The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-03-24
The g{AW SITUATION.
.sslE LATEST jiN RgFeaENcE TO THE
GREAT PHosPrTTE WAR.

stlE LATEST jlN RgFeaENcE TO THE
GREAT PHosPHETE WAR.
3he Company praisss ProposItion Look
ing to q Resn3mlition OF Work, which is
Accepted SenditionsiIy by tho State
The CorrespS,ndence ON the Subject.
CoLUMBIA S. c., March 15.-TLe fol-
+ lowing lette5 was received by the Phos-
phate Comn1isston to-day. 1t explains
Itself:
s To the Hjbn. B. II. Tillman. the Hon.
q Y. j. Pope, the Hon. w. III. Ellerbe, the
Hon j. ID. Montgomery and the Hon.
Geo. III. Walter, Members of the Board
Gof Phosphate Commissioner Gentle
men: IL i3 q matter Of regret to the
Eoosaw Mining Company that it has
Feet their lights. to make any applica-
ftion to th4 Courts, and that some ac-
compodauion could not have been
reached bH which litigation would have
been avoided. They have always de-
sired to 1--we as law abiding citizens,
conducting their affairs on business
principletS and avoiding all complica-
tions aDI litigation. But no alterna-
tive was Ileft to. them, and In taking
d
the privilege guaranteed to every citi-
zen of b}aying the rights which they
claim tOl possess passed upon by the
Courts OFF the country.
How llong this litigation will con-
time It fis Of course impossible to say,
but the 4Coosaw Company is desirous Of
having 1t so conducted as to avoid any
unnecessary delay and expense, and
reach al final conclusion on the merits
with alp due speed. And their counsel
stand feady to act in this spirit and to
facilitate such result.
While, however, the matter is thus
pending there arises practical and
busineHs question upon which it may
not bel improper that l should address
Ihen the Act of the General Assem-
IDLY of 1890 went into effect on the 1st
Bday of March, 1891, out of respect to
the action Of the General Assembly,
the Coosaw Company suspended opera
tions for the time being, although they
awere advised that such legislation
could not effect them in the exercise Of
heir previously acquired contract
$ights. But they desired no conflict
3wlth the authorities, which, as they
learn, would have been brought about
oad they then continued mining.
- They did not. however, waive in the
least by such stoppage any rights to
they believed themselves enti-
tled, nor do they now deem 1t proper
5here to discuss their right to resume
Ysuch operations under the order Of the
&.Court.
But they beg to say. that they still
arnestlY desire so to arrange with
our honorable board that pending the
x litigation they may continue their OPP
frations in strict compliance with all
he laws of the State, and under the
g. hlperyision Of the board.
&pnt, and without reference to any Or
&3Aar of the Court already made, such an
arrangement can be entered into with
hit prejudice to the existing rights of
Ay party, and by which the operations
u the company shall continue under
he supervision of the board, and thus
Dth the loss of royalty to the State and
s. image to the company can be avoided.
The interests Of the State and the
ii oosaw Company are so closely inter-
= Oyen that 1t Is impossible to affect one
G injure or embarrass the State, and,
of course, do not want to injure our
selves.
N Any prolonged suspension Of opera
ions will, of course, cause serious dam
{ge both to the State and the company.
Guch damage Is not only loss Of present
but the breaking up of an
E ~ Otablished business of value both to
Ae cdmpany and the State, and which,
Uninterrupted for any length of time,
+ gilNbe difficult, if not impossible, to
lhV only persons to be benefited
s be our competitors in the busi-
u phosphate mining, to whom our
put of the market means freedom
.,4extent from competition.
tel that am addressing business
( and that my motives and the mo-
s Sd of the company in so doing will
3 Pbe misconstrued. And with this
z<bg beg to call these matters to
s.; attention and to say that the Coo
Mining Company are ready and
o glad to enter into such an ar
ment by which, pending this liti-
.5s and without prejudice to the
): = Of any party, they can continue
q N operations under the proper su-
ION and direction of the board of
- Fate commissioners.
DIS lam, yours very truly,
4. yled.}, Robt. Adger,
sf Manager OF Coosaw Mining Co.
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