The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-24

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Governor Tillman was in the humor to
talk dispensary, to-day, and this evening
when I was at the mansion he gave cut a
talk to be used in connection with other
matters given out to-day and 80 that ev-
eryone may be able to understand the in
tantions of tho dispensary management.
He has at last given out tbe official prices
at which liquor will be sold under the
dispensary system. The cheapest whis-
key is to be retailed 10 the customer at $3
per gallon, rs cents per quart, 40 cents per
pint and 20 cents per half pint, the differ
ence in smaller packages being the cost
Of the packing and glass. This price will
apply to both rye and corn and the IL
ouors sold at S3 will cost $l.50 at the dis
tllleries and will be of the best quality
obtainable at that price.
He went on to say that since he has
been investigating liquor he has discoy-
cred two things; First, that but very
little honest liquor is sold in this State,
very nearly all Of it being compounded
liquor, and second, through his dealings
with glass manufacturers of bottles and
TASKS that dealers in this State have been
using TASKS from two to eight ounces be-
low the legal measurement. Quarts have
run twenty six to twenty-eight ounces
when they should have been thirty-two
ounces, and smaller TASKS show the same
proportion. He had further discovered,
be remarked, that nine-tenths of the Ii
quor sold in this State was from 60 to 30
per cent. proof, when it should have
been 100, It has been watered, as we'll as
doctored and colored and sugsred. Prac-
tically none Of the liquor sold in this
State has run over the 90 per cont. proof.
The whiskey that will be sold by the
dispensary will be from 20 to 80 per cent
stronger than that now sold, and there
will be an absolutely honest measure
and an absolutely pure article. II have
collected about twenty-five samples OF IL
quors from different parts OF the State,
which will be turned over to DR.. Burney
for chemical analysis as soon as he has
the time, and we will show the people
what kind of stuff they have been drink
ing" said Governor Tillmau. From the
talk he has had with men who sell Ii
ouor to dealers in this State be was con-
yiuced that nine.tenths of the whiskey
sold in South Carolina is not over two or
three months old and has not had time to
get mellow or lose its injurious proper
ties. When asked what he thought about
the opposition to the establishment of
dispensaries he replied that "the July
sun will evaporate all that" and that be-
fore long dispensaries will be establish
ed in ali of the counties, and before jan
uary even in those counties where there
is now absolute prohibition.
Then asked him about profits to be
had out of the system, and he replied:
"From the best information I have
been able to get from variety of sources
there is now over q million gallons OF
whiskey sold in the State, possibly
million and half. We estimate that
there will be q falling off of about one
third in consumption-certainly not over
a half. We will get net profit Of one
dollar out of every gallon of whiskey
sold, and, in addition, considerable rev.
enue from wines, beers, brandies, etc.
It won't cost more than 100000 to dis
tribute the goods, and it may cost 5000
to enforce the law" Altogether, he said,
the minimum profit would not be less