The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-02-26

money end Of the proposition when the
mRde.
Mr.. War; said that he thought the
resolution would amoun TO
nothing. He didn't see how any body /
could use commercial fertilizer under
5 cent cotton. He was from Darling
ton he said and was in for tobacco. |
The best thing was not to buy n
make your W guano. We have
AL along. This proposition was not
right. IL gave us the chance to paw
In cotton Ii it paid us and not IL il
didn't. This wasn't right. He vas
opposed to the use OF fertilizers any
way and he couldn't see how any man
could put fertilizers under three or
our cents cotton.
Mr.. j. b. Watson favored the pro-
position, which he considered iust,
equitable and right. 1t was unfor-
tunate that u farmers are in debt
and they had to get money to pay their
debts and cotton had to bo raised. We
had to use fertilizers and it was time
the farmers rose to the dignity of
their position and have prices made to
suit them. Lei the fertilizer men
bear their share of the loss. Let the
price be made commensurate with the
prices farmers received for their pro-
ducts.
Mr.. +. A. Sigh agreed with the re-
commentator of the committee. He
advised IL the companies do not accept
the proposition that they use not one
pound.
Colonel Duncan said that he had
failed TO get any company to agree to
a cotton option. He had agreed to the
committee report only after he had
been outvoted. He read some ~fertili-
ger figures and rates. He did not
believe the companies would sell on tho
cotton option basis. He thought there
would a to be O cotton trade or o.
money trade.
DR.. Stokes explained that the COM
mittee only made recommendations
and whatever action was taken by the
convention would be only advisory.
Mr.. Keitt favored the report and
made a short speech in support of it.
The next question was as to the
reduction OF 20 per cent. on fertilizer
rates and asking the railroads to
waive the thirty days notice and IL
they did not, then no fertilizers should
be- used, was passed without discus
sion.l
AS to The cotton acreage question Mr..
Pettigrew said he wanted something
definite and moved hat one, third Of
the land planted be only planted in
cotton.
MIR. Watson objected to this IS no
n should be thus bound. For IL he
could make his farm q self-sustaininS
n by the use of q certain number OF
acres, he did not think he should be
bound to plant one-third only in cotton.
The object was to raise all meat and
corn at home.
Mr. Keitt moved to lay MIR. Petit
crews proposition on the table which
was adopted, and the committee's re-
commentator was adopted. All the
suggestions of Inc committee were
ad opted.
DR.. Stokes offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That a committee of five
be appointed by the Chair to issue>aa
address setting forth fully the views
OF this meeting in reference to fer
tilizers, freights, acreage, etc, as OK
pressed.
President Evans stated that tho cx-
penses OF the convention would amount
to about S13 and suggested that mem
bers chip in. Mr.. Montgomery face
tiously said Let's pay in cotton
options" which caused much laughter.
!. DR.. Stokes suggested that as Senator
Tillman was in the hall that he be
SoiiSo upoh W BlNo SOuI0 explanation
as to the action of the Board of Trus-
tees OF Clemson College not permitting
fertilizers to BIO shipped In bulk to con-
sumner.
Senator Tillman said that the Board
had no discretion in the matter. 1t
was a law made by the Legislature
and the Board could not rescind it.
1t had been discovered that persons
had taken advantage of the oppor-
tunity to try to ship in bulk in order
to avoid the payment Of the privilege
tax.
DR.. Stokes then moved that the re-
to rescind the rule be referred to the
Legislature, which was done.
President Evans announced that the
same committee which had formu-
lated the resolutions for the meeting
would be appointed TO get out the adj
dress.
THE ADDRESS,.
The committee subsequently issued
the following address:
To the railroads doing business in
South Carolina: Fully realizing the
effect that the present monetary
s~tringency has had on all our inter
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 haul of tho Increased
production from tho use OF these fer
tiliZers.
We desire to call tho 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 manufacture
ers of fertilizer have, from time to
time, reduced the price Of their goods,
and we think it only just that our rail
roads should make some reduction in
the local and joint rates on fertilizers
to the extent of 20 per cent. From in
formation and belief 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 in some ratio to the
prices OF our cotton.