The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-10-11
TELLS STORY Of GREAT FERTILIZER P[ANT|
Purposes Organization and Properties of international
Concern Set Forth for information of Public

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pamphlet just issued By the Interna-
tional Agricultural Corporation, set
ting forth the purposes and organiEa-
tiOn OF the company and describing its
plants and properties. Tho aim Of tho
Da5iiieatioa is not to exploit the Cor
poration's products. but to tell what
II is. why and how II was organized.
apa what II is doing. Following are
como quotations from the booklet:
Profit-money making-is the obvi-
ORs reason for the organization Of ey-
cry commercial undertaking. But this
belief in, and desire to develop the OPP
portunity for profit in given business
mHGt-if tho belief Is sound and the
desire is honest-be founded on the
eervice 1t is proposed to render in ex-
change for the expected gains of the
enterprise.
Amy new development In an old In
AustTy must. in order to be successful,
do something different. do something
better. supply some actual need.
The International Agricultural Cor
poration organize" July. 1909. was
founded on the bt T.
That the chemical fertilizer indus
try in the United tSates, upon some
what revised lines. accorded the great
est of commercial opportunities.
That the fertilizer business TO be
continuously successful must be based
upon ownership Of the sources Of the
crude materials required.
That the present was the time to un-
dertake such work. because the vast
increase In the consumption of com
mercial fertilizers, year by year. clear
1y demonstrated that the farming com
mupity was awakening TO the neces-
sity of ita increased use. renewing the
fertility of depleted soils and doubling
the yields Of lands yet fertile
That the company which gave the
customer better condition of the goods
furnished. better shipment OF goods,
better freight rates on goods shipped,
would not be long in securing recogni-
aion
With these definite purposes in
mind. the International Agricultural
Corporation has invested $4,000. 900 of
its authorized capital of $36 900 900
and for every dollar of stock issued
<both common and preferred) has OBJ
tanned tangible assets in the form of
plants and properties, necessary in
Hy,,Y
stockholders and the consuming pub
lie the benefits of an organization
egnippnn with ample resources of raw
materials and adequate manufacture
ing facilities SO placed over the coun-
try as to secure the most economical
distribution of its products
Gathering the Raw Materials.
The organizers of the International
Agricultural Corporation fully realized
that they must secure adequate sourc-
es of crnde material supply, namely
Phosphate Rock, Sulphuric Acid, Pot
ash. and Ammoniates-in order to pro-
duce at lowest cost complete fertili-
zer. containing in well balanced pro-
portions the nitrogen (ammonia) phos-
Dhoric acid and potash necessary to
plant life.
Carrying out its plan of operation,
the international Agricultural Corpor-
alton purchased $4,000 acres of phos-
phate lands in Florida and also Sc
cared the largest portion of the brown
rock deposits of Tennessee.
The present yearly output of the
mines owned by the Corporation is
fuIly one-half of the total Of land peb-
bic product from all the mines In the
state OF Florida. Electrical energy
Tor pumps, washers and transporta-
ton. oil burning dryers, concerto con,
Struction for dry bins, thirty-six miles
OF railway, conservation of water sup
ply and scientific management" In
every detail of it's operations are
S'unng the factors that enable the In
ReTnafiOnaI Agricultural Corporation 8
properties to produce land pebble
phosphate OF all grades economically.
SulphUric Acid Supply.
Instead of manufacturing its sui
phnric acid from pyrites. as is custom
aTy. the international secured a ten
year contract with the Tennessee Cop
pnr Co. OF Copperhi!l, Tennessee, and
with The Ducktown Sulphur. Copper
G Iron Co. Ltd, of Ducktown, Tennes-
sec, for their total output OF sulphuric
acid. which IT has been stated bv the