The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-14
DISPENSARY DIRECTORS
MAKE A GOOD START
Hold Up Illegal Purchases Made By the
Old Board.
THE LIGHT TO Be TURNED ON.
A List of Goods on Hand to Be Pub
l:shed to Show Condition When New
Board Took Charge-An Effort to
Be Made to Enforce the Law Strictly
and Honestly.

Columbia, arch THE new State
board Of dispensary directors assumed
control of the business yesterday after
noon, adopting a sensational set Of
resolutions as a starter in what prom
ise to be highly interesting admins
tration. The resolutions assert that
several hundred thousand dollars
worth of high priced goods have been
purchased by the old board with no
legal record Of purchase and appar-
entity not ordered shipped in accord
ance with law" Therefore, the resolu-
tons say, the board will employ the
best counsel it can find and in the
event this suspicion is confirmed ''the
shippers Of these goods will be noti-
fed that these goods here are subject
to their orders, and the same must be
removed at once"
The resolutions go on to instruct the
clerk to publish a complete invoice of
the goods on hand SO that the people
Of the State can and will see the coii-
dition Of affairs on the 1st Of M2rch,
1906.
And 4sthe commissioner is hereby
instructed not to receive any goods
claimed to have been bought by our
predecessors in office, or any goods
now in transit; and that no goods
whatever shall be ordered except goods
purchased by the present board Of di-
rectors.''
The dispensary Investigating COM
mittee is called upon to furnish the
names Of any whiskey houses suspect
ed Of unfair dealings with the State
go that we could hold up their bids"
The request blank feature of the
law which Senator Tillman roasted"
the old board for allowing to fall into
disuse is called back into operation in
no uncertain terms, delinquents in this
respect to be jerked up before the gov
ernor.
Another recommendation Of Sena-
tor Tillman is carried out ia changing
the form of the advertisement for bids
so as to put them on a competitive
basis. Senator Tillman had confer
ence with the new board here last
week.
Although the State dispensary is in
urgent need Of certain lines Of sup
plies only about $1,000 worth Of pur-
chases We're made (cheap goods to
supply the immediate needs). The
board adjourned to meet again on the
goth, when the legality Of purchases
made by the old board will be further
canvassed.
The annual stock-taking now in
progress will not be complete for sew
eral days. Commissioner Tatum esti-
mates the stock on hand at the State
dispensary at 100000. Probably
more than that amount is in the sub
dispensaries throughout the State.
Five, cars of high priced whiskey are
now standing in the yards, lCommis-
sioner Tatnm having refused them.
Eov much n.2-e Is or The road is no
ksa:aS,a, .<~TF@ ~% ga 65aSl has net yet
!aade its report 70 the legislature 1ae
only member Of the ola board present.
yesterday To transfer the business 10
the. new board was Mr.. Boykin.
The new board gave out number
OF clerical jobs today. NJ. II. Mobley
was made clerk Of the board to sue
ceed G. H. Charles, resigned. ]. S. ].
Faust Of Eamberg, was general book
keeper to succeed Mobley. Miss Sadie
Thrailkil, of Richburg, suqceeds Miss
| Florence Mckenzie as stenographer to
the board and William F. Lamar Of
Columbia, succeeds Joe L. Thorp as
Inspector.
There was a disposition on the part
of Major Black to call in the newspa-
per men and have meetings in the fu
ture open to them as was done in
former years. custom the present
board I'D away with, but the other two
members were against him.
With all due respect for the
ability and character of Col.
George Johnstone, the brilliant