The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-29
FERTILIZER PLANT.
Senator Mayfeld Proposes that tie
State Build One.
HOW IT WILL BE BUILT.
The Text Of the Measure Presented
in the State Senate on Tues
day of Last Week on
the Subject.
the Subject

a bill Of some interest introduced
in the State Senate on Tuesday Of last
week by Senator Mayfeld, Of Bamberg
County, is that to provide for State
manufacture and sale of fertilizers, de-
signed to utilize the State phosphate
territory to better advantage, and per-
Eaps cheaper fertilizers for the farm
erS. The bill read thus:
Sec. l. That from and after the pas
sage Of this act the directors of the
State penitentiary shall forthwith
erect, equip and maintain one or more
fertilizer plants and suitable ware
houses within this State for the manu-
facture and sale of commercial fertiliz-
erS.
Sec. 2. That said plant OF plants shall
be located at such points as may be
deemed most advantageous to the in-t-
tereStS of the State and shall be oper-
ated in whole or in part by convict la
Dor, and to this end the said board Of
directors are hereby authorized to sell
all the state farms save and except the
Lexington farm for cash to the highest
bidder and shall execute title thereto
in the name of the State to the pur-
chaSers.
Sec. 3. That said board of directors
shall have the right and are hereby
empowered to borrow money, mine
phosphate rock, manufacture and sell
the same to the citizens of this State
on such terms as may be deemed adyis-
able; to acquire phosphate beds and to
buy and sell or exchange fertilizing
materials, and such other business as
may be necessary for the successful car
rying out the provisions of this act.
Sec. 4. That the said board of direc-
tors are hereby authorized to employ
one head bookkeeper at salary Of
800; two assistant bookkeeperS at a
salary each of 81 200; a business man
ager with salary of 81 500; chemist
help as may be necessary. =;
Sec 5. That the fertilizers so manu-
factured, may be sold in lots from one
tenth of a ton to 500 tons, put up in
barrels, boxes, bags, or in bulk; and
the directors are hereby authorized to
issue to the purchaser a certificate
which shall correctly show the quality
Of such goods and the percentages Of
available ammonia, phosphoric acid,
and potash and the sources from which
the said ingredients are obtained.
Sec. 6. That said fertilizers may be
sold for cash or guaranteed note, sat-
isfactory to the said board of directors
or their agents; that the debt so Gre
ated shall be a prior lien to all other
liens on the crop or crops grown, by
the purchaser, and shall be demanded,
held and taken to be, a debt due to the
State of South Carolina and as such no
homestead exemption can be claimed
on either real or personal property;
that the profit arising from the sales
after repaying the loans hereinafter
provided for above be distributed in
the counties of this State when the
profit was made and applicable to the
current expenses Of the county.
Sec. I. That for the purposes Of this
act the sum Of 100000 shall'be appro-
priated and made available and the
said board of directors may draw their
order therefor as needed on the comp
troller general, who shall issue a proper
warrant therefore for the sums not to
exceed said sum of $500, 900 on the State :
treasurer who shall pay the said war
rants for said sum.
Sec. s. That said board of directors
are further authorized to borrow Of the
sinking fund commission an amount
not to exceed S400, 900 and from the dis
pensary State school fund the sum OF
$500, 900, said sums to be repaid out OF
the profits arising from the sale Of fer
tilizers and the entire plant franchise
and product is hereby hypothecated
and pledged for the repayment Of the
funds borrowed first from the sinking
fund, and then to the State school
fund.
Sec. 9. That the public carriers be 8
and are hereby required to transport
and deliver all lots Of freight over their
lines to consignor which have or has
certificate issued by the board Of dlrec-
tors thereon.
Sec. 10. That all acts or parts Of acts
inconsistent with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed.