Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-09
PROPOSES PLAN
TO OPERATE THE
TEX. SUGAR Mill
New Orleans Would Add Can
ming Plant and Ice Factory
to Purchase Proposition.

working on the idea that the sugar
industry y practical one in this see
ton, particularly in view OF his be-
hei that the present high price of su-
gar VIII prevail, q. VI. Ahrons Of New
orleans y ~ Brownsville with a plan
Tor the purchase Of the plant Of TIE
Texas Sugar Manufacturing Com
pany, located four miles east WI
Brownsville, the addition Of sugar re-
lining equipment and the addition of
canning factory and ice manufac-
turing equipment, and other indus,
rlcs 10 insure the operation az the
plan for twelve months in the year.
Mr.. Ahrons states that he already
mas been offered the sugar production
from about $50 acres Of land III the
Lower Rio Grande Valley. and that IA
can secure raw sugar from this and
other sections for refining purposes III
the refinery proposition ~ taken up
He proposes the extension Of the sugar
cane acreage in this section, believing
that the prices 10 be obtained for cane
VIII serve as an inducemCut for
more extensive production of cane
lie states that the plant can ~ cnlarg
ed along the lines pointed out by him
with an Investment of around $3.50
600.
lie now has the proposition up with
local businessmen, bankers and Others
and declares that hc has met with
great deal " encouragement for the
plan.
Discussing his proposition, hc said:
I'm the same section whore thc mill
IS located there are and will he large
truck farms growing vegetables with
great success for shipment 10 the
markets for fresh consumption. Ill
Is my intention ~ install Il complete
unit Of canning and prcaeryig plant
IN connection with the SUGAR mills.
also 10 install complete icc icfrigcra-
tion plant, first. ID take care of an the
vegetables grown for the canning fac
tory, or these that we may ~ able to
buy on contract with the growers. or
to buy their surplus stocks when the
market price for the fresh stuff be-
6omes too low 10 ship I'd profit.
The ice making machine Of say
100 10 l25 tons ~ ice per day Will
furnish refrigeration to the extent of
300 70 go tons, and ice could be sup
piled for car refrigeration purposes.
Cars would hc preceded.
1T i my opinion" Mr. Ahrons
VA
vegetables, fruits and other products,
ard iCc business ID keep the plant run
ming twelve months III the year.
which, az course. includes about two
and a half months az sugar grinding
We have the building space and the
machinery power to install thc canr-
ing and preserving plant. also the ica
making machinery without additional
building expense. for all The cannin
and preserving equipment can hc di>
mantled and sct aside when not need
ed. at little expense. The icc plant
would, of course. bc stationary ann
would operate throughout tte year"
Mr.. Anron4 sail the Tcxls sugar
plant was bought with thc idea of re
moval 10 Cuba, but TINT after losniug
over thr situation III the Valley. aad
finding that good quality III cane
can 10 grown here, hc decided to allow
the plant I'd remain here and .ork
out the larger industrial proposition.
He said that labor Is available here,
and bel eyed that quite an industrial
section could bc built up around tn
sugar mill. 70 result IN street railway
or other quick transportation between
that district and Brownsville.
Tie expects u leave Brownsville
tomorrow for Houston and New or
leans i'll connection with the propo-
sition, and will return to the city
about Monday.
Mr.. Ahrors il brother-in-law ~
United States District Judge Foster ~
New Orleans. Hc has been engaged
in the sugar. canning and allied indus
tries i'll Lou u.siana and Cuba fer Ehe
past twenty seven years.