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The Fitzgerald Leader.
VOL. XVI.
Farmer Concerned
In Potash Dispute
New York—“Many facts of im¬
portance to the real consumers of
potash salts, that is to the Ameri¬
can farmer, have failed to get
adequate attention in the con¬
troversy so far as it has yet gone,”
said H. A. Huston of Baltimore,
secretary of the German Kali
Works, in an interview with a re¬
presentative of The Journal of
Commerce.
“In the contracts which are the
bone of contention the American
f ertilizer manufactures agreed to
Jsume all taxes imposed by the
erma a government. They knew
that so S e regulation of the pro-
duction had been under considera¬
tion for some years, and that such
regulation was imperative in or¬
der to conserve the potash supplies
and to prevent such results as have
already been brought about by the
unscrupulous exploitation of the
phosphate, coal and lumber re¬
sources of this country.
“They also knew that the Ger¬
man courts had awarded heavy
damages against mine owners for
making contracts in the night in a
manner similar to that in which
Mr. Bradley, the head of the
American Agricultural Chemical
Company, himself states his own
were secured.
“The real tax is trifling, being
from fifteen cents to sixty-five
cents per ton, which is less than
the usual state taxes on the same
money value in fertilizers in the
United States. It is the tax on
over-production that is worrying
those who, in their rush to get a
low price, bound themselves to
pay any governmental charges.
“The law provides for a govern¬
ment® commission that estimates
the annual requirements and ap¬
portions this on an equitable basis
among the sixty-eight miles.
Should the estimate be found too
low, it can be increased at once,
the purpose not being to limit pro¬
duction, but rather to increase it.
In fact, a considerable part of the
tax is expended in work intended
to increase the use of potash in
agriculture.
“Since Germany uses as much
potash as all the rest of the world,
each mine is required to sell half
its lawful production in Germany
and the remainder may be ex¬
ported. A mine may exceed its
lawful quota by ten per cent with¬
out any further penalty than hav¬
ing the excess deducted from its
of the following year.
a mine go beyond this in
exceeding its fair and lawful quota,
it must pay a tax on its overpro¬
duction which is so high as to be
prohibitive. This is far more
effective in enforcing the law than
any system of fines and does not
require the action of any court.
“The German law does not
quire the formation of any syndi¬
cate. Every mine is at liberty to
sell its quota as it sees fit.
mines find it more economical to
sell through one agency, and most
of them sell in thjs way. These
syndicates or selling agencies are
quite different from the so-called
fertilizer trusts in America,
they are formed for only five years,
with merely a nominal capital.
The government exercises a rigid
control over them and uses them
to market the products of the
state mines. This control is ex¬
ercised in the interest of the real
consumer, the farmer.
The law provides potash shall
not be exported for a less price
than that paid by German farmers,
a principle that might well be ap-
plied to American phosphates.
“From Mr. Bradley’s
FITZGERALD, BEN HILL COUNTY, GEORGIA, JANUARY 7. VJU.
J W. Norris Appoints
deputy Sheriffs
Messrs. Tom Holt and Ben Bar¬
ton have been appointed the depu¬
ty sheriffs of Ben Hill County for
the current year: Sheriff J. W.
Norris having made the appoint¬
ments public several days ago.
Both men are familiar with the
duties of the office and there is no
doubt but that they will be of
much assistance to the new sheriff
in upholding the law.
one might be led to think that all
potash sent from Germany after
the law was passed was taxed $22
per ton. This is not true. Only
the overproduction of each m ine
bears this tax. There is plenty of
potash to be obtained from any cf
the other mines at the usual prices.
In fact, the American farmer is
today buying potash at 10 to 15
per cent less than ever before.
This is due to the fact that the
German mine owners have changed
their methods of selling in Ameri¬
ca. Formerly they had a few ex¬
clusive agents who sold only to the
fertilizer manufacturers. These
manufacturers did not sell the
potash salts to the farmer, but
used them in mixtures, the so-
called standard one containing only
2 per cent potash, and many of
them even less. Thus the farmer
to secure a little potash was oblig¬
ed to secure a great quanity of
other material, no small amount of
which consisted of filler having no
fertilizing value.
“In the South some kainit was
sold as much to cotton growers,
but it was mixed goods, and sales¬
men were expected to sell no more
kainit than was necessary in secur¬
ing the mixed goods order.
“Many small mixing plants have
been started in the South in con¬
nection with the crushing of cotton
seed. The>e plants mix cotton
seed meal, acid phosphate and
potash salts, making the same
grade of goods as the large fac¬
tories, but selling them locally at
less price than the large manufac¬
turers who have repeatedly de¬
manded their potash should not
be furnished to these small mixers.
. “Even under these handicaps
the American potash trade steadi¬
ly increased, although the farmer
could not obtain but a fraction of
the potash that he wishes to buy,
and got that at an unnecessarily
high price. This condition of
affairs led the Germans to discon¬
tinue sales to a few exclusive
agents to sell direct through its
American corporation, the German
Kali Works, which sells to any¬
one any kind of potash salts in
any quanity from a single 200
pound sack to a ship load. This
method, which cuts out three sets
of profits permits the farmer to
secure his potash for less than
ever before, even though the cost
of mining has steadily increased.
“From time to time the Ameri-
fertilizer manufacturers havte
tried to combine to advance and
maintain prices and to refuse to
sell raw materials to farmers who
wish it to prepare their own mix-
tures. Some of these attempts
have succeeded for a time,
ammoniates and phosphates can be
secured from so many sources that
new companies are constantly en-
tering the field. Potash being de¬
rived from a^single source is easily
controlled, but the German’s plan
of direct sales to everyone, in any
quantity, at a reasonable price,
serves to prevent the manufactur¬
ers from forming combinations in
restraint ot trade and for the ex-
ploitation of the farmer, and per-
mits the farmer to secure his
fertilizer materials at reasonable
Fitzgerald Leads All
South Georgia Cities
In the Per Cent, of Population Gained
In the Last Ten Years.
All of South Georgii has made remarkable strides in the past ten
years and has developed in many respects. Foremost among these
improvements is the phonomenal increase in population, and, as will
be seen by the following statistics, Fitzgerald’s growth in population
from the percentage viewpoint is far in excess of all the other cities in
this section.
1910 1900 Gain
Fitzgerald 5,795 1,836 215 Per Cent.
Waycross........ .....14,485 .5,919. 145 <4 U
Albany............. 8,190 .4,406.. 78 i i <c
....
Cordele........... .... 5,883. 3.473.. . 69 a a
Americus........ .... 8,063. 7.647.. 5 4 « 44
Monthly And Annual Reports Of
Treasurer And Chief Of Police
The following reports were rendered at the last regular meeting
of the council, Monday night, Jan. 2nd. They include the monthly
and annual reports of the Chief of Police and the monthly and annual
reports of the City Treasurer. The Health Officer also made a credit¬
able report, and the report of the Chief of the Fire Department will
not be rendered until the next regular meeting.
REPORT OF THE CITY TREASURER FOR DECEMBER 1910.
Dec. 1st. To balance_________ $6484.53
44 “ “ Adverlorem tax .21675.17
44 4 4 4 4 44 “ for 1909 39.94
44 “ “ Cost on taxes____ 48.75
44 “ “ Occupation Tax__ 42.50
44 “ “ Street tax_______ 19.50
44 “ “ Police Court fines . 251.38
44 “ “ Cemetery fees____ 3.00 28564.77
1 >1.SBU KSEMENTN
Dec. 31st. On Acct. Salary fund___________ 283.99
4 4 44 44 44 Police fund___________ ____ 267.95
4 4 44 44 “ Fire fund____________ ...i 352.55
< 4 44 “ Cemetary fund_______ ____ 45.00
4 4 44 4 4 •• School fund__________ ____ 4861.06
4 ‘ 4 4 4 Charity fund_________ ____ 28.25
4 4 44 » 4 General fund______ __ _____ 859.87
4 4 4 4 44 4 4 Printing <fc Sta. fund 3.50
4 4 4 4 4 4 “ Bond lnt. fund_______ _____ 1440.00
4 4 44 “ Bills payable________ ____ 7948.03 16090.20
TREASURER’S ANNUAL REPORT
TOTAL RECEIPTS
Ad. Val. Tax_______ $41,441.59
License_____________ 9,710.77
P, C. Fines________ 1,488.98
Cemetery___________ 190.00
Pound Fees________ 2.00
General____________ 541.07
Cost on Taxes_______ 300.37
Dog Tax____________ 73.00
Street Tax_________ 979.50
Loan s_____________ 10,636.31
1909 Ad. Val. Tax__ 206.44
Old City Court Fees 14.00
$65,584.03
T(>TAI. DISBl RSEMEN'l’S
Salary_______ .$ 3246.92
Police_______ . 2,981.80
Fire_________ _ 4,216.41
Cemeter y___ 555.15
Sanitary____ 3,057.89
Street s_____ 4,000.81
P. B. & G.__. 997.80
School s_____ 10,688.78
Charity______ 214.06
Ptg. and Sta. 275.09
Int. on Bonds 9,824.67
Interest_____ 494.60
General_______ 10,684.57
$60,647.01
Respectfully submitted,
G. P. Mingledorf,
City Treas.
REFORT OF CHIEF OF FOLICE.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council:
Gentlemen—I herewith submit to you my report for the month
of December as follows: Arrests for disorderly conduct auring the
month, 54, of which 5 were not guilty: fines remitted 6; worked on
streets 1; 42 paid fines amounting to $236.38
One fine for November______________ 15.00
Total for December $251.38
Total amount of fines for the year 1910 $1,488.08
653 persons paid street tax for the year 1910, amounting to
$979.50. I have turned all money over to the Treasurer and hold his
receipt for same.
Respectfully submitted,
Herman Smith, Chief of Police.
Meetings Live
Stock Breeders
Following is the program for
the G e o r g i a and Live Stock
Breeders’ Association, which will
convene in Athens, Ga.
JANUARY, 17, 1911.
Call to order, Hon. J. D. Price,
Farmington, Ga.
Invocation, Rev. E. L. Hill,
Athens, Ga.
Adress of Welcome on behalf
the City of Athens, Major H. J.
Rowe.
Address of Welcome on behalf
of the Univ. of Ga., Chancellor D.
C. Barrow Response, Col. T. G.
Hudson, Atlanta, Ga.
Annual Address of the Presi¬
dent, Hon. J. D. Price, Farming-
ton, Ga.
Tick Eradication, Dr. E. M.
Neighbert, in charge Tick Eradi¬
cation in Georgia and South Caro¬
lina.
< Irganization of Farmers to as¬
sist in Cleaning up Georgia, Hon.
B. W. Hunt. Eatonton, Ga.
Community Improvement of
Beef Cattle, Hon. Oliver J. Cope¬
land, Gainesville, Ga.
Bovine Tuberculosis, Dr. W.
M. Burson, Siate College of Agri¬
culture.
The Georgia Farmers’ Need of
Live stock, Hon. R. F. Duck¬
worth, Union City, Ga.
AFTERNOON SESSION, .IAN. 17, 1911
Dairy Problems, Hon. B. H.
Rawl, U. S. Bureau of Animal In¬
dustry.
Raising the Dairy Calf, Milton
P. Jarnagin, State College of Agr.
Udder Troubles, Dr. Peter F.
Bahnsen, S t a t e Veterinarian,
Americus, Ga.
Money making cows I have
known, Hon. C. L. Willoughby.
Sandersville, Ga.
Breeding a Profitable Dairy
Herd. Hon. W. C. Hillhouse.
Waynesboro, Ga.
Making the Dairy Herd pay,
Hon. W. S. Brooks, Macon, Ga.
NIGHT SESSION, .IAN. 17, 1911.
Illustrated Lecture, Dr. Andrew
M. Soule, President State Coll, of
Agr.
Lecture, Prof. J. W. Hart,
State College of . Agriculture,
Athens, Ga.
MORNING SESSION, JANUARY IN, 1911
Call to order 9:00 a. m.
Invocation, Dr. M. L. Trout¬
man, Athens, Ga.
Horse Breeding Dr. Tait Butler,
Starkville, Miss.
Co-operative Horse Buying,
Hon. (). II. Morgan, Columbia,
8. C.
Hog Cholera, Dr. M. Dorset,
Bureau of Animal Industry, Wash¬
ington. D. C.
Hog Breeding, Hon. (f. F. Hun-
nicutt, Edr., Southern Cultivator,
Atlanta.
Grazing and Feeding Hogs, .J.
E. Hite, Director Extension De¬
partment, State College of Agri¬
culture, Athens, Ga.
Establishing Hogs, a Pure Bred Herd
of Hon. Will V'. Zimmer,
Atlanta, Ga.
ab*A»no<jn session,
JANUARY, 18, 1911
The Relationship between Live
Stock and the Prosperity of the
Country, Hon. H. E. Stoekbridge,
Edr. Southern Kuralist.
Buying and Selling Registered
Livestock, Hon. L»ring Brown,
Smyrna. Ga.
The Benefits to be Derived from
the Association, Hon. ,J. L.
Brow, Greensboro, Ga.
Live Stock Possibilities in Geor¬
gia, Col. I. C. Wade, Cornelia,
Ga.
How the Veterinarian can Bene¬
fit the Live Stock Man, Dr. L. .J.
Herring, Veterinarian. Ga. Exp.
Station, Experiment, Ga.
Dairy Machinery and Equip¬
ment, Prof. If. P. Lykes, Ga.
Experiment Sta., Experiment, Ga.
Election of Officers.
Adjournment.
NO 2.
Pleasant Surprise
forH. C. McFadden
Quite a pleasant affair took place
last Saturday morning in the office
of the F. O. & B. R. R. When it
was learned by the employees of
the F. O. & B. R. R. that the A.
B. & A. would operate it, and
teat Mr. McFadden would retire
from the presidency of the road,
each &wd every employe of the F.
O. & B. contributed to a fund to
present Mr. McFadden with a
token of then high regard, good¬
will and esteem and of their high
appreciation of the many courte¬
sies shown them during his control
of the road, and on last Saturday
in his office, the employees gather¬
ed and presented to Mr. McFadden
an “Elk Fob,” set with diamonds.
Mr. C. B. Gwyn, auditor of the
road, made the presentation speech,
which was very eloquent and im¬
pressed the good-will and friend
ship of the employees for the
retiring President.
Mr. McFadden thanked each and
every one for the handsome present
and wished them all a prosperous
New Year.
Will Preach On
Apostles’ Creed
When Rev. Guyton Fisher was
pastor of Trinity Church in Savan¬
nah some years ago, he felt the need
of preparing for his congregation a
series of sermons on the Apostles’
Creed. Some did not understand
why they should say, I believe in
the Holy Catholic Church.” when
they did not affiliate with that
church called the Catholic Church.
This and other reasons led to the
preaching of the series, They
were so well received at that time
that the stewards wished to have
them published, and many copies
were made of the most popular
among the sermons! By request
this series will be repeated at the
Central Methodist Church com-
mencing next Sunday at 11 a. m.,
and continuing thru the seven, one
each Sunday morning.
The fact that they were well re-
ceivedduring Mr. Fisher’s pastorate
service in Columbus as well as else¬
where induces the belief that they
will prove helpful to his congre¬
gation here and an invitation is
issued to all interested to be pres¬
ent.
The series is as follows:—
I believe in God the Father Al¬
mighty Maker of Heaven and
Earth.
Is Christ the Son of God?
Did Christ Rise from the Dead ?
I believe in the Holy Ghost.
I believe in the Holy Catholic
Church.
The Forgiveness of Sins.
Is there Life after Death?
Christmans At
Miorva. Springs
Dec. 25. 1910. Miona Springs
was a scene of merriment Christ-
mas. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Chaple
were host and hostess at a delight¬
ful party and an elegant Christmas
dinner.
Bowling and other games served
to entertain the girls while the
boys enjoyed hunting and frolic-
ing in the woods. Those present
were Mrs. C. H. Gill and little
son Clarence, Mr. and jMrs. A. S.
Chaple and Miss Ella Chaple, Mr.
Russell Brown from Fitzgerald,
Mr. and Mrs. W. JR. Smith from
Americus and Mr. and Mrs. T. H.
Biown and little daughter Helen
from Macon. Mr. and Mrs. Brown
will make Miona their future home.
Everybody received nice presents,
ate plenty of turkey, and wild
game and had a glorious big time.
Miona Springs Hotel is for the
accomodation of hunting parties
etc. and will be open April the
1st for the summer season.