Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-01-31
> FIGE-. THE FERTILIZER TRUST.

handed in our court house on last
Friday to devise ways and, meaas
to down and keep down the fertil.
izer trust and the prices of fertil-
izers, was . fairly good crowd as
to numbers, and as to- respecta-
bility and character and all that
sort OF thing, it was out of sight.
The meeting was called to order
by P. Brooks Mayson, Esq, who Is
the father of the movement IN
Edgefeld county, We believe, and
upon his motion Mr. Davis Padgett
was made chairman.
Mr.. Mayson stated that the OBJ
ject of the meeting was to induce
the farmers to use less guano than
they have bean using by one-third
or one-half, as much in their own
interest as against the interest Of
the guano trusts. "We must get on
the record some way as against
these gigantic monopolies," said
he. 'It is too late now to mash the
guano trust this year but we can
give 'em side wipe this year and
next we will give 'em hail Colum-
bia, happy land.'" Greenwood,
Newberry, and Abbeville counties
have spoken. Men of Edgefeld
why stand we hero idle?
Hon. Thcs. 81. Rainsford, who
was present more to see and hear,
as he said. than to be heard, was
called upon for a talk. Mr.. Rains
ford said that he had studied trusts
and when member of the legis-
lature had introduced bill op-
posing them, which became a law.
Trusts must be crushed or they
will crush us. Hoped to see this
fertilizer octopus throttled, The
Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany owns everything in sight and
! is on the lookout for more. II
ynioht he said that one man owns
it all.
Capt. John r. Blocker stated
that the farmers Of his township
(ElmWood had organized and
adopted resolutions in regard to
the increase in the price of fer
tilizers. They determined to fight
the trust. he read the resolutions
which were full and on the right
line. He offered them for adoption,
but'fnally with drew them pending
a full and free discussion of the
situation by those present. 1t was
his opinion that the way to whip
trusts was to fight.
Mr.. S. A. Bruson thought the time
to act was now, and that we should
come to some conclusion now.
Col. Jas H. Tillman was of the
opinion that now was time to act.
He made an eloquent address on
the nature of trusts and the evil
attending them.
Mr.. Ell. Wlnn said the if We are
going to fight to fight now, and hit
'em in the eyeball 'bim."
Mr.. R. s. Cheatham was doubt
full if the meeting had right to
bind people who were not present.
he favored appointing another
meeting,
At this point Mr.. w. P. Calhoun
introduced the following resolu-
tions, which were unanimously
adopted: 'ss
Resolved, first, That in order to
properly organize the farmers of
Edgefeld county, that the chair
man appoint committee of six
representative men to formulate
some definite plan of action in
regerd to the fertilizer trust, and
that said committee report at
meeting to be held in the court
house at Edgeield at IL M, on
sales day in February, 1900 and
that each township be requested to
organize and send delegates to
said meeting.
Resolved, Second, that the far
mers of Edgefeld county are urged
not to buy any guano at the prices
till after said meeting in February,
next.
Resolved, third, That the fa1-
mers of Edgefeld county are oppos-
ed to trusts, and especially to the
fertilizer trust and the present in
crease of the price of fertilizers.
The chairman, appointed the
following committee under the
foregoing resolutions: VIM. P.
Calhoun, Thomas Il. Rainsford
P. II. Bussey, Luther Reese, Ed.
Vim and John r. Blocker. This
committee will meet on Thursday,
Feb. 1st, in the law Office of Thur
j mond & Calhoun, :!ts
OUR $l.50 anti FAT BELT