The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-01-19
PLANTATION POINTERS.
Weather Conditions Favorable for Field
Work-Double-Barre Combina-
tfon at Belle Helene-statns of
Managerial Forces on Miles
Group at Burnside-A
sIip-Up Righted.

SHp-UP Righted.
The Ascension correspondents of ths
Louisiana Planter furnishes that jour
nal with the following interesting
! batch of weather, crop and planta
ton items:
CATER several weeks of clear, sum
merry weather, light rain commenced
to fall early Wednesday morning an6
continued in the form of a drizzIe
throughout the greater part of the
day. All Of the planters in this sec.
ton have made rapid progress in
planting oper ations and would vel.
come a good rain, provided it is not
followed by too severe or too sudden
cold spell. Under the influence of the
unprecedentledy balmy temperatures
which have prevailed for some time
past, cane and other vegetation has
made wonderful degree of growth,
and is therefore in a position to suffer
serious damage in the event of hard
freeze. In other words, the beautiful
weather of the recent past will be a
blessing If it lasts, but there will be
the dell to pay if Old Boreas should
get into the game and handle the cards
1OI E6Iudluu0E LIE S6dSOus
"A gentleman in touch with condi-
tions on the Miles Company's group
of plantations at Burnside writes
Not since 1890 has the prospect for a
full cane crop seemed better. There
is large acreage on all the places.
81. G. Mire and j. G. K1os, who
have heretofore worked the Belle
Helene Company's Ashland planta-
ton on the tenant system separ ately,
have effected a merger and will work
the place Jointly f,.r their own account
this year, of course under contract to
furnish their cane to the Belle Helene
factory. Col. G. D. Gondran and
Manager John T. Many have effected
a like combination and will work
Bowden plantation for their joint ac-
count on the same plan that Messrs.
Mire and Klos have formulated at
Ashland. The factory will be oper-
ated by the Belle Helene Company as
heretofore, and mutually satisfactory
results are confidently anticipated by
all concerted in this triumvirate of
interests.
The following list comprises the
status OF the managerial forces of the
Miles Company's group of places at
Burnside for the current year:
tOrange Grove-John A. Miller be-
comes manager, vice John L. Ikerd,
resigned; E. s. Morgan, assistant.
MIR. Miller is an 'eleve' of Manager
jim Tucker, having been continuously
employed under that peerless field
marshal on Armant plantation, in ST.
James parish, for number of years.
iConway-Wm. T. Young succeeds
D. E. Baurman as assistant to Mana
ger Elmer Hunt.
sClark-Manager Jno. F. Saxon
has new assistant in the person of
M. E. O'Connell, who replaces A. j.
Hays. resigned.
tRiVerton and Donaldson-No
change. j. w. Stephenson remains
manager. with T. Battle Cobb as as
sistant.
sMonroe-No change. Veteran
Sam :. Boote retains the post of man
ager, assisted by Numa Dalferes.
John L. Ikerd, retiring manager
OF Orange Grove, is now cane and cot
ton planter on his own account, having
leased the Burnett tract from Clerk of
Court James S. Barman, it's present
owner. -
In ranorbinU the ohanrn in Fuan