The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-02-14
FARMERS AND FERTILIZERS.
An Organization Formed in Greenville
to Resist the Advance.

The Greenvillc county farmers met
in the court house one day last week
and not only began strong fight
against tic fertilizer trust by condemn
ing it and resolving rot to purchase its
products but started a scheme to
organize the farmers in every neighbor-
hood of all Of the sixteen townships
for the purpose OF keeping up the war
on the trusts and to deal as an associa-
ton witt, other matters Of interest to
farmers. These neighborhood organi-
zation meetings are to be held on Satur-
day, the 18th Of this month, to name
delegates to general meeting here in
the court house every sale day. The
following resolutions were unanimously
adopted:
lst. That it is the sense Of this
meeting that we ought not to give more
than 10 per cent. advance on last years
prices for fertilizers.
End. That it is the sense of this body
that unless the price of fertilizer is re.
duced to within the 10 per cent. ad-
vance of last years price We will dis
courage the use Of fertilizers to as large
an extent as possible.
Sd. That we condemn the action Of
the Virginia Chemical company in
forming fertilizer trust, thereby ar
bitrarily advancing the price of guano,
and we would urge our representatives
in the legislature to use every effort to
investigate said trust and thwart the
injustice done the farmers of the State.
4th. That We give as far as practi-
cable preference to the fertilizers Of the
independent companies and avoid pur-
chasing the products of the trusts"
Col. j. A. Hoyt, at the request of a
number of persons, addressed the meet
iug, urging organization in every town
ship in the county. He was surprised,
astonishe6 and amazed that there is
no ORGANIZATION 10 this county. They
should have powerful organization as
in the days Of the alliance ten years
ago; "but you'll have to keep it out Of
politics" If the idea of recognizing
the alliance did not meet with favor,
let the farmers at least organize farmers
clubs. They need it in social way,
in an educational way and in business
way. The whole Torld is against the
farmer on this chief staple Of the South.
Today cotton is l cent higher since a
few weeks ago a cotton aushority, sup
posed to be friendly to the growers Of
couon, sent out kilograms to nearly
every editor in the country saying that
the price had gone as. high as it could
20 and advised its patrons to sell in
view of the coming decline. These
telegrams we're sent out Saturday so as
to catch the Sunday readers Of news
papers and depress the market.
The speaker was heartily in favor OF
the resolutions.
C. C. Williams put Col. Hoyt's sug-
gestions in the shape Of resolution,
asking meeting Of the farmers in each
neighborhood to meet en- the third
Saturday aud send delegates to the
general meeting on sale day.
By resolutions offered by Colonel
Hovt the chairman and secretary were
directed to push the organization.
c. c. Williams offered a resolution,
which was adopted, asking the news
papers Of the county to give publicity
to the proceedings of the meeting and
assist the far ners in fighting the trust.
John Butler was called upon for a
speech; he resolved that it. is moved
and seconded that we do now adjourn. "
His resolution was adopted, but in the
regular way.