The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1894-05-26
Earencro News.


From Our Regular Correspondent
The ''Sugar Planters Associa-
ton" met at the Alliance Hall last
Sunday to hear the report of the
committee consisting of Mcssrs. c.
G. Brown, v. E. Dupuis, and o. &.
Mouton, who had just returned from
New Orleans whence they had gone
to make certain arrangements, and
solicit bids for the erection of the
sugar refney here. MIR. O. c. Mou-
ton speaking for the committee de-
clared that while everything else was
entirely satisfactory, it would be an
impossibility to complete the plant
in time to 'stake off" the coming
crop. This conclusion was reluc-
family reached after the committee
had consulted with number of
machinery agents and sugar factors.
Mr.. Mouton related the several in
terviews had with these gentlemen,
and made everything clear to his
listeners, which comprised nearly
all of the cane planters of Carencro,
Mouton Switch and Sun Set. Instead
of becoming discouraged they grace
fully accepted the inevitable, and
determined to increase their men,
bership, and stand together with the
sole object in view of carrying out
the original plan next January. A
large number of gentlemen of Sun
Set have contributed literally, and
will really be among the most i'm
portant STOCKHOLDERS of the concern.
The Sugar Planters Association has
effected a permanent organization.
The next regular meeting will be
held in Carencro on Nov. IS and
during the interim will be subject
to the call of the president. Your
being thoroughly
conversant with the workings of the
and being in a position
to know what he is writing about,
wishes it distinctly understood that
this is not a failure, but merely a
postponement of a positive
plan, that will be worked to a sue
cessful conclusion next winter, in
proper time to grind the crop of 1895.
There is to be an excursion
from Thlbodeaux to Carencro on
June "a and it behooves our people
to make arrangements to give the
excursionists as pleasant reception
as possible. The selection of Caren-
GRO is compliment to our people
which we have no doubt will be fully
appreciated. More anon.
MIR. A. G. Gui1beau has re-
ceived a complete new cotton gin
outfit, consisting ofpowerful M achi-
merry, and self packing cotton press.
We congratulate Mr.. Guilbeau on
his enterprise, and wish him every
success.
MIR. J. r. Jones, receiver of
the Teche Railroad, passed through
town last Sunday, and your cores
pondent availed himself of the OPP
portunity to question him as to
when the road would be completed
to Breaux Bridge. Mr.. Jones
declared that a force of men would
start to word within two weeks to
finish the road between Grand Point
and Breaux Bridge, but how long 1t
would take to complete the work
he could not say.
DIR. Guilbeau of Breaux Bridge
was in town last Sunday.
The Sugar Planters Association
intend to get all the subscriptions
for stock that they possibly can, SO
that they will be enabled to put up
a 600 ton refinery instead of 400 as
originally intended.
-Totidem Verbs salutes Bro.
Cherokee, and thanks him for the
nice compliment paid Carencro and
its people. Carencro is not on
boom, it is merely gradually reach
ing that position that nature and its
situation designed that it should,
and which by harmony of action,
and exercise of energy it is bound
to acquire.
"A contributor to the "Adver-
tiser" suggests the establishment Of
a Bureau of Statistics in each parish