The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-23
SUGAR sQiIIBs.

Progress Of the Grinding Campaign
/ in Ascension and Elsewhere
Items Of Interest from Field an,
Factory.
AS has been the case since the in
Eeeptlon Gof the grinding sSsson tn,
weather Of the past week mas beer
admirably suited to the requirement:
OF the sugar planters, and rapid pro
gress was made in the work of har
yestlng the cane crop. Rain fell or
Wednesday in the form Of a stead;
dr1zzle during the morning hours, but
the precipitation ceased about MOOT
and the sun shone brightly for the
remainder of the day. There has
been a tendency toward higher TEN.
peratures during the latter part OF
the week, but the nights are still
decidedly cool, and all in all the at
mospheric conditions could hardly be
| improved upon.
The fields are rapidly being cleared
OF cane, and the finish of the grind
ing campaign is in sight at many
places. Factories which have sue
ceeded in purchasing cane from out
side points will be at work several
weeks longer, but at those mills
where only the local supply is to be
crushed the end OF the seaso9 ST: =9s
boIs is rapidly approaching. killed
f. she houses Ii this locality
Sc down shortly after the adj att
or the coming moath, and only .ae
or two factories VII lbeB Id operation.
Ar Christmas time. Ordinarily Ne
g sding season extends into tho
20 part Of December and thea TIN
IS Of the new year, but this III IiE
campaign will be one Of the brfssfgst
on record, and the majority of sugar
house employees will enjoy the. pleas
ure Of eating their Christmas dinner
at home for the first time in years.
reports from S: Prejean's, Half
Way factory il upper Assumption are
to the effect that that smooth-run-
nlng house is pegging along steadily, ]
with satisfactory results being
achieved in all departments. Edgar
Templet, Of Donaldsonville, Is Off
eating is chief prgafstieh naanipula-
tor, with Camille Hernandez as. as
slstant, and a choice grade Of gran
uiated sugar is being turned out. IN
addition to the cane on the Half Way|
and other plantations owned by Mr..
Frejean, stable tonnage is being
obtained from the Messrs. Herman
dez and neighhoring planters and ten
ants.
The approach Of the end Of the
year brings tie l4saal report OF con
templateg changes ii the aersoanel |
Of the managerial corps =oA various
plantations, Among the places where
sshake-ap8 will occur at the ter I
nination Of 1912 are the Lemann
Sompany's Crescent and Souvenir
estates the IofHleH located on the
east bank OF Bayou Iafeufcha and
ne latter ca the Opposite side of that
stream, with a frontage on the Mis-
sissippi river. The services Of
Messrs. Ed. LaWless and J. o. Lorio,
Who for some years have been in
charge Of the field forces on Ores
'ent and Souvenir, respectively, will
'e dispensed with. it is reported,
md tAe cultivation Of the latter place
viii be entrusted to Paul Bouehereau,
Who is now in charge of the Lemann
Paao Alto plantation, al
oinfHs Souvenir il the rear and
ron,tihg On Baf.yyafn I,afn1lrf Is t,ras.
ent, SO the report goes, viii be d.
ided into tracts and leased TO ten
nts, to be cultivated ia cane, which /,
ill be ground at the aPaIo Alto mill.
ID Barber, assistant to Manager i
4orlo, will remain 81 Souvenir in /