The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-24
THE DISPENSARY SYSTEM
LETTER ON THE SUBJECT FROM
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Original Organizer of System Would
Interest Hawaiian Legislature-Sends
Data.

d. II. Traxler, the organizer of the
present Dispensary system OF SOulh
Carolina, has written a friend IN no
nolulu of the present working OF the
system, enclosing also considerable
data for the use of the legislature in
case that body may desire to take up
the question at its approaching session
A large amount of valuable lnIorma-
ton on the subject came from MI
Traxler in 1896, and was eH1Dodled IN
the report of the liquor mission 10
the legislature at that time. Mr. lraX-
Ter is an enthusiast on the subject, ana
in his letter states that he would VII
lingly leave his extensive business in
terests for a time to assist the friends
of the system i'm Hawaii. He says:
at least $1,000 or 10000 majority in
the State still think the Dispensary is
the correct thing and we are vel pleas
ed with it. The enclosed reports VIII
speak for themselves. l feel u deep IN
terest in the scheme, and think the
law the solution of the liquor problem.
1 believe every country should take
hold of it, for we are bound to nave
liquor in some shape or way ana TINS is
the only way to manage it i'm respect
able end equitable manner. Should
your country ever need my assistance
in this respect, L feel such an interest
in it that l would will ngly leave
business long enough to lend my eN-
periencc to start them off.
A report for the months OF Septem-
Der, October and November SHOWS safes
throughout the State to nave peeh
$685., ,2S520. A unique feature OF the
system is shown in this eport in that
$50 S35.27 of the profits went INTO the
school fund, which wOulI seem 10 IN
dicate that in the run OF a year the
school department would fedllHe nearly
$500, 600 from this SOURCE. 1t may DC
IA. Sol a.. ts..VaN
children are educated, out or the pro
fits of the dram shops, but the people
of the State accept on the prnclpl'
that if a man musE drink the Wholt
community and not a few men shoulC
receive the benefit of his eXtraVagance
The statement Of the gross ana mel
profits of each dis pensary in the State
during the eleven months ending NO
Vember 30 last, h as been issued. Iht
gross sales fou the period indicated
amounted to the enormous sum of $2,
421, O.22, nea rly two and half mil
lions of doll ars. On this the States
profit was Sl76012.1S, and the net pro
fits divided equally between the towns
and cities of the State, covering alsC
+he beer diSpensarieS. reach $20S I 6R. rs
making the total profits for the clever
months on the States big liquor bust
ness, $474 ,A69,Sl.
From the ten dispensaries in Char
lesion county the net profits to thai
county and city are $l23O5.26.
Columbia has four dispensaries eX-
elusive Of the beer privileges. From
these four the net profits going to the
county and city are $22, 1879.
Greenrille with it's two dispensarie'
nets the city and county the sum Of
$40 13O AZ and Spartanburg's two dis
pensasies net the city and county $l1,
S82O5.
II should be borne in mind that al
these figures refer only to the clever
months ending November 30, and do MOI
irlclude the heavy holiday business done
during the month of December.