The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-29
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
TIE FzRTILIz BILLS.
What the Fertilizer Men Say About
the Sanford anS Brady Bills

What the Fertilizer Men Say About
the Sanford sn5 Brady Bills
The two fertilizer bills are arrayed
against each other now. It would be il
teresting TO know which viii become a
law. The Sanford bill, which was framed
in the Senate when the committee was
about TO report on the Brady bill, has gone
70 the House % b reported upon. The
Brady bill, according 70 the MORNING
NEWS Dispatch, was reported upon id
versely II the Senate yesterday, but mi
nOrlty report Is expected Some Of the
fertilizer men believe that the Senate, See
ing the hostile legislation in the Brady bill,
passed the Sanford Bill to head It off.
The evil Of the Brady bill is plain 70
everybody, prominent fertilizer man said
yesterday. Such legislation should be pre-
rented. he thought, and he took it that the
SeRate's action in framing tie Sanford bill
was step toward defeating the antago-
nistic measure
The Sanford bill provides that at the time
OF the delivery Of any commercial fertilizer,
the farmer may demand that fair sample
OF the fertilizer Of four ounces be
drawn IN tue presence Of the
seller and the purchaser. The sample shall
De placed an glass bottle, securely corked
aud sealed aud delivered to the ordinary Of
the county in which the farmer resides or
IN which the delivery Of the fertilizer IS
made. The ordinary shall mark the bottle
and record the name OF the farmer. the
kind OF guano, the number Of toas, and
keep the sample. If the farmer is dissaris-
ned with the effect Of the guano on his crop
ne may demand that the sample be
analyzed, and the ordinary shall
send the sample 10 the commissioner
OF agriculture to bs analysed.
When the analysis is made
the ordinary viii hold it subject 20 the
order or any court where it NAV be ad-
United as evidence to show the real COM
position Of the fertilizer. In proportion as
the analysis shall show, if it does. a less
commercial value than that of the guaran-
teed analysis Of the guanc, the farmer shall
De entitled TO a rebate or reduction from
the contract price Of the guano The costs
OF the suit may Be adjudged against either
the farmer or the seller or the guauo, as the
court or jury may decide.
Inc bill also provides that all notes for
the sale OF guanO TO consumers shall have
stated on tAeir face the consideration of the
same, or penalty Of forfeiture Of all rights
TO recover on the part Of either the original
seller or any subsequent holder Of such
notes, as against the makers; but an IN
nocent farmer, before the maturity of the
note shall have the right to recover from
the original seller or payee the full face
value Of such notes or contracts, together
with all costs and damages not exceeding
% per cent. Of the pri cipal and interest
as may be decided by the court and jury in
the trial Of the case
The bill further provides that for each
sample Of fertilizer the ordinary snail be
entitled to fee Of % cents, 20 be paid by
the person Offering such sample.
The fertilizer men say that they
see nothing Objectionable In the bill. and
it is not a very great departure from the
fertilizer laws now in existence. The de-
tails may possibly be new, but in the main
no change to either the fertilizer manu-
facturer or the farmer VIII come of it.
They see nothing hostile in it, and hencs
will not oppose it. If they find that. by
supporting it, the Brady bill will be de-
feated, it is quite likely that they will sup
port it.