The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-11-21
The Grinding
Season is On
Now in Earnest Throughout
This
Parish and the Entire Sugar
L.. Belt.
VIII be a Short One, How
ever.

Sugar rolling is becoming gene
ri throughout the parish, with
yer, good results from the very
Start. The density of the juice as
reported by most OF factories 's
,esy high, ranging from 8 to 10
d grees Beaume. "Orange Grove
reports the density Of ITS juice AZ
tn degrees with an output of first
sugars Of 1870 pounds per ton. A
bera kiown octured at TINS factory
iist at the close Of the week, that
will entail loss Of few days to
t, replace the broken parts, which
we're the housing Of the crusher
sh,ch was OF insufficient strengt,
being an old mill housing, to stand
he great pressure needed to d."
GOOD work on the crusher. In the
.Issreretts Nsighborhood all the
afIls sre in operation. Col. A. l.,
Monnet "vanvrey." NJ. A. Patoul
u Sons "Enterpr'se," Hor. Alc'de
Provo-t's Right Way" H. s.
Sanders "Bay-,de" Pharr & Busssy
l"Lo,sei" are all activity engage
ia working up a very rich cane the
output Of which will exec ID in
am unit per ton any crops tor years
owing TO the extreme richness OF
the JUICE. While this is q great
compensation, and in a measure
consoling, vet 1t does not make up
for,,he short tonnage. Those who
have cane to sell are slmost in DIES
pair when they End their care is
giving between 8 and 10 tons per
AGRA. This is very disappointing
and many will go r"to nee the can
ing seafcn; indeed, from the re-
mar$s of cane ra,sers one would
Judge the cane crop az q scource
of revenue will be abanded, and
other crops substituted, esps claIy
in view Of the fact that the domes-
TIC sugar industry is again called
upon to make another fight for its
existence IL the Congress of the
United states. Even our heroic
allies, the beet producers Of the
West, seem to have 'slaid down"
and are making bu; feeble attempt
to stay the threatened flood of re-
ciprocity. We are looking to our
en- re Loulsiaua delegation to make
a vigorous. even it hopless, 6ght
Of a "'ast diteh" nature.
The Seg',fa Sugar Company Of
this parish, asituated on spanis6
Lake, in the center of . rich farm
ing Country, has commenced opera
tioas, but owing to the shcrtness
time engaged csnnot yet determine
what results they are obtsinipc.
the iasue, like all the others, 10 re-
ported very rich. This 70 one OF
the larges. and finest factories 10
the parish, AM nss most fertile
aud extensive territory from which
to draw It's raw product, the cate
but owing to sdrswbacks already
preferred to the output this season
will not be up to the records Of
former years.
keystone Central factory, on
the edge Of this parish, Mrssre.
Pe,tibone hers Of pmladelphis, IL
in operation with he usual results
The great "Mar,a" Of lsoreauville
Mr.. A. Gonsoulin proprietor, has
started on which gsves promise OF
a prosperous campaign. HttIe
vida" 10 sending her smoke sky
ward, thereby amounting 10 the
that she n At work.
The magnificent "Mor b.ham" Of
the New Iberia Sugar Company,
il also the scene of indsstrial act,.
witty and the odrous perfume from
the boiling juice permeates the
atmosphere. So you see We are
all at work like bees, gathering
sugsr all the day" This would b !
proper time for the stranger TO
witness the sugar industry at its
mat ,c&ovnsV, 49, se,s~> rA>-s.