A key founder-history correction: Motlow's capital and political-legal work were at least as consequential to the modern brand as the nineteenth-century founder story. Verify case chronology and vote records before detailed publication.
The source treats revival as a legal, financial, electoral, and organizational project rather than automatic continuity after Repeal.
Lem Motlow preserved trademark ownership and technical continuity, rebuilt first in Missouri, and then used state legislation, petitions, county proceedings, appeals, and mandamus to obtain a Moore County referendum. Local voters authorized distilling in 1938.
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PDF sheet 388; displayed ebook page 367
Lem Motlow's return to Moore County
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