New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-11-23

EUROPEAN SUGAR NEWS.


most from the invasion OF France
bv the German armies: In 1913
IA there were in France 26O fac
tories in active work. In 1914
Is, 60 factories only. situated III
the sections not invaded by the
enemy, were in operation, and
producing 297 1856 tons of centrlf-
ugal sugar. In 1866 there
were but Ga sugar factories IN
operation and the sugar secured
in the centrifugals was but 49,
267 tons. In 1916, II, 65 beet su-
gar factories were in operation
and obtained 1S1 $40 tons Of Sill
gar. In 1917-1S finally there were
but 81 sugar factories in opera
ton and the production Of sugar
reached 1926 tons.
Because of the war. which has
devastated and ruined its prlncl-
pal sugar developments, France
has lost in the neighborhood ct
140 Of its sugar factories, and 1t
has seen its beet sugar production
reduced from 100000 or 100000
metric tons the year before the
war, to less than 10000 at the
present time.
Among the sugar factories des-
troyed by the Boches there is
quite a considerable number that
will not be rebuilt. The recon-
struction Of these factories would
encounter, besides, a very serions
difficulty, that of procuring IN
France the necessary machinery
and apparatus. In fact it must
be remembered that the principal
shops for mechanical construc-
tons. which specialized in the
building Of sugar factory machil-
cry, were located in the depart
ments ravaged by the Huns and
these have been demolished or
plundered in a thorough fashion
by these barbarians.
Such is conspicuously the case
with the shops Of the engineering
concerns, such as the Societe
Franchise de Construction Me-
chanique (the old Gail establish
ment) at Denain; the works of
the Companie de Fives-Lille, at
Elves near Lille; the works at St.
of Senelle. Maubeuge, of
Charmes, near La Fere, etc.
The daily papers are recount
ing the visit which NJ. Alfred
the celebrated builder of
such apparatus, has made to his
works at Charmes. and to his
chateau at Andelain a short time
after the liberation of those local.
ties by the army of General
Mangin. In the neighborhood Of
The city of La Fere all the ROADS
Are dug up and the villages des-
troyed. Only few houses, in
ruins, remain standing at Ande-
ain and at Charmes. The cha {
teau of M. Maguin, at Andelain. {
had been dynamited by the enemy s
before leaving. His factory at $
Charmes, which manufactured SUI i
gar apparatus and his big copper ,
smith establishment. exist no I
longer. The equipment of this !,
Factory was removed and sent to 7
Germany some time ago. The t
Germans have not only destroyed !
and plundered the greater part +
# orr sugar factories, but in add S
1ition they have rendered their G
reconstruction by our proper
means completely impossible for '
! long time. Before the rebuild
ng of the destroyed sugar fac I
cries 1t Will be necessary TO re-
'uild the machine shops, which /
annot be done in a day. /
II apparently entered into the +
Jews of the Germans to profit by n
hese distinctions to develop their f
wn industry, and to themselves t
pize the place of these ruined t
Dmpetitors. Happily, President il
wilson and the Allies know how n
) foil these evil projects and to
oil thes evil projects and to de- e
land from the Germans the nee n
ssary reparation. W
Along with this question of the 0
construction of the sugar fac s.
ories comes the one, most i'm Ii
ortant. of the production of ST. 0
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