The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-04-18
SNUBBND BY BOARD.
COMMITTEE AND STATE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS
Gave Some Interesting Correspond
ence About the Y hiskey Bills
and Samples.


The state board OF dispensary
directors las sat on" Senator Chris
tensen and Representative Lyon, o
the dispeossry Investigating COM
nittse il the natter OF the latters
demand for q list Ct the purchases
made at the last meeting wita prices
and amounts ordered out, and has re.
fused TO keep the samples intact. "
Director Black replied throuuh
Clerk Mob!sy to the letter from MI.
Christensen slo1g this line, TO the
e1ect that while the board was at all
TINES ready and willing to assist thu
committee IN protecting the interests
Of the state and tnat the books and
records OF she board are open at all
times to the members Of the commit.
tee, they do net feel called upon to
furnish you with copy OF the orders
for purchases, and they wish to say
that tie board Is the custodian OF tie
samples. :"
NJ. Christensen was not satisfied
with this and wrote to ask that at
least one other member Of the boar6
pass upon his demands. This is the
reply he got, dated yesterday:
Dear Sir: am directed to say
that the board concurs with Majar
Black in my letter to you OF Marco
31st."
These purchases have been referred
to number Of times in the recent
spirited controversy between Senator
Tillman and MI. Lyon, Senator Till
man intimating that the inVastiga5
ing committee Is trying to assume
the purct tasiog power and needs in
vestigating itself and MI. Lyon Ia.
sln1ating that the purchases have lot
been made to the lowest bidders.
Here is the correspondence In full:
Beaufort, S. c., March %
Mr.. NJ. II. Mobley, Clerk Stste Board
OF Control, Colur1 bia, S G.
Dear Sir: Kindly furnish me at
your earliest convenience with the
copies Of the list OF purchases last
made with the pencilled memoranda
as to amounts awarded, ordered cut,
etc., so that they will be exact dupli
Gates OF the sheets you showed Mr.
Lyon and myself.
Who are the Belroy people !?
Is the proof CT liquor furnished gen
orally given on the invoices OF the
firms from whom the state has bought
during the past few years
Does the Anchor D.stil!ing con-
pany liquor bear the labels OF that
CONCERN and has the state bought
from that concern the Msnatee brand,
or the Henrietta brand or both?
presume you have informed the
board that the committee wants all
samples submitted at last meeting
kept intact.
Very respectfully,
N. Christensen.
Columbia, S. O., March 81.
Hon. n. Christensen, Beaufort, S. G.
Daar Sir: In reply to yours Of the
285n inst. beg to say Major Black be-
Ing the only member OF the board in
the city st the tirne, I laid your let
ter befors him, az be directs ne tc
say that the board will assist Uhe
committee in every way possible to
protect the interest Of the state, aLd
that tie books, records, etc, OF the
dispensary are at all times open for
inspection by the committee or*ang
member OF it, but they do not feei
called upon to furnish you with a
copy OF the orders OF our purchases.
In regard to the samples, I am ci
rected to say that the board Is the
custodian CT the SAMPLES.
In reply to tie question who are
the Balroy psople?' will say style OF
firm is Belroy DlStilling Co., OF Louis
vile, Ky.
Replying to question lis proof o.
liquor furnished % will say it is not
generally given on invoice, but ap
pears or barrel.
In answer to question, docs the
Anchor Distiliine company's liquor
bear the labels Of the concern" will
say ths Anchor DjstillIng company's
goods bear the labels Of the firm, Hen
rietta being one OF their brands. GAG.
not find where they sell such brand
as Manatee.
Very respectfully,
M. q. Mobley, Clerk.
Beaufort, S. c., April 8.
Mr.. H. NJ. Mobley, Clerk State Board
Control, Columbia, S. c.
Dear Sir: Yours Of March 31st to
hand. Please have same passed Oh
by at least one other member Of the
state board.
Kindly mail me copy Of my letter
to which yours above referred to is In
reply. Very respectfully,
n. Christensen, Jr.
Member DIspsnsary Invest. Com.
A HOUSE RUN AGROUND.