The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1890-04-05
100 Doses One Dollar
ASCENSION BRANCH, SUGAR PLANTERS
A9snnI ATOM nF TnTIIsI ANA

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The monthly meeting Of the A. B. 8. II.
A. was held last Tuesday at its rooms in
DopaldsonvilIe with President w. P. Miles
in the chair and an unusually numerous
attendance of members. The report of
the treasurer was read, followed by the
meteorological report for March, showing
an average temperature of 6S.46 degrees.
The highest point reached was 80 degrees,
on the 18th, 21st and Both days Of the month,
and the lowest 81 degrees, on the 2nd.
Messrs. r. Z. Hanson, r. McCaI, G. A.
Gandran, B. McCqlloh and 6. Kline were
appointed committee of arrangements
for the annual dinner OF the Associations
TO take place on the first Tuesday of May
Mr. Henry Mccall offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which were unan-
imonsly adopted:
WHEREAs, The Committee of Ways and
Means m the preparation OF its bill for the re-
duetion OF tariff duties, has struck m Ost nm
r5m pFes ssas duties e. a
cent. dd ,'asoreas on all sugar below I6 Dutch
standard e and % per cent. on all sugars above
~, - cnt that our industry cannot stand nd
against the bounty fed beet sugars of Eurune
or tho sngars produced in tropical Countries by
~ p paIa, sem,-sIave Or pelon labor therefore,
BE q resotoed by this Association Represent
ing specially the interests of Ascansion na r1ah
foremost in the ranks of improved agrieiIItnre,
ana manufacture OF sugar. That tie parent
IT onea 81 sugar planters should
California, Nebraska and other sugar produe.
ing States of the Union, to prevent the nassane
~ PHI winch Will crush out the rapidly grow
ang sugar industry of the country
with proper protection to this iufinstrv IL |
SaI surely 90 asserted that within 8 decade The |
United States can Furnish its population with |
nome S15.000,000 Go St1n.000,0 600. and give EN-
pioyment to several millions OF people now
tsin n n raising grain ip ruinous competi-
ti1 u W n hassla. India and other countries.
! re se = fes9tged, That the Secretary of this
association pc and is hereby instructed to fur
nlsh copy OF this preamble and resolutions
and in as IN ian Sugar Pante6s
II n;at G ON fron the Third Congressional
Inc stage Of the river was suggested as a
topic of discussion and the general opinion
vas that there would be little if any further
rise in this section. The wild and ridiou-
Ions predictions attributed to sergt. Dunn
Of the New York signal office were seyerelv
criticized and condemned.
An Interchange of opinions on the con.
dltion Of the cane crop ELECTED the crafty I
pg information that both stubbie and /
aiant haye recuperated admirably since {
he freezes of March /, 2 and 3, and THAI
He extent OF injury sustained. even ~
Itnbble that had been dug prior to the cold i
map, Is very much smaller than had been 3
cared. Mr.. Cofield said his plant was nov /
y good as before the freeze, but his stub {
'ls was Injured somewhat. Distance be- s
ween cane rows, the advisability of shay v
nR stnoble at this iunoture and the rela- /
i've advantages OF planting two or three ?
anes IN row we're successive topics of q
ascussion which brought forth interesting #
xpressions OF opinion and reports of ext
erience from Rfessrs. files, Cofleld, Hen. g
Mccall, Nolan, Hanson and other men, f,
ers.
On motion Of Mr.. Bernard Lemann the Il
nnual ball vas postponed until the expir- Il
hon OF the period Of thirty days during o.
s'ieh the hall gould bs dFaped in mourn p
~ oy reason of the death of the Assooia- q
ons lamented member, Mr., Frederick eli
uneir and the ball committee was anthor- n.
cd to ny the dssfe of the entertainment. SO
0r. henry Motiall referred 10 the great q,
80 sustained BY the Association and the vi
at large in the death Of Mr. p
anei. and moved that committee of VI,
rec Do appointed 10 draft appropriate Ii
solutions which should be spread upon da
minutes and y copy forwarded to the vi
Feayed family BY the secretary. nj,
President Miles and Mr. e. N. pugb I'll
oke in feeling terms of the spotless i,a
aracter, blameless life and eminent nph- n,
services Of the la,nented gentleman tn,
ose loss IL go deeply and widely mourned. ST
g motion Of Mr.. Mccall was then !
opted, ths chair appointed Messrs' Henry
,Caii, T. y. Pngh and r. 7. Hanson ~ eal
! committee on memorial FesoInfIons Co
q the Association adjourned as Il mari m III
nect to The memory of The s3esease;3 -
resolutions prepared BY the com mfftsa ne
pc found in ANOTHER column. LIE
subsequent to the adjournment the hall Tsr
nm1ttee assembled and designated tst
dnesdas, evening April 80, as the dais Iqu
the anpual ball. F OF
laod,s SaEsapariila has the laratst 4sata ~ -
laeniclne before the public. Any shanss, Do
ss'ss Waii coanrm this statement. -: emit
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