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We have examined the various places seemingly available on the Mississippi River, 

 and have carefully inquired concerning those on the Teche or Attakapas country, and 

 after careful examination and thorough consideration have determined to recom- 

 mend Governor H. C. Warinoth's Magnolia plantation, in the parish of Plaquemines, as 

 the most suitable locality, from the fact that it would afford the severest competitive 

 test of any place in the State, as the yield on this plantation during several years 

 has been greater per ton of cane ground than on any other place brought under our 

 observation. 

 March 16, 1887. 



JOHN DYMOND, Chairman. 

 D. F. KENNER. 

 HENRY MCCALL. 

 T. S. WILKINSON. 

 L. C. KEEVER. 

 W. B. SCHMIDT. 

 J. C. MORRIS. 

 W. C. STUBBS. 



I certify that the above is a true copy of the report of this committee made to the 

 Sugar Planters' Association, April 14, 1887. 



JOHN DYMOND, 



Chairman. 



The superior advantages afforded by Governor Warmoth's sugar- 

 house, the surplus boiler service at his command, and the facilities 

 which he offered for an independent working of the diffusion apparatus 

 were the considerations which led the committee to select his place as 

 the one most suitable to the character of the contemplated work. 



At the request of the Commissioner there was appointed by Mr. Ken- 

 ner, president of the Sugar Growers 7 Association, an advisory committee 

 to assist those in charge of the work, and thus to help to its successful 

 completion. This committee consisted of Hon. John Dymond, of Belair, 

 and Henry McCall, of Donaldsonville. These gentlemen visited the 

 plantation from time to time during the progress of the work, both of 

 their own accord and by the request of the Commissioner. Following 

 are the reports which they made of the progress of the work : 



BELAIR, LA., July 15, 1887. 



DEAR SIR: In accordance with your request in your favor of 18th instant, I have 

 visited Magnolia plantation, Tuesday, 12th, and Wednesday, 13th instant. The work 

 seemed generally to be \vell advanced. The house was completed, except the floor. 

 The carbonic-acid pump, filter-press pump, and cutter-engine were all in position and 

 needed only connecting up. 



The foundations for the diffusers were being built and will soon be completed. The 

 excavation for cutter was made, but not yet walled up. The lime-kiln was finished, 

 and the washers and connections will be completed this week. 



If the diffusion battery comes along promptly, it would seem probable that the 

 whole plant should be ready by October 1, as anticipated. 



In consultation with the gentlemen in charge of the work, as you suggested, the 

 matter of a water supply for the diffusers came up. They named 1,200 gallons, I be- 

 lieve, as being the contemplated reservoir of water. It would seem to me desirable to 

 have much more than this, as this limited supply might be exhausted any moment, 

 ' and it would seem a pity to have the success of diffusion dependent on a water supply 

 which might be cut off in an hour or two from some quite trivial cause. I therefore 

 suggested a 10,000 or 12,000 gallon wooden cistern, which could probably be erected 



