Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1905-02-15
'NNdIIskEY SHIPMENTS 70 CnsRLOTTE.
Express FeapIe aid Others Kept Dusp BY
ThjT ST Of Charlotte People.

Since che advent Of prohibition
in Charlotte, there has Been q
notable increase IN the receipts OF
the Southern Express Company
at this place III the way Of 'wet
goods to say nothing Of the
liquor shat is brought to the city
through Other cham els. Some
Ole has figured it out that the
amount .of whiskey brought to
Charlotte every week would float
the biggesr man in town in & res
ervoir as big as the city hall
tower.
CharIott6' dry, the thirst Of the
citizens must be relieved. This
th]rst'is enormous. The express
men We're the first to rAalize it.
here the strain has been brought
30 bear .wirh such force that addi-
tlonal clerical force has beaome
necessary 70 keep tab on the re.
ceipts,
An expressman places the num-
Der of packages received every six
11z@ys st $50. and SAYS be is conser-
yaGlye. The exoctamount cannot
be had, fer much of the whisk ay
IS Shipped i'll plain, unmarked
packages and consigned as medi-
sine, glass; mineral water, etc.
S'hea2aO packages vary in amount
from one TO five gallons each.
The majority contain four quarts.
The 250 packages viii probably
average ou~ aand a half gallons
each. Thus, through shipments
from other States, 375 gallons of
Whlskey reIieye Charlotte's thirst
every six days.
Virginia gets the greatest num-
Der Of orders, and Norfolk. Rick
.ntae and Lynchburg share them
'&s+ : NorSPlk i, tha~-la..tsl4e,~ Much.
comes, thAugh from Atlanta, Sa-
vannah.serd Augusta, and some
the h1ghest-pric-d vuyle5y-from
Kento XIV.
At the Soaboard passenger sta
tisn 4 few days ago 2 bystand4r
stood for ten minutes aud watch
ed The unloading Of whlskey pack
ages from a Norfolk train. The
p&ckAges we're assorted as to shape
ard sjz---iuga seom one TO five
gallons, and boxes of various sizes,
containing bottled goods. The
Charlotte consignment occupied a
good portion Of one eAd Of the ex-
pres car aud required q large bag
gage wagon to haul it up town.
Siml;or unloading may be seen
eac}1 morning,
The exprossmen sAy that tha
"thirsJ quench2rs," as they are
called give more trouble than any
,her kiurl Of express. The con-
slgnees are anxious and impa tient.
TeiephoAe and personal calls de-
mandiog Immediate delivery are
not uncommon, So the packages
laheljd glass" are delivered with
as much dispatch as possible.
The Salisbury hand satchel"
traffic is growing in magnitude
One saloon there, owned by for
mer Charlotte har-keepers, makes
3 speciality Of Charlotte trade anC;
handles the brands said to be
adapted t. Charlotte taste. It is
hard to estimate the amount that
comes IL frorl this source. Al
idea Of 1t is 30 he had when the
statement Of a Southern conouc
tor is believed This conductor
a few nights ago, counted 45 gal
Ions in jugs under the seats Of
Charlotte folks who boarded the
train at Salisbury. This ratio,
kept up Throughout the week,
would make Salisbury a princip pa
source Of supply.
There are other towns, too,
which supply some by the "hand
satchel' method-IIamlet, RAJ
eigh, Columbia, etc.-but not
enough TO make any notable in.
crease. ia the total.-Charlotte
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