, 1885-02-04

tates, having a piece of ground with build
lngs and works upon it as common pro-
perty, to be used for their benefit mutu.
ally? Where the parties have not them
selves the means of fixing up the new
works, there would easily be found some
monied man, either to undertake the cree,
ton as an enterprise by contract, or to adj
vance the money as a simple loan on Sc
curlty. AS the mortgageholders would
benefit quite as much as the proprietOrS
by the large increase Of the yearly reve-
nue., their consent would not be refused.
1t is not an easy matter for capitalists to
invest money on good security at six per
cent, ana it would be to the advantage of
all parties, to arrange for the repayment
by a fixed yearly amount, including inter
est and ~part-payment of capital (amortiza-
tom. This would be a kind of aSineS cen
tra{es, Oh a minor scale than what we saw
quite lately proposed to the Antigua
planters. That the mere settlement of an
agreement of that nature, as well as the
carrying it into operation, would be a work
OF great difficulty, requiring much thought
and perseverance, is evident, but it is the
business OF those whose interests, aud per-
maps existence, are at stake, to study close
~ beforehand the nature of the obstacles
to be overcome, and then to apply their
energy and perseverance in cOnQuerlng
those difficulties, which after all may be
found not 50 very great as they appear at
a distance. One thing is beyond all doubt,
and that is, that in d very short time
great changes will take place in the mode
of extracting the Sacharine matter con.
tanned in the cane, and that thereby a far
greater quantity of sugar will be got from
the same quantity of canes. 1t seems, rs
if everywhere, where the cane cultivation
exists, people are e~Xertiug themselves
towards that object. Besides the ESpeut
system, of which we are vet awaiting the
final result, we learnt a few days ago of a
new process, carried on in Louisiana, of
which a telegram says: "the Louisiana
people expect, that a better summer pro-
duce will follow the introduction OF the
new processes Warmoth has extracted
1913 lbs. of sugar from a ton Of canes" This
is near upon 100 10. Now all these i'm.
prOVementS, while they are g0dSends to
those who can avail themselves of them,
must ut the same time make the cOmpetl-
ton more difficult for those who cannot
A change from 50 o to 10o 0 is equivalent
to an increase of Z on the Louisiana crops,
anal the extension of the process, which
would very soon follow, over the other
OtAO'SuSdI l4ouuCluS COuIIUAICo NOo'A A"'O
the same effect on them and on the price
of sugar all over the world; how much
greater would the effect of the prices be,
if the ESpeut system were to prove finally
to realize what is expected of it, and what
it is said has been lone already Now
st. CrOix has the disadvantage of being
divided into a number of comparatively
small properties, which taken separately
are not in the condition OF benefting from
the changes in tue course of being intro
duced in the manufacture of cane-sugar.
There is therefore but one recourse lett
to combine several properties into one, as
far as the manufacturing process is con-
cerned. If that should prove impossible,
the prospects are dark indeed.
The last part of Mr.. H%agemann's publ
cation treats of the benefit to agriculture
generally from the production OF sugar
from beet-roots, and has therefore no
direct interest for the West India planter.
What Mr.. Hagemann says on the subject
seems however to indicate, that the culture
of the plant requires a perceptibly larger
employment both of labour and artificial
manure ga liberal quantity of manure")
than what is necessary for other purposes.
What interests us is whether these gene
raj advantages to the land, added to the
price of the roots are large enough to in
duce the landowner or farmer to sell his
roots to the factory at a lower price than
the one hitherto paid, d question only to be
solved fully by experience.