The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-01-21


was $40. Five hundred cases were
bought from Goodman at the ad-
vanced price. Retail dealers else
where were getting it for $3.50 a
case.
DID HE HAVE A PULL?
Goodman denied that he had had
any special pull to get him sales with
Boykin and Towill. ''How much did
you pay Mr.. Boykin?" witness was
asked. Nothing" he replied. "How
much to Mr.. Towill?" Nothing"
He admitted that he had lied it
he had ever written anything to the
effect that he had a pull with these
directors named. Col. Fielder then
produced and read the following let
ter:
Distillery, Lexington. KY.
M. A. Goodman. President and Man.
ager the Commonwealth Distillery
Company, Incorporated Distillers,
Office 228 Second Street.
Louisville, KY, Aug. II, 1904.
My Dear Barney: / do not know
that | was ever in such an uncom-
Portable and mean position. as there
is a meeting of the board in Colum-
bia, Monday, August %. / would
to be there, but so far the company
have refused to let me off. wired
to Myers to have them release me on
the 18th, but he positively refused.
Now, I want you to go to Colum-
bia; be there Monday morning early;
telegraph Maj. John Black, 1907 As
sembly street, to meet you at the Co.
lumbia hotel and do everything you
two can to have them to postpone the
buying until next month. / enclose
you copy of Ullman & Co.. bid and
it is such q poor one that there is
very little for them to buy of US, but
if they are going to buy get them to
buy of us the goods / checked off.
| want you to tell Boykin particu-
larly my position and ask Black if you
should explain things to Towill; now
tell Boykin on account of my leaving
here on Sept. l, l would be unable to
pay any commissions for purchases
they make from the Commonwealth,
consequently under no circumstanc-
es buy ANYTHING from them: You
might ask Boykin's and Maj. Black
opinion if you should say anything
regarding this to Towill.
| am also writing Black to meet
you and tell you what you should do.
You had best also show him this let
ter in case l overlook writing him
fully about anything.
I would. above everything else,
like to see them not buy and wait
until their next months meeting.
Tell Boykin to please, under no cir
cumstances, though, to purchase any
Henrietta, apricot brandy, or bottled
in bond, and to save if possible, that
for us until we put in a new bid next
month. l wired him if he could possib-
ly come here before the meeting to do
so, but not receiving any reply pre-
sumo he was absent from home.
Please tell him I shall come out to his
home some day before the Septem-
ber purchase and will let him know
just when.
Now, if there is anything you and
Mai. Black don't understand, wire or
cali me up. guess if you want to
call me up on the long distance it
would be best for you to wire me to
call you up, otherwise the message
comes through the office and the
people here will knowtoo much.
I do hope you will be able and sue
ceed in getting the buying postpon-
ed. It has almost worried me sick to
be fixed with my hands tied like !!
am, but I do know you and Black will
do your best. If anything unexpect-
en- OCCURS that | can get away, but
hardly expect that to happen.
Went over everything with Strauss
Saturday; will fix the papers the next
time go up.
Trust you are having a good trade.
As mentioned before, if you don't
understand everything wire me.
Sincerely yours,
MORTON, A. G..
Since writing above received a tele-
gram from Mr.. Boykin; he couldn't t
come this week, am writing him
you would see him in Columbia. Also
remind Black to not forget the In
dianapolis people.
HEAVY EXPENSE ACCOUNT.
Witness denied that when ne was
making the shift from the Common
wealth company to the Anchor COM
pany in August, 1904, there were
any influences brought to bear to
keep the State board from max
ing purchases. Later Col. Fielder
produced a letter from Goodman.
showing that he did try to hold up
purchases in August, 1904. The min
ute books were produced to show
that the board made no purchases in
that month, but that in September,
when he had landed in his new job,
Goodman sold large orders. In the
meantime Commonwealth business
dwindled away and Ullman's grew
apace.
1.-THE usual commissions" in Good.
mans singular letter was explained
to mean the commissions to John
Black, agent, and not to the mem
bers Of the board.
These commissions paid to some
body must have been very heavy for
Goodman's expense account for nine
months q cnnY of which was put in