The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-11-02
SUGAR sQu|Bs.
Opening Of the Grinding Campaign
in Ascension and Elsewhere
Items Of Interest from Field and
Factory.

than is usual at this period of the
year, and fairly satisfactory results
are being obtained.
i Emile Rodriguez, of Donaldsonville
left Monday for the Supple Company
Catherine factory in Iberyille parish
where he will hold down the position
Iof water tender during the current
grinding.
| The Godchaax Company's big Re.
serve central factory in st. John
parish got away at o'clock last
Sunday morning, and will likely be
in operation until the middle of
January. Leo Melancon, of barrow,
will again be on the job as chief SUI
gar-boiler, and Octave Melancon, of
Donaldsonville, will have charge of
the double-effects, as in former years,
Fred. Werner, Jr., of Donaldson.
vile, and Messrs. Charles Wives and
Lee Dalferes, of Assumption, will
1seil from New Orleans today via the
Southern Pacific Company's steam
ship Chalmette for Havana, Cuba, from
whence they will proceed by rail to
Ceiba Hueca, Manzanillo, where they
will be employed as sugar-makers in
the mammoth Central Teresa factory
Mr.. Werner will serve as chief proof
stick manipulation, and Messrs. Wives
and Dalferes will be his capable as
sistants.
Louis Rome, Of Smoke Bend, left
last Sunday to assume the position
of assistant sugar-boiler at the Smith
field factory in West Baton Rouge
parish. Thos. G.. Glynn, of CoVing-
ton, will be in charge of the sugar
making department of this Well-equip-
ped mill.
The Belle Helene factory will begin
grinding next Monday, and Messrs.
Camille Rome and his son, Leo, of
Smoke Bend, will again have charge
Of the vacuum pans.
Luke B. Landry, Of Valenzuela, and
CASTOR Bordis, of Plattenvilfe, AS
sumption parish, are preparing to
leave for Porto Rico on the 9th inst,
via steamer from New Orleans, with
PIG Piearas, San Juan province, as
their destination. Mr.. Landry will
officiate as chief sugar boiler and
superintendent Of the Central Van
nina factory. and MIR. Bordis will be
his assistant.
The smooth-running Oakley factory
in Assumption parish crushed its
first stalk of cane Thursday and
has almost an average seasons work
in sight. he efficient mechanical
crew Is headed by Louis Dill Us chief
engineer, and Leo Gaudia, Of OAR
row, as chief sugar-boiler. Henry
Matherne, of Donald sonVille, will put
in his third season at this house as
chief OF the clerical corps.
Omer Michel, of DarroW, left Sun
day for L. NJ. Soniat's Cedar Grove
factory in Iberville parish, where the
seasons labors were instituted Mon
day morning. Mr. Michel will serve
as second IN command in the sugar
making department, the head cook
being Fernand Rome, formerly of !
Smoke Bend, but who for the past /
two years has made his hame on Ce-
dar Grove plantation.
Ameng the Dona1dsonyillians who
are employed in responsible capaci-
ties at the Palo Alto factory are the
following: Alex Poche, chief en-
gineer; Fred. Werner, ST., boss su-
gar-maker; Nestor Landry, assistant
sugar-maker; Gilbert Landry, In
charge Of double effects.
Philip Hebert, of Fauhourg la Pipe,
will put in the grinding season as
cane Waigher at the Miles Company,s
New Hope factory in upper Ascen-
sion, where the wheels will begin to
turn next Monday.
AS previously noted in The Chief,
K. A. Aucoin, for many years man
ager Of Mrs. e.. II. Barton's st.
Emma plantation and chief sugar
boiler of the st. Emma factory, will
this. season have charge of the SUI
department Of the Old
Hickory factory. His assistants will
be Messrs Auguste Dugas, of Port
Barrow, and Achille Blanchard, OF
barrow.
Theo. Melancon, of Donaldsonville,
will operate the double-effects at
Andrew H. Gays. Union factory in
[berville parish this season. Union
is scheduled to begin grinding next
Monday.
Florian Michel, one of the COM
petent young sugar-makers hailing
from this city, will depart Monday
tor the San Francisco factory in
st. John parish, where he will serve
ii the capacity Of assistant boiler.
Chester r.. Israel, also of Donaldson
vile, is chief sugar cook and super
ntendent of the San Francisco mill
Ind the adjoining Prospect plant,
beth belonging to the San Francisco
Planting and Manufacturing Com
oany. Pasquafe Alexander, of Gram
Grey, is t.cock o, the walk in the
engine room of the San Francisco
establishment.