THE FLORIDA PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS. 
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PHOSPHATE COMPANIES OPERATING IN FLORIDA DURING 1909 
Thirty-six companies in all were engaged in mining phosphate 
in Florida during all or part of the year 1909. Of these twenty 
companies operated in the hard rock section. Of this number, 
however, not more than fourteen were actually producing phos¬ 
phate during any considerable part of the year, others being tem¬ 
porarily closed or preparing for subsequent operations. In the 
land pebble district sixteen companies were engaged in mining 
•phosphate during all or a part of the year. 
List of companies operating during all or part of 1909: 
NAMES. 
OFFICE. 
MINES. 
i Armour Fertilizer Co. 
. Fort Meade. 
.. Pebble 
2 Bradley, Peter B. and Robert S 
. Floral City. 
3 Buttgenbach, J. & Co.. .. 
. Dunnellon. 
.. Hard Rock. 
4 Camp Phosphate Co. 
. Ocala. 
5 Campagnie Generale des Phos 
phates de la Floride.. 
. Anthony. 
6 Charleston, S. C. Mining and 
Manufacturing Co. 
. Charleston, S. C... 
.. Pebble. 
7 Central Phosphate Co. 
• Newberry. 
.. Hard Rock. 
8 Coronet Phosphate Co. '..., 
. Lakeland. 
.. Pebble. 
9 Cummer Lumber Co.. 
. Jacksonville. 
. Hard Rock. 
10 Dominion Phosphate Co. 
. Bartow. 
.. Pebble. 
11 Dennis & Blanton. 
. Gainesville. 
.. Hard Rock. 
12 Dunnellon Phosphate Co. 
. Rockwell. .. .... 
.. Hard Rock. 
13 Dutton Phosphate Co... 
• Gainesville. 
14 Florida Mining Co. 
. Mulberry. 
.. Pebble. 
15 Fla. Phosphate Mining Corpo’n.. 
■ Norfolk," Va. 
16 Franklin Phosphate Co. 
• Newberry. 
.. Hard Rock. 
1 / Ft. White Hard Rock Co. 
Baltimore, Md.. 
.. Hard Rock. 
18 Germofert Mining Co. 
. Charleston, S. C.. 
.. Pebble. 
19 Holder Phosphate Co. 
. Ocala. 
20 International Phosphate Co. 
• Ft. Meade. 
.. Pebble. 
21 Istachatta Phosphate Co. 
Istachatta. 
Hard Rock. 
22 John McDowell... 
Newberry. 
23 Medulla Phosphate Co.. 
. Chrisltina. 
.. Pebble. 
24 Mutual Mining Co. 
Savannah, Ga.. 
.. Hard Rock. 
25 Palmetto Phosphate Co.. 
Baltimore, Md.. . 
.. Pebble. 
26 Phosphate Mining Co. 
, New York. 
.. Pebble. 
27 Pierce Phosphate Co. 
New York. 
.. Pebble. 
28 Prairie Pebble Phosphate Co.... 
Savannah Ga.... 
Pebble. 
29 Schilman & Bene. 
30 Southern Phosphate Develop¬ 
Ocala. 
. . Hard Rock. 
ment Co. 
Ocala. 
31 State Phosphate Co.. 
Bartow.■.. 
.. Pebble. 
32 Standard Phosphate Co........ 
Christina. 
.. Pebble. 
33 Thompson, M. C. & T. A. 
Willeford... 
.. Hard Rock. 
34 Tilghman Phosphate Co. 
Bowling Green.... 
.. Pebble. 
35 Union Phosphate Co.. 
Tioga. 
.. Hard Rock. 
36 Williams Phosphate Co. 
Inverness. 
. Hard Rock. 
