The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1884-09-20
RaEaie Culture.
/. o. Times.Democrat.

Az W ASuOo"bCiuUGA1t,
When tne Ramie Manufacturing Com
pany of New York made their overtures
to Gov. McEnery. the Times Democrat
thought it prudent to ask for further
information. Fhe offer was fair one.
To raise ramie and to sell the crude
bark at five cents per pound is better
business than commonly falls to the lot
of the farmer, but it was necessary to
be sure that the farmer, in entering up
on'a new business and revolutioDizing
his agricultural plans, would be met in
good faith by the other party to the
contract-would be guaranteedhi his COM
penation. In this spirit, and having at
heart the interests of our planters, we
put forth the inquiry referred to, and
have received prompt and frank res
ponse from the New York Company.
The communication is printed herewith
and we commend it to the careful pc
rusal of our friends. The company re-
ply fully to all inquiries, and will no
doubt respond with equal frankness to
any question that may be suggested in
the future.
RAMIE FIBRE MANUFACTURING CoMPAHY1
+
New York, Aug. %, 1884. }
To the Editor Of the Times. Democrat
Your article on our undertaking, which
consists in buying the raw bark Of ramie and
| extracting the fibre by new process of our
own, rightly calls for more information as to
our mode Of proceeding. We have in the
printers hands pamphlet which you will
receive In q few Gays in answer to your
queries.
Meanwhile beg to state that our company
IN contracting with ramie growers for the
raw bark will offer satisfactory security for
the faithful execution of any agreement we
may make. We will also offer to the planter
a new aud easy hand separator, to remove
the crude bark from the stalk. This crude
| bark is simply the skin of the stalk, like that
Of the willow used in basket-work and the
separation ls effected so easily that probably
many growers will make their own instru-
ments for the purpose, because the necessity
of seraping the said bark, heretofore reauir-
ed. is suppressed by our chemical process,
which turns out the product for combining
and spinning Moreover, sir. we are not the
only purchasers OF crude ramie bark, as there
is in France an Important concern, La Sociste
de CREDIT d PI1,dustrie, openly Offering good
prices for the French product.
Herewith q sample illustrating this raw
bark partially treated by cur process.
Hoping the above explanation will satisfy
all interested parties, we remain, yours re-
spectfully, J. JUvENET,
Secretary of the Ralnie Fibre Manufacturing
Company.
9The Important point of Mr.. Juvenet's
statement is that the company are pre-
pared TO give satisfactory assurance of
their willingness and ability to execute
in good faith any contract they may
make. It is now in order for some of
our planters to publish the result of
their ezperiments-a full account OF
the manner Of propagating. eultivating
and harvesting the plant-its cost, the
amount of handling reqaired-in short
complete history of the industry COM
piled in such shape as to furnish a
thorough guide to those contemplating
an embarkation in the new departure.
Our planters will then have the situa-
ton clearly before them and can de-
eide with intelligence as to their policy.
Pens, Pencils, Ink, Stationery, Seal
ing Wax, Paper Fasteners, Ink and
Pencil Erasers, States, School Books,
School Bags, ETC., at the Star Grocery.
The Queen of England for herself
alone receives every year from the
English Government over 90, ,0O0, ,00C
for life. The Prince of w ales draws every
year $500, 900 from the English treasury
The Princess of Wales, for pin money
$50, 900, the Duke of Edinburgh $780,.
900, Princess Louise, Marchioness oi
Lone, $4,000, Prince Arthur $l32, SOC
aud Prince Leopold about the same
sum. Then comes the Duchess ol
Can,y,ridrc @Qfa 00n 4I,a p,snooss,s ).