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 Index of Indigo Planters - Behar 1908 - C

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Date transcribed2011-00-00
Transcribed byAlison Kilpatrick
CommentIndex of Indigo Planters in Bihar taken from "History of Behar Indigo Factories; Reminiscences of Bihar; Tirhoot
and its inhabitants of the past.". by Minden Wilson 1908.

Surname  Gale    
Forename  John    
Chapter  Tirhoot and Its Inhabitants of the Past    
Sub-title  Biographical sketch: John Gale    
Page nos.  222-223    
Description  The author, Minden J. Wilson, first met Gale in early January, 1848. Was known to his intimate friends as John Cherry Gale, because he used to sing a song called “Cherry ripe.” Son of of Captain Gale. Started life as an indigo planter, “but when sugar became a mania in Tirhoot, John Gale at once dropped indigo and went in for cane and expensive machinery.” The “sugar craze was introduced by Mr. Robinson, who came up from the Mauritius” and who “was certain large fortunes were to be made in sugar.” However, the industry collapsed because the impoverished land would yield no more than a couple of maunds per acre, also because the expensive machinery still had to be paid for, gradually ruining most of those who had put their trust in sugar. “That was as much as the impoverished land would yield, and the expensive machinery that had to be purchased gradually ruined most of those who had put their trust in sugar. John Gale was a man of great moral courage and determination, and he made up his mind to work with the strictest economy, and by gradually doing away with sugarcane and bringing back indigo, try to reduce his debit balance, and bring his head above water. This he set to work to do, and after very many years of steady work he was able to retire very fairly well off.”    
Indexer Notes  A maund was a measure of weight, containing 82-2/7 lbs. in Bengal.    
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Index of Indigo Planters in Bihar taken from "History of Behar Indigo Factories; Reminiscences of Bihar; Tirhoot
and its inhabitants of the past. History of Behar Light Horse
Volunteers". by Minden Wilson 1908.
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