The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-03-30

WITH DI>Pk N SARY.
Letter to the State Board from Messrs
Christensen aud Lyon Naming
Firms With Which the DireC.
tors Are Advised Not to
Do Business.

Do Business.
Senator christensen and Represent
ative Lyon of the dispensary investi
eating committee Wednesday recon-
mended that the State board Of dis
pensary directors discontinue doing
business with mum ber Of firms that
have been previously selling supplies
to the dispensary. The rccommenda-
tion was made as re, u Of para.
graph appearing in The State Wed
nesday morning, as follow:
"'The now board received o letter
from Chairman Hay Of the dis spensay!
Investigating committee as follows:
The committee Ia not now in pos
session Of evjderce casting suspicion
on any wh,s key otaler. Tue position
and cAut', Of the board Ia to be con-
gratulatec
This Ii en- answer to resolution
adopted at the tirss meeting of the
board, as follows.
Having no knowledge Of the evil
dence the Legislative com nittee has In
its possession, we he eby instr CT the
clerk to ask the committee through It's
Chairman, Hon J II. Hay, whether
or not there IL say evidence In their
possession castiug u> picion on any
whtskey dealers or aIl other person or
persons dealing With the State dispen
sary Of any unfair dealings with the
the State II so, to honor us with the
names Of such person or persons 81
that we can hold up their bids until
they have made satisfactory showing
to the said committee.
Messrs. Christensen and Lyon felt
that this might he misunderstood and
knowing that Chairman Hay was not
familiar with all the facts in their pos
session, thought that 1t would be we'll
to let the board know that they con
sidered several firms had not dealt
properly with the dispensary. Among
the firms mentioned In the letter to
the board are the Richland Distiiling
company and the Carolina Glass COM
pany, both Of this city, and j. S. Far
mum Of Charleston.
Wednesday morning the suL-c0m-
mittee held c0nfereI c. with the
b0ard In regard to the resolution and
as result the following additional
resolution was adopted and the letter
below Sol t to The COMMITTEES:
In view IL the fact that since the
board addressed q letter to SoDatO,
Hay asking him to give the names
OF any liquor houses OF other concert S
who were under suspicion OF the dis
pensary In estigatlDg committee and
having received his RI ply in the mega
tive and 1t having happened that Sen
ator Christensen and Representative We
Lyon have just returned from the
North after examining certain credi-
tors OF the iispensary and being in
formed that Senator Cnristetscn and
Representative Lyon have not hao
time to consult With Senator Hay since
their return.
"Ba 1t resolved, That the clerk
address q letter to S. nator Chris
tensen and r preventative l. on ask.
Ing them to give the ramos Of any
concerns, persons Or corporations de-
Ing business with the dispensary which
they suspect OF Irregular or improper
dealing with the dlspeIsary and which
have not been reported to the chair
man."
The letter to Messrs. Lyon and
Christensen is as follows:
Hon. N. Christensen, Jr., and ]. Fra
zer Lyon, City.
Gentlemen: Upon resolution of the
State board OF directors l am instr.ct
ed to ask you to give the names Of any
concerns, persons or corporations de-
Ing business with the dispensary which
you suspect Of Irregular or improper
dealings with the dlspensary and
which have not been reported to the
chairman Of your committee.
am very respectfully,
NJ FL. Mobley, Clerk.
AS soon as this letter was received
Messrs Christensen and Lyon sent
the following reply.
Messrs. Rawlinson, Wylie and Black
Board OF Directors, S. O. Dspcn-
ssry, Columbia, S c.
Gentlemen: Responding to your let
ter OF e N date will say that, while
we havt lot evidence In the case OF
each Of the Concerns mentioned below
that would establish the fact that
they have been dealing improperly OF
In aD irregular manner with the dis
pensary, still we will say that we sus
pect that the firms hereinafter men
toned may at some future hearing
be shown to have been guilty OF some
irregular dealings Herewith. We think
that the evidence brought out at a
recent public session Of our committee
shows concluslVely that the Carolina
Glass company and the O, l.. Facc As
Glass company have boen guilty OF
grave Irregularities In their tranhaC-
tions with the dispensary.
In addition TO tile glass companies
above mentioned and the Novison.
Weiskopf COMPANY, the irregularities
Of wnich were called to your attention
In Chairman Hays communication
we think you would, under the terms
of your resolution, be Justified Ia dis
continuing business tor the present
with the following houses or firms:
Meosrs. III. and III. w. OatherWood
Philadelphia.
Jack Cranston company, Augusta.
Fleischnan s. Co., Cincinnstti.
Gallagher 81 Burton, Philadelphia.
Garrett 50 Co., Norfolk.
HIrsh g. Schofeld, New York.
j. w. Kelley s. Co., Chattanooga.
Wna. Lanahsn 81 Son, Baltimore.
Meyer, Pitts 81 Co., BsltimOre.
Rosskam, Gerstley s. Co., Phlladel
phia.