Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-12

..vsotv.fve years. An intenu'ns yn.
rh.ssr can thus tell just what p
MS been doing for more than naIi 80.
fury. These young Ohio iarm ugh,
na'' 20 shs .urar.pIsnterx methods most
o'' sSn.s,,irv They produced TWO 1919
80 q ols 40 pounds. and last year fe~,V"
,,. ,rbe crop OF last year, Whnoue
-. ,sn,,ptv. sold for $4,000. The bounty
,,'ss no 400 more The cost OF making .his
crop. everything included, was apou'
ssa 100. How long would they nave o's''
In making this amount AZ 'asnnns ~
oh,oa one more Ohio case, II the reaoer
will allow: c.,...,. Ia
80 q vholesaie-grocer there. His heaith
ave away. and he came to New orleans
10 reruperate II he could. He travelled
about the State. and fell In love win its
charming rural beauty, It's Creole tongue,
and soft. heaIthful climate. SO he bought
two great estates about twenty-five miles
below New Orleans, on the mighty Mis-
sissippi river OF course. In the past TWO
years he has made 5,7S0.Vo pounos OF
white sugar on them. Being rather new
M the business. IL cost him % per cent.
of the price for which he sold his crop
TO make them He has received In bounty
in the last two years about sl2S'0o
SENATOR CAFFERY IS a BARON.
Senator Don Caffery Cwho was elected
to succeed the late Randall Gibson as
United States SENATOR made In his sugar
house on the Teche two years ago, o,iE,-
SIS pounds OF sugar. Lewis ). clark
young Kentuckian. came to Louisiaha
some years ago. He preferred rural
TO a city life, so he purchased a cnaim
ing place on the Teche. He harmed "
a little. as he said to his friends. In B9l
his crop was 100000 pounds. and last
year about the same. Mr.. Clarke says
he Is not surprised 10 hear that farmers
boys in Louisiana do not quit the FAMILY
plantation to go into towns and TO be-
come clerks and bounty-jumpers. john 1.
Moore. Of Chicago Is another million
aire from that city, who was tired or
facing the winter winds from the North
as they blew swift and strong across the
lake So he purchased "A winter home
on Bayou la Fourche, which he called
Waubun. He. too. is planting niue.
lust for amusement" He made @wpVV
pounds last year and expects 100000 this
If nothing happens.
Twenty years ago Cakes Ames and his
brother. Frank. of Boston, bought the es-
tate Of b. Laureant Millandon. consisting
Of 1900 acres, and within cannon shot or
New Orleans. on II are two or the pest
sugar plantations I'm the state. They
made last year $4,000 pounds OF white
sugar. The Ames brothers have lovely
winter residences on them.
TWO JEWISH AGRICULTURISTS.
II is not often that Jewish agrcultu-
rists are seen in the North and West.
But among the most extensive planters
OF sugar in the State are two lsraelitish
gentlemen. Leon Godchaux. one OF them,
owned Ave plantations. whose aggregated
crops last year were a little over 100000
pounds OF white sugar. He received IA
the bounty on sugar $4,000. The Lemann
brothers owned four plantations, on
which in 1928, they made 9.Wo,OOO
pounds.
The estate OF John Burnside. a Scotch
Irish millionaire bachelor who died few
years ago, has made. the banner crop OF
the State FOR years. Five OF the places are
I'm block-that is. lay together. They
were sold by the late Mrs. Gaines's puta-
tive father. Daniel Clark. 10 General
Wade Hampton (the grandfather OF the
present GeneraD In 1910, with negroes
about 1000 In number, fon $l.000OOo. In
1850 Mr. Burnside bought OF Jean Baptlste
Armant. the celebrated Armant planta-
ton, Of 10000 acres. sixty miles above
New orleans. on the river and the pro
perty belonging with II for 100000. lie
discounted his notes, making the transac-
ton a cash one. Two other places were
acquired by Mr.. Burnside. At his death
he was the most extensive sugar planter
I'm Louisiana. The crops OF these places
last year were 1860. Sl2 pounds Of sugar
OF the finest grade. which sold for about
81, 10000, the bounty being $4,000 for each
million pounds.
BELLE ALLIANCE THE BEST
The most valuable single sugar plan
tation in Louisiana s. the Belle Alliance
place. belonging To James +. Kock. II is
In the parish of Assumption. on Bayou La
Fourche. and contains about $500 acres
of tillabie land. 1t made in 1891 4.74739l
pounds, and last year 4,Ssl,6i7 pounds.
In equipment il is perfect and possessing
charming residence and spacious
grounds. II Is the model of a rich planters
home. 1t is one OF the lucky places Of the
State. too, and made Mr.. Rocks father.
who also owned St Emma, very wealthy
man. Next 20 this place in value-and by
some regarded as preferable-is the
great Evan Hall estate Of Mccall
Brothers, who have residence i'm Phila-
delpha This splendid property is on the
Mississippi river. beautifully situated, and
with everything about 1t to make IL de-
sirable IL made In 1891 i,l5l $50 pounds
and last year 5,52s. SAP pounds.
The State of Louisiana can easily make
all Of the sugar the United States will
consume. All the planters ask is the
restoration OF the old-time tariff. BY rca-
son OF this tariff the Louisiana planter
received 81 10000 more than he would
have got for his sugar without It.. while
the government received s57.0OOGCO. The
planter thinks this the farest tariff that
ever existed, for all classes help 10 paw
it. w. II. r.