Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-24
THE WHISKY TRUST.
n. A. Terrell Tells of the Operations of ii
Distributing Cosnpany.

Distributing CoA,pany.
The whisky trust investigation was continued
yesterday.
VI. \. Terrell of New York. a director of the
DistiilinS and Cattle Feeding Company testified
that about a year ago an attempt was made TO
organize the American Distributing Company.
All the distributors of the Distilling and Cattle
Feeding Company in the east were interested in
the matter. The organization of the company
was attempted some OF the eastern dis
tributors had idea that the Distill-
ing and Cattle Feeding Company wanted
to distribute its own goods and
do away with the middle man. Seven houses
got together to head off the scheme. organized
the American Distributing Company ard
made application 10 the Distilling and
Cattle Feeding Company for the ex-
elusive privilege of distributing its products
east of PItt-Durg When the proposition was
made it thought that the western dstri-
butors would do likewise. They did not do so,
and SIX months ago the American company
wrote the Distiliing and Cattle Feed
ing Company stating that they would
like to retracc the steps they had taken The
plan was entirely abandoned in December, but
the American company continues independent
of the DistilliES and Cattle Feeding Company.
They now go on as individual distributors.
In reply to question witness said that
those interested i'll the American company
pE1cuc'iIiy Eau control or the dis
tribution of the Distllirg ard Cattle Feed
ing Company's goods in the east. They
had TO blndins, agreement and received
rebate the same others did. The Dis
filling and Cattle Feeding Company could
dispose of its goods through any one
He knew OF no agreement by which the
Distiiiing and Cattle Company was pro-
hi5ited from selling direct to the trade. He
did not think the rebate certificate constituted
an agreement or contract; it was simply an
understanding. Under its terms dealers could
continue purchases and receive rebate or stop
and lose the benefits
Representative Stockdale asked if man
bought $4,000 worth of goods under the re-
bate system. sells them and then bought "a bill
OF goods from some one else if he would lose
his rebate. Witness said he would If found out
In reply TO further question he said that some
OF the distributors were customers OF the old
whisky trust.
In reply to another question bv Mr. Stock
dale relative to the cost of the bonding system
witness said that the disabling company owned
its warehouses, around which lot of govern
meut officers placed to see that the govern
ment was not cheated He knew OF no cost to
the company i'll this connection.
Herman Endemann New York chemist
testified that he had examined some OF the es-
sences and essential oils used in compound
ing spirits. Some of them were poisonous
and would cause death if u table
spoonful OF them was TAKEN. He could
not say how dangerous they were in the guam
titles used. but thought that their continued
Use would be detrimental to health. TO what
extent he could not say; it depended upon the
constitution of the consumer. He could not
say what the medical properties of pure gins
whi7kios &C.. were as compared with adulter-
ated goods. He knew physicians preferred the
pure article.