Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-11-17

T.hf iELD, >. u, III
with each county's untilized convict
labor, as above excepted, (highel
crimes) with new, more and direct
roads, the benefits in the increased
value of real estate, the savings in
time and vehicles will amount to al
most our annual taxes.
We have public highways that are
a disgrace to our civilization-they
are standing monuments and sad tes.
timonials of our want Of energy and
progress; the business and wayfaring
man swears, while the vehicle vendor
and nnender smiles and is entirely
happy. These sad relics Of ante rev.
olutionary times, and apparently
semisbarbarious ages and people are
enough g make the judicious weep,
while VIE should enthuse ourselves
with the progress Of the age. Il beg
| pardon for such an outrage on the
King English, while no other word
expresses my neaning.)
How long, oh dear Representa-
tivcs, and self-styled serY ATS of the
people, will you neglect our material
interests and abuse our patience
Fl. w. ADDISON.
Edgefeld, S. c., Nov. IA, 1881.
MEETING STREET, Nov. 9, 1881.
MEssRs. EDIToRs.-The Ne,Us md
FCouicr OF September 9Th last, con-
tained an article in favor of the Gu
ano Co.'S against the poor farmers.
This article was taken possession o.
by the Guano Companies, printed in
a circular and distributed among the
sub-agGnts like tracts among the hea-
then. Whether it was written for
that purpose or not I know not--but
the sub.agents give it all the rever
erenca Of holy writ. This article is
50 strong blow at the most impor-
tant element OF the State, that it
should caution the farmers how they
act in future in regard to buying
guano. 1t accuses the farmer of re
adjustment, when snch was not their
intention; but only a dignifed de-
mand for some grains Of mercy, un-
der circumstances Of peculiar mislor
tune. The merchant, the insurance
company, the newspaper and all such
branches Of business, when sudden
calamity happens, or when they fail
from any cause, usually make an as
signment and compromise their debts
at an enormous discount. And this
too when with more diligence and
economy the catastrophe might have
bsen avoided. Whereas, the farmer
L dint or tle' .ao2t a23::ir5a~EAu
tience could not avoid a failure in his
crops, when nature fails to provide
rains lie is in no way responsible
ior the bad crops, and whether they
be pa tners or not, the Guano Co. is
;ts dependent on the crop ior his1
money as the planter. 1t all comes.
from the soil-besides the Company
knows that when there is u drouth9
The fertilizers do no good-that their,
tendency is 10 do harm. 'Tis true
also that it costs as much to make
guano when it does no good, as when
il pays. But here is Just where the
NccS ond Cb,uae,' is in error, when
they say tie profit to the company is
not large in any event. Unfortu-
nately for them they contradicted
themselves lower down when thew let
slip the patent truth, That the COM
rany s erich and strong" and makes
mention OF another sal truth in speak
ing of the poorer farmers" which |
are by far the larger class. Ii the
company has such small profits, why
is it rich and strong? Everybody |
knows that the farmers profits are
never large-the most Of them have
no profits at ALL And yet the NeaOs
nnd G5,uicr seems to think they have
reached the milk in the cocoanut
when they say: "When the farmer
makes fine crop and sells it at
high rate he does not divide the
profits with the dealer IN guano.'
Now the fact is when cotton sells at
> high rate, the dealer in guano does
share The profit, partnership or no
partnership. BY a we'll worded fc-
ton the Iarmer apparently has what
they call an option. But this can
work no good to the farmer unless
cotton went up beyond 10 cents per
pound. He has to pay SO much cot
ton any way in pounds. But if cot
ton were worth II cents the company
would undoubtedly ahare in the high
price, without passing resolutions to
that effect as was so ably suggested
by the Ncaps and Courier. Besides
when has the farmer sold at high
rate? Talk about profits for farmers,
when they barely live-whereas the
rich and strong guano company are
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