The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-05-20

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shipping us one of same kind, all
dark rich Tobacco, and the one
shipped to us sold for So. Is this
tangible ? have Mr.. Stark's letterio
verify this SALE"
There is more cunning design IN
publishing this statement than may
appear at fret sight, as Mr.. Stark is
al agent in Simpson county for the
Boone House, Louisville, and Hern-
don, knowing that il he could fasten
such siatementas that on Mr.. Stark,
he could make good capital out oft
against Louisville in Simpson county,
where Mr.. Stark is well and favorably
known. We were not surprised,
therefore, when we met Mr.. Stark OH
the Louisville breaks this week, and
he stated in plain terms that Hern-
don lied when he wrote that state
lnent regarding him in the Clarks-
vile Chronicle, as he never made
such sale for him, and holds no
such letter from him as referred to.
We merely repeat Mr.. Stark's state
ment to us, and leave Herndon to
crawl out Off it the best way he can.
HIGHER PRICES IN LOUISVILLE.
Mr.. Herndon tries again 10 mis-
represent Louisville MS regards prices,
by quoting Mr.. R.A.Campbell il the
following statesment.
"Mr. Felix Fuqna. ofLogan coun-
ty, shipped his crop to us last season,
aud when we Inspected it I valued it,
at his request, vauing the lugs at 81
and the leaf at 10 q lie. A Louis
vile agent, r. A. Campbell, stood BY.
and during the entire day urged
Fuqua TO ship it to Louisville, offer
ing 10 guarantee him II a 1870.
Fuqua yielded TO his solicitations
and shipped the leaf there, aud sold
at IS q $50, butI selling the lugs at
&c. These were dark. rich, waxy,
fire cured Tobaccos. Is this "tang-
ibler" Mr.. Fuqua's address is Russ
ellyilie, KY" H4 s
The facts arc as follows .gb.
After Mr.. Is. f. Fnqua had sold
his oUn Tobacco in Louisville, he
had his expenses to Clarksville paid
by Felix 10 advise with him as to the
two markets, and after sampling at
ClarksyilIe, b. +. .Fuqua advised
Felix to ship 10 Louisville, and as
signed as a reason that the Clarks-
vile market was not worth a nickel
as really they had but one buyer
there. These facts can be established
by several gentlemen who heard Mr..
B. F. Fuqua make such remarks.
Accordingly Mr.. Felix Fuqua on
Jnne 2S sold in Louisville his lugs at
so valued by Herndon at $5), and
his second grade leaf at $ll.75. The
other 2 hhds Ilerndon refers to be
valued at 80 and Sill, which he re-
garded as the best OF the 4 hlds. Ii
they had been shipped to Louisville
as advised by Mr.. Campbell, and sold
when Herndon valued them, they
would have brought much higher
prices. Instead of that, however
they were shipped here and not
opened till October (four months
afterward), when the market had de.
clined, and the Tobaccos being out OF
order they of course sold for less
money. Mr.. Campbell made 10 such
guarantee as stated.
A BRoADsrDE FROM HoPKIYsyILLE.
Turning TO Hopkinsville, we hap
pen to know OF one case (wIiero we
conld find plenty sucD, that of Mr.. j.
L. Gray, ofTrigg county, who sold
through Messrs Lauder s. Donald.
son, in Hopkinsville, o hhds. s OF
which had been offered at HernJon's
house in Clarksville two or. three
weeks before, and 8 charged for. The
9hhds. were bought by three differ
ent brokers in Hopkinsvillc, neither
of whom knew anything of the To-
bacco being offered previously at
Clarksville (Which is not tho case al
ways with tobaccos previously Of
fercd at Hopkinsville and Louisville,
and sold in Clarksyile). They were
rejected in Herndon's House in
Clarksville, and afterward sold IN
Hopkinsville at about $2 per 10U lbs.
more-or for $27l more money than
the rejected Clarksvillc bids. An
other rather tangible advance over
Clarksyille.
Mr.. Gray was induced TO ship to
Herndon's Grange House, In Clarks.
vile by being told that he would
have an interest in the house of 81 on
each hhd., If the house did as well as
It has formerly done,and offered to adj
vance money, which they did. This
is a sample Of how the oracle is
worked BY the agents of the Grange
warehouse at Clarksville, Mr.. T.
Herndon Superintendent. 1t Is to
be wondered at that men bite at such
inviting bait, when 1t is offered Mr..
Gray is not. likely, however, to be
caught again by 1t. Making $27l
more money In Hopkinsvile than in
Clarksville, is the kind of bait he will
tie to every time hereafter. If Mr..
Herndon wishes an affidavit from
Mr.. Gray as to these unpleasant facts,
and some others, he can be accommo-
dated. ID ~. s.gj5
These are samples only OF what
could be furnished were 1t necessary,
although we attach no importance 10
such instances either in ono market
or the another, for reasons already
given and are produced only to show
Mr.. Herndon and his friends that
mentioning such cases isa game
which two can play at, but ''the game
lis not worth the candle" anywhere.
MR.. HERSDoN AND HIS OFFERS TO BET,
| Mr.. Herndon ends up his flourish oi
higher prices than in Louisville with
ali offer to bet us 81, 900 and 500 as Ia
what he has done. We can not ac-
commodate him. When we bot we
| like to do II with some one who deals
ON the square, and we like to choose
some one to bet with whois more
scrupulous, when furnishing his prool
10 prove his case, than Mr.. T. Hern.
don appears to be. Votes are chcaT
nowadays, and with money hard tC
get hold ofin the country, affidavit.
might perhaps be scared up easily
and as the agents Of Herndon's house
are located about every three miles
square throughout his territory, W,
would find the race too unequal t