The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-18

Turned to Good Account In the
Economy Of the State-Five ThOus-
and Men to be Restored to the Pro-
ftabIe Pursuits and the Useful
Walks of Life-An Immense Capt.
tai to be Free for the Develop
,ment of the State.
To the enterprising corresponding editor of
the News and Courier "a. NJ we are indebt-
ed for the following facts and figures In refer
euce to the Dispensary Law.
Heretofore we have been disposed regard
the estimates of the tenn mperance writers in
reference TO the cost of liquor as largely mix
ed with fiction, but n. X, in the News and
Courier says, "the original cost OF liquor sold
If the original cost, under the dispensary
law should be only one million. the profits TO
the State would be half million, or about
half as much as the presen State tax.
If one and q half million worth be sold to
county dispensaries and they make fifty per
cent. on that that would be three quarters of
million OF dollars to be divided between the
counties and the towns applying for the dis
pensaries.
TO repeat, that would put half million
dollars into the Stale Treasury and that
would put three hundred and seventy-ive
thousand dollars into the hands OF the towns,
and an equal amount into the Treasures OF
the different counties.
There are thirty-fve counties. An equal
division of the three hundred and seventy
Ave thousand dollars between the counties
would give TO each county something like
twenty thousand dollars, besides an equal
amount TO the towns
And this estimate il made on only on one
million dollars OF original cost when A. X.
says under the present system that it "would
easily run up into millions"
That the dispensary system will lessen the
whiskey evil is not to be doubted, but the
danger Is, that these vast sums paid into The
r. of n (ynvarn mo off %
people in the country, even as 1t IL fair To
presume that the license fees now paid into
their Treasures affect the people OF the cities.
Let the people read the statement as made
sympathise with the individuals and be sorry
for the losses that must accrue to those who
suffer by the rprooting and the changing, of
State Sta % demand that The Governmens S.S take * no no
steps back ward in this great movement,
which must affect every citizen In the State,
as being the most important act of the Till
man administration.
The dispensary law will be worth in dollars
and cents, ten times as much as the phos-
phate beds.
AS step In great moral reform, its impor.
tance cannot be over-estimated.
Let no citizen have any fears for the welfare
of the city Of Charleston. That grand old
city has been able TO take care OF itself in the
past and has seldom failed in whatever 1t at
tempted even to the holding OF seats In the
GeneralA ssembly to which 1t was not entitled,
and in securing two Senators, when no other
county In the United States, as far as we
know, has been able to get double representa-
ion.
And even now 1t is boasted that Charleston
will set aside this law.
But the people Of the, State of South
sert their rights. even II the Courts should
annul the law as II now stands.
An extra meeting OF the General Assembly
will likely be able To remedy any existing de-
fects.
Here is the article from tie News and Cou-
rler:
RELIABLE INFORMATION.
So as to get rel able Information on the sub.
jecl requested the Internal Revenue Col
lector to gather the facts tor the News and
Courier. The figures are given under his sig.
nature.
SS BAR ROOMS.
The State is divided into five districts for
the collection OF liquor licenses, and the
dealers are distributed as follows:
The First District, embracing Charleston,
Colleton, Beaufort, Berke eley, Grorgetown,
Orangeburg and williamsburg counties, has
second District - Chesterfield. Clarendon,
Darlington, Florence. Horny. Kershaw. Lam
caster, Marion Marlboro and Sumter coun.
tieS-12.
Third District--Aiken, Barnwe!l, Edgefield,
Fairfield, Hampton. Lexington, Newberry
ana Rlch.ahd counties-l6O.
Fourlh District-Chester, Greenville, Spar
Enburg Union and YORK counties-@.
rens, Oconee and Pickens counties-il.
menis ir ibe S,sls and "a uhoiesa,e Ga,,erS
an OF the latter being In Charleston. except
'ne one III beauiort.
THE IMMENSELY OF LIQUOR BUSINESS.
There is no way OF getting at even an ap.
proximate idea of the volume OF business
done in the LIQUOR ira ffic In this State There
are no returns made to the internal revenue
department of sales made by retail dealers
,nate m steiemnnt nS ,b ,1ho, o,euaio G h,,s,
ness done by the wholesalers. During the
,nomtn 70 on OF December the sales aggregated
would be about 10000 gallons per MONTH
TAX en- on the low basis OF two dollars per gal.
Ion II will be seen that the sales of the whole
sale dealers In the State will amount TO about
a half million dollars
The Charleston dealers supply but q small
portion of the LIQUOR consumed in the State
s.'s,, W e,,g nne larger aealers o9Slhg alrectS
from North Carolina. The original cost Of
I he lixuor sold In the State will easily run up
"
HE DlsriLhEhiEs
Distributed throughout The upper part of
the district there are RI Grain distiIieriss and
63 which use fruit. or altopether. with the one
opened last week. there are eyactly one hun
dred licensed distelleries Id the Stale
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o-'f iho''A'D fiA'Ee of GUINNESS MAI