The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-02-27

If the companies did not accept the
proposition no fertilizers should be
bought.
The committee recommended that
railroads be asked to reduce the rates
on fertilizers 20 per cent. and that for.
the general good of all waive the thir
tv days' time granted. No arbitrary
demand was made and in the event
of unfavorable replies no fertilizers
should be used. It was recommended
and adopted that the use of fertilizers
be curtailed as much as possible and
what should be used ought to be OF
high grade.
Mr.. Pettigrew wanted one-third Of
the land planted in cotton. The COM
mittee's recommendation was adopted
that the acreage be out to such point
that each farm should De self sustain
ing. and let the first consideration be
the raising of sufficient food-stuff to
supply the farm.
The Alliance Exchage was recon-
mended as medium for the business
of Alliance men, Upon motion of
Mr.. Stokes committee of five was ap-
pointed to prepare an address setting
forth what was done tonight.
Governor Tillman was asked to aX-
plain the attitude of the Clemson board
on the fertilizer tax matter. He ex-
planned that the law was specific, and
if any relief wss granted it had to
come through the Legislature, as a
penalty was provided for anyone ship
ping fertilizers except in packages.
DR.. Stokes then moved to have the
request directed to the Legislature.
Carried
Chairman Evans appointed the COM
mittee to prepare the address,.
Shortly after II o'clock the Conven
ton adjourned.
THE ADDRESS.
The committee on the address, con-
sisting of Nessrs. J. W. Stokes, J. L..
Keitt, T. F. Mitchell, D. P.Duncan
and D. j. Bradham, prepared the fol
lowing. papers, which have been is
sued as embodying the position of the
State Alliance:
To the railroads doing business in
South Carolina: Fully realizing the
effect that the present monetary strin
gency has had on all Our inter-depend-
ent business interests, we feel justified
in taking the position that all interests
should bear alike the burdens that arc
upon us at this time The railroads
doing business in our State are very
materially interested in the use Of fcom-
mercial fertilizers, inasmuch as they
receive large amount from the trans
portation of these goods, as well as
from the haul Of all the increased pro-
ductions from the use Of these fertili
ZerS.
We desire to call the attention of the
railroads to the fact that while there
has been a continued decline in the
prices of all agricultural products, and
especially on cotton. there has been no
such reduction on the freight rates on
fertilizers The manufacturers of fer
tilizers have, from time to time, re-
duced the price OF their goods, and we
think it only just that our railroads
should make some reduction in the
local and joint rates on fertilizers to
the extent OF 20 per cent. From infor-
nation and belief We are satisfied that
this viii give US rate more iu line
with the local and through rates in
other sections of the country, and at
the same time in some ratio tc the
prices Of our cotton.
We therefore recommend to our rail
roads a reduction of 20 per cent. on the
rates on fertilizers. and request that
they put the rate in effect at once,
waving the legal notice of thirty days
The State Board of Railroad Commis
sioners are hereby requested to pre-
sent this recommendation to the rail
roads aud urge their early considera-
ton of this very important matter.
w. D. Evans, President.
J. ". Reid, Secretary.