The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-11

San Francisco factory, which began
grinding Oct. 23, is operating at its
maximum capacity with a degree of
smoothness and freedom from ac-
cident or breakdown that reflects
much credit upon the highly efficient
crew in charge. The cane juice of
the first weeks run weighed 1879
Brix and yielded SO pounds of first
sugars, in the shape of fancy white
am glad to state that during the
second week the juice weighed 14.5
to 1913 Brix, with a yield of LOG
pounds of firsts. We have just be-
gun to dry seconds, and from pres
ent indications the yield should be
in the neighborhood Of % pounds
at this time.
"P.. Alexander is in charge of the
factory as master mechanic, with
Frank MONTE as chief assistant, while
the Qualification and sugar-boiling de-
partment is under the supervision of
Chester R. Israel, of Donaldsonville.
Mr.. Israel also exercises a superin-
tendency over the Prospect factory
at Sarpy station, and makes daily
trips from one mill to the other via
the Y. and NJ V. Railroad.
Prospect opened the grinding.
campaign on the End inst, and Mr..
Israel reports that 1.-THE fine house
started off without "a hitch and has
since been running like a watch.
mo prettier cane crop can be.
seen anywhere than the one on San
Francisco Stubble, which is now be-
ing hauled to the mill in wagons, is
averaging Is tons to the acre. A
large measure of the credit fer this
splendid yield is due the efficient
field manager, j. Sidney Leveft, who
is certainly a hustler, Rene Leblanc
is directing the loading and hauling
of the cane and young Charles Dry
has charge of thaacutters. Both are
1oing excellent work, the supply Of
cane furnished the mill daily being
amply sufficient to keep the big
plant in steady operation at the limit
of it's capacity. The D.74 and D.95
varieties of cane are fairly upright,
but the native cane is somewhat
blown down.
Il had the pleasure of visiting
Gonzales on Sunday, Oct. 20, the OBJ
ject of my trip being to employ two
1ouble-effect men for the Prospect
factory. I experienced some difficult
ty in getting them, as most Of the
men in that section qualified to hold
the position had already accepted
employment for the season, while
those who remained were the owners
Of small cane farms of 10 to Is acres
and desired to stay at home to har-
vest their crops. 81 was much sur
prised to note the. great amount OF
| cane that is grown IN the New HI
yer country. According to Informs
lion given me by local farmers, the
! yield at the lowest averages from
25 to 80 tons per acre, and | can
! we'll believe that these figures are
correct, since the crops in the ter
ritory I Travelled through are GER
4 tainly fine looking, Most of the
patches are from 10 to Is acres IN
extent, although some few are
larger. Ample shipping facilities are
provided by the Z. R. and N. Rail-
road and the Miles company's road
from Burnside to Gonzales.
Owing to the failure Of the cot
ton crop last year and the, year pc.
fore as a result Of the boil WeeFis
invasion, most Of the farmers OF
the seventh and eighth wards are
turning their attention to other crops
principally cane, and next season a
much larger output is promised
! There is already talk of erecting a
| factory at some. centrally located
point fer the purpose of handling the
crops produced in the New River
section, and if the outlook continues
as promising as at present it seems
likely that this project will he real
tized. The proposed dredging o.
New River will benefit the farmers
i Of the Gonzales and CornerVieW
neighborhoods to material extent
since it will improve the drainage Of
their lands. The majority of the
farmers have to remain at home t
harvest their crops, and are unable
/ to make grinding as formerly
when they raised cotton. z
i The stockholders Of the Peoples
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