The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-01-04
SUGAR sQUIBs.
Items of interest from Field and
Factory-Numerous Changes in
Plantation Management Effective
at Beginning of New Year.

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at Beginning of New Year.
Fred. Werner, Jr., who is holding
down the position of chief sugar
boiler at the Central Teresa factory
at Ceiba Hueca, Manzanillo, Cuba
writes that grinding was started
there Dee. il at 2:30 o'clock p. N.
the delay in getting under way hav.
Ing been due to bad weather. Two
thousand sacks of sugar were bag.
ged the first week, and the season s
output is expected to be in the
Inelghborhcod of 125,o00 bags. Every.
thing was running smoothly at the
time Mr. Werner wrote.
Honore Ayraud, chief engineer OF
the Homestead factory in West Ba-
ton Rouge parish, visited relatives at
Barton and Belle Alliance during the
holidays, accompanied by his charm
ing wife. MIR. Ayraud impaired the
Information that the Homestead mill
was in operation only twenty-five
days this season, turning out approx
imately 900, 900 pounds of sugar.
Among the changes in plantation
management that became effective at
the beginning Of the new. year The
Chief has learned of the following.
j.. W. Stephenso who for the past
year has been III charge Of the miles
Company's Rivertons place at Burns
side, goes back to Orange Grove,
where he held forth for sixteen years
preceding his transfer to RiVerton
J. F. Saxon, who cultivated the Clark
place in 1912, will hereafter direct
field work on the RiVerton and Don
aldson tracts also, and will have as
assistants Messrs. Van Morgan and
Edmond Truxillo The former, trans
ferred from Orange Grove, will be
Mr.. Saxon's lieutenant on Riverton,
and Mr.. I1ruxi1lo will continue to
serve as second in command on Don
aIdson
On the Mccall Company Evan
Hall plantation, OVerseer Henry
GiroIr has been let out, and the field
forces will hereafter be directed sole
ly by Manager Emile Leblanc. The
assistant to Manager Wallace Barron
On the adjoining McManor. plantation
of Mccall & Legendre has also been
DISPENSED with.
The changes in the managerial staffs
OF the various Lemann places have
already been noted in these columns.
The wellzknoWn Brou family, who
We're formerly Interested in the own
ership of the Hermitage and Bocage
in the fifth ward, and
who cultivated tract of land on
Evan Hall plantation last year, have
leased the Lemann Company's Dugas
place in the fourth ward, a short dis
lance below DonaldsonVille, and will
again embark in the growing Of rice
on an extensive scale. They made
q success OF the cultivation of this
crop when located on the. Hermitage
and Bocagez tracts, and may be count
ed upon to produce satisfactory re-
suits IN their new territory
Messrs. Lawrence and Rodolph
Marchand, sons Of Edmond =darehand,
will cultivate rice this year on their
fathers property above barrow.
Alcee Falcon, Of SSSVaggaman, was inE
own own yesterday on BUSINESS. and
aropped ii to push his subscription
account UP another peg, Mr.. Falcon
Informed US that he and his brother,
Adelphs who are eultiVating a tract
# land near Waggaman, sold only
sly tons of cane this season, as com
pared with 1920 tons harvested IN /
80 the shortage being due to the
act that the greater portion. of their
was inundated by water
rom the Hymelia cregasse. They
.aFed plenty Of seed, however, and
rave already planted go acres. In
ne spring they will put down SO.
.eres more, giving them #275 acres in /
liant cane, besides SO acres of first
ear stubble and perhaps 50 acres Of
econd=year stuhble. q