Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1901 — Samuel Born Co. Expelled. [ARTICLE]

Samuel Born Co. Expelled.

The Western Indiana Division of the National Grain Dealers’ Association, at a meeting held at Lafayette this week, voted to expel the Samuel Born-Company of Lafayette, from the association. The committee appointed to investigate the charges of crookedness of the Born Co., filed by W. C. Babcock of this city, and others, reporting that the charges were true. Regarding the charges made by Mr. Babcock, the report says: "The charges made in Exhibit A,' by W. C. Babcock, are true, and that the said Samuel Born Grain Company is’guilty of having made false reports as to grades of grain received by it from W. C. Babcock, aud that discounts were made by said company because of said false grades, running from four to fourteen cents per bushel.” John Ross, late Democratic candidate tor Congress. John Barnard of Fowler, and State Senator Wolcott were the committee whose rereport unanimously recommended the expulsion of the Born Co. The Born company will bring suit for S2Oi),(MX> damages against all members of thexa-sociation who took any part in its expulsion, alleging eonspiraacy to injure th" character and standing of the said ■ company.