The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-08
Position as a Manufacturer.

placed in the most advantageous
position.
Position M n Manufactures.
III this regard the position OF the
International Agricultural Corpora
lion is uniqIe. Instead OF purchas-
ing the plans OF competitors. as has
been the custom OF other large cor
porati0ns In this industry. the Inter-
national has caused TO be built at
the most advantageous points thro-
cat t.e south. moderate sized fac
tories, with sufficient capacity to
serve the trade locat,a in that par
ticuIar territory on minimum
freight rate for the manufactured
product. Securing is snlphurIe acid
from a central producing point. II u
able 20 transport 10 any other point
only SUI amount OF salphuric acid
A. may be required for manufacture
ing at that rcint. while competitors
, lwning expensive suiphuric acid
sorlB must run 10 capacity, fire.
luentIy much In excess OF actual
reed for the sulphuric acid so pro-
ueed.
Broadly speaking. the most i'm
lortant product Of the international
agricultural Corporation Ia what Il
snosn a. acid phosphate. This ma
erial Is produced BY grinding phos-
,hate rock a. a powder and addins
approximately an equal amount Of
- per cent. Eulphuric acid. The re-
.ultant material. dry friable slate
5olOred product laeid ph0sphate). Il
ised by all fertilizer manufacturers
nd aside from the larger manufac
urers. the southern states contain
hundreds Of smaller producers tn,
dry mixers. That the plan of I'M
international AGRICULTURAL Corpora
ton Is sound Is proven BY the fac
hat not only are the small manu-
acturers ready customers. but ever
'arge producer tthose owning an,
running their own saiphnric aci,
works. have. during the last year
bought very heavily OF the interna
ional Agricultural Corporation
production Qf acid phosphate.
Il Facilities % Distribution.
Il The period o. construction for IN
International Agricultural Corpora
on has not. ~ yet. boon passed
One factory is stu Ia process q
+ building and one more just startins
bnf all will be III operation ~ IA
: sember LIST. 1911. The position o
the international Agricultural Coz
ration ~ saeb that BY means n
factories u owns outright. or thr
: tories where It's raw material
= used and lts manufactured produs
controlled for sale. the Corpora
= ion can Oder It's product az eigh
'noinig IN Georgia. four In s0ut
4 Carolina, ai three Alabama center
= nj In Tennessee. Mississippi
4 North Carolina. Pennsylvania, Ne
n York and Ohio.
I'll Twenty calculating works give
J. the international Agricultural To-
poration the broadcsl possible has
clOf operations and capacity I,
Il manufacture fully sufficient to cal
y for the supply Of suIphurIe acI
i which 4 Is under contract 10 recely
is production Of acid phosphate wi
ri exceed 100000 tons per annum.
To enlarge the market for It's pr,
III ducts the International AgrIcultnri
r Corporation has made contrac
p with a limited number Of lndepcn.
I'll nt plants IN whose profits II partle
ie paies These arrangements, viii
" preserving the Independence OF al
H. cessful industries and retaining n
" benefits Of local contact with "A
r consumer, are mutually ad.autas
u Gus to the supply corporation. n
~ local manufacturer, and the clstor
= ers.
pr Manufacturing Standards.
a IN all the plants II owns ar
re which y IL interested. the rorpor
le lion maintains the highest s,anda,
Il Of manufacturing efficiency 81,
ns standards are absolutely nneauss,
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