The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-16

| has grown to be large private corpotl'
atioE, with e capital stock, Jas large AS
most OF tho large banks, 'cpd its Affairs
,re managed by aboard OF. dikectors
The Live Ohk Distsllefs Cor Jhbv il.
a siniIarprivate cofyofatfoa, operated
under tho management Of beard of
directors, NIL OF whom aro' gentlemen
OF integrity and high business reputa.
tion In this community. Both CT these
concerns have an aggregate capital of
four hundred thousand dollars (S4OO,.
OOO) paid in, and have in their EMPLOY.
over one hundred and twenty-five peo.
pie. OF this number of people. moro
than 'ne'hnif arc sales people. Our
business relations with the State Dis
pensary of South Carolina, has passed
through the hands of a number of
these people. .,n
Now, gentlemen, we propose to say
to you, and through you to the people
OF South Carolina, that if anything
that is even slightly dishonest or
tainted with corruption, has been in
dulged in, by any connivancei of any
employe and any official of the State
OF South Carolina, We only wish to
know who it is, rs we cannot tolerate
any such conduct on the part of any
one connected with our business,
whether in your State or any other
State. :
We are aware of the fact that the
Southern States have been industri-
ously drummed by line Of CONNER
cial travellers, some OF whom are irres.
ponsible. We are fully convinced of
this fact; that no responsible estab-
lishmcnt can do largo business
through travelling statesmen without
having imitators, and without having
their reputation assailed, ut soma time
or other.
The undersigned two companies
have both been successful, and have
sold and delivered to the State of
South Carolina large quantities of high
grade goods, uniformly at the lowest
prices, consistent with quality. We
claim, without exception, that we have
sold the State Of South Carolina ut tho
very lowest margin Mt which We could
afford to sell. If, in connection with
this business, and the desire to retain
it. any ono of the salesmcn or en-
ploycs, or commissioned agents or
brokers OF the undersigned companies
have nude any mistakes, we wish you
gentlemen to consider TINT we have to
be little charitable with our employees,
and that we do not charge our en-
ployes, who are pushing the sale of our
good, with as high degree of respon-
sibility. provided they act hunorably
in all their dealings with our custom
crs, and do not misreprescnt the quail
ity of our goods.
A committee of our board has now
advised that one of the members or the
company, who is also q lawyer, give a
thorough investigation to a great many
of the matters we have from time to
time learned from the South Carolina
newspapers.
We have ascertained the fact that
Mr.. Yost, who is one of the Southern
managers of the Live Oak Distillery
company, did have personal Interviews
on one or two occasions with James w.
Mixson at Cincinnati, Ohio. You have
asked us personally to secure any let
ters Mr.. Yost is able to furnish. We
now furnish and attach hereto the two
letters that Mr.. Yost has been able to
iinn; ono dated April Goth, 1895,
from James w. Mixson to our Mr..
Iost; and tho other dated May 10th,
1895, to Mr.. Iost, and signed J. w.
MiSson. Mr.. Yost has also furnished
ns n letter from w. Il. Mixson, dated
December 10th. 1895. Both of our two
companies want to have it distinctly
understood that these letters were not
known of by the other agents of the
business, and that Mr.. Yost distinctly
states that it never occurred to him
that any friendly relations that might
he established with j. W. Mixson and
W. L. Mixson might be construed un-
favorably by anybody in the State of
South Carolina.
You two gentlemen, rs q committee,
have requested us personally to ask
Mr.. 1ost about any interviews he ever
had with either of the sons OF Il. Nj
Mixson. We have the statement from
MIR. 1ost, and now give it to YOU
That he saw one of the gentlemen on
two or three occasions at Cincinnati,
Ohio, md the other one possibly as
many times at Cincinnati, Ohio. That,
without any thought as to any possible
construction that might be placed upon
II, and In entire innocence as to any
improper suggestions, he did consent
to give n small brokerage commission
to said two gentlemen. That each OF
srid gentlemen approached him. We
have the nccurnnce of Mr.. Yost that in
neither OF tho interviews with either
Of the sons of T.. n. Nilsson did they
promise or assure him TINT they would
solicit business for their father.
Mr.. Iost also states that he was led
to believe from conversations with