The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1899-05-06
MEETING.
Proceedings.

:. Pursuant to call. there assembled
at the Court House.; Saturda,
= April 10Th, a number Of farmer.
Interested in the cultivation o.
sugar cane, for the purpose of con.
sidering the contract submitted the
planters by the Lafayette Sugar
Refinery Company.
Mr.. w. B. Torian called the
meeting to order and on motion
duly made Messrs C.. o. Mouton,
and r. c. Greig were elected
president and secretary respec-
tiv.ly.
! Chairman Mouton explained the
object of the meeting and thanked
the assembly for the honor con-
ferred. Mr.. Mouton urged in
spirit of conciliation the utmost
prudence and wisdom in the delib-
erations, cautioning against any
measures that might injuriously
affect the interests of either planter
or refinery.
Messrs. w. B. Torian and Crow
Girard then addressed the meeting
and touched upon some objection
able features, of the contract. By
motion Messrs. Girard and Torian
were appointed committee to
examine the said proposed con-
tract report the Objectionable clause
and suggest whatever modification
they deemed necessary to secure
the sugar planter from any unjust
or unfair discrimination. In due
time the committee reported the
following Objectionable clauses.
Ist. Clause giving right to re-
fnery to reject cane uader certain
conditions. Unfair. - /
end. Juice test to beI2 degrees
sucrose--too high. It
3rd. Regulation for daily deliv-
cry Of cane. Untlir. i
4th. Contract may be nullifed
by company under certain contin {
gencies and new basis proposed by a
company. Unfair. t
Other features of minor impor- a
tance were also discussed, when v
upon motion Mr.. JOS. A. Chargois t
A committee Of seven consisting of n
Messrs Grow Girard, J. O. Brous- b
sard, w: b. Torian, Simeon Beg RI
maud, J. 2. Gulley, S. J. Mont e
gomcry, J. +. Mouton, and c. o.
Mouton, was appointed and author r
lied to confer with the refinery n
management with view of amica-
bly, adjusting all existing differ-1a~ =
enceS. +,
The meeting then adjourned to a' a1
meet Saturday May goth, at 3 - =,
o clock p. m. to receive the re- se
port of the committee and take
any further steps deemed advisable
to protect the planters interest.
R.C. GREIG, c. o. MoUToN, a
Secretary. President tn
.It is to be hoped that the COM 1t
mittee appointed by the farmers ar
will be successful with all parties h;
It is high time that a tn
certain class OF people be informed A
that this world was not made in
one sided. Everywhere the farm az
ing class in the last few years has ar
,orne all the burdens oflife. The pi
armers have taken the status of ey
he old slaves. They have been ad
made to toll necessarily to satisfy M
he unsuitable greed Of the capi- Sc
alists. In all Of their dealings sir
With the moneyed class they have pr
,een compelled to do their bid Pa
ling-paying high rate Of interest
or money borrowed in the Spring fin
nd forced to take low prices for he
heir crops in the Fall. And yet de
the farming class were to relent tu1
r stop their producing capacity,
vhere. oh! where would the MI
manufacturers and the moneyed !oi
Iss fol
It is a good thing TO believe in
nd practice the old axiom take
nd give" but as a whole the t,l
,rmers have for a long time been Cal
~ unfortunate ones, who both all
ook and gave, look all the
,,rdens inflicted upon them by the
,vorizcd classes and gave to the
,tter ones their daily labor, re- =
Giving in return small p'ttanee, =
~, N that from year to year the