Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-28
FERTILIZER MAKERS.
THEY FORM AN ORGANIZATION FOR
MUTUAL PROTECTION.
SOUTHERN FERTILIZER ASSOCIATION.
Nearly Every Manufactures I'm the
south Embraced I'm the OrgnniEn-
tion--Its Object TO Protect Credits
New Virginia Law.

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lima Chemical Company has just returned
from Atlanta. where he attended meet
ing of southern manufacturers OF COM
mercial fertilizers.
Nearly every fertilizer company in the
South-about thirty in number-was repre-
sented. The Virginia companies that sent
representatives were the Royster Guano
Company and the Columbia Guano Com
pany, Of Norfolk, represented by Mr.. r.
S. Royster, the president OF each, ana
the Virginia-C Carolina Chemical Company
of this city, whose representative was Mr..
Morgan
THE ORGANIZATION.
The meeting was held at the Klmball
House. and resulted in the organization
of the Southern Fertilizer Association
with the following officers:
President, Mr. w. A. Clarke, of the
Columbia Phosphate Association, Column
bia, S. c.; Vice-Presldent, Mr.. A. ID.
Adair, of Atlanta; Permanent Secretary
and Treasurer, Mr.. II. NJ. Tucker, Oh
Charleston.
Mr.. Morgan states that the impression
lnHt the IetA ACiAANN
met for the purpose of forming feru-
Iizer trust. is erroneous. The question OF
prices was not discussed in any way, the
meeting being solely for the purpose OF
furnishing the manufacturers of the south
protection against bad debtors. IL is the
universal custom to give a credit OF twelve
months on all fertilizers sold in oruer
TO give the planter or farmer time 10
harvest and market the crop before pay
ment Is required.
MILLIONS OF TONS MADE.
There are about 1,25O,OOo tons Of feru-
lizer used in the Southern states, III
cluding Maryland, every year. Inc use
of these fertilizers has greatly increased
within the past few years, owing 10 the
scarcity of guano, and its high price. They
are manufactured chiefly from slaughter
house products, and the phosphate rock
taken from the beds in Florida, South
Carolina. and Tennessee. 1t is Impossible
to estimate the amount of capital invest
ed i'm the manufacture or fertlllzers III
the United States, but the total runs very
far up into the millions. Many OF THESE
are located in the North. but 1eftillZers
are used i'm the South to much greater
extent, and in this section some OF the
largest manufactures are located.
sion is allowed TO prevail that the manu-
facturers have formed a trust Tor the
purpose OF advancing prices. the farmers
will be unnecessarily disquieted, and NJ
is particularly desirous that il be under
stood that the meeting was held with NJ
such object.
Mr.. Morgan strongly approves or th'
MAYNARD bill. passed by the present
LEGISLATURE, though he says he mas no
examined it carefully. But the principle
which is to lower the tax upon smai
manufacturers. and farmers who make
their own fertilizer, he thinks good one
THE NEW LAW.
The following is the paragraph in Mr.
Maynard's bill, changing the former law
Section 2. 1t shall be the duty of an
manufacturer or dealer in Commercial
fertilizers. annually. before the same ar
offered for sale in this State. to pay &
| the Commissioner of Agriculture regis
tration fee Of 500. which fee shall entitl
| the said manufacturer or dealer TO regis
| ter with the Commissioner or Agrlcultur
not exceeding ten names or brands uil
| der which he proposes TO sell ms lerlni
| zers i'm this State, and for each ana ever
| additional name or brand over ana apoV
| the ten above procded for the manltac
turer or dealer shall pay an additioha
raoistration fee of SO; but any one manu-
| featuring not more than 500 tons In on
wear. upon certifying the same TO IN
| Commissioner Of Agriculture, shall pay
tax of 80 only for each and every ~
TONS so manufactured in each year i
| shall also be the duty of the said manu-
faeturer or dealer to submit to the Com
| missioner of Agriculture written o
| printed statement, setting forth, hrst' tn
| names and brands under which his sal
fertilizers are to be sold, the number o
mounds contained, or to be contained i
| the package In which they are TO be pu
upon the market for sale, and the nam
| or names of the manufacturers, anu III
place of manufacture; second, sta.e
| ment setting forth the per centum Oh III
| named ingredients which they are Wliiiil
| to guarantee said fertilizers TO contain
| first. ammonia; second, available phos
phoric acid; third, insoluble phosphorl
| acid: fourth potash soluble III Wale'
| such statements so to be furnished sha
| he considered as constituting guarante
| ~ the purchaser that every package q
| such fertilizer contains not less than IN
| nor centum of each ingredient set Iort
| in the statement This shall, however
| not nrecIude the party making the sta.'
| mont from setting forth any other IL
| gredient which his fertilizer may contalf
which additional ingredient shall be cor
sidered as embraced in the guarante
above stated. -
Q This act shall be in force from II
passage.
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