The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-18

1t was ordered shipped, with the un-
derstanding that no more would be
bought and shipped direct from Pa
ducah to Stelling. But later an order
came from Stelling for more of these
goods; viz: so kegs 43 gallons each,
which Colonel Vance, then commits
sioner, ordered from them, notwith-
standing Stelling was to have no more
shipped him direct from them.
Then MIR. John w. Keller, one Of the
firm, came down, and Mr.. Matthies,
Stelling's partner, was here to strike
for him orders fer their whiskey ; then
the order was given for their first ship
ment to the State dispensary. The
next month Keller snd Matthies were
here again and orders were given
them again. Some Newport was
bought from them and IN order to
assist 1t In getting out of 40 State dis
pensary, so there would be none on
hand at the next meeting of the board,
house, Friedman, Keller 81 Co., issued
circular letter and sent to all the dis
pensaries, telling them they would send
them u silver bottle with Newport
whiskey In 1t when they had ordered
as much as five cases of Newport
Grand scheme 81 dispensaries IN the
State, five times 9l are 455 cases
quito q lot to place over the State had
all the dispensers been taken in. Some
OF the dispensers wanted the silver
bottles, and ordered five cases, not
caring In what sizes, ! pints, pints or
quarts were sent, just so they got the
five cases which would entitle them to
the silver bottle. In three or four
meetings of the board Matthies be-
came 80 nauseating to them that
Friedman, Keller 81 Co., got no moro
orders.
Matthies was kept in Charleston,
and things not coming Fried man,
Keller q Co.'s way fast enough, Mr..
y eiler stayed away meeting or two.
The last meeting he was here before
he appointed w. e. Blue, of Marion
County, another cousin OF j. Dudley
Haselden, and said he would get in
and get orders from the board If he
had>to spend $500. | heard him make
this statement. Mr.. Blue was said to
be general Southern agent, yet he only
represented Friedman, Keller 81 Co.,
in South Carolina until the board of
control decided to stop buying from
houses having local strikers. Mr.. Blue
succeeded In getting some good orders,
and the amount OF his pull and that
OF Matthies with j. Dudley Hasel-
den, chairman, advocating orders
for him, amounts to $l9,419, in orders
given.
After the board passed resolutions
excluding local strikers, Blue was
turned down by Friedman, Keller g.
Co., and j. Dudley Hsselden decided
that their liquor was not as good as
1t was while Blue was with them. AT
least he gave up advocating purchas-
ing from Friedman, Keller e. Co..
and they have gotten no more orders
since.
One would think two cousins from
the same county was enough for one
member OF the board of control to take
care OF, but not so for j. Dudley Hasel
den, who, although not chairman now,
wants to retain his pull as shown by
the fact OF another cousin entering the
field. This one is w. Boyd Evans, ex.
private secretary to Governor Ellerbe
Just after the death of Governor
Ellerbe, and about the time Evans was
leaving his Office, drummer by the
name of Sprinkle came to Columbia to
a meeting of the board. Sprinkle re-
presented the Reidsville, N. c., Liquor
Co., and was corralled at the first
meeting hs attended by w. Boyd
Evans, who got job with him and
upon Sprinkle's going before the board
with Evans and telling them he had
employed Evans to travel North and
South Carolina, an order was given
the Reidsville Liquor Co. They got
such large order that they had some
difficulty in filling it; did not fill IL in
time to get another at the next board
meeting, but have been given orders
at every meeting since. If Evans ever
travelled further for them than from
Marion here to Columbia it has never
been heard Of. Boyd Evans pull
amounts to SO, 866 0S in orders given,
besides September purchases. So
much fofA taking care of cousins.
Now, w6Sst, about selfP j. Dudley
aaaelden, did youvaver make this re.
mark, that you had GTQnidated $4,000
In debts since you had been q mSin ber
OF the board Your salary, according
to the published report OF the board,
was not $500.