The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
The PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY.
Ihe citing of the State Commits
Sion Last Week.
]UNsS'S ANNUAL REPORT.
Appears to be Il Necessity to Reduce
tho Royalty to % Cents u Ton--Left
to the Legislature.

The State Phosphate Commission
held its annual meeting last week in the
Governors office Mt the State capitol.
There was full attendance of the
members. State Phosphate Inspector
Jones submitted his annual report,
which will be found below. The report
revealed such II deplorablc condition of
the industry in South Carolina, tl.at it
appears to be n necessity 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 situa-
ton at great length, but finally decided
simply to transmit the inspectors re-
port to the General Assembly and leave
it to that body to take such action as it
sees fit. Here is the report of Inspector
Jones:
To His Ercciicncy, John cary EranS,
Governor ana Chairman Board
Phosphate Commissioners.
SIR:-I have the honor to submit this,
my annual report as State phosphate iu
spector, for the year ending Aug. 81,
1896. L also append report of the opar-
atoms from Nov. I, 1895, to Dec. 81,
1896.
COMPANIES MINING.
During the pXst year the following
named companies end individuals have
been engaged in mining and shipping
phosphate rock, viz: Coosaw compa-
ny, Farmers Mining company, EeaT-
fort Phosphate Company, W. Y. Fripp,
James Reid and tho Carolina Mining
company, and John G. Nelson who had
ceased mining, shipping the rock on
hand ut time of cessation. James O'Hear
suspended Aug. 81, 1898 having on
hand 623 tons of rock.
OPERATIONS FOR THE PAST YEAR
Total tons of rock mined during the
year ending Aug. 81, 1875, estimated,
1913, 70S tons as against the ear ending
Aug. 81, 1895, 1876, III tons; IL decrease
as compared with August 1898, of ,3,
O69 tons, and as compared with the
year 1893, decrease of a6, ;G1 tons.
The total number of tons of rock
shipped during the year ending Aug.
81, 1896, was l&l, 6O2 J0-1OD tons; as
against the year 1875 of IA, 400 2j-1OO
tons; as against the year 1893 of 249, 33S
2-1O0 tons; rs against the year 1890 of
237, 140 G-10O tons; ;bcipS n decrease from
that of the year 1898 of -, 1J1 5G-1OO
tons; being decrease from that of the
year 1893 of l2., 10 ;IO-lOO tons: being IL
115, 546 $4,000 tons Total amount of
rock 1a" 10. AurL2t. 1896, 35. hi,1 tons;
total amount ur'ic,1, on NJ
1896, 37,063 tons. -
Amount of States royalty fofi Er
ending Aug. 81, 1896, $50, s53. 20;
amount of States royalty for lSJ5,
$87, 200. 13; decrease from last phosphate
year, S26, 34i 81
OF the rock shipped or sent to mar ket
there have been shipped: TO foreign
ports, J3, G21 tons; coastwiSc, outside of
State, II 251 tons; taken ut Charleston,
5,O115 tons; taken at ECaufOrt or Port
Royal, 1891 tons; total shipment,
l21, ,6O2t tons.
The detailed shipments are as fol
lows:
Coosaw Company Foreign, 2,040
tons; coastwisc, S33 tons; Charleston,
4,54S tons; total, 81, 421 tons.
Farmers Mining Company Foreign,
43,0l3 tons; coastwise, ,039; total H., >,
O52 tons.
Beaufort Phosphate Company For
sign, l,944 tons; coastwise, 6,591 tons;
Beaufort, H., 800 tons; total, 30,042
tons.
Carolina Mining Company Foreign,
$3.50 tons; Beaufort, 3O1 tons; total,
6.S31 tons.
w. Y. Fripp Coastwiso, PA tons.
James RELATIONSHIPS, 2,5l4 tons.
Jonn Nclson-CharleSto 469t tons.
Total Shipments Foreign, 93, ,j27
tons; coastwisc, l,251 tons; Beaufort,
1881 tons; Charleston, 5,0l7t tons;
total, 12l, 6O2E tons.
Detailed statement of royalty due the
State by the several mining companies,
as based on the actual shipments:
Name Of Tons state =