The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-04-26
lRO[PH NIlN|ATES
'PR|GEf(lRSUeAR
lBElN}eBASED
VISITS Most ut the louisiana
Y tFafishes and REMARKS she
h .br6ps GRR Satisfaction
RIP IS OF BEtPESf '''
81 INTEREST TO HAWAII
win Find Acreage Smaller Than
Nv Last Year and BE Shown
Need Of Encouragement
, - 80

OF about as much interest to Hawan
"A 20 Louisiana Is the recent visit OF
George NJ. Rolph, head Of the sugar
commission to Louisiana. The interests
of Louisiana in sugar prices is almost
ddentieal with that Of Hawai- and the
Louisiana planters have been steadfast-
Nv working, and doing ii eoncertedly,
for n higher price for raws. Thus next
to a visit to this Territory, the visit
TO the other domestic sugar district is
Of the utmost Importance -
Relative to the visit of Mr.. Rolph
the Louisiana Planter under date OF
april & says: .,Jga.l ..y
visits Various Parishes
,'Bolph Is here. He reached New Or
leans on Monday and was met by
lcommittee of sugar producers. Since
'fhen he has held several conferences
with the, various sugar Interests, and,
ON. "Wednesday, he left, for the town of
Uiaauemine, in Iberville Parish, for
tour of the principal sugar parishes
starting from that point,
He has never specifically expressed
himself with regard to what the regu,
.lations relative to louisiana sugar next
season will be, but has spoken very
favorabIy in generalities. 49,
., He. has impressed all with the idea
that he will increase the price Of Louisi-
ana sugar so as to permit the pro-
ducers Of this State to make some
money this year. He has in no way
Impressed anyone that it is the inten-
ton. Of the international sugar commit
tee, Of refiners, to put an end to the
american domestic sugar, industry.
What he has said since, he reached
here has all been very much to the lik-
inn of those who heard him talk, but
what he says here is only of ordinary
isterest. what he will do when he gets
baek TO washington is the main idea.
Those who are not. easily swayed by
promises are watching things with a
most attentive-eye. They do not expect
him 70 say anything real while he is
here.
aathsrihs Data
\ On Friday be held conferences with
sub committees representing all of the
departments Of the industry. He is
guthefing stiata in Louisiana to enable
him TO make the proper regulations
Win regard TO LOulsldnd' nat 10 "haI
he lsays. Before leaving he will be the
guest at Q dinner rendered in his honor
BY some 81 the members Of the Ameri-
can Cane Growers Association. His
visit followed fast upon the visit Of
President Babst of the American or Su-
gar Trust who was here last week and
left last Saturday.
Optimistic
=, Tba weather seems to be smiling up
on the, Louisiana sugar plantations this
year. When they wanted dry weather
they got IL, and now when a little rain
was wanted they have got it. Heavy
rains were had all over the sugar dis
triet thia week, On Monday very heavy
downpoErs were reported from every
piaee on Bayou Lafourche and in Terre-
bonnie. Heavy rains were also had
along the river and in the western pa
FISHES The crop seldom ever before
hooked better in early April. than it
does now. There isu T pessimistic soul
in the Louisiana sugar business so far
as we have heard. Optimism is ex'
tant and there is talk Of the largest
crop per acre in the history of the
State.
6mHller Acreage
However, a large number of reports
received From twenty-five parishes in
the Louisiana sugar district indicate
distinctly that there will be decrease
this year in the amount of land put
into cane. This decrease runs as high
as 2B percent in Rapides Parish, 25 per
cent in Vermilion, IS percent in Lafa-
yette, Is. percent in Ayoyelles, 10 per
cent IN st. Ma:tin, and in others to a
lesser degree. Some few parishes, on
the, contrary, show a slight increase
In acreage, but the average of all re.
ports at hand, and we have been able
to obtain, q sufficient number to give
ms every reliable data, show a net de.
crease On an average of 5 percent in
cane acreage this year.
The reason for the decrease is vRri.
ously ascribed, but the inability to get
enough money for cane and the belief
that other crops offer a fairer cOmpen'
sation seems TO be the principal mo
tive aetnating those who have desert
ted cane FOR other crops. The decrease
il most marked in parishes in the north
ern and western part Of the sugar dis
trict where eondi lions are such as tC
make the cultivation OF other crops, fol-
instance, cotton and rice, easily posi-
bic. From all information at hand We
jndge that the total acreage in cane
this yenr In Louisiana will be in the
neifhbofhoOd Of two hundred and eighty
Thousand aeres Last year it was about
two hundred and ninety.five thousand
acres. n
The trend towards the more EXTENSIVE
manufacture Of white sugar continues
strong and last week at least fou
large houses placed orders for planta
tion graduated equipment For SOM
reason or other neither they nor tn