The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-06
The Rise in Fertilizers.
Capt Smith Gives Some Rea.
con for it.

y too weather" Tor sevoss' dsys, having
bess conaoed to his room 10 tha
hotel siscs Sunday. Yesterday Q
reporter sos the News sad Courier
I'D talk With Capt Smith and he
i Of the opinion that the predicted
,viso In fsrtilisers will amount to
beewsss a6 aud 80 per cent. aud that
/. ~ tscss in the osss warrant the I'd
. vancs. Capt Smith said:
"You hssr people giving IL to the
esuses 10 greet shape for the rise 10
tlAstilissm sad no trust hss soythiog
Ge all 90 DO 9th the advance. Fer.
ollissss wosld have TO advance under
~ exisslae soodinous II there never
shod bseS . ssust organised on THE
'sseth Supposi1g the Virginia Oar.
e)lfs Ooopssy he'd not bought up
nessly I'll ihe pAosphsse mile in THE
section Of eosusry, do you think that
)bstIlinsrs wosld have remained ct .
Nv pvios 2 No. cir. II every nill 10
- eoestsy zee independent the
& ~ II peics would have come
- q might have bsss little higher
pioo thas 1ow sxpsrisnoed. The low
psiee of lea ysss could not have
logoed, beoauss the mills would not
oove bsen sbls 70 run With such
snall ussgiss Of psodt - was allow.
; - b Thea leu figure l. know of
ooo tnseaacs % point whore certain
. Nm Il ths State Of South Carolina
hnodle6 lAss yssr $1,000 tons Of
/, ,lhGeilissgs ed the books showed .
psoo& Of tosIy tS16 or course.
~ nill eoald ass run 90 coy suoh
0osais. ssd lls owosrs we're glad
oopSgh % ssll oas q fsir price td'
peopie Who wanted 20 boy. II any
0i1Du>e arises you can osil on me
un61 viii give you the mare Of the
ujDl 10 qseseien aad an extract from
~ sepost ef The export Who iovesti
Gnlsd Ne books end geoersl affairs Of
~ conpssy. For two yssrs the
lbsoilsss mills hsvs been selling
: - lesge ss0eks ~ about the sctusl
oo>e of Dsoduoliea.
~Dut there sre other spd iupers.
.olvs Bsssoos Wby he price Of fersili-
1oso 0oes 70 up The stuf from
VttoA lsNiliser 10 usde bee sdvsnosd
- eoassqssstly ths manufactured
Doo1ooo 6aauos remsin st che ssms
1gose - lsss yess In sAe 6rss plsoe
pkoophsss rock hss sdvsnced from 90
- leo per cent 10 price. Charleston
nlks ksvs bses jsbiIsot for some
>jne ever sAs rice 10 THE commodity
cd ehs lsos bee been poblished 10
~ 0hsFeessoo papers
"Py Pyrisss hss sdvsuoed 28 per
cent, oesaeu esd meal 10 selling Is
pr cent higher. smmonissed matter
'0eoasds fsoo 8 10 10 per cent more
De- formerly sod The price Of bsgs
~ ioesessod iron 10 70 IL per cent
Ihess smbody oil che elsoents Of
1Dseiiissss. aad since they have cd,
Vsocsd Il 10 essily seen that che
uDaeelscsured product must also I'd
vooee. fhsee 10 no help for this
oeose of sGsiss and the forming Of
uose tsusss OF The dissolution Of
esssy tssss on earth would. not
change the very plain proposition
that isssilisess nust demand higher
psics the yess than last think
shs sdssocs In price will be from Is
q 80 per ceos. but nothing de6uits
On THE point cen be said 90 the
co0ponsuss Of fertilizers may 70
higher ~ become lower From pres-
sss isdIosroas. however. / cannot
zee hov She advance can be less
then from Is 20 80 per cent
The advance 10 not con6ned to
fessilissrs. however. for the products
Of oil isdussries ere desrer now than
ever Tske sseei rsils. water pipe,
cotton goods aud. In fact. every
Thug (; they have oil gone upward
sud sii that can be said Of fertilizers
10 tha, IL 10 no exception to the gen.
sssl rule Increased activity 10 com
merce has crested . demand which
starts st the frsI man. The farmer and
miner. snd continues on up TO the
ccnsomer +"
Il 10 ssid BY some tbs, the sdvsnc.
Cd price will csuse . reduction 10
the use OF fertilizers. while others
.reus tLst tho increased price for oil
.sops will enable the farmers to pay
the advance 10 fertilizers without
tsoobls The farmers are in good
shape aud will be able to buy
fertilizers Is the opinion Of . prom.
inent business man. who spoke as
folIows
"Ths farmers IT Georgia aud South
Carohas are epjoyiog . degree Of
prosperity ~hioh 10 unprecedented 10
rssse, year. THIS ooqu'i6ed state.
usat 10 made 90 the basis OF their
fertilyer osymebts. The promptness