The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
SOMETHING FARMERS ARE
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Durham Fertilizer Co.

Durham Fertilizer Co
b YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS
ND BRILLIANT PROSPECTS AHEAD
Two years ago last February som,
khe '.go.ahead" citizens of Dur
Ia organized the Durham Fer
6zer Co. They knew of the constant
buds perpetrated upon the farmers
the country by certain fertilizer
manufacturers, and they determined
protect them if the farmers them
Slves would be protected. It was
he design of the new company ia
nanufacture fertilizers for q home
market espeeially-it is this home
market that has been catered to, and
with the most gratifying success now
F1he company is preparing to enlarge
b sphere of operations. To that
~a j, began the erection of a new
factory in January last, and which
mas Just been completed.
THE NEW FACTORY
stands near the wooden mill il is a
frame structure, 50x15O feet, three
noors, and, besides this main builds
ing are sheds, 40x10O feet, for storage.
Inc machinery is operated by steam
power, transferred from the wooden
mn, by shafting 125 feet long. This
macninery was mainly derived from
maryland and Connecticut manufac.
tnrers, and compri--s pulverizinp
milisof different varieties, boiling an.
paratus, ETC., the "mixers" being the
Pool 81 Hunt" patent. There is
nothing specially complex connected
WIN the manufacture of fertilizers
t.e. It requires no elaborate or COM
pheated machinery the chief difficult
" hes In securing a proper formula
ana then in using only such ingredi-
ents as can be relied upon.
DURHAM BULL FERTILIZER
IS "honest goods" Among its prin-
cipal ingredients are bone, South
Carolina phosphate, dried blood,
Peruvian guano, fish scrap, pulverized
tobacco stems, etc. The list reminds
one of the contents of the witches
cauldron, as recounted in Macbeth,
and for the first time q suspicion
crosses our mind that either "tha d.
vine William" obtained his ideas con-
corning the witches charm from q
fertilizer factory, or that fertilizer
manufacturers have stolen the idea
from him. Be that as it may, the
fact remains that the compound,
while appearing queer to those who
are not scientists, nevertheless is pre-
pared with special reference to the
needs of different crops, stimulating
elements of the soil that otherwise
would be inefficient.
THE CAPACITY OF THE NEW FACTORY
Is 5000 tons per year, and this entire
product will be sold in the tobacco
districts of this State and Virginia,
the cation districts of North Carolina
and Georgia and the wheat belt of
this State. The formulas for the to-
bacco. cotton and wheat fertilizers
@aas nx were prepared
by one Of aiuent chemists
of the United States, and during the
two years that the goods have been
upon the market the field results have
been of the most satisfactory char
acter. The home reputation of these
fertilizers is shown by the fact that
the retail demand here in Durham
has been, during the past year. ut
least twice as much as for any other.
QUITE AN INCREASE.
During 1884 the company manu-
featured 1900 tons of fertilizers-in
1888 it made scarcely 200 tons, and
now it jumps to the front with facili-
tics for producing 5000 tons.
The officers of the company are:
s. Il. Morgan, President and general
manager; w. NJ. Morgan, Secretary;
Eugene Morehead, yice-President
and Treasurer. These gentlemen are
all young men-they are widely
known and esteemed, and their bust
ness-like energy has certainly taken a
most practical shape in the matter Of
the establishing Of this business.
S. T. MORGAN.
The gentleman Just named is not only
President of the Durham Bull Ferti-
lizer Co., but he is also Secretary and
lTedSuEeE VI tue "OOuGn anA "OOAch
Mill Co. In addition to these official
duties he has other responsibilities to
discharge. He is an extensive farmer,
owning and working large quantity
of land in this vicinity, growing cot
ton, tobacco and corn, and as If all
these things were not sufficient to
occupy his time he carries on the
only coal yard in Durham, and is
also a wholesale dealer in grain, hay,
meats, &c. This jobbing trade was
established by Mr.. Morgan about
three years ago, and he has made q
decided success of it. Especially
does he continue to hold q large bust
ness with the merchants Of Durham
generally, while, as matter of course,
out-oftown merchants obtain more or
less of their supplies from him. In
brief, he has been successful, and We
are glad oft.
n. BLACKNdLL Il SON So