Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-11
THE PEANUT INDUSTRY ANo TRADE.
Interesting Article by Associate Justice
Waiter Clark, Of North Carolina.

CRaleIgh, \. c.. Bullc,lnD
Edward Atkinson. the well-known econo.
mist. has recently written an admr,bi,
article pointing out the uses " ths Pa.
nut. especially as a producer ~ Oh. n,
Il was who years ago pointed out ~
value OF cotton-secd for rs Oh an ~
manurial and feed qualities. as co..m-
seed meal. and the value ot the huils.
Prior TO this. on many farms cotton.s.el
was disposed OF "a waste. Now Af-. A.
klnson predicts the future useN'rers e
the peanut as an oil-producer anu IN ,ther
ways.
But before we 20 into this production
extensively attention sh1u'l he cau-l 10
the syndicate which cont,ls the salr ~
the nuts, making its members mlnI r.
aires and the producers paur.s. Tt,
number OF peanut-buyeIs IL smtl. Taas
have formed trust or syndicate. IT,
this combination IL Is decrcci hat farm.
ers' stock" Is not salable AMI All pes.
nuts before becoming marketable urrt
90 through what they ar, pleased ~ DIX
nifty with the name of peanut "sactorV "
| nv another OF their rules no factory viii
| take the nuts on toll. but they must boz
| sold to the owner or the factory. This
delivers the farmer alive into their hank.
PRICE AND COST.
The peanuts are sold on The rafift at
! n nrice fixed by the syndicate. WhiDr Is
AT present about cents psr pound Th'y
are run through the factory AZ a m'nl
| cost OF is of a cent per pound. snl
are then sold TO the retail merchant
by wholesale at 10 / cents per ponr'
according to locality The profits being
pooled are presumably divided 40 wonder
the farmers find no profit IN making pea.
nuts. and that the factory owners are
becoming millionaire Farmers generally
raise small crops OF peanuts. and each not
feeling largely interested. Ak 10 class Thy
are ignorant OF the gross imposition pr1c-
ticed upon them In this. as IN some Other
matters. Imposed upon by the wort 'iac.
tory" they are led To- think that there Is
some costly and mysterious process IN
| preparing the peanuts for market There
Is nothing Of the kind The peanuts age
poured into a revolving cylinder which
polshes them and blows out ihe pops ani
dirt. As they come out th'y ftl upon
broad. endless belt. which carries them
along 10 be bagged. Negroes stand on
zach side OF this moving be.f ana Win
paddIes deftly sort the peanuts. The, are
then bagged and sold foF mote than double
the price paid the farmer. The process
OF thus preparing them costs NOT "''''
than i-5 OF a cent
THE MACHINERY.
It was also thought that %" process "a.
not only mysterious and required 'ANl
which We see is not so-but uii 'h.
machin - was expensive. bul u y ''''
by those who know that the maetln'
OF one OF these so-called 'iac'pf"7 "n
not cost more than So OF So, ana u'''
the whole plant. Including mAchih'iS,
building engine-eyerythins -i'hl' n'-
cost over 5000 10 N1v. " vas 1'''
urged that there was patent On ihf "l,'
chinery. A party who was o'lA '""es'
To defy this claim and estahhah h' ~
factory demonstrated by a SUIT m court
,b,t there was no patent AMI thereupoh
A. ls said the syndicate took him ih anu
ne IS now one OF our oppresNl'' "'A ''-'
becoming millionaire
Az last resort, D. discourage plt'IS
mn factories IL In given out mat large caps.
mi Is required To establish a brani ahi
nut IL on the market On the "Hu'l'
The writer has recently had coff'sp"lh'
once with numerous dealers from 'ah
Francisco 70 Boston. and from NJ" va
leans 10 Montreal AMI reality hid "A'i'
| VARYING from four and one hui ~ '@'S'
cents for nuts. without any question -
10 brand. The only requirement vas u's'
they should be sound and factory "" -
The syndicate have educated ihe l1n,'
TO require the latter, az II places u' "'''
In then hands.
RUN FOR TOLL.
II the farmers generally knew tne ~
facts. they could readily emancipal' "'"
selves from selling at cents i'r g',''
peanuts which. with the ail,ll'n OF ~"
t,fth OF a cent factory" work. are s'il '-
to cents, by each neishD'rh11i l,''.'
no a factory. or by some one pu..'',' =.
up 10 run for toll. But th's9 ilc'' i',
been persLtently suppress. "h',"
very rare intervals factory or -
seapert town has been pat up II ~ -,
that Il always mysteriou3ly an .1
stops Those who know say thAt l' .
done by the syndicate paylns ne o"...
the new factory a SUM cqlh - a.
timated profit. OF the tolls "h'.n
be likely 10 come In II the iilt''f W.
run. Fortunately. there u ID ''t
revenue tax on factory lel"l' ..'..
manufactured tobacco. by VIE" ''|
| dcate can keep monopoly d. ,,hi..,
This Is ons Of the many "t)' ,,.., 81,
, the farming class Is pilcA, j.
farmers who are interested III 49,,
raising look into this mater o" t'..,..
n.irhborhood provide ltssf "''l u .., /,
! for next season at Nhch p''Al., .',.,.,
nrepared for market ior t'" a.,
would be free. themselves ui a''-''
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