The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-10-07

descent lights and six arc lights sur
rounding the buildings.
IN each vacuum pan and double eff
feet is placed one 80 candle power in
curdescent light.
This electric plant was tried for the
first time some day last week. and it
worked like a charm.
Double railroad tracks run under
the immense cane shed (Which has al
ready been described in communi-
cation recently publ;shed) ending
with traverse table for the purpose
Of shifting the empty ears from one
track . lie other. A double scale is
connected with double tracks to weigh
ful! and empty cars.
Besides these scales, another scale
IS erected near the plantation office
Tor weighing loaded and empty carts
and wagons
All the water furnished to the retin-
cry is received in two large ponds,
supplied ny pumps, at Il pumping sta
;ion situated on or near Bayou Lafour-
che 2o00 it. from the refinery. This
pumping station consists of two boil
ers Of 20 horse power each; one pump
~ sCction, 10' discharge; another
pump 10" suction, s" discharge and
a third pump, g. suctlcl. 5" discharge;
tl;s building is 10 It. long by 81 #.
wide.
III connection with this manamnth
structure, 4 boarding house y6 it. long
by so It. wide, TWO stories high is now
being erected for the accommodation of
skilled laborers and mechanics during
the gri? ding season, ;l,I3 ii cooper
shop 200x50', already built. for tie
purpose of putting up sugar barrels
The exterior Of the entire refinery
IS neatly ard elegantly finished and
painted slate color, and roof covered
with slate and asbestos roofing, same
c"los as SLATE: tile ceilings ard sit:ings
Of ts:a interior are finished off with our
native woods, pine and cyt tress, hi,.i
oil vanished, and present il most neat
and clean appearance.
The greater portion of all ibis gast
machinery comes from the New En-
gland. Middle and Western States,
thus showing that the sugar industry
to the st. tes where this most necessary
prodact is raised and manufactured.
but also to the states where these very
costly m&cAineIies are made.
This refinery ana the vast sugar es-
tate surrounding It is ably managed
and conducted by Messrs August
Rantz, Manager, Fernand Montegnt,
lst assistant manager, and Albert Ay
cock, 3rd as sistant manager, with Mr..
>. J. Lasseisne, general book keeper.
Col. w. j. O'Nell, Of New Orleans.
is Chief Engineer, and Superin!end-
ent of construction OF machinery, Mr.
! Ozam6 Michel. uperintending Aiehi ,
tect, and MIR. \. w. Bnnvilain, Of
Houma, La, superintendent of mason
rs.
| In conclusion we will state that we
have been through quite Il mum her Of
sugar retineries, bnt this one is the
! largest aud most complete one we ev-
er visited. 1t is to be desired that
others will follow in the foot steps OF
/ Mir. Leon Godchanx, one of the most
| e'terpfiaing men within the borders OF
! our state, and thus promote to its full
est extent the sugar industry Of onr
State whose soil is excelled by no 9th
Ell in the wo,ld.
This plant viii granulate between
| seven AID eight million pounds of su-
gar this season, comprising the Race
land plantation crop proper about g.
| 800, eco pounds, and the balance from
cane bought from Upper Ten, Alexan-
Dire Theiiot, Prosper Toaps, .. Lee
gend,e. Just below Raceland. and Ell
phege Leblanc. and syrups from Mary
Plantation of Richard Foret, "Cel:na,
or LeD lanc and Barker, and from ths
plantations of Messrs Ursin Leblanc
Toups Bros, and Breaux Bros. OF
West Bank of Bayou Lafourche.