The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-10-28
SUGAR sQu|Bs.
opening OF the Grinding Campaign
In Ascension and Elsewhere
Items of Interest from Field and
Factory

In Ascension and Elsewhere
items of Interest from field an,
i Factory.
ihe past week has witnessed the
lowest Temperatures and the frs
Irost OF the present season. and
coming as they do after nearly three
weeks OF unreasonable weather both
sisleatlons have been gladly welcom
sd not only for the creature comfort
when follows in their wake, but fol-
Tue vast amount of good they have
uone and will do to the cane crop
III the latter regard, the cool spell
mas proved Of inestimable value tc
Tue sugar planters, since it has serv.
ed to check the growth of the cane
anu caused the crop to mature, which
was a contamination devoutly pray
ed for. Thanks to the change in
| temperature the weather is ideal for
the opening Of the grinding
cam paiSn, and the prospects for
a good sugar yield at the outset OF
the season, which have heretofore
! oeen somewhat dismal, are now quite
promising.
| A stiff north wind which sprang uI
after dark last Saturday sent the
| mercury Whlzzing downward, and by
| Inc following morning a drop of many
| degrees had been recorded. Monday
| morning the thermometer registered
40 degrees and a light frost was
visible, and practically the same con
ditlons We're noted on Tuesday. The
weather since has been somewhat
fy cfi1 b,foI III
E4nd conforms in every way to the
season Of the year as suggested by
the calendar and to the standard Of
del1ghtfulness characteristic Of Lou
| lsiana autumns
The annual movement Of negroes
from the cotton farms of Louisiana
and Mississippi to the sugar pIanta-
tons of the Bayou Lafourche and
Teche sections began last week and
has assumed its usual vast proper
lions, something like 1900 of these
Iaborers having passed through this
city within the past twelve DAYS.
they come mostly from Wilkinson
county, Miss, and East and West
Fellciana parishes, and have been
transported to Dona1dsonville via the
Mississippi Valley Railroad and the
steamer Virgie, the latter having
found it necessary to make several
extra trips daily from Burnside to
DonaldsonVille in order to handle
the throngs of darkies.
The Mccall Bros Evan Hall fac
tory began grinding Thursday morn
ing Of last week, Oct. IS, being the
first mill in Ascension parish to in
augurate the crushing season. Jos.
Dicharry, who has served as chief
slgar-hoiler for many years, is again
filling that responsible position, and
J. G.. Ward is in charge Of the en-
gine-room.
The Lemann Company's Palo Alto
factory started it's seasons labors
Monday morning, and at last reports
was operating smoothly and obtain
ing fair results. Fred. Werner, Sr.,
who for many years officiated as
chief sugar-boi1er Of the big Belle
Alliance mill, is holding down the
same position at Pa1o Alto this sea-
son, and is being assisted by his
son, Eugene, and Nestor Landry. Alex
Poche is the efficient chief engineer,
and ]. w. Byrnes is putting in his
second season as electrician.
Charles Landry and Chas. Vaillier
are assisting Chief Sugar-Cook JOS
Dicharry in taking Off the crop of
the Mccall Company's Evan Hall plan
tation, where grinding was started
on the 10Th inst.
Graugnard & CARES Columbia fac
tory in St. John parish opened the
seasons activities Tuesday morning
under favorable auspices. Justilien
Delatte, of DonsIdsonyille, who
handled the proof-sticks last season
with customary ability, will again
have charge of the vacuum pans, and
will be assisted by his sturdy sons,
John and Prosper. Messrs. Camille
EsneauIt and Joe Montero, also Of
the Ascension capital, are serving
as watertenders.
Clement Rome, of Port Barrow, and
Theophile Michel, of barrow, are IN
charge of the sugar-making depart
ment Of the Australia factory in
IbervilIe parish.
Thos. @. Chapman, of Port Barrow,
is weighing cane at st. Emma, and
Phillip Hebert, OF the fourth ward,
is engaged in a similar capacity at
Palo Alto.
August Dugas, of Port Barrow, left
Sunday morning for Rapides parish,
where he will be engaged during
the grinding campaign as sugar-boiler
Of the C.. f. Knoll Company's we'll
equipped mill near Bunkie.
The Belle Helene factory in the
sixth ward was scheduled to make
A start last Thursday morning. Cam
file Rome and his son, Leo, of Smoke
Bend. who have presided over the
vacuum pans for a number OF years,
will again be found at their respect
i've posts, and in the main the me-
chanfca1 crew Of the fine mill Will
he the same as in former years.
Schuyler Brasset, Of Smoke Bend,
left recently. to assume the position
Of sugar-maker at We'll Bros Z
Rauer's open-kettle Clio factory IN
Rapides parish.
Tne Godehaux Company's Reserve
refinery in St. John parish got away
to a favorable start Wednesday
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