The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-10-21
SUGAR SQUIBs.
Opening of the Grinding Campaign
in Ascension and Elsewhere.

:, variety. While somewhat greater i
volume than was actually needed, til
, doWnpour was none the less entirel
, welcome and will do great deal O
, good. Not only will fall plant can
be benefited, and the ground place,
IN condition for resumption of plan
ing operations, but the shuck will b.
stripped from standing cane to Ger
tain extent, thus facilitating the cut
ting of the stalks. The rain has beer
followed by decided drop in temper
allure, giving climatic condition a
the outset of the grinding season tina
could hardly be exceeded in auspici
business.
Grinding was begun at several fac
tories this week, and by the middle Of
next week the sugar-making campaign
will be In full swing hereabout. The
outlook is unusually promising, anc
while the tonnage may not be as heavy
as at first anticipated, thT yield of SUI.
gar is likely to be larger than is or
dlnarily obtained at the beginning OF
the season.
The crack Salisbury factory at Lau-
derdale made a start Monday, but
owing to the protracted rain had to
shut down for few days. Numa
Thibaut is again in charge of the
pans, with John Babin and Camille
| Gre as assistants.
Florian Michel, of this city, will put
In the season as assistant sugar-boil-
er at the Cedar Grove factory of e.
G. Robichaux & Co., in Lafourche
parish, where grinding will begin next
week. Mr.. Michel is an expert sugar
maker, and may be relied upon to
maintain the enviable record of eff
| cheney which has characterized his
past work.
| Justillien Delatte and Joseph
Oubre, respectively chief and assist
ant sugar-boiler Of the Bessie K. fac
tory in St James parish, left Mon
| day to begin their seasons labors, but
the rainy weather delayed the start
of the campaign and they returned
home for a few days stay. They pull
ed out again Friday noon, having re-
ceived notification that Bessie <.
would get under way at 6 o'clock this
morning.
Camille Rome, of Smoke Bend, will
have charge of the sugar-making de-
partment of L. NJ. Soniat's Cedar
Grove factory this year, and will be
assisted by Henry Dugas, also of
Smoke Bend.
Fred. Werner, ST., and his sons,
Eugene and Leslie, left Wednesday
for Old Hickory to get things in shape
tbo of tho
the 23rd inst. Mr.. Werner will serve
as chief proof-stick manipulation and
his sons will assist him. Old Hickory
will make granulated sugar this sea-
son instead of clarifields and tests.
The management expects an output Of
from 100000 to 100000 pounds
Louis Gaudin, of barrow, left to-
day for the Oakley factory in As
sumption parish, where he has sue
cessfully filled the position of chief
ar-boiler for many years.
I. L. Richard, Jr., of barrow, will
leave next Tuesday to assume the post
Of head sugar drier at the Australia
house in Iberville parish.
Louis Rome, of Smoke Bend, will
be chief sugar-boiler of the Evan Hall
factory this season, and will have as
assistants his son, Ulysse, and Florian
Arceneaux. Joseph Casso will con-
duct the clearinghouse, as usual.
The graduated sugar equipment in
stalled at Evan Hall last year has
been removed to Belle Alliance to in
crease the facilities there for the man
ufacture of the highest grade planta-
ton graduated sugar. Evan Hall
will this year make test sugar mostly,
and some clarifelds.
John Schaf is again filling the po-
sition of superintendent and chief SUI
gar-boiler of the big Meeker refinery
in Rapides parish, in which capacity
he gave an excellent account of him
self last season. John Delatte is one
of the assistant boilers, and Joseph
Gre and Julien Barthelemy are mem
bers of the efficient engine room crew.
Grinding was started Tuesday.
V. A. Rodrigue is in charge of the
triple effects at the fine Elm Hall fac
tory near Napoleonville, where the
was placed in motion about
the middle of the week.
D. Ohlmeyer, veteran sugar-boiler
of the Wilbert Company's Myrtle
Grove house in Iberville parish, left
in his automobile Monday to enter
upon his 'steenth seasons engagement |
in that capacity. He was accom-
panied by his son, Ollie, who will be
his assistant, and Omer Michel, who
will also hold down job in the mill. /
Odressi Crochet, Achille Blanchard,
Euclid Crochet and Sidney Blanchard
a party of barrow sugar
house experts who departed Thursday
night for the Catherine factory in
[berville parish. Messrs. o. Crorhet
and A Blanchard will serve as chief
and assistant sugar-boiler, respect
vely.
The well-equipped Belle Alliance
factory in upper Assumption will in
the crushing season next
Monday. A. Guigou, of this city, will
De employed as car checker, and his
son, Leonce, will fill a position in the
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The Louisiana Sugar Planter re-
ports that tractor experts are now at
work along Bayou Lafourche study
ng the Louisiana sugar district trac
;or problems with a view to producing
4 tractor that will be perfectly adapt
ed to the needs of the local sugar in
iustry.
The Planter also gives currency to
he report that a prominent Chinese
sugar factor would tour a part of the
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