Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-07-11
CALCIUM ARSENATE
DEMAND At PRESENT
EXCEEDING SUPPLY
F farmers Already Have Used
Fifty Carloads and Are
CIamoring for More-J' j.
Brown Issues Statement

Brown Issues Statement
Georsia's demand for calcium ar
senate to combat the boil weevil is
greater, at least for the present
than the Sherwin- Williams com
pany can supply under it's contract
with the state board Of entomology
according to statements Saturday
night by r. C. Anderson, Atlanta
branch manager Of the company
and J. J. Brown, commissioner OF
agriculture, who is chairman Of the
board.
Georgia last year used ten car
loads of calcium arsenate, said Com
missioner Brown, and early spring
indications pointed to a consump'
ton this year of not over twenty
five carloads, but already the farm
ers have used fifty carloads and are
clamoring for more in a spontaneous
demand all over the state, so that
the prospective consumption is es-
-timated at. hundred cars or more,
if deliveries can be obtained.
Mr.. Anderson made the statement
that his company is sending 10
Georgia the entire output of it's three
factories and is refusing orders for
carload after carload in other states
at offers much higher than the con-
tract price with the state board of
entomology.
1.-The state board contracted with
the Sherwin- Williams company to
supply as much calcium arsenate
as our farmers might need at nine
cents a pound" said Commissioner
Brown. 'This was under the au-
thority of the legislature creating
a revolving fund to buy and furnish
calcium arsenate at cost.
Threatens Suit
1.-The board arranged with the
railroads to make deliveries at To-
cal stations all along their lines
throughout the state. The spread Of
the boil WeeVil and the demonstrate
ed success Of calcium arsenate in
killing the weevil have created an
overwhelming demand. Orders are
coming faster than the board can
supply them.
II have sent man to Cleveland
to find out whether the Sherwin-
Williams company are giving US
full output or diverting shipments
to other states; which have no arr
rangehnent ike ours and which are
paying from; fourteen to- eighteen
cents a. pound. - do not accuse the
company of 9diyerting shipments,
but if it does evade its contract ]
will bring suit to compel perform
ance. The company,.is delivering an
average of more than two carloads
a day, but that is not enough. All
expectations of the amount our
farmers would use have been far
surpassed. $A%
THE company is rated at $780,,
100000, and is the largest producer
of calcium -arsenate. and / am sat
isfied of it's responsibility. One
thing that has delayed several ship
ments was the making of checks
payable to the Sherwin-Williams
company. l wish to urge the farm
ers to send their checks to the state
board of entomology and make
checks payable to the board. Under
the contract the company is not
bound to fill orders going to it direct.
We have already saved our farmers
about 100000 on this contract as
compared with prices in other states.
/ hope and believe tie company
will be able to supply all orders,
but they cannot be supplied all at
once
Mr.. AndersOn's Statement
MI. Anderson said:
The Sherwln- Williams company
is sending to Georgia it's entire out
put of calcium arscnate. We are
running three factories day anG
night. We are refusing orders ev
cry day from other states at much
higher prices. We have just re
fused an order from South Carolina
for fifteen carloads at fourteen cents
a pound, in order to keep our CON
OF entomology at nine cents a pound
Last spring We made a canvass
and the largest amount we could
GSlJlldl0 was lWcIlLJ live Gal
We wrote the newspapers, bankers
mel chants, civic bodies and farm
ers, urging them to place their or
ders early. Only few early orders
We're placed. The great majority
waited until the rush started, anG
now we cannot supply the orders as
fast as they are coming. We have
shipped fifty carloads to Georgia
and expecr to ship at least eighty
more. We have had railroad delays
and other delays beyond our con
troll. We are bending every effort
that is humanity possible. We be
lieve we can supply everybody, but
we cannot do it all in one day, OF
one week. 49,.
Il want to be quoted as saying
| that Commissioner Brown is in nc
way to blame for this situation. The
calcium arsenate shortage is genera
| throughout the. cotton belt. If il
weren't for the contract made with
us by Commissioner Brown, through
| the board of entomology, Georgia
farmers would now be fighting in g
wild cat market, to get any calcium
arsenate at all, and would be pay
ing from fourteen to eighteen cents
for it. If we cannot supply them
nobody can, for we produce Cs much
oil