The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1888-09-20
Catfss FertEfiZer.

Stanton has some industries which are
being carried on SO quietly that they do
not attract the attention Of our citizens.
AS YOU pass up Augusta street and see
Mr., Reeves Gait apparently taking life I'D
quiet, easy way, you would hardly ehihK
that he is managing one of the largest
fertilizer works IN the Valley OF Virginia.
Mr.. Gait commenced this business ID
small way several years ago, but ID the
last two wears has very much EXTENDED ms
works, and his business has steadily grown
to large proportions. There are several
brands Of goods sold from this house but
the principal one is ''Catt's Blood, Bone.
and Flesh Fertilizer" manufactured 10y
Mr. Gait from the raw material by fof-
mala exclusively his own. At his extern.
sive slaughter house, situated about OF
a mile beyond the d. d. q b. institution,
on the road leading to the Red BUD
farm, Mr.. Gait slaughterS the Cattle and
small stock with which he supplies the
retail butchers OF our city. The hides are
carefully prepared for market. All the
refuse and blood are saved for the "Catt s
Blood Bone & Flesh Fertilizer. The
flesh for this preparation is gotten IRON
dead animals These ingredients are thor
oughly ground and mixed, and have incor-
porated with them other pure and unadul-
terated materials. They are then taken
to Mr.. Gait s house near he B. * q depot
which is used exclusi gely for drying, mix
ing, bagging and preparing fOT shipment.
Mr. Gait also sells the South Carolina
bone, and makes special preparations for
farmers by their own drt ctions, as 10
what they Nag gant or need. The Gait
! fertilizer is. as. we have said, the chief
| business, and our farmers can see for
| themselves all the ingredients entering
into its composition, and have the very
best assurance that it is a genuine article,
not bought upon the certificate OF any
other man, OF endorsement Of any house
| or firm, but manufactured By Mi. Gait
for his own trade We do not know OF
any other fertilizer establishment IN the
Valley where the marketable product is
the resultant of raw material handled by
the firm, and at the house where it is man
ufactured and sold. Oar reporter visited
both works, aud had fully explained TO
! him all the details OF the business, and we
are glad to be able to assure our farmers
| that we have here at our own doors a
reliable fertilizer, manufactured by one Of
| our most trustworthy citizens, and sold at
n bA hn, j1,f
like quality and grade.
Mr.. Gait is doing large business this
season. We saw i'll one pile 800 tons Of
mis- preparation ready for bagging. Large
sales are daily made in Augusta. Rocking
ham, Rockbridge. Albemarle and other
counties, and the sales for the fall season
will reach 400 tons. OF course 1t takes
labor to carry On this work and money to
pay the laborers. while our reporter W rs
at the Augusta street Office of Mr.. Gait,
young man was sent out with anumbr of
packages securely put up ana tied in a
small book. Thinking it peculiar way
to put up bank deposit, we made enquiry
about it, aud were told that 1t was the
pay VI Gile ldpoltle, pun up 50 tilat tdcn
| man was handea his pay for the week with
| no'accountng except at the town office.
| We commend this industry as one showing
| the benefits Of home manufacture. 1t is
a splendid illustration of the blessings Of
home labor employed in home industries,
aud shows how labor and capital meet on a
common plane for a common advantage,
rendering mutual benefits to each.