Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-29
Tuesday, August 29, 1905.

some $4,000 against the dispensary
as between the dispensary books and
the state treasurer's books.
AS to Mr.. Boykin's $4,000 label
purchase. Mr.. Charles said that Tie
committee to take charge Of this
work and the establishment OF The
bottling plant was appointed on
Chairman Evans's motion, he .ap-
pointing Commissioner Tatum and
Director Boyl1in. The labels were
bought of Nivison, Weiskopl & CO.,
but had not yet been paid for. There
were bids from several houses, bit
there was no advertisement for bids.
No South Carolina concern was asked
to bid. There were seven kinds Of la
bells In the order, one million Of each
kind.
No Bids For Label Contracts.
Mr.. Charles said the cheap labels
were printed in Columbia by the Rec
ord people at 25 cents a thousand.
Witness could not recall that the Bry-
an company printed them at one time
for IL cents a thousand.
Witness admitted whisky houses
were willing to furnish labels free un-
til the board stopped.
The bill for the fancy labels was
placed in evidence and the witness
promised to bring up samples of pres
ent cheap labels, and those furnished
some time ago by the Bryan concern.
At one time the State company print
ed some Of these labels. ...
Witness saw letters containing bids
on the fancy labels, but these letters
had been carried away by Mr.. Boy
kin to. Cincinnati. Witness supposed
Mr.. Boykin had these letters and bids
at home and would return them later.
AS to the claim against Bryan Law
renee witness agreed that 1t has been
apparent for some time that the dis
pensary and Mr.. Lawrence would new
er agree. Mr.. Lawrence agreed to pay
$4,000, but the board held out for S.
6O4.
Hasn't Mr.. Lawrence agreed to be
sued either in Augusta or in Charles
ton?"
Cant say as to that"
Hasn't Mr.. Lawrence acted In a
rather defiant manner In this matter
toward the state Of South Carolina?"
well, from the last letters on the
subject, I would say that he has"
WAS that just an ordinary bluff or
did he seem to have something up his
sleeve?"
at don't know what he had in re-
serve"
Witness was asked to look up the
record of a recent large purchase OF
bottles, when they came in by the
train load. The Carolina Glass COM
pany furnishes the bulk Of the bot
ties used at the dispensary.
."Mr. Charles does the board ever
award q purchase where the bid Is
not accompanied by a sampler"
Couldn't be positive as to that"
Kelley Letters introduced.
At the opening of the morning ses-
sion of the dispensary investigation
commission, Representative CASTOR
sprung a sensation at the first dash
out Of the box, by introducing the let
ters Of ]. w. Kelley & Company to
their state agent. Col. T. NJ. Nixon.
Mr.. CASTOR prefaced the introduction
by asserting that the letters showed
that, If there Is anything wrong 60
ing on with the South Carolina dis
pensary, the wrong-doing is In high
places as we'll as among the county
dispensary managements.
These letters show that the whis-
XIV houses are debauching the state OF
South Carolina through its officers In
the dispensary directorate" said Mr..
CASTOR, with a voice ringing with in
dignation. They show that these Kel-
ley people had reason to know before
hand what orders to expect OF the
board, and, while the nature OF con-.
fidences between representatives OF
the firm and members Of the board In
distant cities is stin veiled In secrecy.
enough is revealed to show that MEM
bers Of the board have fiagrantly vio-
lated the laws Of South Carolina re-
garding the management of the dis
pensary."
The Letters Read.
Mr.. CASTOR then proceeded to read
extracts from the letters. These ex-
tracts made an interesting connected
story Of the campaign the Kelley peo-
1,,har fhnv Increased
their sales to the South Carolina dis
pensary from nothing to 1900 cases at
a clip, the stuff coming In first In the
form Of a 100-case order and finally
by the carload. Here Is the first OF
the extracts:
Jan. 10: "See what you can do with
the members Of the board"
March Is: Disappointed you did
not get in with the board at this
meeting We must get the price by
the dispensers reduced Arrangements
made for meeting in Atlanta"
March "a. 1904: "Mr. White has
just returned from Atlanta, and every
thing is entirely satisfactory. The
price of the goods will be lowered. and
we wish you to see all of the dispensers
that you can from now until the next
board meeting, and endeavor to get
them to put In a requisition for both
Deep and Silver Springs. Those you
cannot see write to at once and en-
deavor to have them do the same thing
especially the ones whom you know
personally. We suppose, Of course
that you do not talk about these things
to any one, but in order to be on the
safe side wish to ask you to be very
circumspect in regard to our business
with the dispensary as an unguarded
remark might make considerable trou-
Bile for u.s.
April s: Shipped two cases to ID.
H. Charles (secretary of the board) to
be given away. Rest among the dis
pensers."
May II: Keep up your work with
the dispensers. Shipped three cases
to the Metropolitan and Columbia
clubs"
Nav 25: Let us know what day