as planters who do
the work must recognize that the
only safety for the sugar interest
lies in their leaving nothing an.
done to meet the double requires
ment of consumers and the cli~
mate. Let it be the aim Of every
sugar manufacturer to make only
the best article of sugar, and if
capitalists will only realize the
fact, such a field for investment
as is TO day offered them in Lou
isiana was never before offered in
any agricultural country. Thou
sands of ambitious, industrious
men are ready to cultivate cane
for the central factor, and all they
want is a market for their cane,
when every acre of our fertile soil
will be made to contribute TO our
wealth. Instead of having two
manufacturers of brown
as now, we should have
ien thousand sugar mills in yearly
operation, and q large majority of
hese should send their raw Juice
If strip to the nearest central
to be made into refined
ugar. This is no visionary
bat events plainly show
hat the sugar industry Is under.
DING o complete revolution, and
. order to keep pace with the
emand for more and better
lgars, our planters must awake
D the Importance of the hour, and
How no opportunity for advance.
TENT to escape them,