The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-03-15
Borrowed Items.

Borrowed Items.
Henry G. Mccall, the newly elected
president Of the Mccall Bros. Plant
ing and Manufacturing Company, the
big Ascension sugar firm, announces
the employment of K "A. Aucoin as
head sugar-maker and factory super
intendent for the coming season. Mr..
Aucoin's services were secured in or
der that Evan Halls next crop may
be converted into fancy grocery grade
sugar and the highest quality centri-
fugal molasses, in the making Of
which he has long specialized. For
many years Evan Hall crops We're
made into raw sugars, and the intend
ed 1913 change in policy indicates
that the big central is to be right in
line with the modern trend toward
white sugar manufacture. Modern
Sugar Planter.0
The well known engineer Of this
city, Tucker Boudreaux, advises the
Courier office this week that he has
accepted the contract to supervise
the erection of a large sugar refin-
cry on Sweet Home plantation, near
Dona1dsonVille. He left this week
to- begin work The contract for the
building of the refinery was let To
Joseph e. Gafiero, of Donaldsonville.
and Mr.. Boudreaux has been secured
by Mr.. Gafiero to assume charge Of
the erection. It Is to be one of the
largest sugar refineries in that part
Iof the state, and Mr. Boudreaux ex-
oects to be away from Hourna sever
| al months. It is probable he will be
engineer for the Sweet Home Com
pany after the refinery is erected
Houma Courier.
I Geo. B. Reuss, proprietor OF the
Germania-E Elise plantation, in As
/ eension, and of the Belle Helene cen
tral, in the same parish, was IN the
/ city a few days ago. In speaking CT
the crop outlook for both his mills,
i he seemed to think there is no rea-
lson to feel other than quite eneoar-
aged, for seed cane is good and plant
ings to expectations are being ae-
eomplished On the Belle Helene
lands, a number of whose eo1onfst
owners returned to their northern
homes a few weeks back, the farm
ers have engaged local cane grow
ing tenants to work their fields the.
j coming year, and this gives surety
for the best part Of the large tom
mage to be handled by the Belle
/ Helene factory next fall to come
from the immediate surrounding
fields.-Modern Sugar Planter.
Prof. and. Mrs. Abbott left Monday
last for Opelika, Ala, where they ex-
4 peet to make their future home with
Professor Abbott's parents. Mr.. Alb
i bott has been principal OF the agrieul-
tural department Of the Oak Grove
agricultural high school for nearly
three years, but was forced to retire
lon account of the illness of his wife
He has been an untlring worker for
the schools best interest and for the
Ibetterment Of agriculture in its
various phases. 1t was through his
efforts that Oak Grove school was
Iretnodeled to fit the requirements
i exacted by the state. # this had not
i been done Oak Grove would have
been taken from the list of agricuI
tural schools in Louisiana. The peo
i pie of Hope Villa cannot express thefl
l appreciation Of the work Mr. Abbott
has done, but it is only necessary tc
glance around at the boys and girls
The was teaching and for whom he
organized hog and tomato clubs il
Ascension, to see the good and last