The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-01-17
A MODEL OFFICIAL.
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Commissioner.

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News and Courier has secured from
Dispenser j. H. Clafy statement OF
the business done at the Orangcburg
dispensary during the past year, which
may prove Of general interest just at
this time, when it is generally expected
that the Legislature will make some
desired changes in the management Of
the dispensary as whole. 1t may be
said that if the State board Of control
attended to its business with as little
friction or fuss as the Orangeburg coun-
ty board of control the people Of the
State would be better satisfied with af
fairs. Dispenser Clafy has had charge
of the Orangeburg dispensary since it
was first established and he has given
universal satisfaction. Orangeburg
county would like to make this sugges
tion to the Legislature: Stop putting
extreme partisan politicians at the head
Of dispensary affairs. Put the dispen-
sary management on business basis.
Promote those dispensary officials who
have proven that they deserve promo
tion, and discharge those who promote
friction and prove themselves failures
10 subordinate positions. To carry out
these suggestions Capt. Clafy should
be promoted to the position Of State
commissioner as a reward for conduc-
ing the local dispensary so satisfactosi-
ly to the friends and enemies alike Of
the dispensary system. This dispen-
sary is one of the best in State as to its
management and the amount of basi
ness that is done here will make it rank
among the first in that respect. Let
Capt. Claffy put into the general man
agement Of the State dispensary the
same business system and careful re-
gard for details that has characterized
his management Of the local Orange
burg dispensary and do not hamper
him with a pickering, quarrelling set Of
politicians as State board Of control.
Your correspondent does not know that
Capt. Clafy could be induced to accept
the State co nmissionership and give up
the certain place here in Orangeburg,
but his promotion would undoubtedly
meet the approval Of a majority Of the
people of Orangeburg county.
The following is statement Of the
business done at the Orangeburg dis
pensary by quarters:
First Quarter-Price to consumers,
So, 922 81; price to dispenser, ST 29l. 13:
gross profits, s163l48. Expenses,
$579 Is; net profit to city and county,
81, ,O52. SO.
Second Quarter-Price to consumers,
S., ,922:23; price to dispenser, 81, 4,T9.7O;
gross profits, sl,042.53. Expenses,
1869 g.; net profits to city and county,
s472 81.
Third Quarter-Price to consumers,
81, ,50S.62; price to dispenser, S6l4 II;
gross profits s1,267 As. Expenses,
1888 35; net profits to city and coun-
ty, sS34.10.
Fourth Quarter-Price to consumers,
SIS, ,095; price to dispenser, sl2, ,236 81;
gross profits, S2,859 79. Expenses,
S629 69; net profits for city and coun-
ty 81, 2,231.l1.
Totals for Year-Prlce to consumers,
s37 ,349 46; price dispenser, 80, 44S II;
gross profits, $6,9OO.25. Expenses,
50, 800 80; net profits for city of Orange
burg and county of Orangeburg, share
and share alike, s4,59O.45. It would
be tedious reading, an itemized state
ment for the year, but to give an idea
Of what goes into the expense account
Of local dispensaries the itemized ex-
penses for the month of December are
as fellows: Rent, $50; electric light,
so cents; stationery and stamps, 50 so;
wrapping paper, 81. so; drayage, sl9 66;
breakage, S26 46; county board of con-
troll, s27 5O; salary additional clerk,
SIG; salary regular clerk, S35; salary OF
dispenser, s75. By Ear the largest bust
ness of any month of the year was done
in December, SO that the items for
drayage, breakage, etc, are greater than
for any other month. Then, too, the
expense of an additional clerk comes
into the expense account only for De-
cember. These items of the other
months are similar, with additional
items for insurance in one month
amounting to about $25 for the year,
and license expenses, which are put
into the account Of the month when
paid out.