Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-12-26
MOBILE De, llth ls40.
Ma. EDlroR.

Sr;-lf you think it will be any advantage 10 Tie
community IN which sou reside, you MAY publish the
following. And would like that YOU would do 50,
lnasmuch as my name IS handled by a portion of
your community IN a manner il should not be, and
IN manner have never authorized Having TN.
derslood hat The Columbus aud Ton,blghy Trans.
poslatlon Company would have al extensive busl-
ness 10 do IN this city through Commission Mer-
chant that they would have at least enc or two thou
sand bales Of cotton tn sell and other business which
would be worth attention, |, (nf cnurseJ as other
merchants would, solicited lh, IL bus neSs; expecting
notlng more than the profits arising from my ahors
that they intended nothing more but honesty, and To
secure The same addressed them he following let.
ter:
Sunptsr County .1labama, Oct. 18th, 1910.
GENr:
As Factors and Commission Merchants, perna-
nenlly Iocaled III the city of Mobile we would
! through this medium slct the patronage o. your
| company, the present coming Season.
We would take pleasure IN receiving and nr-
wardng all The cotton, goods and merchandise
transported by your company, also 10 act as agcsis
tor your vessels in the city, and inasmuch we
pecl your business will be considerable Indeed ex-
lensive. would he pleased TO d. it in general and
provided you may think prudent u give It to US, it
will afford Us pleasure Ia honor any draft or check
drawn on rs upon the ath Of cotton shipped BY
your company 10 our care
Alter they recieeved my letter, suppose they
came IN the conclusion to give me their busne
from the circumstance Of lh,ir commencing 10 draw
bills upon me, almost Immediately after receiving It;
and to my astonishmenl beEre they had pIa ed cot
ion or funds Of any description in my hands, which
bills have refused 10 accept invariably, and very
fortunately for me, no doubt; and for the lOlowin1
reasons. And first there have been over 10000
Dollars presented in drafts which amount is more
than ever expect To handle at any one time du-
ring the whole course of my Tile, as my own funds;
thai they have about one hundred and Seventy
Thousand Dollars in circulate, u; that is more than |
ever expect 10 be worth in Money or good prop
erly, and thirdly Tor the reason that was loId by
gentleman who stated he would swear, To il if neces-
sary, that The President OF the institution stated To
hun that ri he could get me 10 accept the bills, that
would throw the responsibility oil the hank and
place il upon our house which was their object, by
| which means they would save lheir charter and
| still be enabled 10 operate. Aud burlhly, cannot
see for my lie, how they could get so much out in
circulation, while at the same time they have no hills
receivable. This seems strange, though acknowI-
edge that great many strange things occur among u.s.
! understand that II has been reported about Coum
bus that q m connected with the institution and NV
coming to Mobile is an arrangement 10 carry INTO
effect The, q had IKE ~ have sad swinjllng) upe
tratons oi The Company. viii Just say thai
have M interest III the Institution whatever, "
ever had nor ever will, further ihan the proposition
| made them 10 do their bus mess. ! would I've
pec sed to do their business, as will the business
OF all others who will intrust il with me; just
so far as am made safe Ny object in coming To
this cty to do business aud 10 make money, and 10
do II honestly If cannot make It IN this way shal
not make it al all, and iIby accepting the drafts ol
the C I. 4. Bank could be safe. or in short, if
they place funds in my hands to the amount OF funds
placed then will accept and 10 no greater amount
and hope the public generally will he convinced OF
the aet that have no interests in the institution
| advise those Of my friends and others who
have It in possession Ia get that of it upon the best
terms they can or cant see, for the hIr Fl me, how
tae company is 10 take up one hundred and seventy
thousand Dollars,
Your 0bedeHt Servant
ID. ~. DUNLAP.