The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-01-02

BELLE TERRE.-We had the pleasure of
paying visit to the Belle Terre plantation,
/ Tuesday evening, thanks to the courtesy of
| NJ ,ster Ferdinand Lemann, and made
thorough inspection Of the sugar house n
al lis departments, under the guidance of
our estesmed friend, Mr.. J. Eiphege Lc-
Blanc, tbs popular manager of the place.
Inc engine was running s1n oothly and
steadily under the competent direction of
Mr.. Jacob Smith, chief engineer, assisted
by Mr.. Henry Nores of Port Barrow. 1t
the vacuum PAW found the skillful sugar.
| maker, Mr.. Fl. II. Busch, with Master Vim
cent Leblanc, son of the manager, rs assist.
ant. In the sugar weigher's department
Mr.. D. Me,ancon of St. Landry parish
On duty and kindly supplied US with a SAM
pie of each of the three qualities of pretty
sugar being manufactured at Belle Terre
Mr.. Ant. V. Pintado concluded his season's
labors as cane wcigher while we were OH the
premises and handed his final report to the
manager, showing total of 6947 loads Of
cane hauled to the mill, aggregating in
weight sO75 tons and 1860 pounds This
was the product of 200 acres of plant and
1oS of stubble, and gave nearly 100000
pounds of sugar and 400 barrels of molas-
ses. Belle Terre thus shows the splendid
average of over rs tons of cane and nearly
5000 pounds of sugar to the acre, and fully
ll0pounds of sugar per ton of cane. At the
water pump We found Mr. Louis Leblanc,
the managers eldest son, in charge. Belle
Terre has a new two roller supplemental
mill, put up during the past autumn by en-
gineer Smith, and it has done excellent
work. Only one accident occurred to the
machinery during the grinding season just
closed, and that was of nature which
could not be foreseen. The piston of the
vacuum pump broke inside one of the cyl
inders last week, and had to be sent to
New Orleans for repair, causing couple
of days. delay. Mr.. Smith has always been
very fortunate in this respect, and we
doubt if there is another engineer in the
State whoscap equal his record for exemp-
ton from accidents. The Messrs. Lemann
have fine piece of property in the Belle
Terre plantation and its improvements,
and are to be congratulated upon securing
such an efficient corps of employees to man
age the place and take off its crop.
SALE OF THE: MARKET AND WHARF LEASES
On Tuesday last, the 29th ult., Town
Treasurer So!ozano sold at public auction
the leases of the Donaidsouville market |
and wharf privileges for the yea. 1876, and
there was lively competition for both. The
market lease was adjudicated to Mr.. Frank
Martinez for $500, and the wharf lease to
Judge Fl. 0. Maher for $3.50 The prices |
secured in both instances were larger than
1884, the market lease for the last six
months of that year was sold for :s695, and |
the wharf lease for S1345, hence the fig
ures bid last Tuesday were proportion
ally larger in case of the market and slight
jy smaller ii case of tie wharf. The low
rates of freight now charged by the rail
road have materially decreased the wharf
age revenues, and it WIS scarcely expected
that the lease Of the wharf wopid have com
manded such good price as that offered
by Judge Malier. Ike Town Courcil met
in special session on Thursday to receive
the report of Treasurer So!czaro and con
slider the securities offered by the wharf
and market lesFees for the faithful oxecu-
lion Of their contracts with the town.
Messrs. Antoine Montecino and John Mar
.iEez indorsed IS suleties for Mr.. Martinez.
and Messrs. M. Schonterg, David Israel and
Louis Lefort us sureties for Judge Maher,
Ill Of whom were accepted The new les
sees took charge Of the wharf and market