, 1881-01-05
regard to the delivery for canes, while
nkhora had niuon nnlu half THAR nrnn

word for the Planters. Mr.. Tietgen contin.
ued, according to the report, as follows
"Hs had not wished to paint the Plant.
ers black, that they could look after them
selves. but when they had binding contracts
they ought to fulfil them. It happened so
often that people entered into contracts
which they repented OF afterwards. The
Planters had, as it was use and custom in
st. Croix, taken the law into their WI
hands, but there were however always two
parties to o contract
So far Mr.. Tietgen. According to the
accounts both oral and written which oc.
casiOnally have reached me, and probably
many Others, from out there in regard to the
reciprocal relations between the Factory
ADD the Planters, the matter has a some.
what~differeut aspect. 1t is insisted upon.
that the Factory by frequent Interruptions
during the crop seasons (these being
caused by defects 10 the construction,
unfortunate relations in regard to the
management, want of money, and so forth)
have brought on the parties under contract
to it, that is the Planters, considerable in
convenience and loss that the Factory
Company had OF its own motion reduced
she payment agreed on: that it called
on the Planters to accept part pay.
ment in tolerably worthless shares, un.
der the declaration that otherwise they
would get no payment at all above
oil, that the condition of the Factory's
affairs in the past has been such that
the interest and expectation with which
it's establishment was greeted have justi-
iably given way to feelings Of on opposite
kind.
The question is by no means o matter
otindittarence. The State Treasury became
under the Law Of 1876 engaged to the
extent of 2 millions of crowns as q loan to
this factory under the understanding that
10 iuice-stations were to be erected Id con-
nection with the principal building. The
Company has only erected s stations, but
nevertheless tho State Treasury, with what
right shall not here be discussed, has given
out nearly il millions of crowns, Of which
the interest will apparently remain out
standing. It has hitherto been supposed
that this additional burden tor the State
Treasury had been caused, at any rate in
part, by a series of blunders and misfor.
tunes, both in the construction and work.
ing. which could not by any means be
said to be all of them undeserved by the
company. Now however Mr.. Tietgen
seems to push the blame on to the Planters,
whose failure TO fulfil their contracts Is
alleged as the cause of the bad results.
Aud it would therefore be very interesting,
IN reference to the State Treasury, to
obtain a clearer elucidation as to who is
right, Mr. Tietgen or the Planters. This
side Of the case is however far from being
the most important. Even il more of the
States means were given for this business
than were provided to be given according
to the extent OF the work, even then it
would do, so long as the purpose intended
was achieved. 1t was intended by the
establishment of the factories 70 secure and
increase the sugar cultivation Of st. Croix,
and thereby contribute to insure for the
island a good future. AS the condition OF
affairs has been up till now, this object
seems to have been missed and, even if
we dare expect some change for the better
in the future, still a long and valuable time
has been virtually thrown away. Many
still think that if tho Company had been
successful in the construction, careful IN
the management, and showing good will
with strictness in the fulilment of their
engagements towards the contracting
Planters, then the large eastern part OF the
island would by this time have been able
to rejoice in a fortunate resuscitatiOn as the