The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-12-12

mortgages ever executed by IS. Il.
Tillman and recorded in this Office.
JOHN B. Hill.
G. C. C. p. and r. NJ G.
WHAT PRESIDENT CLARK SAYS.
Yesterday afternoon, President
Clark Of the Carolina National Bank,
was seen, at the suggestion of Cover
nor Tillman, and made the following
statement regarding Governor TIL
mans loans through that bank:
Ill transactions between a bank
and it's customers are private and con.
fdentia! and never made public ex-
cept with the consent of the latter.
This information is therefore only
given with the consent of Governor
Tillman.
..Governor Tillman has been bor-
rover of money from the Carolina
National Bank ever since the early
months of the year 1891. he owes
Ithe Carolina National Bank now
Eabout $4,000 III the form Of two
|lnotes; one fer the sum- Of 81, 0W,
which has been running for some
time and which will mature at All
early day. This note is made by
Governor Tillman and endorsed by
two endorsers, who are secured by a
mortgage on one of his plantations in
Edgefeld county; the other is for the
sum of Sc, 100, which was dated on
the 26th of November, 1894, and is
endorsed by three endorsers, who are
also secured by mortgage of what
is known as the Abraham Jones
plantation. near Trenton. and two
other plantations in Edgefele county
This latter sum of money was borrow
ed by Governor Tillman for the pur-
pose of paying for the plantation near
Trenton, bought by him from the
executors of Abraham Jones' The
money was paid to the executors by
checks upon the Carolina National
Bank and by them distributed to those
interesting III the estate.
s,All of these transactions were had
through the bank. The plantation
purchased was included in the mort
gage given to secure the endorsers.
All Of these mortgages have been
matters Of record at. Edgefeld court
hcase"
THAT LIQUOR RATE REBATE.
President Childs of the Columbia,
Newberry and Laurens road, has
come to the front with reference to
the charge that the road that hauled
most of the liquor allowed a rebate
OH the freight rate. Mr.. Childs sent
Governor Tillman this statement:
..Hon. B. R Tillman. Columbia, S. c.:
Dear Sir: In his letter to Mr.. Josh
Ashley, published in to-day's State,
Mr.. Ben Perry makes the statement
that he has information that YOU have
been allowed rebate of freight on
liquors purchased by you for the dis
pensary
Those liquors have been shipped
to Columbia mainly over two lines
the Sea Board Air Line via the Co.
lumbia Newberry and Laurens Rail.
road and the Atlantic Coast Line
As president of the Columbia, New
berry and Laurens Railroad and rep.
resentative at Columbia of the Sea
Board Air Line, l am in position to
know whether any rebate has been
allowedson. shipments to the dispen.
sary over these roads, and in the: in
terest. of justice and fair play desire
to state that no rebate of freight on
these shipments has been allowed by
these roads to you OF to any ule
else
AS to the Atlantic Coast Line, I
have just received telegram from
Mr.. T. NJ. Emerson, traffic manager
of that line, enphaticalIy denying
that any rebate has been allowed on
such shipments over his road may
add that | was present at the inter-
views between the traffic managers
of those two lines and yourself, at
which the freight rates on dispensary
shipments were discussed and fixed
and that at these interviews while
you endeavored to secure as favora-
BILE rates to the State as possible, re-
bates were neither asked nor offered
Very respectfully,