The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-10-22
SUGAR SQUIBS.
Opening of the Grinding Campaign in Az
cension and Items of In
terest from Field and Factory.

weather of the past week has been simply
ideal for field work and rapid progress
was made in the work of putting down
fall plant cane, which important task had
perforce been neglected to considerable
extent on all of the plantations in this
neighborhood as the result of the recent
continuous rains. As most of the mills
: hereaway will inaugurate the crushing
campaign a week or ten days later this
year than in former seasons, the superb
weather of the present week fitted in just
right to enable the field forces to put in a
good, solid week planting fall cane for
next years crop. None Of the planters
were slow to take advantage of this IN
looked-for opportunity. and there has
certainly been something doing in the
cane fields of Ascension this week.
"The first factory in this vicinity to be-
gin the work of the 1910 sugar making
season was the big Belle Alliance mill in
upper Assumption, which made start at
o'clock Wednesday morning, the goth
inst. Fred. Werner, ST., of Donaldsonville,
who has had charge of the Belle Alliance
vacuum pan for number of years, will
again oficiate as chief proc f-stick pres
tidigitator at that big house.
THE Leon Godchaux Company's Race
land factory in Lafourche parish got I'M
der way Wednesday morning. Cane in
that section looks well and the crop will
be as good as last years from all ap-
pearances. The output of the Raceland
plant for the 1909 season was about H.
100000 pounds of sugar. including, of
course, that manufactured from outside
cane.
THE Godchaux Company's mammoth
Reserve refinery in St. John parish also
began grinding last Wednesday, and at
latest accounts was operating with Gus
tomary smoothness and excellence of re-
suits. V, MeIaneon, of barrow, the vet
eran sugar-maker of the Reserve mill. will
again be in command of the boiling de-
partment, and will be assisted as usual by
his son. Leo Melancon. A classier or
more efficient pair of sugar cooks than
this father and son can not be found in
the Louisiana sugar belt, and it may be
taken for granted that they will give the
same excellent account of themselves this
year as that which has characterized their
manipulation of the Reserve proof-sticks
in former seasons. Octave Melancon, Of
Donaldsonville. will be in charge of the
double-effects, and Bob Marchand, of OAR
row, will be cane-weigher.
"The Belle Helene factory will inaugu-
rate the seasons labors about the 31st
inst Camille Rome and his son, Leo, of
Smoke Bend, will I'LL their usual positions
as chief and assistant sugar boiler, and
the ensine-room will again be presided
over by Engineer Boyer of Bayou Goula
and his capable assistant. August Landry,
of barrow.
Clement Rome left Tuesday for Elm
Hall, Assumption parish. where he viii
hold down the post of sugar maker during
the current grinding.
Leon Gaudin, of Darrow, visited Dom
aldsonville Thursday on business and in
formed your correspondent that the we'll
equipped Oakley factory in Assumption,
where he has been employed as chief SUI
gar-boiler for the past four seasons, will
begin grinding the latter part of next
week. Mr.. Gaudin and his estimable wife |
are rejoicing over the birth Of bouncing
baby boy, who made his appearance at
their home on Wednesday morning, Oct.
10, and seems to be disposed to remain
permanently. The arrival of this young
ster increases Mr.. Gaudin's family circle
to eight, five of whom are of the gentle
sex. Mr. Gaudin says the Oakley crop is
in fine shape, and a very successful sea
son is anticipated. Louis Dill. one of the
owners of the place. will again do double
duty as chief engineer and general super
intendent of the factory.
John Maher. of Donaldsonville, left
Tuesday for Belle Alliance, where he will
put in another season as keeper of the
plantation boarding house. Mr.. Maher
has given entire satisfaction in thiscapac-
ity for the past several years, and will
doubtless make good again this season.
"Florian Michel, capable young sugar
boiler of this city. viii assist j. T. Blonin,
also of DonaldsonvilIe, in taking off the
crop of the Albania factory in St. Mary
parish. MFR. Michel left Wednesday for
Ulysses j. Esneault and Freeman
Champagne, of Faubourg la Pipe, are en-
ployed at the Belle Alliance factory this
season in the capacity of electrician and
hoist engineer, respectively.
Paul Bossier, a welI-known young citi-
zen of sLaPlace. visited Donaldsonville
last week on business and was cordially
greeted by his host of friends and ac-
While here, he engaged
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