Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-14
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WORKINGS OF THE DIsPENsARY.
Senate Passes Joint Resolution For
ComnIete InyestiRatiOn.

"OHhlNUS Ut OASE As
Senate Passes Joint Resolution For
Complete investigation.
AS soon as the senate assembled
Tuesday evening, according to the
Columbia State, the galleries began to
,, fill with spectators and before the
evening was over every available seat
was taken on the floor Of. the chamber
with prominent personages. among
whom were the Governor and Mrs.
Hayward.
When Mr.. Hoods joint resolution
Ito appoint committee to investi-
gate the management Of the dispen-
sary" was called, Mr.. Manning moved
to strike out the enacting clause and
declared the regular committee was
empowered to make all necessary in
vestigations. He regarded this pro-
posed investigation useless expendi-
ture Of money.
This brought Mr.. Stanland to his
feet. He requested that he be allowed
to address the senate from the report
ers table in front Of the presidents
desk. His request being granted, Mr..
Stanland came forward bearing in his
arms box with the name Of a we'll
known patent medicine plainly braud-
ed on the four sides, and proceeded at
once to display it's contents which were
four different kinds Of whiskies con-
tanned in bottles Of different sizes.
Senator-Are you extending invita-
tions?
Another senator-Have you enough
to go around?
The presidents gavel stopped any
further jesting remarks, but could not
prevent the majority Of the members
from gazing longingly and anxiously
at the tempting spread before them.
They wondered what would come next.
Mr.. Stanland prefaced his remarks
with the statement that he Is not OBJ
posed to the dispensary, has always
advocated it, but his purpose was to
pay his respects to the Richland Dis
tilling company. He said that not
many weeks ago he saw the adver-
tisement in a daily newspaper where
this company was Offering special
brand Of whisky called "Coon Corn
Old and Mellow" It made him smile
when he thought Of this same whisky
distilled one day, rectifled the next,
sold to the dispensary the third and
the fourth day the people were drink
ing this "Coon Corn-Old and Mellow
Mr.. Stanland went on to say that the
Richland Distilling company made one
x and two x corn whisky, gin, rum,
apple and peach brandy, all out Of the
same product.
And he thought that it had become
an annex of the dispensary; or rather
the dispensary an annex Of the distil-
lery. He exhibited the various sam
pies and alleged that certain products
were bought by the dispensary from
the distillery and resold at a profit
of only five cents a bottle, on which
distilleries in other states had to al
low the dispensary larger margin OF
profit besides paying the freight
From this Mr.. Stanland argued that
the profits accruing to the state were
dissipated and wrongfully diverted and
given to the Richland Distilling COM
pany.
County dispensers had told him that
they could not get what they ordered:
New and untried brands were shipped
them instead. Picking up one OF the
bottles from the table he read the
name Of the label, Cream OF Caro-
lina." "Its real name," said Mr.. STAN
land. IT cannot mention in this cham
ber, but have written 1t on a slip OF
paper and hand it to the reporter
On the slip Of paper were written the
words, I'll Fire"
Mr.. Stanland asserted that the last
general assembly had instructed the
MANAGEMENT Of the dispensary to re-
duce their stock to 100000 but instead
they had increased it nearly $4,000.
The very fact that the management Is
fighting this investigation is proof con-
elusive that something is wrong.
He charged that the dispensary IL
ouors are adulterated by water and II
the investigation is ordered he prom
ised to produce all the necessary doc
uments and testimony. The regular
committee has no authority to go into
the internal management OF the con-
Germ, which handles business
amounting to s3,OO0,O00 year and ne
did not think the small salary OF s4Oo
sufficient amount to pay to each OF
the members Of the board in compen-
sation of their services.
Mr.. Aldrich opposed the resolution
and said there was nothing brought
before the committee, nor In Mr.. STAN
lands statements except the board
was discriminating in their purchases
in favor of the Richland distillery.
The legislature in its wisdom haa
granted them discretion in their deal
ings with distilleries within the state
and with foreign concerns, and he saw
no wrong in what they had been ac-
cused of doing.
Mr. Sharpe asserted that 1.-The dis
pensary is albright" 1.-The people,
said he, "are satisfied that 1t is the
best solution of the whisky question,
and it is only the dissatisfied outs
that are making all this fuss" The
only trouble that exists rests In the
minds of those who are hostile to the
institution and are based upon a news
paper article signed by Mr.. Douthit,
who at one time was connected with
the dispensary.
Mr.. Hood said that the national gov
ernment keeps a close watch on all lts
employes and there is nothing wrong