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THIS ST?RY Of GREAT FERTILIZER PLANT Purposes, Organization and Properties of International Concern Set Forth for Information of Public. Unusual, almost unique, tn the cur rent history of corporations is a ij pamphlet Just Issued by the Interna '.' tfc?sl Agricultural Corporation, set ting forth the purposss and organisa tion of the company and describing Its pints sad properties. The elm of tbs pttniieaiiO* Is nut to exploit to* Cor* portion's products, but to tell what It Is, why and now it was organised, aru what It u doing. Following srs ?om? quotations from the booklet: Profit?money making?Is the obvi ous reason for the organization of ev ery commercial undertaking. But this belief ha, and desire to develop the op portunity for profit in a given business snaat?If the belief is sound and the desire is honest?he founded on tbs gen fee it is proposed to render in ez \ change for the expected gains of the enterprise. Any new development in an old In dustry must. In order to be successful, do something different, do something better, supply some actusl need. The International Agricultural Cor poration organise** n July. 1909, wss Sounded on the tx t? That the chemical fertilizer Indus try In the United tSates, upon some what revised lines, acorded the great eat of commercial opportunities. That the fertilizer business to be continuously successful must he based upon owaerahip of the sources of the crude materials required. That the present was the time to un dertake auch a work, because the vast increase In the consumption of com mercial fertilizers, year by year, clear ly demonstrated that the farming com munity 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 gare 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 tion. With these definite purposes in mind, the International Agricultural Corporation has invested $18,000.000 of its authorized capital of $36,000.000 and for every dollar of Btock issued <both common and preferred) haB ob tained tangible assets in the form of plants and properties, necesBary In carrying out its plan to realize for Its stockholders and tbe consuming pub lic the beneilts of an organization cqnipwd with ample resources of raw materials und adequate manufactur ing facilities bo placed over tbe coun try aa to secure the most economical distribution of its products. (fathering the Itaw Materials. The organizers of the International Agricultural Corporation fully realized that tliey must secure adequate sourc es of crude material supply, namely? Phosphate Rock, Sulphuric Acid, Pot ash, and Ammonlates?in order to pro duce at lowest cost complete fertili ser, containing In well balanced pro portions the nitrogen (ammonia) phos phoric acid and potash necessary to | plant lire. Carrying out its plan of operation, i the international Agricultural Corpor ation purchased 13,000 acres of phos phate lands in Florida, and also se cured thf> largeBt portion of the brown roch deposits of Tennessee. The present yearly output of the mines owned by the Corporation is fully one-half of the total of land peb ble product from all the mines In the state of Florida. Electrical energy for pornpa. washers aud transporta tion, oil burning dryers, concerte con? atructlon for dry bins, thirty-six mileB ?>f railwuy. conservation of water sup ply and "scientific management" in every detail of ItH operations are rmong (he factors that enable the In ternalh/naJ Agricultural Corporation's pminTilw to produce land pebble pbrwphnie of all grades economically. Sulphuric \cld Supply. Instead of manufacturing Its sul phuric &CM from pyrites, as is Custom ary, the International secured a ten year contract wid the Tennessee Cop por Co.. of Copperhlll, Tennessee, and with the Ducktown Sulphur. Copper Jc Iron Co.i Ltd., of Ducktoton, Tennes see, for their total output of sulphuric arid, which It has been stated b* the produce? will exceed 200,000 tons of ?Be per cent acid annually. By deans! of tank cars (190 are in wtVte? nt tbe present time this acid Is tronsT'Ortcd to tbe various works of the Corporation, and employed in man ufacture. Oruld Supply America's Potash foe SuO Tears. At tbe time of tbo organization of she International Agricultural Corpor ation an opportunity was presented to bay on favorable terms one of the moat valuable of the German Potash Mfnes?tbe Kaliwerke Sollstedt Gew erkschaft. This purchase was affected by the outlay of $1,000,000, for which x ice Corporation obtained a property * Mmated by experts to contain about 140,000,000 ton* of potash salts, of which (making allowance for waste, etc.) about 70,000,000 tone?equal to '11,000.000 to as of pure potash should be reliable for mining. Oa ths basis of last year's consumption of 300,000 tons ths entlrs United States markst could be supplied from the Bollstedt mine for a period of 360 years. The mine has a strictly modern plant, which alone cost more than $2,500,000. It has a present capacity of about one-third the annual consumption of tbe United States, and is being en larged. The benefits anticipated from the International's purchase of Sollstedt were to some extent minimised by the action of the German government, aimed to deprive Sollstedt'* American customers of tbe benefits of .increased production snd much lower prices than ths Potssh Syndicate maintained. But under all circumstances ths posses sion of the Sollstedt mine has proved to be a most profitable in vestment. The indirect advantages of thla lndepend- ] ent investment In the potash industry hsve been msintsined throughout the shifting phases of the "potash contro versy," In which the International has sought to protect the Interests of the Americsn market as a whole, as well as to conserve its own Interests. By the term ammoniates is meant all those materials from which nitro gen is derived in the form moet avail able for plant food. Many of these ma terials, Buch as nitrate of sods and Bulphato of ammonia, are produced! abroad and imported to the United States. Other forms are produced In this country??otton-seed meal, dried flab scrape, and the by-products of slaughter houses?dried blood, animal tankage, etc., etc. Tbe Corporation either owns outright or has close working srrangements with compan ies producing these materials, so as to be positively assured of its supply for future years, and by reason of the size of its purchases of other ingredi ents not produced by ita interests Is thus placed in the most advantageous position. i Position as s Manufacturer. In this regard the position of the International Agricultural Corpora tion is unique. Instead of purchasing the plants of competitors, as has been the custom of other large corporations in this industry, the Internatlonnl has caused to be built at the ruoBt advan tageous points throughout the South, moderate sized factories with sufficient capacity to serve the trade located in that particular territory on a minimum freight rate for the manufactured pro diu . Securing Its sulphuric acid from a central producing point, it is able to transport to any other given point on ly such amount of sulphuric acid as may be required for manufacturing at that point, while competitors own ing expensive sulphuric acid works must run to capacity, frequently much in excess of actual need for the sul phuric acid bo produced. Broadly Bpeaking. the most import ant product of the International Agri cultural Corporation is what is known as acid phosphate. This material is produced by grinding phosphate rock to a powder and adding approximate ly an equal amount of 50 per cent sul phuric acid. The resultant material, a dry friable slate-colored product (acid phosphate), is used by all fer tilizer manufacturers, and aside from the larger manufacturers, the southern stales contain hundreds of smaller producers?the "dry mixers." Tm.t the plan of the International Agricultural Corporation Is sound is proven by the fact that not only are the small manu facturers ready customers, but every large producer (those owning and run ning their own sulphuric add works) have, during the last year, bought very heavily of the international Ag ricultural Corporation's production of acid phosphate. facilities for Distribution. The period of construction for the International Agricultural Corpora tion has not, as yet, been passed. One factory is still in process of building and one more Just starting, but all will be In operation by November 1st. 19H. Tho p< Ition of tho International Agri cultural Corporation is such that by meanfl of factories Its owns outright, or through factories where its raw ma terial is used and its manufactured product Is controlled for sale, the Cor poration can offer Its products at eight points in Georgia, four in South Caro lina, at three Alabama centers, and in Tennessee, Mississippi, North Caro lina, Pennsylvania. New York and Ohio. Twenty acidulating works give to the International Agricultural Corporation the broadest possible' base of opera tions and a capacity for manufactur ing fully sufficient to care for the sup ply of sulphuric acid which it Is un der contract to receive. Its production of acid phosphate will exceed 600,000 tons per annum. To enlarge tho market for its pro ducts the International Agricultural Corporation has made contracts with a limited number of independent plants in whose profits it participates. These arrangements, while preserving the independence of successful Industries and retaining the benefit* of local con tact with the consumer, are rautally advantageous to the supply corpora tion, tho local manufacturer, an* to his customers. This Is the story of the International Agricultural Corporation, with ample but aot excessive capitalisation, an economically sound organization, large resources of astur&l pf?uacia. and ade quate manufacturing capacity, to ac complish % useful service la the sup ply, manufacture and distribution of the materials necessary for tho ferti lization of American farm sells_Add 0IY1S AI? TO ST?HE H.H. Sometime* liver, kidneys and bow els seem to go on a strike and refuse to work right. Then you need these pleasant little strike-breaker*?Dr. King's New Life Pill*?to give them natural aid and gently compel proper action. Excellent health soon follows. Try them. 26c at Laur*ns Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. Get a Blizzard Lantern, they give more light, and won't blow out. The I price Is only to cents If you buy it from B. M. A B. H. Wlikes * Co. NOTICE - OF THE County Treasurer* The Book* of the County Treasurer rill be opened for the collection of State. County and Commutation Road Taxe* for fiscal year. 1911. at the Treasurer's Office from October 16th. to December 21st, 1911. After Dec em ber 31st. one per cent, will be added. After January 31st, two p >i cenL will be added, and after February 28th.. seven per cent, will be added till the 15th. day of March, 1912. when the books will be closed. All persons owning property In more than one Township are requested to call for receipts in each of the several Townships in which the property is located. This is important, as addition al cost and penalty ma.\ be attached. All able-bodied male citizens be tween the ages of 21 and 60 years of age are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00 except old soldiers, who are exempt at 50 years of age. Commutation Road Tax $! 50. In lieu of road duty. The Tax levy is as follows: For State purposes.5% mills For Constitutional School Tax 3 mills For Ordinary County purposes 3 mills For Interest on Railroad Bonds 1 mill For Roads and Bridge Bonds 3 mills For Court House BondB .. ..2 mills Total.17% mills Special Schools?Laurens Township. LaurenB No. 11.7 mills Trinity Ridge No. 1.4 mills Maddens No. 2.2 mills Narnie No. 3.2 mills Baileys No. 4.2 mills Mills No. 5.2 mills Oak Grove No. 6.2 mills Ora No. 12.2 mills Special Schools?YoungB Township. Youngs No. 3.2 mills Youngs No. 2.3 mills Yourgs No. 4.3 mills Youngs No. 5 .. .. '.3 mills Fou daln Inn No. 3B.5 mills LanDrd No .10.4ft mills Ora Mo. 12.2 mills Youngs*No. 1.3 mills Special Schools?Dials Township. Green Pond No. 1.3 mills Dials No. 2.3 mills Shiloh No. 3.2 mills Gray Court-Owlngs No. 5 .. ..4 mills Rarksdale No. 6 . ..2 mills Dial Church No. 7.2 mills Fountain Inn No. 3B.5 mills Special Schools?Sullivan Township Mt. Bethel No. 2.3 mills Princeton No. 1.3 mills Poplar Springs No. 3.2 mills Rabun No. 4.4 mills Hendersonvllle No. 5.4 mills Friendship No. 6.2% mills Hrewerton No. 7.3 mills Sullivan Township R R Bonds 4 mill Speelal Schools?Waterloo Township. Waterloo No. 14.3 mills Mt. Gallagher No. 1.3 mills Bethlehem No. 2.2 mills Ekom No. 3.4 mills Centerpoint No. 4.2 mills Oakvllle No. 5.3 mills Mt 1'leasant No. 6.2 mills Mt. Olive No. 7.2 mills Special Schools?Cross Hill Township Cross Hill No. 13.6 mills Cross Hill No. !.2 mills CroBB Hill No. 2.2 mills CroBs Hill No. 4.2 mills Cross Hill No. 5.2 mills Cross Hill No. 6.2 mills Special Schools?Huntor Township. Mountvlllo No. 16.4H mills Hunter No. 2.2 mills Hunter No. 3.2 mills ('Union No. r>.6 mills Hunter No. 8.3 mills Special Schools?Jacks Township. Hurricane No. 15.3 mills Shady Grove No. 2.3 mills Special Schools?ScufTletown Township Langston Church No. 3.3 mills Scuffietown No. 1.2 mills T*nford No. 10.4*? mills Ora No. 12.2 mills Prompt attention will be given those who wish to pay their Taxes through the mall by check, money order, etc. Persons sending In lists of names to be -taken off are requested to send them early; and give tho Township of each, as tho Treasurer 1s very busy during the month of December. ROSS D. YOUNG, County Treasurer. Soptcmber 15, 1911.?td. COME TO THE BIO COUNTY FAIR Thursday, Oct 19th, 1911 A GOOD TIME FOR EVERYBODY One of the Greatest Attractions will be a visit to the Department Stove J. E. MINTER & BROTHER Ladies' Booth! Most Attractive Spot in Laurens Our Millinery Department. Coat Suits_ $10.00 to $25.00 Long Coatt?.$5.00 to $20.00 Skirts-._$3.50 to $12.50 Silk Ready-to-wear Dresses.?-$10>00, $12.50, $15.00 Sweaters_^_$1.75 to%5.00 Silks. Novelties, Stylish Dress Goods Men's Booth! Jailor-made Suits $18.00, $20.00t $25.00 Young Men's Suits $10.00, 12.00, 15.00 "Smile" Hat.?.3.00 Jno. B. Stetson Hat High grade Men's Furnishing Neckwear:_.25 and 50cts You will be a Prize Winner if You Get Your Outfit from J. E. MINTER & BRO. DEPARTMENT STORE NOW IS THE TIME TO Invest in Real Estate There is nothing as safe and nothing that will bring in larger dividends, as well located rei\7. estate, whether it be a farm, suburban property or city property,?for besides paying good interest you get much larger dividends in the increased value of the property. The man of property to-day is the man who invested in Real Estate. We are offering some exceptional bargains. Come in to see us and let's talk over the matter. 197 acres, 4^ miles from City of Laurens. $20.00 per acre. Easy terms; 350 acres, 4 miles from Laurens. Can be brought to a high state of culti vation. $20.00 per acre. One-fourth cash. Balance on easy terms. 197 acres, heavily timbered in one mile of Landrum, in Spartanburg county, dark chocolate soil, will produce bale of cotton per acre. A two-horse farm could be opened next year. Fine climate. On 3 public roads. One mile from Baptist High School. Price $30.00 per acre. One-third cash. Balance on easy terms. 40 acres land. Three-fourths mile from city limits on Greenville road, part in cultivation, part in woods. See us for prices and terms. 52 acres, 1 mile from city limits, 40 acres in cultivation, well located, ideal for small suburban farm. See us for price and terms. One acre lot on South Harper street, beautiful building lot, with good servant's house in rear. One seven room dwelling on South side of Martin street. A bargain at $1850.00. Easy terms. 167 acres joining and above Musgrove Mill on Enoree river, known as Newman land. One 3-room cottage recently remodeled. Price $10.00 per acre. Easy terms. If you want your land sold, list it with us at once. We have connec tion outside of couhty and can find a purchaser. Messrs. B. A. Sullivan, E. P. Minter and Marion R. Wilkes will give their personal attention to all business entrusterl to this Company. Call* to see us and let's us talk over your properties. Oakland Heights Realty Company Office in J. E. Minter & Bro. Store. Laurens, South Carolina