The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-04-25
FEgTIIIzE.
Chairman OF County Cotton As~ocia-
tion Mentions Interview Vita Fer
tilixcr MANUFACTURER.

Chairman Tindal received n letter
yesterday from Secretary Weston. Of
tie South Carolina Cotton Growers
:.%o>c.ation. says the Greenv1lie News.
IL wIA ch the latter expressed a great
de2i Of satisfaction at the support
gwen the association throughout the
state. both by farmers and other bust
ness interests.
From what he could learn by CORE
slondence with the county organiZa-
tons. Mr.. Weston said he was sure
the farmers were standing by the ac-
ton Of the New Orleans conventions
that there would he IA decided re-
duction in creage Those farmers.
he said. who had TO sell through ne
cessity. have already done So The
others are going tn hold for ten cents
as agreed. and are prepared TO carry
the surplus over into the next crop.
which is bound TO comamnd n better
price because of reduced acreage"
In speaking of the fertilizer ques-
ton. Chairman Tindal said that lie
was not at all discouraged by the de-
mand for tags. which was supposed TO
indicate he consumption Of fertilizer.
While IL was true that the manufac-
turers had found il expedient { o pur-
chase almost rs many already this
season as they did last, he felt this
was due entirely TO the unsettled con
dition OF affairs. the demand during
the present month having beer unprec-
edented because of the unfayorable
winter.
The factories for the most part deal
with the merchants throughout the
country. For the past four weeks
these merchants have met with the
heaviest demand in history" Mr.. Tin
dal said. land they have been puzzled
not a little. They have turned in
large orders and the fertilizer people
have ordered thousands of tags, but
they will not be able TO get the goods
to the The railroads are
taxed To their utmost and they have
Lot finished by Il great deal. The big
demand will soon be over 1t will be
too late then / o ill orders. and the fer
tiliZer consumption will have been re-
duced. Y If the farmers themselves
had not so desired.
But in spite of so-called indications
and statistics. don't believe the farni-
lis NAVE dLI iCtsi III nSIuS az u
fertilizer rs they did last year." said
Mr.. Tindal. Every dealer III this
county and elsewhere will tell you that
he doesn't expect 10. sell as many bags
as last year and even The inanufaC-
tCrers themselves have counted on II
reduction. Only ten days ago Il fer
tiliZer manufactures III Charleston toll
me that his company did no expect to
| sell more than - per cen rs mIch
/! as it got rid Of last season. His con
Germ was not connected With the mon
ster companies. but the smaller plan,
is popular and conducts an excellent
business and | have every confidence
il, the judgment of II Of its officials.
And only yesterday, | talked with
Il fertilizer dealer from Tickens. He
told me that their sales were far be.
hind. The demand during the past
! three weeks had zee enormous. bGI
even now his oncern had several Cal
loads of fertilizers on h road which
| the railroad companies had been I'm
| able to deliver. 1t was impossible foi
a man to estimate Il would be need
| ed at the beginning of the season. he
cauB the farmers did not seem to have
any idea what they would do. and nov
that the demand has ONE. he said he
could not be supplied in time for the
new crop.'-COlumbia Is. CO Record