The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-02-03
HE ADVOCATE.


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reporter for the Courier-Journal
what evidence he based his
gcs Of crookedncss against The
tacco Growers Association Ware.
house, replied:
Upon these grounds and he handed
the reporter two pieces Of paper One
ofthem was . Joint contract purport-
ing 70 be entered into by Julias Bark.
house, Sterling Edmunds and NJ. l.
Barker in the month of last August
TO get options on the warehouses Of
this city and Cincinnati and to sell
them TO some person or persons The
signature Of the above mentioned gem
ticmen were affixed to the contract,
which was the original copy. The
other document was letter to MIR.
H. Hofmrsi, wherein Mr.. Barker
agreed TO get options on the Cincin-
natl warehouses. This was dated in
April
That's pretty good evidence, isn't
it7'' inquired Mr.. Erwin. "You see, /
know my business. Here is the man
who tried 10 form the syndicate which
caused all the trouble, ard who is yet
member OF the association formed
to destroy that syndicate. lie carries
water on both shoulders. have
other matter, too, which will come
out IN time. But / intend to expose
this in my next ISSUE
"Whero did you get these papers ~
asked the reporter.
ooh, ! got them," replied Mr.. Err
win, foxily.
= @This is the original contract; you
emust have gotten this from Mr.. Ed
snunds or Mr.. Barker? You could
rdly have got it from Mr.. Bsrkcrf"
gested the reporter.
Well" said Mr.. Erwin, don't
W where they came from. They
Re brought to me and l saw they
= most important papers, so 1
s<s ed them.
Did any tobacco men give them to
n ?"
tell you don't know how they
o into my hand. That's not the
4 ton. It's how I'm going to use
that is interesting. 1 would
have done this, if hadn't been
ED. simply stated that the new
s Is house WAS not under the wing of
lliancc. That's all. They have
led me, and the facts will have
ne out"
IN you be displaced from the
Aency 2"
4. you can say that s. b. Erwin
aspt et.the- St>-auw lliance, and
Pniain 30 until thcAend of liz
most emphatically will not
loved"
sent Mr.. Erwin these original
Is question which will have
lie out in the investigation. The
Rrs Of the Growers Association
! ware Of the fact, 80 it is said by
pal, the Secretary, that Mr.. Bar
Is interested in the English syn
deal. They will hardly take
ion in the matter.
s. Courier-Journal further saws
Tobacco Growers Association
puse gdestion: ut has also
developed that tho initial sale Of
Growers Association was not
ar as successful as outward appear
ICES seemed to indicate. Yesterday
great deal of the sales were re-
nj, and the farmers seem to be
stisfIed to a considerable degree.
ng To the failure of the sale, the
( yeks' Association is on tho eve Of
\ noyal to Lexington, where big in.
!, inents have been offered for the
ioP OF its warehouses.
I,ml'uyesas sEe dissatisfied, and
an not conveniently get the
hey bought last Tuesday.
,have COTTON hold of to-
hey had to 20 through
Por1ous process. 1t seems, ac-
to lthem, that the Growers
Il tiouS in the absence OF an
nee of cash, deposited the
use receipts, issued by the
Storage Company, at the
I, s Iational Bank as collateral TO
oney to pay the current ex-
3 such as freightage, etc, The
had to so TO the bank, redeem
- rehOuss note, and get the ware
receipt. A trip had then to be
q Dack to the new warehouse be-
}.he troable was ended.
lie members OF the Growers As
ton are not disturbed at the talk
ch has frightened some of their
.'lner consignecs, They say they