The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-08-12
WHAT MIYSON SAYS.
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Columbia, S. c., Aug. c, 1896.
To the Editor of The State:
In your issue Of today you have 8
card signed Mill Creek Distilling Co,
Geo. Hubbell, secretary, in which he
concludes as follows: eff Commis-
sioner Mixson says ever offered him,
directly OR indirectly, q dollar in any
shape whatever he states what is ab-
lsolutely false"
have been drawn into this matter
very reluctantly and had hoped that
the matter had blown over and I
would not be required to say anything,
but as a man who is jealous of his hon
or and one who is not afraid to resent
an insult, am forced to make the
following statement of facts:
have been connected with the dis
pensary since the first conception of
the scheme and was in charge under
Senator Tillman's direction when the
building was being put in fix for bot
ting, Mr.. Traxler, then the COM
missioner, being at his home
in Timmonsville, quite i'll with
typhoid fever. After Mr.. Trax-
ler's recovery and return, was re-
tanned in the capacity of superintend-
ent, which position I held until Mr..
Traxler resigned, and I was honored
| with the appointment.
During my term as superintendent
l naturally discovered that the bulk Of
the whiskies bottled by us was pur-
chased from Mill Creek through Mr..
Geo. Hubbsu, who was frequently
down here. / also discovered that il
making these purchases Mr.. Hubbsll,
E'or Mill Creek, I should say, was re-
l'quiring and being paid an interest on
them after 80 days, each 60 days call
Iing for more or bigger interest.
On being appointed commissioner in
January, 1895, and being in possession
of these facts of interest-bearing ac-
counts, and not intending relieving
Mr.. Traxler till Feb. 1st, commenced
to look around and see if could not
do something better for the State and
Esave, at least, the thousands and
thousands of dollars being paid in in
terest to Mill Greek. About Jan. 90,
some 10 days or perhaps more before
| took charge, Mr.. Hubbell showed up
and was anxious to ascertain if 7 in
tended to continue the trade with him.
Ny reply was, That depends" He
asked, Depends on whata' IrepEed,
| On you; l want the sane wniskies or
better, at the same prices or less with
) per cent. off as discount or rebate" :"
He seemed to be utterly dumbfounded
and exclaimed: do you want the
earth 2" I replied, NO, but this I
| want, and this 1 intend to have" ae
went on to say that my proposition was
one that he nor no one else could en-
tertain and wanted to know if I had
calculated the per cent. off. He in
quired wnen [ would be in the market
Tor purchases, and upon being told
that Il would take several days after
Feb. lst to make the transfer, he asked
me again for the purchases, if I should
need anything before he returned in
February. told him. Only on my
terms"
On assuming the duties, Feb. 1, I
very soon discovered that [ needed
some Bourbon whiskies and wired
him: Same whiskey. same price, 5
Oft; send me x and Xxx Bourbon.
| received d WIre in reply: will
ship at once" A few days after this
[ received letter saying: Your tele-
gram ordering Bourbon received, and
knowing from its being wire that
you were in need, we hasten to make
shipment, but We cannot give you the
terms, &C." L Immediately wired
him: ''Order cars back; won't receive
them only on my terms" In a few
hours received a wire: Cars too
far advanced to order back; receive
them on your terms" In due course
the cars arrived and were received.
Bill for same came in with per cent.
OFT and was paid.
l do not recollect when nor how Of
ten Mr.. Hubbell came to see me in the
few months that followed before the
following occurred:
He asked me to take him into the
sample room and show him the Xxx
rye that was purchasing. l did so.
and while in there alone, he and ], he
offered me his xxx rye at the same
price ne had formerly sold it to the
dlspensary with the interest on, for
the same price per gallon, 10 per cent.
discount; and, if my memory serves
me correctly, he made the following
calculation there and then: Cost 1925
per gallon; 10 per cent. of, makes
225 cents per gal; 50 gallons to a bar
rel makes S11.25 and so barrels to 3
car makes S562.5 so. I said, viii you
put this discount on the invoices and
let it show up regularly" 2" He replied
that he could not do so; that he was g,
member OF the trust, but for me to
pay the invoices at the regular p2lce
OF 81 % per gallon and he would re-
turn me the 10 per cent. off in cash.
This I refused to do and no purchase
has been made from aim by me.
These are the facts in the case and
includes all have said as to Mr.. Hub
bells offer to me. If he says any part
of it is untrue ne is a liar.