The Donaldsonville chief., 1919-03-01
MAY HAVE SUGAR REFINERY.
Rice MY 10 Be Turned Into Factory
s..Granulation of Sugar.

Rice M:y 10 BE Turned Into Factory
Granulation of Sugar.
A representative of the Louisiana
Rice Milling Company, owners of the
property Of the DonaldsonvilIe rice
mill situated near the Texas and Pa
cific passenger depot, in conversation
with one of the Ieadiearing fas Of
this city a few days esent session. 81
at was the instruction for the vari-
to try to eswhich may be supple
in the, old ricqsonal instruction by
stated that in the
of the company Wag of the parish
sonville in an effort bin New Or
people Of this city and yica attended
project having for its object oussard
stallation in the rice mill build initial
the necessary machinery for tall the
fning Of sugar, and should tEo save
forts prove successful, they Ycourse
to have things in shape to bsnrities.
erations by the next grindis-to get
son. <essstep and
The plan Is to establiS every day.
the refining Of raw sugarsead at the
the same plan as the Colonial sWtable
Refinery, at Gramercy, in St. Ger the
parish, and what the promote it will
requise from the people Of tisnough,
tion, is enough encouragement war
material support to warrant Their as
Launching the enterprise. ind
Donaldsonville is most admipfnto
situated foss the location Of ss
industry. In the very center on that
sugar belt, at the junction Of Baysof
LafourcheaWith the Mississippi riyeal
along which streams, with their u1ll
limited transportation possibilities
border some Of the largest and finest
sugar estates in the state, and with
she main and branch lines Of the
Texas and Pacific railroad penetrat-
ling a vast area Of fine sugar produc-
ling country, there issan immense field
from which to draw the raw material
| for such a refinery.
The building, to house such q plant,
(which under the prevailing high
prices Of everything, would prove q
heavy item Of expense, which would
have to be reckoned with seriously, is
Ialready constructed, and in most sub
Istantial form, and would require but
little alteration adapt II TO the
.IIneeds Of q refinery and az hat
lagonld III nac easar arJt 3
/ Il 1I1eces lisac aiinsf
/ All industry of that kind would op-s
lerate the whole year round, and
furnish employment to large num-
Iber of laborers at good wages, and.
lwould mean great deal for the COM
merciaI development and prosperity
Iof Dona1dsonvil1e. Witness the pros
lperous little village which has grown
up around the Colonial Sugar Rein
ling Company, at Gramercy, the popu-
I1ation Of which is composed almost
Exclusively Of employees Of the said
company, whose pay roll amounts to
Imany thousands Of dollars per month
Who can measure the benefits which
would accrue to the BUSINESS life ct
IDonaldsonville, with such an industry,
with such large monthly payroll in.
Its midst?
When the~rice mill was built here
some seventeen years ago it was be-
Ilieved that it could be operated sew
Ieral months every year, and furnish
employment to q large number Of
linen, and high hopes were entertalnS
ed for the good which il would do
Ito the city. But because Of thss
limited eauantity Of rice at its com55
Imand it could only operate for B
Ishort while every season, and finalls
Having proven an unprcfitable ven
lture, it passed under the control. e. =
1.-The Louisiana Rice Milling ComtMr
This company eholt eight months
ago dismantled the mill, removed all
slof the machinery and shipped it t.
I california, where it is being used BY
| the company; but the building re
Imains intact, and affords q nos
Isplendid home for a sugar refinery
q 1t is sincerely to be hoped that wFte
the company's officers visit Donas
sonville for the purpose are paving Slffis
! to interest the people hsofar as a
lin their refinery prloncerned. We
] will be well reeeiv9 our own family
encouragement shava two nurses in
vlto the end that ms GEMS almost
) our city this industry helm. ;;sa
Imean 50 much 10 its commsf Aai1lif
n land prosperity. s
al Seeks Outlet for Brewers Rice.
II Rice mills and other large holder
i'll af hramers, rice have appealed to tn