The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-12-31
SUGAR sQUIBs.
Close Of the Grinding Campaign in As
cension and observation-disclosures of In
terest from FisId and Factory.

The Oakley Company's well-appointet
] Oakley mill in Assumption parish crushed
its last stalk of cane at 10 o'clock p. m
Wednesday, Dec. IA, and finished boiling
out molasses just one week later, Dec. 20
Approximately $4,000 tons of cane Wert
; handled during the season, which is some
1000 tons short of last years crop. A
; high-grade commercial sugar was manu-
factured, the output also including abou
5000 barrels Of molasses and 5000 barrel.
of "open pan" syrup. The yield was
quite satisfactory up to the closing days
J of the campaign, when the sucrose con-
tent showed heavy falling off as result
of the severe freezes to which the cane
had been subjected. Oakley commenced
grinding Oct. 81 and enjoyed smooth
and uneventful run, losing only one
day throughout the season, when rainy
weather interfered with the delivery of
cane to the mill. During the last two
weeks of he campaign the factory was
operated at half-speed, owing TO the fact
that the field forces were unable to send in
cane fast enough to keep the plant going
at its maximum capacity. Leon Gaudin,
of barrow. who took off the Oakley crop
this season with the same degree of sue
cess which has characterized his incum-
bency of the chief sugar boilers position
at this mill for number of years past,
returned to his home on the Goth inst
We learn that the big Belle Alliance
mill. which finished grinding Friday morn
ing of last week, crushed approximately
$4,000 tons of cane and turned out in the
neighborhood of 100000 pounds of 96-
degree test sugar, an average yield of
slightly over 125 pounds per ton Fred.
Werner. ST., of Donaldsonville, who for
many years has held down the position of
chief sugar-boiler at Belle Alliance, will
sail on Saturday, Jan. Z, for Ensenada de
Moro, Cuba, where he will again officiate
as chief sugar maker of the big Cape Cruz
Central mill during the 1911 grinding sea
son. As in former years, Mr.. Werner will
be assisted by his Brother, Joseph Werner,
and his son, Eugene Werner, who left for
Cuba some weeks ago to take charge of
the Cape Cruz vacuum pans pending the
arrival of their chief Another son of Mr.
Werners, Fred. Werner, Jr., is chief sugar
boiler of the big Teresa Central mill at
Ceiba Hueca, Cuba
The Mccall Con1pany's Evan Hall fac
tory wound up the campaign at 6 O'Clock
last Saturday morning, after a smooth
and uneventful run of a little over seven
weeks. The Chief has been unable to
learn just how much cane passed through
the Evan Hall rollers Or what the sugar
output viii aggregate, but we have OBJ
tanned some interesting statistics relating
to the crop of the McManor plantation,
which is ground at Evan Hail. The fig |
ures given US are as follows: Plant cane,
258 acres; tonnage, 5035; average yield |
per acre, 10 and fraction tons. First |
year stubb'e, ia acres; tonnage. 1884:
average yield per acre, Is and a fraction
tons. Second-year stubble, is acres. ton
mage, III; average yield per acre, III
tons. Total acreage. 457; total tonnage,
8491; average yield, is and a fraction
TONS
James Maher, one of the stalwart young
sons of MIR. and Mrs John Maher. of this
city, left Thursday morning for New Or
leans, from whence he sailed today with /
his uncle, Charles Maher, for Preston,
Cuba, where Mr.. Maher goes every year to
take off the immense crop of the Nipe
Bay Company's extensive plantations.
Jimmie viii learn the sugar-boiling art
under the tutelage of his uncle, and as
the latter is one Of the top-notehers in his
line and enjoys most enviable reputation
for efficiency and aptitude, it may ybe
taken for granted that the pupil, after
completing the course of instruction, will
be fitted to take rank as a thoroughly
and reliable proof-stick manip-
ulator
The last Ascension factory to terminate
tie trials and fluctuations of the rolling
season was the Lenann Company's Palo
Alto. which passed under the wire about 5
o'clock last Saturday night, with an out
put of something over 5.000,0 geo pounds of
96-degree test sugar. The cane tonnage
totalled approximately 4o.500. all of which
was produced on the various places in the
vicinity owned and cultivated by the
Lemann Company with the exception of
perhaps 200 or 500 tons secured from
tenants. Walter Ohlmeyer. of Platten-
vile. was in charge. Of the sugar boiling
department Of the Palo Alto factory this
season. and Alex. Poche Of Donaldson
vile. was boss Of the walk in the engine
room.
Norbert Esneault, Of Faubourg la Pipe,
returned Thursday forenoon from Lock-
port, where he has been filing a position
iii the mechanical corps of the big Lock
port Central Refinery This we'll equipped
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