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,he proposition that they use not one

the proposition that they use not one
pound.
Colonel Duncan said that he had
Jailed to get any company to agree to
cotton option, He had agreed to the
committee report only after he had
oeen outvoted. He read some fertili-
ger figures and rates. He did not
believe the companies would sell on the
cotton option basis. He thought there
would have to be cotton trade or n
money trade.
DR.. Stokes explained that the COM
mittee only made recommendations
and whatever action was taken by tho
convention would be only advisory.
Mr.. keitt favored the report and
made short speech in support of it.
The next question was us to the
reduction of 70 per cent. on fertilizer
rates and asking the railroads to
they did not, then no fertilizers should
be used, was passed without discus
sion.,
AS to the cotton acreage question Mr..
Pettigrew said he wanted something
definite and moved that one. third of
the land planted be only planted in
cotton.
MIR. Watson objected to this as no
one should be thus bound. For if he
could make his farm sclf-sustaining
one by the use of u 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 committees re-
commendation was adopted. All the
suggestions of she committee were
adopted.
DR.. Stokes offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That u committee of five
be appointed by the Chair to issue an
address setting forth fully the views
of this meeting in reference to fer
tilizers, freights, acreage, ETC., as ex-
pressed.
President Evans stated that the cx-
penses of the convention would amount
to about $l3 and suggested that mem
5ers chip in. Mr. Montgomery face
tiously said: Lets pay in cotton
options" which caused much laughter
DIR. Stokes suggested that as Senator
Tillman was in the hall that he be
called upon to give some explanation
| as to the action of the Board of Trus-
tees of Clemson College not permitting
fertilizers to bc shipped in bulk to con-
sumner.
Senator Tillman said that the Board
had no discretion in the matter. 1t
was u 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-
solution asking the Clemson Trustees
to rescind the rule b. 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 ad-
! 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
stringcncy has had on all our inter.
dependent business interests, we feel
Justified in taking the position that al
interests should bear alike the burdens
that are upon us at this time. The
railroads doing business in our Stat,
are very materially interested in the
use of commercial fertilizers, inasmuch
as they receive Il large amount from
the transportation of these goods, IL
well as from the haul Of the Increased
production from the use Of these fer
tiliZcrs.
We desire to call the attention ot
the railroads to the fact that while
| there has been Il 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 manufactur.
crS OF fertilizer have, from time tC
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 Il 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.
: We therefore recommend to our rail
roads 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 Commits
si0ncrs are hereby requested to pre-
sent this recommendation to the rail
roads and urge their early considera-
tion OF this very important matter
! w. ID. EVANS, President.
j. w. REID, Secretary.
TO the Farmers OF South Carolina
After full consideration Of all the abb
normal conditions surrounding our in
dustrics, the State Farmers Alliance
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