The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1877-04-18
THE FERTILIZER LAW- THE
BALTIMORE BULLETIN

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meuts Of the cummercialmouihpi Of the
city or Baltimore On the act 81 the l.egisla-
ture ailixing tax on fertilizers and requiF-
ing STRIFE. analysis Of the same.
IL the BUlIetin speaks the sentiments Of
the commercial community. Baltimore wilt
find that il has made a most fatal mistake.
Esen since tie war. the strongest impulses
OF gratitude have drawn our merchants TO
that city. and We nre sure, with such ln>
d1cements as Baltimore had to offer. she has
received full aud growing share OF South.
ern trade. Ii she repels il now through
nnmanly petulanee, the fault and the con,
seqences are her own. Our people are not
song to turn back intke step they haveta-
ken, nor are they apt 20 be convinced Of
their error under the shafts Of ridicule or
won to affection for Baltimore By senseless
.lisparagement Of their resources. That is
false wit that has false foundation. and
though it may very pungently point sen.
tence to assert that .persimmons stand be-,
tween them aud starvation and that GOO
Der peas. Which 10 New Yurk. are the in
diligence Of nowsboss, become the substan-
tial food of men aud women. yet facts show
that North Carolina furnishes enough be-
sides to attract the cupidity Of Baltimore.
Oar soil is never free from the swarm Of
Baltimore Irummers. and we DO not snp-
pose they are altogether atlrss!ed here b.
The charm Of free pcrsinmons and cheap
.goobers.
We will venture the assertion that a
third Of the receipts of Baltimore are drawn
from North Carolina. That trade is sufi-
GENTLY great 70 keep ID active operation .
line ii steamers from Wilmington, and i
feet Of seamers and sailing vessels from
the Scdnds. aud all this independent Of the
consignmeDis made 10y the various rail road
lines.
The return ere,ghts have not been alto.
gether in the shape Of fertilizers. But
there has been a large business done ii
those articles. aud Il is principally to lie
bad faith Of Bsiiimore manufacturers that
the present law, so offensive TO their sensi-
bilities and 50 threatening 10 their profits,
was eascted. Since the eyes Of our farmers
have beer opencd. they are going to Do
nothing 40 ,nollrfy these gentlemen. bus will
grow more strongly ii support q the pro-
lection given to them.
The Imposition Of these manufacturers
was enormous and Shameless. Il began
long ago. aud hiss grown with inmm,ity.
We remember. years Ego. when connected
with the North Carolina Rlil Road. aud
when Pernyiah guano Ras almost the only
fertilizer used, ard when Baltimore was tie
head quar,etsand shipping pdiat Of tae Pc
ruyisn sgenis. The Birreda Brothers. thai
the supply Of Tie genuine article began to
fail. a for,unaie discovery 10 the vicinity
IL Baltimore. 81 hank u friablc reddish
earth. closely resembling gtiano ii color and
texture. was made aud converted u once
into mine II wealth. Il was perfectly
worthless. Yet il VAS manipulated wis
enough Of guano to give It the necessary
edor. and shipped 70 cor planters by tie
thousands cftuns. We remember receiving
letter froma Baltimore 6nn asking y Il
thy up al tie original Pera.ian gurns
,atkS. containing the foreign brands sod
the genuine O,lor. Offering i. adoliar apiec.
for the bags OF course we took DO nOiie,
Of tbe crier.
At thu: early dss tie fraud begun rhieI
has multiplied 10 tie extent III drawia.
from North Carolina perhaps Two million
dollars year Tor staif ibas analysis show
70 contain more ii,sn ffiy per cent Of iner
mater. We have stopped that aud meat
70 keep it stopped.
Il is al nonsense % speak Of the Cox q
oppressive. Establishments that ssll tire
und four hundred Thousand dollars wort
each cannot feel srrteeiabiy lie tx u III,
hundred dollars.
n Baltimore wishes 70 % without rs. .
will rot be misefabie. We base Rirhnnnl
Ut our dooIs with equal advantages Wit
Baliimors--in inany respects greafer--ea
gcr for our trade. and capable ~ furnisbiu
everything Inst Baltimore can. 10 term
quite % favorable. She osn furnish Us vii
allthe fertilizers Nc nerd. either other ow
manufacture or ihroaei, her sgeneies. Ricl
Mond makes no eotsplaigt of the tax o. ,