Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-04-05
The 0iSpensary Report.

The report Of the Legislative invcsti
Sa.'h% committee on the dispcnsary, ap-
pointed at the last session Of the Gene.
raj Assembly, has been completed and is
now IN the hands of Gov. McSwccney
ihc report gives all the figures showing
Inc volume OF business, the expenses and
the profits. The report is signed by
Representatives Moblcy and Sharpe, and
reads as follows:
Sir: The undersigned joint committee
OF the General Assembly, appointed to
examine the books aid financial transac
Ions OF the State diSpcnsary, beg to sub.
mt herewith our report for tho last two
months under the State board OF control,
! he stock on hand was taken on Fcbru
airy ~ and March by w. p. Sharpe, rep.
rcScntlng tho committee, and +. II.
Dukes, representing tho State board of
directors. All liquors, supplies, machin.
cry and Office fixtures were K hibitcd and
taken, as per inventory submitted. We
have recommended to tho State dispen-
Sary commissioner that certain wo, thlcss
c"ntraCand rubbish in the contraband
room Of the State dispcnsary, which
takes up considerable room, be by him
destroyed. We have found in the en-.
ploy OF this institution most competent
corps OF book k-keepcrs; the books in fact
are models OF ncatness and accuracy.
1t is the judgment Of your committee
that the new management will commend
itself favorably to the entire State, as it.
did most strikingly to the Legislative
committee This in a great part is due
TO the Important and necessary changes
in the law made by the last General AS
scmbiy. We append hercunto state
mcnts: Assets and liabilities, profit and
loss, cash statements, receipts and dis
hurScmcnts. All OF which is rcspcctfully
submitted
There was $50, ,50i 80 cash in the State
treasury on February %. The supplies
on hand at the same time amounted TO
?Z''2olS2 Tho merchandise in tho
hands of dispensers February Is was
9223,G2l.OS. The gross profits for ,Janu-
AIRY and February were $S2, ,O52.35; the
to'al gross profits, including $i67 ,G2:,
c"htraband seizures, being $50, lO5. 81.
lhc supplies used amounted to $23,5Il.Sl
and the constabulary cost 50, 5G5.Sl. The
'o'ai expenses were S53,23 4. .GG, leaving
S2',SM.o! rs profits on sales for January
ana February, l9OO-passcd to the credit
OF The school fund. Here is the cash
statement for January and February:
EccciptS-Iialancc in State treasury
December 81. 1890, SlHl2l, January
receipts $l79,2O0.S@, February receipts
H''',lil'3', total receipts $32S,GI2.3S.
Total Si7l ,763.3S.
DIShnrS"monts--Jan January disbursements
Zl',o13.GO, February Disbursements
Sl3',2O3.3o, total disbursements $50
23S.99. balance in State treasury Fcbru.
AIRY Is, 1900, $So,50l.20. Total Si7l, 7G3.3S
Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman, Milcsburr
"a, says: AS speedy cure for couuhs'
coidS, Group and sore throat One Minnie
Cough Cure is mcqualcd. 1t is pleas
ant Tor children to take. heartily
recommend it to mothcrs' It is tho
only harmless remedy that produces i'm
mediate results. IL cures bronchitis.
pneumonia, grippe and throat and lung
diseases. 1t will prevent consumption
Sold by DR.. j. w. Bell, Walhalla.
Tennessee has become tho leading
phosphate producer Of America. There
are III valuable mines i'm the State and
over 2I,oOO men arc employed ia tho
business. New mines arc being opcncd
daily.