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t t . v. i.4 - i -7 1 ' rULK' DURHAM WEEKLY OJLOBJB, WEDNESDAY; JUNE 8. i i ! 14. f BEtf DUKE TAIKS ' -' i He Slakes a Statement the Durham Dull Concerning I lie Says That Carr s Card : . , It r All. THE CORRESPONDENCE i . - r People Who Come aiid Go 1 ties of Interest! to All of The GLobe. f i Deal. i Did Not Tel N THE CASE .ill . -Brief BrevI hed by J!i- ilr. eigh nenrspa- thc streets of J I have seen a cardtpublis f. Carr, of Durham, jin Ha ners and Lv band bills in that city recently. 3t purports to an answer and denial of aietttr written by rnc to Mr. Frank sronach, of Raleigh, ami is so misleading In its tt rie and Spirit and is so plainly intended to attack; -me, tbat I am forced to say more, 'twere have for months cast bat more;re nucntly in the last month been articles in various newspapers charging in substance that can Tobacco compapy, of the ; fetate, The Araeri- which I -ani a my r,amiiy 13 director, and with which prominently indentilkd. in bsorth fcaro lina, had attempted t j) abso rli Blackwell's Durham Tobacco company, of ; which Mr. Uar-r Is president, ana tnat pome kind of force or oppression had bedri re sorted to, in order tolovercome and cap ture it. These statements pave abyays been accompanied by express or indirect eulogies of Mr. Car, for his nobleness in resisting the approaches, nnd.brayery In repelling the assaults of The Atn'eri disparaging can Tobacco company and comparisons of my family, us. Knowing that no should willingly prpfit by mcnts, maiic in Jus praise, credit of his neighbors, I hoped that Mr. br sonje f honorable instincts iaise siaie- and 4, - - Carr would, if he dal not direct spire such publications, take? course of denying tbtir trut such hope was' vain. Thd was forced upon me that he willing to gain fame! at the others and of truth, f Amidi locations, which had received on I (rich had b May lltht iriiilis it Mi dr in f:. manlj' the ifulnesi, but jt-onclirsion was. not un expense, of thccjptib- esun to mump y, l the following let- .f- ions .v .1.7 t TV T,, 1. ; ' Halei;ii, MaV 11, IS Duke, boas A: Co., Co.: Durham ated , I 1 '.f Messrs. Y X. C. I 1 ."UEXTLEMEX: It Is bcinr circu t . t r . : i all over North Carolina, in the press of the state by'the friends of Cbl. Julian S Carr, who is a candidate for the office of governor, that he hqd an opportunity, but refused to join The American ;To- bacco comnanv. In uic last issue df the "Western Free Lance, published at! Ma rion.N;C. is the followinjr. viz: f'JJut - r I -O ' 'oi relative to: buying out their business consolidating it with The American To bacco company, or to secure possession of it in any shape or form. But, on the contrary, Mr. J. S. Carr and one of his Philadelphia associates visited the head office of The American Tobacco Co., 45 Broadway.J New .York, and endeavored to effect a sale of the Blackwell Durham Tobacco Co. to The .American Tobacoo Co. I wa3 present at -these interviews and Mr. Carr was apparently anxious to have the trade consummated. The en tire consideration to be paid by The American Tobacco Co. to the Blackwel Tobacco Co., in event of sale, was to be stock of The. American Tobacco Co. and nothing else. .1 The negotiations were concluded by The American Tobacco Co. declining to purchase. Mr. Carr was not offered or promised the presidency or any other of ti, rn , Jlt 111 A lie icitu Auuauuu vu., nor any salarj' Whatever. He stated he would nent of the business then conducted by the Blackwell, Dur- ham Tobacco Co., if The American To- i - bacco Co. desired bis services, but as he had been soilong in business would pre fer to retire. , Yours respectfully, ; (Signed) B. N. Duke. And that the public, who care to knaw all of this matter, may have the whole correspondence together, I give the card of J. S. Carr A Card. - , I have reliable information that type written copies of a letter, emanating from Mr. B. N. Duke, managing director of The American Tobacco company, and an avowed republican, charging me with an attempt to cennect myself with that trust, have been secretly circulated. While this letter i3 being withheld from the public generally, I am advised that the charges contained injit are being insidiously and systematical!- repeated to delegates upon thestreets of Iialeijrh for the purpose of reputation. The resort to such unfair methods compels me to come before the public to vindicate myself, or rest quietly under" unjust imputations which have .been disseminated only by whispers am I have not insinuations. sought by private word or Its pics' public declaration or personal effort of any kind to jcontest with any man the nomination fpr governor before the demo cratic convention. But now on the very eve of the convention it is sought to de stroy my political reputation and impair my business integrity in the minds of my ellow citizens by this charge. The trust tself, through this life-long republican manager, maKes tne attach in a leuer ad dressed to a prominent democrat in Ral eigh. I - Strange combination; a cutter trust director, alife long republican, a Raleigh dPnn'-j t, TiiP. chanTC that I hail1 :5C5'liJ ii-l!iTifi uA-iiiJi'Ui'ju LL'l' I'JfT'Ameri being friendly toj trusts, and Jbe charge 13 made by a trust itself.; Was there eyer an instance before since (the world began when a trjist attacked a man for being its friend j? I am charged with wisliiiigr to fly ip the flock of trusts, and being ejected from tbat roval roost : Who ever heard of a trust refusing ad dition to its power ? Rare phenomenon ! Fellow democrats, of North Carolina. has the disintegration of our party eome to such a point that gubernatorial nomina tions can be made or marred by let ters from self-cbnfessed directors of trusts and life-long republicans? flave our people become so far used to oppres sion that they lick the hands jhat smite them? Have they learned toft love the "Cutter Trust," and to . follow its com mands? Shall I the "Cuttes Trust," through its republican directors, now invade the sacred, councils of the demo cratic party, where sit the representa tives of a free and unshacklol people, and control theirl action ? It is of the greatest importance that unmanly meth ods be rebuked ; that republican counsels be rejected; that .we fight our battles without the friendly help 'of a trust Let us close up our ranks, heal our dis sensions and stanjd firmly together for the welfare of ourj common country. In that contest l shall fight, in I any event, as I have always ijone, with ray face to the foe, and my nght arm true to my American Tobacco compan ji and further more tbat Blackwell's Durham Tobacco company would have to convey its land and other property absolutely, by deed and jIII of sale, free and clear of any debt or encumbrance, and with tie consent of every stockholder of the company. Mr, Carr, 6r his associate, redliedj that H might be impossibld to get the consent of every stockholder,: because! there were numerous small and scattered holders, owning about 8 percent of tne stock, and suggested that in such evenc an order of court niight.be obtained, authorizing the transfer and providing for the rights of - I 1 . S : suchjminority stockholders.! h " There wa3 some discusssonj of this prdppsttion, all objections to it, coming from Mr. J. B. Duke, whereupon Mr. Carr voluntarily asserted thit he had in fluence jenough in North Carblina to jet the legislature to pass a specialj act al- lumiog iuc majuriiy 10 convey is prop erty absolutely for. the benefit of all, and protejet The American Tobacjco company frpm any litisratipn of any stockholders oi liiacKweiis uurnam Tobacco com- 3. i i I panyjvho might be;dissatisfied with the by Mr. title To- sale. j The assurance was giyen Carr Jand his associates, that the should be such as The American countrymen. J. S. Carr. refused to enter it and told the members can Tobacco company trust, the cutter he Would conduct his trust, the Duke trust, of any other trust e largest tobacco I i3 absolutely false. During the year 1891 ndependeqUqf all! without my knowledge Messrs. M. "B 3IcDowelL John A. McDowell, S. II of the trust that business, business 4 , I ill wliirh fa t fir in the world! indenendentlof all I without my k trusts and combines; that he would have . nothing to do with Any trust iq an article signed "Via Media" appeared in the. W ilmington Mes of the 10th, instant and which C Again which denger lonel Austin, Jr., and JVM. Duncan, all of Phi ladelphia, owning three-fourths of the stock of Blackwell's Durham Tobacco company, began private negotiations with certain directors of The! American To papers la the state, thl; following ij to be bacco company. After the negotiations found : "He is In full svmpathvl with u "een penuing- ior a wees, i was sum i A Carr's friends have haul copied in various c mifrht interests hate--ad -byj iiiL- ti bffer oeard 4f I the the toiling masses. I vanced his personal lions ok dollars by icccpting th( of one of these,syndicttcs, but his for the right and th interests people rose entirely above allsclfiso con siderations." It has iUo been cbjarged that The American Tobacco company attempted to force the Blackwell bam "Tobacco company: of whica Julian S. Carr is president, to sell business to The American Tobaccd pany and Mr. Carr baa refused to anything to do with it br to be a the transactions. I If any negotiations were had in to this matter, by whom was the si brought Tobacco forward ? company IEd The Am approach Col. and bis associates of Tie Blackwe ham Tobacco company, or did CoE anil his associates approach The Tobacco compani people. And arc thd statements the Western Free Lan can subject ? tained in the Wilmington Messeo ger.above qi true or not ? Please gve me in replv to this letter a fulL and complete statt?nent of what took place between Col Carr and his associates and The Amfcrican i - t t f Tobacco Company, m regard to the mat ter above mentioned, and much oblige. (Signed) Yours trulv, j letter ledge Co., I '1 ; Frank StronIcii I I : t 1 - The matters inquired of in that not being, within the personal know of any ollicer of W. Dijke, ons A: replied to the same as follows: Durham, N. (J-, May 12, 1 Mr Frank Stronach. R41eigh, N. CJ Dear Sir Your favor of the Uthire- ceived. I beg to say tbjat the stateyneuls " it- referred fo, as appearing in. the Western Ficc Lance, of Marion,! N. C, and niiny mher naners of the state, that The Aruer- I - - 1 - c moned to Philadelphia by a telegram to attend a meeting of the directors of Blackwell's Durham Tobacco company, of which I was president. , At that meet ing I was informed of the pending nego tiations, whereiupon I declared emphati cally to' my associates that it" tliey cttected a sale it must periiia- iiexitly sever in j connection Avitli the business, lock, stock and oar- rcl. I would not under any cir cumstances have any connection with The American Tobacco com pany, in ariy'eapacitj-. As president of Blackwell's Durham Tobacco company, and resident at its principal factory, I did, by direction of its board of directors, visit afterwards the office of The American Tobacco com- , f pan-, with Mr. Austin, to give certain in formation about the company's business. My statement is confirmed by the follow ing letter recently received from S. II. Austin, Jr., vice-president :' k Col. J. S. Carr, Durham, N. C. , Dear Sir: In reply to, your letter of Tuesday last, in which you say, "Please 1 refresh your recollection and say whether qj not 3-0U recollect the fact that while negotiations were pending with The cVmcrican Tobacco company, I stated among ourselves that if the sale was con- umated, it must be upon the basis that I must be entirely relieved from any con In reply to this I telegraph you, "My re collection, also Duncan's is exactly as you state, which I now confirm, and fur ther state that not oniy then, but at other you have expressed exactly the same decition. Yours very truly, . S. II. A ustin, Jr., Vice-President.' I declare distinctly and unquivocally that neither I personally nor Blackwell's Durham Tobacco company, of which I am president, has now or ever had any connection with The American -Tobacco 1 trust, or any other trust. 1 1 have . never It will be observed that in nay letter I stated several facts. ! 1. That the charges that The American Tobacco company had endeavored to force Mr. Carr of his company to sell their business "ar$ absolutely false." Mr Carr dees not attepipt to deny this state ment,but raising a! hue and cry of "Trust, trust, Republican ' Republican? seems to hope to evade it. ! -i 2. That no member or representative of The American Tobacco company ever APPROACHED Or SOUGHT TO APPROACH Mr. Carr or any member . or representa tive'of his. company, relative o getting possession of saidlcompany in; any way. This is a plain and positive statement which is either true or 'false, j It is im portant, and calls jfor prompt I denial if untrue. How is it? Mr.' Carr silently admits it and apparently hop43 fortthe to give himithe bene does not openly take. 3VThat J. S.i,Carr and one of his asso ciates went toThe American' Tobacco Company at its principal -place of business, in New York city, and offer ed to sell their business; Is this true? Carr admits it. And I will add that during such visits Mr. Carr Wis ..active, enthusiastic and anxious for the sale to be completed. ' i: ,4. That I was present atthe interviewl. hat! by Carr and ibis associate with Th baccq company would be satisfied' with. Upon' tl;is assurance, and because Mr. tarr seemed impatient for the traded and urged the sending of its exp irt j by The American Tobacco company to purham, -to examine, his company s Business af- JTerof every facility for inspection and .investigation. The American Tobacco corhpany, did, shortly send its expert and its president, reader of his card fit of a position hei and 31 r, W. A.. 3Iarburg, to and office, where 3Ir. Carr them every opportunity for e his factory extended to lamination. After a thorough examination, The American Tobacco company purchase at the price discjCrssfd. I have tried to calmly statfe facts, and by several some at all can at any time verify them witnesses who were present- and: some at part of the interviews re fer red to.. I dislike controversy and am unaccustomed to it, and seejk to avoid notoriety, but have tried to submit to a competent, and I befeive just public, the facts, that they may decide vtielher Mr. Carr's card was a fails and reasonable statement or not. I B. K. I) UKE. HOTEL BEGUIf ! A RED-LETTER DAY IN TH H OF THE BULL CITSY. Tlie fJl Claiborn Hotel lleing; tt Make Itoom for the New Hotel Which Will Be l?uijt. i . From Monday's Dailt he work of teanrier down the - old Claiborn hotel (headway. Id a few efforts to induce the company to. buy them out. Ife does not deny tlis. 5. That "Mr. Carr was apparently anxV ious to. have the: trade consuntmatedl Not a word of , express denial of this vital statement. Indeed he substantially admits its truth. G. That the entire consideration, to be paid to his company in the event of sale, was stock oP- The American To bacco Co. Who .denies it? Mr. Carr declares with a blare of trumpets that he What; informed his associates thatlhe would wasi commeacea to a ay a days the new structure which Colone from the poses to erect will begin to r chaotic pile. : f This is a red letter day iq Durham's - 1 r , history and her citizens rejoice large THE PRQGRAMM Will lie Done at Trinity mencement June d. not have any connection with The Amer ican Tobacco company in any3, capacity. Why does he stop at this interesting part of the narrative? ! How was he to get out? : Was he to receive nothing fpr his one-fourth of the business and property ? If anything, what, and where from? Why does not lie; or his. witness,, 3Ir. Austin, tell us whoj was tb givE him the cash or other substitute for hU share of the stock, which was to be paid ? Such . . . ' . . . an important transaction must been agreed on in its details. 7. That the negotiations wereiconclud- ed by The American Tobacco company declininjr to purchase. This he! does not Sunday, May 29, Sermon! before the high school, by Rev.. G.. Wl Callahan Randleman, N. G. j Friday, June 3, 8 p. m,, Lliterary Ad dress before the;high;scbobl, Iw President Crowell Satiirday, June .4, Oratorical Contest. Sunday, June 5, 11 8 p..- m mon before Theological Socie D. Atkins, D. D., Hendersonfille, N. C fve dnday, June 5,8 p before! the Y. 31. C. . m., Ariniua A:, by Cunninggim, Henderson, N. G m. attempt to deny. lean Tobacco company, of which Lata a . member antl director, had endeavored to force Mr. J. S. Carr. or the Blackwell - Durham Tobacco Co. io sell thei biisii seen the day, and Qod forbid that the (lay ncarn )n ntp v falsi, and havrf ( one ever come, wiien r couia so iar vioiaie iny associates and myjelf an injlsticeil my own conscience and my sense of hu The American Tobacco compan jf, nor inanity as to enter, a trust of any sort for any member or rcpreseitative of ii ever the oppression ot the already sorely op approached or sought ko approach 3IrJ pressed farmers of North Carlina. But , J. b. Varr, or anj mem per or represema-1 wuai a spccwtcic, my cvmunjmcu, 3 tive of Blackwell's Durham Tobaccp Co., 1 nished by this affair : I am charged with 8. That he was nbt offered or promised the presidency or any office or salary in The American Tobacco company is silently admitted!. ; J 0. That he said he would retain the anagement of the business then con ducted bv his comnanv. if The American Tobaccd Company desired his services This statement is nowhere clearly met, though he declares the falsity of any statement that he ever "desired or at tempted to enter The American 'Tobacco company trust, etc.j' I presume he.in tends this to be construed as a denial of my statement, though it is notr respon sive to the charge; yet I distinctly reiter- atJ that in the 1 presence of Mr. J. B 3Ionday, June G, 8 p Oratorical Contest. Tuesday, June 7, 8jp. m.v torical Contest. . . .Wednesday. June 8. 10 a. Tlis of the Board of Trustees. Wednesday, June 8, 11 a. m reate Sermon, by Bishop W. V Spartenburg, S. C. declined to ISTORV Torn Down We Sell tlie Best Mabhiiic oii Earth! Eighiy Thousand iltire -o- DEEKlko Machines Sold Last Year Than Anjt Otlier. 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Thusday, June i), 1 a. m., (paauating Exercises. .Thursday, June 9, 8 resenta- zes. luhini-Ad- nstru Duke, the president of The. American -cert Music bySalcfhjOrchest Tobacco Company, he plainly jdeclareo , ,j BROKE JAIL his willingness, ifi the sale should be , -: , w " made, to remain in clfarge of the busi- .1 ' ' , ... . nwi . ... . J 1 . L F .r,rr.. -V esr Ureak Jail at, Oxf m.. tstnoir uon- Hreak Jail at, Oxfford; -J I Captured llere.To.dar A! negro, charged .with' several and is things, broke imr at Oxford yesterday and was arrested here this morning and j returned. . J will be After the Grip ness of his factory at Durham, if The American Tobacco company disired it; and furthermore I state thatuch decla ration was volunteered byhim, without anj' of the companytsofficers suggesting to him their wisbrot expectation that he should so serf e. " And I distinctly declare thatlie-did not, at any time, by word, act orsijrn, indicate any aismciintaiion to complete the trade or snow any idisiavor j iq restore me sirengia r . J a;x J r I much desired, and to OI U.liy UL 1 13 ICIU1S UI LUUUIUUU3V During the negotiations, and in my presence, Mr, Carr asked Mr. 3. B. Dake, president of The American Tobateo com- j liver, reusing it from torpidity to its na pany, if there was to be any casti paid, if the trade was concluded, and Mr. Duke replied that there was not ; thatthe .whole consideration would be stock of . The' to be talked about again And afer typhoid fe'vf r,diphtberia, pneu monia,! or "oilier 'prostrating! diseases, needed so fall poison wonderful llood'siSarsaparilla is just whid is and much desired, and to expel from the blood. It has had. success' in many such leases. Hood s Pills act especially tural duties, cure constipation digestion. The time is now ripe for tae hospital vigor u art PIANOS Received a Special Award at the jS C State, Fai r, ()et()ber. 1890. (This year there was no award, as only . one maker exhibited.) Here it is : : i-. Kranich Upright Piano?, exhibited y the ortli Stale Music C. and not Dlaccd in competition, should receive a Special award, aa they uro the be3t piano3 on the'grounda in every particular detail.'' ' ,. 11 TSicned), r . PK: AUG. . KURSTEI'i:K, . . . ... ... . t c claim that Ithe Kranich & Bach will stand in tune. longer than any other make and last longer ; that i 1 ' i : i: - : -.1. . .1 : '' -i".'- rney nave more improvements ui vfiiuu ; than all others ; combined. They -hold their tone and never ' get tinny or .metalic. iin inspection invesiigaiiuu win eimviiirt'. 1 Sole Agents for North Carolina. : iffl)BIffi COMPANY I BiLLSiaH!, 3ST. C. EaUbllBbed 1817.1 MANCFACTUKKKS OF AND WIIOLKHA LK DKAI.KIiH IN AIL-Mrids of Material and Tools r ' i i i - . . r . : . I . - I . j' ' .1 ' lOU : 1 '. . MACHINISTS, PLUMBERS' GAS AND STEAM FITTERS, j i V ,' v CONTRACTORS FOR ' Heating Steam or Hot Water. ! i MANUFACTURERS OF 1 i the Most filodern Sanitary and i Improved. Appliances. pQa the d assist i - i . .-"I.-- L r ;' S. W. lib LM AX, f Manager, ere a full Stock of all euch Goods will be kept constantly on Land and for il at io esi iucnmonu prices. I AL NOTICE! Backed by the long and extenslre experience of the abore named gentlemen, J ! prepared to contract for.ail kind of Plnmbing,Jas and team lttlng; and to execute the same witb. the asahtiance of the most ikllled Mechanics from (their eatabmimient, t . Gire us a,calL. S. W. HOLMAN, Manager, Main Street, Durham, N. C. M 4. i I I . Li ! 4 ill t V I t 1 fx- -Nl
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