The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-29
BREWER PAID FOR
MORE MILK Than
RECEIVED
GOVERNOR EXPLAINS IN DETAIL
HOW EXECUTIVE MANSION
GOT DAIRY PRODUCTS.
SETTLED ACCOUNT IN FULL
Gave Steward at Asylum Check in Feb
ruary for s134.5o For MIX and Butter
Furnished During 1s12-short Meas
ure Was Not Uncommon.
Special to The Netos.

SPNSeNs W RC NCU8s
Jackson, Miss, July 29.-In a stateI
ment given out last night Gov. Brewer
explained in detail how it came about
that the executive mansion was supl
piled with milk and butter from the
state insane hospital, for which he was
criticized in the recent report of the
Kinds county grand jury, and which
created a sensation in Mississippi.
According to the statement of the
governor the law provides that the in
sane hospital furnish the mansion with
milk, butter and vegetables. but isl
silent as to whether it shall be free
or paid for He said that at the very
outset Of his administration he made
II plain to the hospital steward that
he wanted to pay for every pint of
milk and every pound of butter sent
to the mansion, and this he had done
by check in February for what he used
in 1912. One of the interesting fea-
lures of the Governors statement is
that he paid the bill in full, though he
had been informed by his wife that
instead of getting two gallons of milk
a day, as charged against him, more
often than otherwise the two-gallon
can contained less than a gallon. and
sometimes not more than half a gallon
For many weeks in 1912 the mansion
was closed, as the Governor and his
family were away upon several oc-
casions, but the milk and butter were
charged against him for those DAYS.
and he paid the account.
How many past Governors received
milk and butter, for or with pay, from
the hospital seems not to be dis
closed by the records at the institution.
The former steward, Mr.. Downing. of
Starkville' is quoted as having told
Gov. Brewer, when he first went into
office, that it was the custom Ia send
milk and butter to the executive 1nsr
sion 1t is said that Mrs. Jas. i. va
daman, wife of a former g0xeInor
stated to a friend in private donterza-
tion few days ago that the Vardaman
family was not furnished with milk
and butter from the hospital, as they
owned three fine Jersey cows.
Inquiry at the insane hospital regard
ing the matter was met by replies from
the office of the steward that there
We're no records, so far as they knew,
OF what was sent to the mansion previ-
Gus to the Noel administration. but
that the books showed some milk was
sent to Gov. Noels family when they
occupied the mansion. 1t was not
known whether the milk was accepted
free or paid for
The statement of Gov Brewer in con
necti0n with the milk question that
has aroused so much discussion and
created so much comment in the state
SINCE the report of the grand Jury. was
alctated to a newspaper man. and il
as follows:
Wnen l was inaugurated Governor
milk was sent to the mansion from the
state insane hospital. 1 Immediately
sent Tor Mr.. Downing. who was stew
ard at the time, and asked him about
me matter. He said this had been the
'ustom' SO far as he knew, since the
of the hospital. I told Mr..
Downing that l did not want any milk
'r butter for which did not pay, and
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