The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-29
FERTILIZER PLANT.
Senator Mayfeld Proposes that the
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
hn
the Subject,

y bill OF some interest introduced
in the State Senate on Tuesday of last
week 10y senator Mayfield, 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-
maps cheaper fertilizers for the farm
crS. The bill read thus:
See. /. That from and after the pas
sage Of this act the directors of the
Stale pcn!;cnt iary shall forthwith
erect. equip and maintain one or more
fertilizer plants and suitable ware
hotScS Wit hin this State for the manu-
ldcjufc ana sale OF commercial fertiliZ-
erS.
Sec. =. That said plant or plants shall
be located 1T such points as may be
deemed most advantageous to the in
lcreStS OF the State and shall be oper-
| ated IN whole or in part by convict la
b0r. and 10 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 adviS-
able: to acquire phosphate beds and to
| buy and sell or exchange fertilizing
| materials, and such other business as
may he necessary for the successful car
rylng out the provisions of this act.
Sec 4. That the said board of direc-
tors are hereby authorized to employ
one head bOokkeeper at a salary of 81
| 500: two assistant bookkeepers at a
salary each Of 81 200: business man.
ager with salary of 81 800; chemist
at salary of 50 900, and such other
! help as may be necessary.
Sec. D. That the fertilizers so manu-
| featured, 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 10
| issue to the purchaser a certificate
WHICH shall correctly show the quality
of Such goods and the percentages of
available aIamonia, phosphoric acid,
and potash and the sources from which
the said ingredientS>are obtained.
Sec. q. That said fefSHs may be
sold for cash or guaranteed mote, sat-
lSiactory TO the said board ofxilrectorS
or their agents: that the debt\So Gre
ated shall be a prior lien to alINS h&I(
liens on the crop or crops grown, by'
the purchaser, and shall be demanded,
held and taken to be, 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 $500 900 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, 600 on the State
treasurer who shall pay the said war
rants for said sum.
| Sec. :. That said board of directors
are further authorized to borrow of the
sinking fund commission an amount
| not 10 exceed 800 900 and from the dis
| penSary State school fund the sum al
S6OO,oOO. said sums to be repaid out o}
the profits arising from the sale of fer1
tlhzerS and the entire plant franchise
and product is hereby hypothecatG
ana pledged for the repayments
funds borrowed first from the sink
fund, and then to the State schs
fund.
Sec. 9. That the public carriers be
and are hereby required to transport
and deliver all lots of freight over their
lines 10 cOnSignOr which have or has a
certificate issued by the board of direc-
tors thereon.
Sec. 10. That all acts or parts of acts
inconsistent with this act be and the
same are hereby repealed.