The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1920-11-13
st. Mary Cane Growers, AS
ISOLATION Meet.
Franklin, La. Nov. lst, 1920.

Franklin, La, Nov lst, 1920
The meeting was called to order b.
he chairman. Mr. | S. Wooster. VINO
explained that the meeting was caiIed
or the purpose of considering ways
and means Of handling the present
sugar crop,
The secretary stated that mass
meeting Of the Cane Growers ano
| Sugar Manufacturers was held IL
New Orleans on October 29th. AZ
this meeting three plans were propoS-
ed, in substanc as follows:
Plan No |. That the cane grower
| instead Of receiving IA settlement each
| week for cane delivered at the factory
would receive an advance OF IS W per
| ton, aud would await "a tinal settle
ment until the factory had sold It's
sugar The price to bc the average
price Of sugar is sold on the sugar
exchange.
Plan No. , That the cane seller
| receives 81 90 per tou, and awaits
| final settlement until the factory has
sold its sugar. His price for cane
| will be the average price at which the
| factory sells its sugar.
Plan No, g. That the cane grower
| will receive sugar instead Of cash, and
will store his sugar in his barn, at
the factory, or in New Orleans, as be
| sees tit.
The cane growers aed the sugar
manufac turers agree not To sell sugar
below The prices fixed daily by the
committee.
The committee (of l0 was named at
| The mass meeting at New Orleans,
consisting of the following:
Cane Growers-P, Il. Landry. Rob
ert Brown, Sam Polmer, a. l.. Green
wood, DR.. G. w. Sitman.
Manufacturers r.. o. Young, Z. d.
Kemper, j. D. Minor, Horace Will
kinson, Charles Godchaux.
Country Bankers--L. o. Brous-
sard, G. +. Shaver.
City Bankers-L. NJ. Pool, {. deb.
Claiborne.
New Orleans Sugar Brokers and
Factors-E A. Eainold, e. a. Bur
guieres, r. NJ. Murphy, Edward Ly'
tie, J. G.. LeBourgeois, chairman.
This committee receives no salary
1t fixes the price daily. IL does mo-
sell sugar.
An agreement covering all the above
points was signed by almost every
one present at the New Orleans mass
meeting.
The secretary then explained that q
similar proposition is now before the
cane growers and sugar manufacture
ers of ST. Mary, and they we're called
to this meeting for the purpose Of con
sidering these plans, and to accept, OF
reject them.
The matters involved ia the arrange
ment were discussed and almost every
one present signifed their willingness
to sign the agreement, Accordingly
the following signed:
Avi Robichaux, Jas. Robichaux
A. j. Hidalgo, l.. Danos & Sons, Ed
Haydel, S. 7. McCardell, Nerville
Landry, Emile Henry, Dorville Pom.
tiff, Mrs o. Martin & Sons, G. j
Martin, N. J. Boudreaux. Augustir
Hebert, Emilion Savoie, Henri Jul
lien. G. Barrilleaux, E. D. Vigurie
Agt., Amar Barrilleaux, Henry Bar
rilIeaux, w. j. Young Vileor Pei
tier & Sons, Hebert g. Suttle, G. W
Luke, H Robichaux, G Albares
Damas Provost, Roy J Hebert. Louis
Stroud, A J Gibbon, Arthur Daigle
Herbert Daigle, G j Provost, Agt.
Cyrus Robcheaux, Est. d N Vappie
Homer Hebert, A Malherne, Wallace
5orne, Ernest Barrilleaux, Edw. Rob
icheaux, Albert S. Hebert Frank
Corie, Cyp. .LeBoeuf, Ellis Daigle
Geo. Blanchard, Oscar BOudreaux, a
Hebert, Ernest Dugas, Emile Robi
cheaux, Ernest Robicheaux, Stuar
Landry, E M West, j A Chauvin
Emile Lagrange, August Becnel, Mrs
VALERIE Alieman, Pierre Barrilleaux