The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-27
Fertilizer Convention.
The Demands Of The
Farmers

The Demands of The
Farmers.
The State Farmers Alliance anC
other farmers interested in the ferti
lizer question met in the State House
in Columbia, last night. There were
tLirty.two delegate present when the
meeting assembled and others came
in later.
Sumter County was represented by
h. R. Thomas. r P. Stackhouse and
J. T. Hayes.
A lengthy discussion was INDUCED
in, and the question of prices of ferti.
lizers and crop acreage was discussed
from every standpoint
The result of the deliberations was
Incorporated in the form of an address
which was prepared by a committee
consisting of J. w. Stokes, j. l..
Keitt, T. P. Mitchell, D. P. Duncan
and u. y. Bradham.
The address was as follows:
THE ADDRESS.
The committee, about l O'Clock
this morning, issued the following
address (:
To the railroads doing business in
South Carolina Fully realizing the
effect that the present monetary
stringency has had on all our inter
dependent business interests, we fee
justified in taking the position that
all interests should bear alike the
burdens that are upon US at this time.
The railroads doing business in our
State are very materially interested
in the use of commercial fertilizers,
inasmuch as they receive a large
amount from the transportation Of
these goods, as we'll as from the hauI
of all the increased productions from
the use of these fertilizers.
We desire to call the attention Of
the railroads to the fact that while
there has been a continued decline il
the prices of all agricultural products,
aud especially on cotton, there has
been nc such reduction on the freight
rates on fertilizers. The manu-
facturers of fertilizers have, from
time to time, reduced the price o:
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 pei
cent. From information and belle:
we are satisfied that this will give US
a rate more in line with the local and
through rates in other sections Of the
country, and at the same time il
some ratio to the prices Of u cot
ton.
We therefore recommend to our
railroads a reduction Of 20 per cent
on the rates on fertilizers, and Request
hat they put the ate in effect al
once, waving the legal notice O.
thirty days The State Board 0:
Railroad Commissioners are hereby
requested to present this econ
m~endation to the railroads and urge
their early consideration Of this very
important matter.
w. .. Evans, President.
j. W. Reid, Secretary.
To the Farmers of South Carolina
After full consideration of all the alb
normal conditions surrounding our ia
dustries, the State Farmers Alliance
in conjunction with prominent agri
culturists from various parts of the
State, have reached the following
conclusions and have authorized {
PRONUNCIATION Of these conclusions foi
the consideration of all concerned
l. In the FIRST place, we consider i
Of paramount Importance that tht
acreage in cotton the current year bt
materially reduced. Every tarmel
should seek to make his farm abso
!utely self-sustaining. That is tt
say, abundant acreage should first b.
set aside for provisions, so as to in
sure an ample supply of meat ane
breadstuffs; then the balance Of the
crop may be with safety placed il