The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-11-08
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Progress of the Grinding Campaign
in Ascension and Elsewhere
Items of interest from Field and
Factory.
This has been another ideal week
from a weather standpoint, and the
work of taking off the cane crop is
proceeding smoothly under condi-
tons that are altogether satisfac-
tory. The only fly in the ointment
/ is a shortage of labor on some of
the plantations, which is retarding
| the seasons operations to a certain
extent. Hundreds of negro laborers
from other states and sections have
passed through DonaldsonVille dur
ing the past fortnight en- route to
| various localities in the sugar belt,
but comparatively few of them have
remained in this immediate vicinity,
the bulk of the movement being
routed to points in the Teche coun-
try and along lower Bayou Lafourche.
The Lemann Company's Palo Alto
factory was compelled to close down
for a short while at the beginning Of
the week owing to lack of cane, and
few of the mills hereabout are oper-
athng at their full capacity, for the
same reason. An early improve
ment of the situation in this regard
is to be expected, and then, if the
weather man will keep on his good
behavior, there will be nothing lack
ing to insure the safe and success
full harvesting Of the crop. Isl
A yield of from 16 to Is tons of
stubble per acre was being obtained
on the Mccall Company's Evan Hall
plantation last week. This is some
what better than many other places
are able to report, the general aver
age of the stubble tonnage in this
neighborhood being estimated at
about fourteen.
From Dehon & Kess1er's Lula cen
trail factory in upper Assumption,
where a fancy grocery grade of yell
low clarified sugar is being turned
out, comes a report that a yield of
los pounds of sugar per ton Of cane
Was recorded at the beginning Of
the present week.
Fred. Werner, Jr., Of this city,
sailed from New Orleans last Satur
day on the Southern Pacific steam
ship Chalmette for Havana, from
whence he will proceed to Manzanil-
10 to put in another season as chief
sugar-boiler of the big Central Teresa
factory, which position he has filled
for Sf
several years. Mr.. Werner was &C
companied by Lee Dalferes, of Belle
Alliance, who will be his assistant.
Another Donaldsonyillian sailing on
the Chalmette was Joe Werner, who
goes to take charge of the pan-room
of the Cape Cruz factory at Ense-
NADIA de Moro, pending the arrival OF
Fred. Werner, Sr., who is the eff
cient boss sugar-maker of that estab-
officiating as chief sugar-boiler OF
the Lemann Company's Palo Alto
factory, and Will leave. for Cuba at
the conclusion of the campaign at
that place.
Charles Maurin, Jr., is weighing
cane at the Uncle Sam plantation in
st. James parish. Delmayne Hanson
Is filling. a similar position at Palo
Alto.
O.. Crochet, Of DarroW, is again
serving as chief proof-stick manipu-
1ator at the Supple Company's Cath |
crime factory in Iberville parish, and
has Achille Blanchard, also of Oar
row, as his assistant. They left
Sunday to enter upon their duties,
grinding having started at Catherine
Monday morning.
Alexis Poirrier, of Faubourg la
Pipe, is operating the double-effects
at the lower Terrebonne refinery at
Montegut.
Herbert Binnings, of Donaldson
vile, is located at Palo Alto for the
grinding season, being in charge OF |
the electric lights at that we'll
equipped house.
Charles Wives, who for the past
several years has been assistant SUI
gar-boiler of the Teresa Central fac
tory in Cuba, is assisting Jimmie
Dalferes in taking off the crop at
Belle Alliance, and will leave Dec.
13 for Colon, where he will fill an
engagement as sugar cook.