The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-13
THE CONDITION OF THE STATES
PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY.
The Annual Showing Made by the Inspec-
tor to the State Board at the Annual
Meeting Held Yesterday.

cOnQltlOQ OF LQe lu0uStry LII iooutu
Carolina, that it appears to be a neces-
sity to reduce the royalty
to 25 cents 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 and leave it to that body to
take such action as it sees fit.
Here is the report Of Inspector
Jones:
To His Excellency John Gary Evans,
Governor and Chairman Board
Phosphate Commissioners.
Sir: have the honor to submit this,
my annual report as State phosphate
inspector, for the year ending Aug.
81, 1896. also append report of the
operations from Nov. 1, 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, w. Y. -Fripp,
James Reid and the Carolina Mining
company, and John 9. Nelson, who
had ceased mining, shipping the! rock
on hand at time of cessation. James
O'Hear suspended Aug. ~, 1898, hsv-
ing on hand 623 tons of rock.
OPERATIONS FOR THE PAST YEAR.
Total tons of rock mined during the
year ending Aug. 81, 1895, estimated, !,
123, ,708 tons, as against the year end
ing Aug. 81, 1895, 1885, TT tons; de-
crease as compared with August, 1895,
Of 73, ,069 tons, and as compared with
the year 1898, a decrease of 96,767
tons.
The total number Of tons of rock
shipped during the year ending Aug.
81, 1896, was 12l, ,6O2 50100 tons; as
against that of the year 1896 of 174-40O
25.1OO tons; as against the year 1893
of 249, ,338 2.100 tons; as against the
year 1890 of 237, ,149 6-l00 tons; being
a decrease from that of the year 1895
OF 50, ,797 50 600 tons being decrease
from that of the year 1898 of 1S7,735
5O.1O0 tons; being decrease from
that of the year of 1890 of LIZ, ,546
$500 tons. Total amount of rock on
hand Aug. 81, 1895, 81, 557 IONS; total
amount of rock on hand Aug. 81,
1896, 81, 963 tons.
ROYALTY.
Amount of States royalty for year
ending August 81, 1896, $50, ,s53.76;
amount of States royalty for 1895,
$S7, 7,200.13; decrease from last phos'
phate year, $26, ,346.37.
OF the rock shipped or sent to mar.
ket there have been shipped: To
foreign ports, SO, 627 tons; cosstwise,
outside of State, 1887 tons; taken at
Charleston, 5,017 tons; taken at
Beaufort or Port Royal, II, ,801 tons
total shipment, 121, ,602 ! tons.
The detailed shipments are as fol.
lows:
Coosaw Company-Foreign 32,040
tons; coastwise 1888 tons; Charleston,
4,54S tons; total 81, 421 tons.
Farmers Mining Company-Foreign
3,013 tons; coastwise I, ,O39 tons; total
A ,052 tons.
Beaufort Phosphate Company
Foreign II, ,944 tons; coastwise 6,597
tons; Beaufort II, 500 tons; total 3d.,
042 tons.
Carolina Mining Company-Foreign
$3.50 tons; Beaufort 5o7 tons; total
6,831 tons.
W. Y. Fripp-Coastwise 274 tons.
James Reid-Coastwise 2,514 tons.
John Nelson-Charleston 469 j tons.
Total Shipments-Foreign 93,527
tons; coastwise II, 257 tons; Beaufort
1901 tons; Charleston 5,017 ] tons;
total 121, ,602 ! tons.
Detailed statement of royalty due
the State by the several mining com
panies, as based OH the actual ship.
ments:
Name of Tons States
Company Shipped, Royalty.
Coosaw Co.......37 ,491 SlS,7l0. SO
Farmers Mining Go. "A, 4,052 22,026.00
Beaufort Phos. Co.. 3O,O41 15,020.50
Carolina Mining Go. 6,726 1858. .0C
w. Y. Fripp........ 274 1877. 90
James Reid. ........ 2,514 1,257.OC
John G. Nelson. 469 80 100 234. .75
Add Carolina Mining
Co. at 81 per toll. los 105.0C