The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-02-07

he would be able to buy out Colum-
bia, because he could Hre the labels
f. O. b. Nashville for s7,1S5. Mr.. Cogs-
we'll read the committee the CORES
pondence between himself and the
Brandon Printing Company, Of Nash
Vile, and it was put in evidence
Mr.. Ambrose Gonzles then took the
stand. The samples of labels had been
left at the State office by Mr.. Christen-
sen. he said. Mr.. Gonzales said he
si5n't think that the committee had
+he power to- purchase labels at that
time, and it was his impression that
figures which he was to secure, were
to be used for the purpose Of compari-
son. He Immediately submitted the
samples TO the Maryland Color Print
ing Company OF Baltimore, and Mr.
Bouis, the manager Of the company.
was in Columbia shortly afterwards.
and submitted the bids in person. The
bid for the 21,000,000 labels for Co
Ilumbia was s7,7ON- Mr.. Gonzales had
| not said anything to Mr.. Bouis about
/ a commission on the business, but Mr.
Bois told him just before he left his
office, he said, that this bid included
Ia ten per cent. commission for the
State Company. Mr.. Gonzales said he
had never cared to. do the dispensary
work, and he didn't know whether or
rot he would have wanted to furnish
the labels at a price Of $4,000 Or
more for the reason that he didn't care
about doing any dispensary work. The
Maryland Color Printing Company, he
of its kind in the country While Mr.
Gonzales didn't care about doing the
Gspensary work, he could furnish
bond in the sum Of i've thousand dol
lars on ten thousand dollars for the
faithful performance. of the work Of
printing the labels at the price, $500.
Mr. Gonzales was very clear and con-
else in. his statement, and submitted
the correspondence between himself
and the Baltimore house.
The testimony Of Senator Christensen
of the committee, was then taken,
showing that the samples ON which
Mr.. Cogswell and Mfr. Gonzales had Sc
cured bids, were fnonn those furnished
by the Cincinnati house: The exact
;rumber of labels furnished by the
Nevison Weiskoff Company of Cincin-
matt, 21,267,0O0.
Mr.. John ]. SefDe1s, president Of the
columbia Glass Works; and who is
also vice president Of the Palmetto
Bank and Trust Company; of Colum-
bia, made an interesting witness in
connection with the matter of the la
beIs- Mr.. Boxkin had telephoned
him, he said, and asked him and Mr..
Taylor to come to Mr.. Boykin's Office.
lie never had anything TO- do with such
business, but when Mr.. Boy&in told
him he wanted bids on. the labels, he
secured them the name: of Witteman,
Of New York. one OF the largest label
printing hooses in the country, and
got specifications from them, the labels
submitted. to- Mr.. Seibels and the prices
at which he offered were put in eXi-
dence
Some OF the comparisons made: by
the committee. of the price at which
Mr.. Seih!es Offered to furnish the, la
bells and the price paid by the: State
board are as follows: Standard malt
labels, Mr.. seibles' bid SO cents per
thousand for plain labels and 81 for
embossed; price paid by the commit
tee. $3.50 per thousand. Columbia
Club Rye labels. NJ, siebcls' hid so
cents per thousand for PLAIN labels and
81 for embossed; price paid by the
dspensary to the Cincinnati Shouse,
$3.50 per thousand. 1t was estimated,
as stated, that Mr.. Seibles' bids We're
about one-fourth the price paid by the
State board. Mr.. Seibles said after he
had submitted his first bids ne was in
formed that the samples were not
handsome enough aad he had later
submitted other samples. He could
not state positively that the last sam
pies submitted by him had got in in
time 20 be considered by the board in
making its purchases.
81 am not sure he said chat some
of these labels We're made in time to
get it. 1 was Informed afterwards that
was the reason cid not get it,
M. Seibels thought that after what
had happened he ought to have been
given some Of the business.
The testimony of Mr.. Seioles conciud-
ed the sitting of the label matter for
this afternoon and Mr.. James Henry
Rice, Jr., was the next witness, AMI