The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1908-10-17
SUGAR SQUiBS.
Opening Of the Grinding Campaign in As
cension and seWlfere-Items OF In
forest from Field and FACTORY.

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The past week S weather has been 81
the variety most wanted and SO seldom
experienced at the opening of the
grinding campaign-clear and COO
and dry, with the low temperatures
prevailing at night which are so essen
tial to the ripening and development
of the cane. Certainly there is no
kick coming as to the meteorological
conditions obtaining at the start OF
the crushing season, and If the weather
man will just be on his good behavior
for at least the greater portion of the
time during which the cane is being
harvested and converted into sugar
our planters will probably have cause
to boast of one of the most successful
and satisfactory seasons in years.
The Lemann Company's Palo Alto
factory started grinding on Wedues,
lay last, the 18th inst, with Omer
Michel as chief sugar boiler and John
Babin and Jos. Castagnet as assist
ants. Mr.. Castagnet is only tempo
rarily employed insthe big plant, hav-
ing been engaged to replace Edgar
Templet, one of Palo Altos regular
proof-stick men, who is laid up at his
home with fractured limb.
The Mccall Bros. Evan Hall mill
will begin operations next Monday,
with Jos Dieharry as head sugar
maker and Charles Landry of Smoke
Bend and Fiorian j. Michel of Don
aldsonville, assistants. Prospects for
fine tonnage and heavy sugar yield
are unusually bright on this place.
ST. Emma plantation, owned by the
estate of the late Ernest FL. Barton,
will begin the season s labors on Mon
day, the 10Th inst. K. a. Aueoin, who
Iafor the past quarter of Il century has
ailed with conspicuous ability the
double post of field marshal and chief
sugar boiler at ST. Emma, will again
be in charge of the vacuum pans, with
his son, Klebert Aucoin, and Fred.
Pintado of Paincourtville as assist
ants.
Fred Werner, ST., will leave Sunday
for Belle Alliance, where he annually
officiates as head sugar. maker of that
well-equipped and smooth-running
plant. He will be assisted this year,
as in former campaigns, by his
brother, Jos. Werner, and his stall
Wart sons, Fred, Jr., and Eugene
Werner.
Thos. Blouin, of DonaIdsonville,
will leave during the coming week for
the Albania plantation in ST. Mary
parish, where he has accepted the po-
sition of chief sugar-boiler for the
current season. His assistant will
be Paul Bossier of St. Charles parish.
Henry Robertson and Sidney j. Lee
Blanc, of Ascension s metropolis, will
leave next week for the Laurel VALLEY
plantation in Lafourche parish, where
they will hold down the positions of
chief and assistant sugar. boiler, re-
spectively.
Justilien Deslatte, another we'll.
known DonsldsonviIlian, will pull out
within the next few days for the Pros
perity plantation in St. Charles parish,
where he will preside as chief sugar
maker during the crushing season.
He will be. assisted by his son, John
Deslatte.
Still another Don aldsonYillian who
is scheduled to leave next week for the
scene Of his seasons labors is John |
F. Oubre, who will take of the crop OF
the Camperdown plantation in Iberia
parish.
Armand Babin, also of this city, T
will offieiate as chief of the sugar
boiling department of Ventress Bros.
Grenada factory in Iberville parish,
and will leave next Monday to enter
upon his duties.
Reuben Folse. the stalwart Young
ION Of Q. 4. Folse Of Donaldsonyille,
Who recently returned home after serv-
ng an enlistment in the United States
lavy, has accepted position as
agar Weigher for the coming season
It the Woodlawn factory in Assump-
ion parish.
Felix Hebert, who for some time past
las been employed as a bartender al
he Club Saloon, in DonaldsonyiIle.
his resignation few DAYS
go to accept a position as water ten
Ter at E. W. Burbank's Avon factor.
q Assumption parish. MIR. Hebert
as been replaced at the Club bF
luna Leblanc. OF this city, who
ormerly served as manager of that
D. ohlmeyer, Donaldsonville's well
nown saddle and harness maker. will
cave next week for the Myrtle Grove
lantation in Iberville parish, where
9 will again officiate as chief SUGAR.
oiler, position be has filed with
marrying success for a number oil
ears past. Walter Lambert, oil
aubourg la Pine. will hold down
re job OF double effect man at Myrtle
irove this season.
The MISSIONER factory in West Ia.
N Rouge parish viii have two az
cient proof stick manipulators in
large OF it's sugar boiling department
is season in thr nansrne - r,t13