The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-01-13
Tn A VERY BAD WAY,
THE CONDITION OF The STATES
PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY.

! PHOSPHATE INDUS RT.
The Annual Showing Made by the Ensrec-
tor to the State Board at the Annual
Meeting Held Yesterday.
The State phosphate commission
held its annual meeting yesterday IN
the governor office at the State CAPT
tol. There was a full attendance of
the members. State phosphate In
spector Jones submitted his annual
report, which will be found below.
The report revealed such deplora bic
condition o; the industry in South
Carolina, that itappears to be neces-
sity to reduce the royalty
to 25 cents a ton. This has been
caused by the strong competition
which has steadily driven the price of
the rock down. The board discussed
the situation at great length, but fin
ally decided simply TO transmit the
inspectors report to the general as.
sembly AID leave it to that body to
take such action as it sees 6t.
Here is the report of Inspector
Jones:
To His Excellency John Gary Evans,
Governor and Chairman Board
Phosphate Commissioners
Sir: I have the honor to submit this,
my annual report as State phosphate
inspector, for the year ending Aug.
81, 1896. I also append report sof the
operations from Nov. l, 1895, to Dec.
81, 1896.
COMPANIES MINING.
During the year the following,nam-
ed companies and individuals have
been engaged in mining and shipping
phosphate rock, viz: Coosaw company,
Farmers Mining company. Beaufort
Phosphate company, ". Y. Fripp,
James Reid and the Carolina Mining
company, and John G. Nelson, who
had ceased mining, shipping the rock
on hand at time of cessation. James
O'Hear suspended Aug. 81, 1898, hav-
ing on hand 623 tons of rock.
OPERATIONS FOR THE PAST YEAR.
Total tons of rock mined during the
year ending Aug. 81, 1896, estimated,
123, ,7CS tons, as against the year end
ing Aug. 81, 1885, 1876, TT tons; de-
crease as compared with August, 1895,
OF 73 ,069 tons, and as compared with
the year 1898, decrease Of sc,
tons.
The total number of tons Of rock
shipped during the year ending Aug.
81, 1896, was 1902 50.100 tons; as
against that of the year 1895 Of 174.400
25-100 tons; as against the year 1898
of 249,33S 2-100 tons; as against the
year 1890 of 237, 149 6-1O0 tons; being
q decrease from that of the year 1895
OF 50, ,797 50 900 tons; being decrease
from that of the year 1898 of 127, 735
50-100 tons; being a decrease from
that of the year of 1890 of lis, ,546
56-100 tons. Total amount of rock on
hand Aug. 81, 1895, So, 557 tons; total
amount of rock on hand Aug. 81,
1896, 81, 969 tons.
ROYALTY.
Amount of States royalty for year
ending August 81, 1896, $50, $50. 76;
amount of States royalty for 1895,
| $S7, POOLS; decrease from last phos-
phate year, s26, ,346.37.
OF the rock shipped or sent to mar
ket there have been shipped: To
foreign ports, SO, 627 tons; coastwise,
outside OF State, Il, ,257 tons; taken at
Charleston, 5,017 ! tons; taken at
Beaufort or Port Royal, II, sol tons;
total shipment, 121. COZ tons.
The detailed shipments are as fol-
lows:
Coosaw Company-Foreign 5000
tons; coastwise S33 tons; Charleston,
4,54S tons; total 81, 421 tons.
Farmers Mining Company-Foreign
43, 013 tons; coastwise 1 ,039 tons; total
A. .052 tons.
Beaufort Phosphate Company
Foreign ,944 tons; coastwise 6,597
tons; Beaufort II, 500 tons; total So
042 tons.
Carolina Mining Company-Foreign
$3.50 tons; Beaufort 507 tons; total
6,S31 tons.
W. Y. Fripp-Coast@ise 274 tons.
AI~AS SN@St"&SS @DoA1 ISA4S'
John decentralization 469 tons.
Total Shipments-Foreign 80, ,527
tons; coastwise II, 257 tons; Beaufort
II, sol tons; Charleston 5,O17 tons;
total 12l, 602 !! tons.
Detailed statement of royalty due
the State by the several mining COM
panies, as based on the actual ship.
ments:
Name of Tons States
Company Shipped Royalty.
Coosaw Co.......37, ,421 SIS, 710. so
Farmers Mining Co. Al, ,052 22,026.O0
Beaufort Pnos. Co.. 30,04 15,020.50
Carolina Mining Co. 6,726 1858. GO
W. Y. Fripp........ 274 1890
James Reid. ........ 2,514 1,25z.C0
John G. Nelson. 469 50 100 234.75
Add Carolina Mining
Go. at 81 per tom. 105 105. 90
Total.......12l, 602 50 00$6O, S5S. 76