The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-12-26
FLOOD ING STAT With RUM.
The State Dispensary is Doing the
Largest Business i'm it's History.

The Stale Dispensary is Doing the
Largest Business in it's History.
The Columbia correspondent OF the
News and Courier says:
1T Is remarkable how we'll The bust.
ness OF the State dispensary keeps up
Although it may be regarde d as a stem
towards prohibition,' the State dispen-
sary Is now doing the largest business
within it, history. This is largely &C
counted Tor BY tbs gradual starving
out OF The Illicit business.
commissioners Crum states that the
shipments OF the ~dispensary gate
$4,000 q day, and the dispensers
throughout the State are clamoring
Tor mere liquor and insisting that they
ought TO have more stock. 1t is to be
remembered that the State O has on
hand In the various dispensaries three
or four hundred thousand dollars
worth Of stock.
commissioner Crum says that the
heaviest demands are for the cheaper
grades Of liquor. The demand for
white corn is particularly heavy,
Mr.. Crum says that IL is solnewba,
peculiar that the upper counties In.
slst upon having white corn and the
lower counties Of the State want vel.
low corn.
The State dispensary seems TO be
doing a very heavy business ia case
g0ous, and IT would appear AS q strictly
business matter that now that the dis
pensary mas u complete monopoly it
ought to be able TO bottle It's owl
liquor and get out its own specia.
brands II they have to be gotten out.
IL may be very well to handle a few
well KNOWN brands, but it does seem
rlulcnlnnS for tho 1iS,,pe.,, a., -
Producing new grades OF case goods at
almost every meeting Of the board.
III Is TO be remembered that case goods
come higher than bs rel goods to- the
State dlspensary as Well as to the cor
sumer."
The News and Courier says that &C.
corning 10 The statement made by n
local dispenser the business in the
llquor line Just now is On u greater
boom Than IL Eas beer Tor months. The
shops are being heavily stocked for the
Christmas trade and the sales have
been running above the high mark
made Tor the same ported last wear
Inc negroes are cutting deeply into
the supply OF the Cheap, wild hog "
liquor, and people with more money
are buying out the ca. goods.
Business Is certainly ru>hing," said
VIZ "'ePShocIb anu my DOCKS Will
show moro sales for November and th,
hrst two weeks in December than for
the same time In 1890. This ru.h was
anticipated. The d~lspcnsary officers
In Columbi sont lis big shipments IL
DC solo OUT during the busy season. All
thls week We Will have our hands fun
and by Saturday night IL stock win
DO pretty well dcplotrd."
me cheaper grade OF liuuor. TINT,
weird, hot stun which puts SO man,
wild. vicious Ideas In tho honds OF NO
groos, IL selling rapidly. Tho ten ano
htteen cont bottles nro sold ON busy
DAYS Just as fast ns the dispensers can
mana Them "vor the counter, and the
P~urchhScrs never wat until they 20,
nome To drink II. Thoy empty LIN,
bottles as sOoD as they reach tho sJrort
ana IL Is an even chance then that Tho,
VIII not get home without moro or les,
trouble. Tho cheap dlsponsury artlcl,
IL a bad |cOncoction and once under IN,
oelt OF the bad negroes there la no toll.
ing Just what they will do.