The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-24

mcnts If the gentlemen VINO cudeav-
! ored to Indicate BY samples Of seeds
| The impossbility, of making per cent
| meal.
Mr.. A. G. Phelps, of Columbia, said
| he was n practical oil mill man. ana
| had twenty-five mills, seven OF which
| were located in North Carolina. He
| said the proposition must be treated IN
| nm absolutely fair and equal manner
to the miller ana farmer. He read
| the averages OF his mills, and said
| that the general average of ammonia
was 7.69. He asked if il were fair
| that two small mills, one crushing
| 800 and the other 1000 tons OF seed
| per year should make the standard for
| mills that crush more in two days
| than the other two in q year. He said
| Mr.. BrasWeil was mistaken, ana the
! s per cent meal would be adVan-
| tageous to him because he were eau
| spiciously located. He said his mills
| did not adulterate meal. and he did
not object to an per cent meal, but
| that il was impossible TO guarantee
| uniform so per cent meal. But if the
! legislature wants to have made an 8
| per cent meal let them authorize that
| il be called n higher grade meal, but
! do not be so unjust TO 95 per cent of
| the mill oil interests in the state to
tell them that they shall not make
meal of less than per cent am
| monia
Mr.. w. C. Hardison, of Wadesboro,
| gave his experience 81 running mill
| for five wears. and said that it would
be impossible for the mill men TO raise
the percentage He opposed the plac-
ing on the market of various grades Of
| meal. that the 10 per cent guarantee
was fair to all parties, and should not
| be changed If changed, he said,
there would be q loss of several gal
| ions of oil per ton of seed, and that the
! price of seed would be greatly reduced,
and the farmer would suffer.
Mr.. Johnson, of Tarboro. said
miller could not guarantee per cent,
and that drawing seed from Il large
territory, ii was not possible to get all
seed of the same ammonia yield.
Mr.. f. c. Dunn of Kinston, said he
operated Il small mill in Kinston. and
that he had no desire TO place any
meal but the best on the market, but
that the seeds in Eastern North caro-
lima vary greatly in the amount of
ammonia yield. He said he did not
see whom this present agitation could
benefit. that the matter had been set
tied by the Legislature two years ago.
Mr.. r. y. Ives. Of New Bern, opposed
the bill He gets his seed, he said,
from near the coast. which does not
analyze nearly SO high in ammonia as
the seed Of the interior. He said it
would be a great hardship TO the
mills
Mr.. Fl. r. Wells, OF Columbia, said
that although he lives in South Caro-
lima his companies are domesticated,
and that he runs mills IN several OF
the largest towns III North Carolina.
Mr.. Wells discussed scientifically the
p,.nnacc tl1poll o. which the seed under
goes before it is perfected meal. He
said that previous 10 1903 there was
absolutely no law, or an ambiguous
law. governing the manufacture OF
cotton seed meal. He said that law
had been fixed, one which could be
lived up 10 by every mill man, and il
was the result of an elective confer
ence. As regards the operation of The
law, ne saia there had been only one
shipment of aIulteratcd meal into the
State. He stated that ten days ago the
mill men heard OF the bill, and since
that time fifty oil mills had been COM
municated with, and forty-fiVe replied
unanimously protesting against the
enactment of the bill. and a majority
| of them declared it would be a great
hardship TO the mill men. Mr.. Wells
read several of the letters.
Mr. Mitchell, author OF the bill,
| said that ii his bill asked for an inn
| possibility he would Withdraw ii, but
| that ii il would DC we'll To have TWO
grades of meal then there should be
new bill requiring the two or more
grades.
Mr.. Wells said he, did not object To
the several grades. but that it might
not be best for the majority of mllers,
but as for the present bill that it was
not only demanding an impractibility
but an impossibility. He said Mr..
BrasWel1s statements We're wrong, and
that the increase of ammonia percent
age was not simply "a matter of sepa-
ration and perf0ratiOn, and exp aimed
that the re-arranging of the machin-
cry would be too immense and enorm-
| ously expensive To be required of them.
In conclusion he-~asked in behalf of
the IS mills he represented besides his
| own, that this bill do not pass.
Mr.. w. \. Stewart. member of the
House from Harnett. said he had re-
cclved II communication from several
Of the mills i'm Harnett county. and
they opposed the bill.
Mr. Turner member OF the House
from lredell said he had received let
tiers from mill men in several couu-
| ties strenuously corroborating the
Views of the mill men. and he could
rot vote for the bill.
Mr.. McGill, member OF tie House
| from Cumberland, said he had receiv-
Cd letters from min men in opposition
to the bill.
Mr.. Mitchell said that two years ago
! he introduced the original bill that IS
new a law, but since that time, owing
tu the complaints he had heard. ana
| by request, he had introduced this bill
making s per cert. the minimum per
Centage of amonia in meal. He said
that ne had found that it was not al
! imposSihlity to make per cent meal,
| but that the best results could not be,
| obtained from the seed s per cent
meal is made, but that if a man wants
! to rake an unadulterated grade CT
meal the bill should be amended, and
| this provision incorporated.
Mr.. Fisher. member of the House
| from Robertson, offered an amendment
obtaind from the seed when 5 per cent
| leaving included the other provisions
Mr. Cover, member of the House
| from Robeson, Offered an amendment
| providing that any mill may make 5
| per cent. meal and sell il as a stand