The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-02-27
THE STATE ALLIANCE.
CONSIDERING THE MATTER OF COT
TON AND FERTILIZERS.
The Meeting in Columbia-A Good Repre-
sentation--And appeal to the Railroads
and an Address to the Farmers.

and an Address to the L ar1nerS.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. 21,-Special:
Considerable interest was attached to
the meeting of the Farmers Alliance
of South Carolina. held here on Tues
day night to consider the matter Of
freights on fertilizers and also the buy
ing of fertilizers by the farmers in this
State.
Pursuant to the call of the President
W. D. Evans, representatives of
twenty-one county Alliances assem-
bled here to discuss the situation and
make known their conclusion, to the
farmers throughout the State. The
following delegates were present:
Abbeville-J. 7. Robertson.
Aiken--G. B. Seigler
Anderson-J. B. Watson, J. w.
Bowden, Joshua Ashley, J. B. Dou-
B Barnwell-s. G.. Mayfeld, w. S.
Bamberg, W. T. Cave, II. II. Crum.
Chester-S. T. McKeown.
Darlington-J. W. War;.
Edgefeld-W. P. Zimmerman, B. L.
Caughman, A. B. Watson, P. NJ. Lott.
FIorence-J. E. Pettigrew, J. S.
Mckenzie.
Horry-J. A. Lewis.
Lancaster-T. R. Langley, j. G.
Elliott.
Lexington-J. L. ,Shuler, D. F.
Efrd.
Marion-D. Mcintyre. S.W. Smith,
J. D. Montgomery, 7. B. Stackhouse.
Marlboro-H. NJ. Stackhouse, J. c.
Campbell, J. L. Kit, j. A. Sigh.
Orangeburg-J. W. Stokes, J. +.
Fairy.
Spartanburg-G. W. Adair, J. L.
Howell, A. T. Burton.
Clarendon-Jas. E. Davis, D. j..
Bradham.
FairfeId-T. P. Mitchell.
Sumter-R. B. Stackhouse, H. R.
Thomas, J. T. Hays.
York-W. n. Elder, J, F. Ashe.
Colleton-J. H. Long.
Richland-D'Arcy Duncan, J. j.
Norton, O. f. Chapel
Senator Odeal, Of Pickens, sent re-
grets and his approval OF the purposes
of the meeting.
President Evans announced that he
had called the meeting In response to
several invitations TO consider the pc
culiar condition of affairs, by which
cotton was sold at less than its cost of
production, as well as the question of
fertilizers and acreage. Discussion
was invited, but no one seemed to want
to talk. A recess was taken until the
committee was ready to report.
The committee on resolutions, ap.
pointed before the meeting, consists OF
Messrss. Keitt, Stokes, Watson, Dun
can, Mitchell and Montgomery.
Chairman Stokes announced that
the work of The committee was merely
suggestion and was in no way final.
The report suggested that as 10 cotton
options in payment Of fertilizers 1t
should recommend that IT'S pound OF
midaling cotton be given for ton OF
acid phosphate on November /, or If
payment be preferred in currenc,:, that
it be made at $40 per ton +: o. b. at
CharleSon. Il freight be paid lntr's;t
on freight and freight to be payable II
cotton at t5 cents per pound. For kalnlt
! goot:s 100 pounds of middling cotton
! on November /. or S11 in currency,
with interest and freight, Charleston
f. O. b.. as a basis For ammonlated
goods q per cent, the committee re
commend three hundred pounds mid
ding cotton on November l or SIT for
currency payment, with interest and
freight rate from Charleston f. o. b.
The acid phosphate is to be from 10 to
13 per cent. The figures are very near,
DR.. Stokes said, to those offered by one
of the strongest companies. A slight
reduction was made in cotton pay
ment. and in increase, for cash. Their
offer was a straight sale for cotton.
Both proposit. .ons were for f. o. b. at
place of shipment. The difference on
dissolved bone was only about % cents
per ton.
Mr.. Hays, Of Sumter, wanted to
know if the company would pay
freight. The payment of freight was
provided for. Mr. Montgomery sug'
gested that the proposition was to give
no more, but if it could be cotton fol
less so much the better. DR. Robert
son asked whether any companies had
civen a cotton option available to far
mers until after the crop is harvested.
Mr.. Keitt said that none had been
made. DR.. Stokes said the-only pro
position was for straight cotton trade
at the time of purchase.
Mr.. Montgomery wanted fertilizer
men to take part of the risk. All the
cotton YOU use on options can be sold
by fertilizer people in futures. 1t was
simply question of whether cotton
could be made at five cents. 1t can
not be done. The companies could
not hold all their ammoniated goods
and kainit. The best thing to do was
to use little or no fertilizers.
Mr.. War; didn't want any fertilizers
used. Darlington would use all of its
| fertilizers on tobacco. Couldn't see
see how fertilizers could be used on
ive-cent cotton. He had not asked
the price of fertilizers in fourteen
months and did not expect to. He wa>
sorry to see so many people oto"1ns
for little fertilizers He would not
recommend the proposition. He made
better cotton and more corn last year
without fertilizers than usual with fer
tiliZers.
Mr.. Watson, Of Anderson, favored
the proposition as just, equabe and
right. 1t was, he urged, lamentable
that so many farmers We're in debt.
Every other product was suffering from
the same depression. He believe the
terms would be accepted. 1t is time for
farmers to ask for relief, and it is best
TO ask FOR it at home. Let the companies
share portion OF tbs losses if neces,
sary.
Mr.. Pettigrew, os Florence. wanted
to see the matter settled.
Mr.. Sigh wanted the farmers to say
what ;hey could do. and then it re-
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