The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-01-19
No. 80.


has heen taken out of politics and
F! placed in the hands OF a board of con-
troll composed OF farmers, bankers and
business men of ability whose reputa-
tion for honesty and integrity can not
be impugned. The purchasing power,
such a temptations to some men, has
been taken from the hands of the COM
missioner and given to this board.
They have exercised it judiciously and
In manner to command the respect
OF all parties. The duties of the COM
missioner are now exercised by the
chairman of the board and superinten-
dent, and the Office of commissioner
could be abolished by your body.
If this power is ever again placed In
the hands of one man he would at
once become an object of vituperation,
Misrepresentation, abuse and sander
OF all the enemies Of the dispensary
ana every penny liner without any
moral or social responsibility.
The experience of the past year
should be enough to convince your
body OF the truth OF all that have said
and predicted, and while l am sure
that you will be advised and impor-
tnued to change this law and return to
the old system, you will find by inves-
tigation that such propositions come
from lean and hungry politicians with
itching palms. You will be told that
the operations OF the present Board
are failure. Judge them by their
acts and the results and not b. hear
say.
The subjoined comparative state
ment OF sales to county dispensers has
been furnished me by the bookkeeper
and is subject to your examination and
verifcation
Sales to ocounty'dispensers
Feb. lst to Dec. 3lst,
lo9o ....... ..................... S96, l20 II
Sales to county dispensers
for the year 1S96....... 1,306,6I2 01
Increase" S l0,492 "a
Sales by county dispensers
Feb. 1st to Dec. 31st,
1895 ..... ........, ......... ,O76, ,963 o5
Sales by county dispensers
for 1896 (estlmated)..... 100000 90
Increase ........... s 432.O36 35
PROFITS STATE DISPENSARY.
Net accrued profit State
dispensary from Feb
1st to Dec. 3lst 1885,. s 1913, ,467 II
Net accrued profit State
dispensary for lS96...... 100000 90
PROFITS COUNTY DISPENSARIEs.
Net profits to towns and
counties from Feb. 1st
to Dec. 3lst, 1895 .......S 1O6,I31 2S
Net profits to towns and
counties 1896 (estimat-
eQ)...... ......... .............. 122, ,005 65
The net profit that has accrued to
the State for the past year is in round
numbers $200,000 The net amount
accrued to the towns and counties for
the same period $123,00O, making a
total accrued profit to the State, towns
and counties $322,000. Adding $751;
6o2 TO unearned profits on goods in the
hands of local dispensers 1st of Janu-
ary, 1897, swells the total Of earned
aud unearned profits to the State and
towns and counties for the past year to
the amount of 1919, 1852. IS. The. ust-
profit ace.uing the -passtt administration
for eighteen months was $lIO,348. 80,
Net profits forf 1895 $133, ,467.79. Net
profits for 1886 100000, making a
total net accrued profit to the State to
date $443, 1861. Add to this net ac-
crued profit the outstanding unearned
profit $37, ,652 65 makes total earned
and unearned profit to date of $30l,-
469.22. Ii to this sum we add the
| amount of the net accrued profits to
the towns and counties for the years
1895 and 1896 of 1928, .2S we have q
grand total of earned and unearned
profits to State, towns and counties to
date of 1929, ,600.50. The amount that
has been actually paid to the State,
county and town treasurers from the
net earnings from the State and coun-
ty dispensaries is as follows:
Paid into the State treasury
in 1895. 5.......;........ ............ $ 100000
Tald INTO the state treasury
in 1896 ........".."."...... 100000
Total................... s 100000
Paid to towns and counties
l895...." ...............$1O6 13l 90
RAD to towns and counties
ISNG 100 900 90