The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-08-11
ABOUT THE REBATES ON WHISKEA.
COMMISSIONER MIXSON MAKES
AN EMPHATIC STATEMENT.
He Answers the Card of Mr.. George
Hubbeil, n Representative OF the
Mill Creek DistiIlery.

He Answers the Card of Mr.. GeOrg
Hubbeil, Representative of tin
Mil Creek DistiIlery.
; Columbia Register.
A short card from George Hubbel
secretary of the Mill Creek Distiler
Company, has been published. in whic
ne concludes as follows {: "If Commis
sloner Mixson Gays | ever offered him
directly or indirectly, a dollar in an
shape whatever he states what is at
solutely fal O."
Colonel Mixson has given out a reply
In which he says:
L have been drawn into this yery re
lnctantly and had hoped that the mat
ter had blown over and | would not b,
required to say anything, but as mai
VINO ls Jealous of his honor and on,
VINO Is not afraid to resent an insult
am forced to make the following
statement of facts:
nave been connected with the dis
pensary since the first conception of tn,
scheme and was in charge under Sena
tor Illlman's direction W hen the build
ing was being put in fix for bottling
Mr. IraXler, then the commissioner
helng at his home in Timmopsyille
quite Ill with typhoid fever. After
Mr.. IraXle~'s recovery and return,
! was retained in the capacity of super.
| iatendent, which position / held until
Mr.. Iraxler resigned, and | was hon
ored with the appointment.
During my term as superintendent |
naturally discovered that the bulk of
the WHISTLES bottled by us was nnr.
chased from Mill Creek through MIR.
George Hubbell, who was frequently
down here. | also discovered that in
making these purchases Mr.. Hubbell,
or Mill Creek, | should say, was re-
curing and being paid an interest on
them after 30 days, each 30 days call.
ing for more or bigger interest.
On being appointed commissioner in
January, 1898, and being in possession
OF these facts of interest bearing ac-
counts, and not intending relieving Mr..
IraXler I'LL February 1st, commence
cd to look around and see If could not
do something better for the State and
save, at least, the thousands and thous-
amos OF dollars being paid in interest
TO Mill Creek. About January 20,
some ten days or perhaps more before
look charge, Mr.. Huboell showed up
anu was anxious to ascertain If | in
tended to continue the trade with him.
My reply was, '"That depends" He
asked, depends on what ?" | re-
piled, On you; | want the same whis-
kles or better at the same price or less
with per cent. Off as discount or re-
PATE He seemed to be utterly dumb
founded and exclaimed "Do YOU want
the earth?" | replied, "No, but this
want, and this 1 intend to have" He
then wenton to say that my proposition
was one that he nor no one else could
entertain and wanted to know if had
calculated the 5 per cent. off. He inorir-
ed "hen would be in the market for
purchases, and upon being told that it
would take several days after February
lst to make the transfer, he asked me
again FOR the purchases, if | should
need anything before he returned in
February. | told him, "Onlv on NV
terms"
On assuming the duties, Feb. IL
very soon discovered that | needed
some Bourbon whiskics and wired him:
Same whiskey, same price, oil
send me X and XN Bourbon" re-
ceived wire in reply: "Will ship at
once" A few days after this [ received
a letter saying. "Your telegram Or
dering Bourbon received, and knowing
from its being wire that YOU were ia
need, we hasten to make shipment,
put we cannot give you the terms, &C."
immediately wired him Order
cars back won't received them only
on my terms" In a few hours | re-
celved u wire Cars too far advanced
to order back ; receive them on your
terms" In due course the cars ar
rived and wero received. Bill for
same came in with 5 per cent. of and
was paid.
/ do not recollect when nor how often
Mr.. Hubbell came to see me in the few
months that followed before the fol-
lowing occurred:
He asked me to take him into the
sample room and show him the XXX
rye that was purchasing. did so,
and while in there alone, he and /, he
offered me his XXX rye at the same
price he had formerly sold it to the
Dispensary 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 81. %
per gal; 10 per cent. off, makes % IL
cents per gal; 80 gallons to barrel
makes $1125 and 80 barrels to d car
makes 1862. L said, "Will 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 mem
Der OF the trust, but for me to pay the
invoices at the regular price of $2.25
per gallon and he would return me til e
10 per cent of in cash. This | refused
to do and no purchase has been made
from him 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 he is liar.
F. Nj. MIXsoN.