The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-01-07
Changes in Plantation Management.

The Tucker brothers. j. K. Tucker widely
known through the sugar belt as the gen.
erai manager of the Miles Company's St.
James and the two Armant plantations,
in St. James parish. and John w. Tucker,
who has been managing the Miles Ascen
sion and New Hope plantations, in Ascen-
sion parish, have both resigned from fur
ther participation in the sugar bushes
after each putting in more than score of
years sterling service at their respective
posts. The Mes8rs. Tucker have been
such an ornament to the sugar industry
that it is with the utmost regret The
Modern Sugar Planter chronicles their re-
tirement from the administration of the
cane fields and sugar factories that were
under their control. They both bought
homes iii the city of Baton Rouge some
time back. and are to move there to enjoy
peace and plenty in the luxury of retire
ment from long lives of activity such as
they led in their most useful sugar plant
ing careers.
The changes at the Miles CompanyS
plantations incident to the retirement of
the Messrs. Tucker consist of the advance
ment of the former first assistants at the
several properties, whose loyal services
are thus deservedly rewarded. In charge
of New Hope and Ascension is placed T. |
G Rabbinc &c do0aroI YnoDodor. IN c.
James plantation, F. w. Long is advanced
to the management, while looking after
the Armant estates will be Powell Miller, /
whose duties take in the administration |
of both the expansive Armant fields, /
Front and Back Armant The direction |
of manufacturing operations at the Armant I
central, which ranks as one of the best
equipped sugar houses in the state, is
hereafter to be in the hands of C. J. |
Tucker, the eldest son of Mr.. j. f. Tucker. |
who has for some years filled the position |
of chief engineer at the Armant house. /
and so assumes his more responsible task
with a fund of invaluable experience /
gained after laborious and practical parti-
cipation in the art of advanced sugar
making. The Modern Sugar Planter ex-
tends best wishes to these honored four in
their appointments as chiefs of the Miles
fertile fields and well equipped
factories, and can only hope they will
make good with success equal to that
which characterized the efforts of their
Sugar Planter.
1t is with feelings of sincere regret that
we chronicle the departure from St. James
of JAS K. Tucker. After having resided
in our parish for more than twenty years.
during which time he was the able and
successful manager of the Armant and
St. James planfations of the Miles Plant
Ing and Man acturing Co., Mr.. Tucker
has decided tGEnjoy welI-earned rest.
He will reside permanently in Baton
Rouge, where he recently had erected a
MANSION. During his stay in
st. James Mir. Tucker has ever been nun
1ered among. OUT foremost and most III,
idcTrtIs4 SsSs He has ffegf0rls Of +,
friends not or1y in the seventh ward, but
throughout the parish, who, while deeply t
egretting his departure, will gladly join :
he Interim in wishing him many years of
inalloyed happiness in his new home
It. James loss is certainly Baton Rouge'S c
,ain.-St. James Interim. y