The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-08-12
STATE BOARD OF CONTROL.

The Monthly Meeting Almost. Devoid
ofIntercst-Extracts from tho Com
missioncr's Report.
The State board OF control held It's
monthly meeting In Columbia, but two
members were absC Mt. Contrary to
expectations no purchases OF liquor
wore made and tho liquor mon who
were expecting to go away with
large orders In thoir pockets are badly
disappointed. The board has about
agreed to pass a resolution In accord
ance with the plan suggested by State
Commissioner Vance as to tho making
| OF purchases. Under this plan the
board will receive and consider all bids,
| select the grades and brands OF liquors
at the prices presented In the bids and
| leave 1t to the commissioner to send In
the orders for the liquors during the
month as he needs them. The board
thinks the plan worry good ono, and
there Will hardly be q dissenting voice
resolution looking to the change. This
Will prevent amy clogging from ovor-
stock and at tho Same time tho board
Will retain It's supervision OF the pur-
chases. 1t was expected that the mat
ter OF tho purchases would be reached.
but Mr.. Williams failed to arrive and
1t was not taken up.
Commissioner Vance submitted his
monthly report dealing very thorough
ly with the statement Of liquors re-
ceived and shipped during the month,
and making certain minor recommend
| ations. The report contained these
rather Interesting paragraphs:
ut is with pleasure that l inform
you that In accordance with tho rosolu-
tion passed by your honorable board at
your last meeting have turned over
to the State troasurerthe sum Of 81 s, ,0OO
This makes total OF 1886 900 paid the
State treasurer since | was elected
commissioner, taking charge In May,
and grand total OF 1856, 900 In tho last
eight months.
"Wo owe comparatively nothing,
everything being paid for as the bills
are presented.
"Our stock OF liquors and supplies
amount to about $3.50, 900 hero In the
State dispensary, and the stock on hand
In the local disponaaries will amount,
in round numbers, to 5000, 900, and we
have money enough on hand to pay for
all your honorable board may 500 fit to
buy this month. This | consider good
showing for the financial standing Of
tho dispcnsary Notwithstanding the
charges made by tho enemies or tho
dispensary OF corruption"
At last tho vacancy on the Charles
ton board OF control has been filed.
Mr.. o. G. Beckman, who is nom Der
OF tho city council OF Charleston, was
appointed to fill the vacancy occaslonod
by tho resignation OF DR.. Graman
| n Wi hn NJ Z
the board adopted at tho last meeting
MIR. Cooper reported that he had visit
cd tho Charleston dispensary during
tho month and had ordered lot of old
vino, champagne, beor. etc., dumped
into the strcots. This Ia stuff which
has been on hand for several years, and
is utterly unsalablo. The State board
requires that at least ono member ol
tho county board must bo present tc
SEQ that all the stun is dumped.
The same course has been adopted OF
to certain old liquor from the Spartan
Inn in Spartanburg. Mr.. Miles mad,
the examination In this instance II
person and issued similar order 1,
have tho stuff dumped.
State Detective Newbold submitted
to the board q complete report In re
card to his finding good many pack
ages OF whiskey put up at tho Stat,
dispcnsary short at the dispensary a
Chester, and SELLING them. Tho boar,
took no action In regard to the matter
The board agrees with tho commits
! sioner that 1t is woll nigh an imposs
! bili4y to send out packages that viii
exactly measure up to druggist
graduated measure every time. The
say that In the first place bottles car
not be blown that will hold tho exac
quantity uniformly without exception
They say they are doing oil that me
can do to give full measure, and If