The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-21
KOLB WILL ENFORCE
 FERTILIZER LAWS Formers Have Been Victims of
 Frauds LAWS ARE DISREGARDED All Kinds of Bogus Connections Have Been PaImed Off Onto Farmers By Disreputable Firms-Will
 Defend Farmers
LAWS ARE DIsREGARDEI

Montgomery, December 2o-(Special1- Anticipating a heavy fertilizer output next year, as a result of renewed agri- cultural activity throughout Alabama at the present time, Capt. Reuben F. kolb, agricultural elect has come out with an interview in which he states that all infractons of the state fertilizer law under his administration will be prosecuted to the fullest extent The commissioner states that he will take steps with this end in view immediately upon his induction into office in Jan uary, and that the crusade which he will wage against ali spurious goods will be tireless and sweeping.
 The official states that he will see to it that a competent corps of fertilizer inspectors are put in the field, and that each and every one of them will rigidly enforce the statutes governing fertili- gers. 'T feel that in protecting honest and reputable manufacturers states Captain Kolb, T am also protecting the interests of the farmers
 Straight goods. legal methods and just dealing are cited by the commissioner as
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 Safeguard Statute
 Captain Kolb states:
 When I assume the duties of com missioner next month one of the first things that l purpose is to take meas ures to safeguard and protect the statute which is designed against the frauds which it is alleged have been committed against the state and her farmers. To that end have made up my mind to ap- point full and competent corps of in- spectors specially charged with making the penalty provisions of the state fer tilizer laws effective. Those provisions are positive and rigid enough in terms and I intend to see that they are meas ured to a strict enforcement. The three main requirements of the law are: The tagging of all goods handled and sold, the procuring of license to handle and sell, and the filing of a guaranteed ana lysis in the office of the commissioner !"
 T have 1t from responsible authorities that each of these requirements has heen flagrantly disregarded by certain manufacturers and dealers and that wholesale lots of spurious stuff have been palnied off on the farmers by handlers of | these goods! I am impelled, no less by | purpose to protect the interests of the I state and it's farmers, than the reputable and legitimate manufacturers of fer tlizers, to see that there is a speedy end | ing put to the outrages that I am reason | ably certain have been perpetrated by the shysters in this business. In other words, I feel that in protecting honest and reputable manufacturers who have brought to bear every resource of skill and science in the preparation of their goods and who are willing to comply with all requirements of the law, I am also protecting the interest of the farmers
 "All manufacturers, jobbers and manip- ulators of commercial fertilizers and fer l tilizer materials to be used in the man. | rfacturing of the same, including cotton l seed meal, who may desire to sell or offer | for sale in the state of Alabama, such | fertilizers and fertilizer materials, must l first file with the commissioner of az rculture their guaranteed analysis of the l goods and must also take out license to l sell same and see to it that every sack barrel or package is property tagged before being shipped or sold There is a heavy penalty for violation of all or l either of these requirements. l will serve | notice in time that with the detection of l these smuggling evaders of the law shall prosecute them to the full penalties provided for their fraudulent practices, l shall appoint none to the office of fer l tili1er inspector of whom I do not ex- | pect an active sympathy and co-opera- ton in purging the fertilizer business of it's sharpers and blacklegs. If there are any such types to be discovered in it in this state, they may confidently expect to be run down and visited with the punish ment that their acts invite. Next year wll be unprecedented in the use of Ter l |. d<,r fol lowing will maintain the proportion of increase in the sale of this indispensable reduisite to our farmers. In the manu- sacture, sale and handling of every sack of these goods the policy of my adminis- tration respecting those who sell them will uniformly stand out for straight goods, legal methods and just dealings