New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-12-02

Mr.. D. G. Greene, manager OF
of the Sugar Cane By-Products
Company the recent purchasers OF
the Gebert Single Mill holdings
in the eastern section of New he
ria returned here last Friday
after several weeks absence, Wis
iting Philadelphia and other cen.
tiers in search of machinery which
will shortly be installed in their
factory. The manager informed
the reporter of The Enterprise
that an investment Of $55, 1000 had
been made in the purchase of one
piece of machinery alone to turn
out complete finished straw board
which will be manufactured from
our rice straw. This piece of ma
chinerv contains Ga dryers and is
21O feet long and weighs $4,000
pounds. 1t is said to be the most
perfect machinery for making
straw board that was ever invent
ed and the promoters of this con-
eern, which will ultimately mean
so much for our little City did not
hesitate to make the purchase
even at those figures, being de-
tcrmined to get everything in
shape to begin active operations
Of this plant by the first of next
March. They have contracted.
as we stated several times before
in our columns for thousands Of
tons of rice straw and next season
will be in position to take over the
enol nous output Of bagasse that
practically goes to waste annually
at all of the sugar mills in the
Teche country. as it is only used
for fuel purposes in order to get
it out Of the way during the
grinding seasons. While we did
not get this information from Mr..
Green, the affable manager who
was sent here to erect this Plant,
we are informed that alcohol will
first be made out of the product,
before it will be converted into
pulp for high grade paper and
that of itself will make the by
product of our sugar mills all the
more valuable for the use of our
new industry. There being more
than fifty mills within a radius of
sixty miles of New iberia with ex-
cellent water and railroad facili-
ties reaching the property of this
institution. they could not have
selected better location for their :,
Plant. The business men of New
Iberia, and more especially the
Chamber of Commerce is lending
them every assistance necessary
in getting things into shape for
its operation early next year. If
gas or fuel oil is found in this Vi
entity. and the experts of the
Gulf Refining Company say there
never was better Indications in
any proven field in Louisiana, this
will insure the Sugar Cane By
Products Company such cheap
fuel that it will be great ad-
vantage to them and make the SUI J
gar mills more eager to get rid Of
their bagasse as is will be in their
way, having SO little fuel value.
With the establishment of this in
dustry in New iberia we feel as
sured other concerns will also
give New iberia consideration
when looking for a location.
Labor can be found here in abun-
dance. and the same conditions
does not prevail here as it does
in the larger manufacturing Gen.
tiers where labor agitation exist
to intimidate capitalists from 60
ING into the manufacturing bust
ness. There is not a single reason
why this new industry should not
be . financial success a. the gen.
tlemen at the head Of the enter
prise have great confidence in
their ability to convert into money
several articles in this section that
virtually 60 to waste because Of
the neglect Of our own citizens toI
Nuke use of our waste material.
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