The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-23
The Great Moral DispeuSary.
CCMhIssIONER VANCE THINKa IT
WILL DR CONTINUED.
He Dossa't Believe the Law VIII DO Ma.
tsrislly Changed, but Favsrs O Ne~
syatem "f Bookkoepin9-The Dis
pensariss are Self. Supperuns. he
e says, aud Making Little
Money.
News aud Courier.)

(News aud Courier.)
Columbia, November 81. Com.
missioner Vance is not at all gloomy
about the dispensary outlook. He
says that he had not even thought
OF getting any funeral equipment,
and that the talk obout the funeral
of the dispensary is all premt sure
Mr.. Vance takes the position that,
while the dispensary is not making
as much money as it has been max
ing, it will be found that it is making
a little money. He says it is at least
self-supporting, and, in consequence.
it will be sustained by the people.
He seems to DO more anxious about
the decision OF the United States
Court in the Vandercook case than
in anything else, and while neither
he nor any of the State off.
oials have much hope Of anything
but failure from this litigation, he
would like to see final decision, 30
that the General Assembly will
better know how to deal with
the situation. Mr.. Vance is of
the opinion that the system will re-
main practically as at present.
It might be that Mr.. Vance, on
account Of his connection with the
institution, is an enthusiast upon the
system, but the facts and figures Of
tho situation arc likely to have very
much moro bearing upon the situa-
tion than anything else.
Mr.. Vance says that there seems
to be a generally erroneous impress
sion about the profit situation, that
the whole trouble has, to large ex.
tent, been brought about by the
| system Of book keeping. He does
| not like the item that has been in
the reports heretofore, known as
"unearned profit" It sounds very
nicely for the time being, he thinks,
but does not pan out in the end.
He says that in his opinion tho
books and profit accounts ought to
be run on hard pan basis, and
there is no need to count profits that
have not yet been realized. With
this view and to get rid of the pnz-
cling features of the bookkeeping,
Mr.. Vance says that be will recon-
mend a change after this year In the
reports SO that the general public
may fully appreciate the situation.
Mr.. Vance made the further sug.
gestion that while in the towns the
city and county profits were con-
eumed, that such fats was not a
/ seq uence aa to the States share. He
| says that in many of the towns the
salaries for dispensers and clerks are
too high, and with high rents it Is no
wonder that the cities and towns get
nothing out Of the dispensary. Tho
State, on the other hand, has nothing
to do With local rents and salaries,
as it's share Of the profits is put on
goods before they are shipped out.
WILL THERE BE A cuT-RATE WARY
There has been a suggestion that
the State board Of control would out
the price on it's liquor, so as to bet.
ter meet tho competition of the
'original package people," The
matter came up at the recent meet
ing Of the State board of control, and
it was decided to appoint a. commit.
toe to look into the matter and make
report at the next meeting upon
the advisability Of reducing the price
on liquors. This committee, so far
az is known, has not yet decided
what had best be done for the dis,
pensary. COL Jones, of the State
board, today said that he did not
know what action the sub, committee
would take, but that hothing had
been done up to this Time in the
matter of reducing the price on Ii,
quor. There is no chance of there
being any reduction in tho price of
liquor until the next meeting of the
State board of control, and the dis.
position heretofore has been not to
interfere with the proc lists. -.
Neither Governor Ellerbe nor the
State board of control has reot we'd
! any roport as TO the. MI mber of Uorio,i