The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-09-03
The Question Of Rebates Will Not Down.
NIIXSON ON HUBBELL.

byinS-COmm missioner MiNSOn ana
His Nephew Flatly Contradict Mr..
IiubDcIl.
TO the Editor Of The State:
Mr.. Hubbell says in reference to me
in your issue OF yesterday: Every
word he says about my Offering him u
rebate. directly or Indirectly, of any
amount, or in any shape, or at any
time, is absolutely false from beginning
to end Yet he does not deny the in
tervicw in the sample room nor my
statement of what occurred there.
Should he do so and when he does, then
he is the liar that l. have already
branded him in such event.
| now go further and say when tho
offer Of tho 10 per cent. discount WAS
made in the privacy Of the sample
room, (he having previously SO pcrom
torily refused to give mo the 5 per
cent. oif) looked upon it with suspi-
cion and hence the question, "Will you
let itappcar regularly On the invoices?"
Upon his declining to do SO and throw
ing himself behind the trust" | was
fully satisfied what his meaning was
and consequently declined to deal with
him and have never done so.
In the matter Of interest, my letter
should have road, interest being paid
after 60 days in place of 30 days as stat
ed. | now say that his invoices for all
goods bear upon their face "interest
after 60 days ut Il per cent. per annum,
except on the XXX ryes which he bills
at So per gallon, four months.
You must understand that the quaint
lty of NNN ryes is very small indeed in
comparison with the quantity OF the
other, which was billed on tho TO days
time.
Attcr assuming the duties Of commits.
slonor draft come in from MIR. Hub
bolls company claiming a balance of in
Jerest due thOm. AS MIR. Truxlcr had
not returned any amount due them as
such, refused topay for some time
anu dld not do SO until had Mr. Hub
bell to come out and had MIR. TraXler &c
go over the account with my bookkeep-
er, Mr.. >. w. Scruggs, who was soon
convinced that there was an accumulat.
ed interest from partial payments of ac-
counts duc them amounting to 81 255, 81
Tor "hich amount issued Il warrant on
tho State treasurer, MIR. Traxler agree.
ing TO the same, which [ now have in
my ollice in writing.
Even If Mr.. Hubbell did not inten d
my putting tho return lease from the
~ per cent. offered, in ny own pocket
so 10 oo touSlS CltlluCu, nc GER
talnly offered to act, must / say in bad
faith IN trying to beat and deceive the
"trust' OF which he is an honorc2
member apd | am informed an officer,
and in doing SO he laid himself open to
be adjudScd capable Of making any
Kind OF IL proposition. AS to the part
OF his letter which states IAN agent of
his called on me with u letter of in
troduction,' the only party to whom
gave tct%rr Of introduction was to
MIR. RoDt. Nj. MiXson undor the follow
ing circumstances
About the time | assumed the duties
of the Office MIR. NJ. Mixson. nephew
of mine, who is and has been for the
last 10 or II years the soliciting
freight agent oi the Southern depart
mrnt Of tho Louisville and Nashville
railroad, with headquarters in Atlanta,
Ca. asked me for letters of introduce
tlon to several parties, in the interest
complied with his request and gave
him polite and gentlemunly letters to
the following parties: George Hubbell,
Cincinnati: Mcssrs Block, Acme Brew
ing company, Macon; Penn Glass
company, Anderson, Ind, and perhaps
to another one or two, | do not re-
collect. What took place between Mr..
Hnhbcli, the sccrctay Of the Mill
Creek Dlstlllery company. and MIR.
tObt. Nj. MiXson, agent Of tho Louis
vile and Nashville railroad I do not
know, but this do know, Mr.. Mixson
never intimatcd to me That his letter
was to bn used for other than the pup
pose 1T was written, nor was he au-
thorlzed to make any proposition com
ing rom me, and If any such PROPOSE
tlCn was made it was without my knowl-
edge. Immediately on reading Mr..
tiubbelis letter | wired Mr.. Robt. NJ.
Mi&son, asking him for statement of
MIR. HubOcll that in any manner re-
lated to nc and herewith | give you
his reply.
MIR. Hubbclls statement in reference
to my sending him an agent to ncgoti-
atc bears badly on his side, for after
refusing to give the agent, as he states
81 per barrel for \, 81 per barrel fol
Xxx and So per barrel for xxx, h,
himself offers me 81 % per barrel foi
xxx and would not consent to put i
on the invoices. Besides had j any
| Intention Of such Il deal [ would hav,
been more discreet and not allowed ;
| third party the knowledge nor q par
! OF tho deal.
dislike very much to be forced tt
inilict Il II this upon the people, but il
would be suicidal in my remaining
quiet when struck, and however dis
agreeable it may be for me to make
these appearances in print, the people
may rusj assured that | will strike
back when struck.
T.. Nj. MIXSON.
| The fOllOwinU is tho letter Of Mr.
Mixson's nephew to him:
+. NJ. Mixson, State Commissioner
Columbia, S. G..
Dear Sir :-Rcplying to your rcqucs
so state to you what occurred relative
to Il letter Of Introduction to George
| Hubbcll, secretary Of the Mill Creeh
Disti limo pompony Cincinnati Diypr