The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-02-27
THE DIsPENsARY PROFITS.
Quarterly Report of the State Liquor
Commissioner-On Hundred Thous
and Dollars Cleared in Six Months

quarterly report of the State Liquor
Commissioner-On Hundred Thous-
ana Dollars Cleared in Six Months.
The second quarterly report Of the
State Dispensary was made public last
week. We append herewith the lead
ing features OF the report, showing the
figures as compiled by tho State Liquor
Commissioner. In commenting upon
the quarterly exhibit, the Columbia
State says:
1.-The only thing lacking from the
figures given is the table showing how
each of the dispensaries stand with the
State. good many of the dispensers
have not sent in their quarterly re-
ports as required by law, and the State
board Is very angry about this failure
to comply with the requirements of the
law. Peremptory orders have been is
sued to every dispenser who has not
sent in this report, to do 80 forthwith
upon penalty of immediate dismissal.
1t will be noted that the statement
not only gives summary Of the busi-
ness for the last quarter, but for the
entire six months since the system has
been in operation. 1t will be noted
that the profits for the quarter Just
closed are more than double what they
were for the preceding quarter. This
is due to tho fact that the number of
dispcnsaries was greatly increased, and
that the holiday season came in. AS
1t is, the statement shows that the
profits for the first six months of the
operation of the system have amounted
to nearly 100000, which the commits
sioner states is over and above the
800, 900 State appropriation originally
ma1n IN cfo rf Tho "a. 20 -, e., l>,,.;
ness. 1t will be noticed, too, that the
expense account has been very consid-
erably cut down. This is due to the
fact that no machinery, furniture,
building repairs, insurance, ETC., which
came in the first expense account, HAD
to be provided for. The expense ac-
count for the first quarter was $72, $780,
36, AS against $5S, 103.3 for the quarter
just ended. The constabularyy force
cost about $500 less for the quarter
just closed than it did for the preced-
ing quarter"
The Columbia Register introduces
the quarterly report with this state
ment
"The figures speak for themselves.
and need no comment. They show that
the profits for the quarter ending Janu-
airy 81, 1894, were $67, l39. The profits
since the Dispensary was established
are S99, ,33I. lG, or nearly 100000. This
money has been used in buying stock
for the institution, and in getting on
solid financial basis. The Dispensary
is able to pay back to the State the
original appropriation of $4,000 and
to turn into the State treasury $4,000
besides. 1t is believed that the profits
for year, with no interruption, will
not be less than $250,000 In the course
OF few J ars the profits would reach
$3O0.OOO. The profits of the County
Dispensaries are not included in these
figures. 1t is not impossible that the
profits on whiskies in few years
would furnish to the State, counties and
cities nearly million dollars"
The following table shows the num-
ber and location of the Dispensaries,
with the sales and remittances from
Oct 81 to Jan. 81: