Use to show that distillery development depends on multiple business functions, not a single master distiller.
The author treats their relationship as foundational despite lawsuits and a bitter split.
Taylor brought production vision, image, and reform advocacy, while Stagg brought distribution, finance, and sales; their conflict nevertheless shaped the institution that followed.
Chapter 9, “Taylor and Stagg: Born to Disagree”
Chapter 9, “Taylor and Stagg: Born to Disagree”
Fresh full-copy audit, 2026-09-29. PDF98–101: shutdown for18months before January1889 restart defeats unqualified uninterrupted-distilling claim. Company name and plant name are separate. Reconstructed motives are author interpretation.
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