The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-08-02
COUNTY DISPENSARIES
ARE MAKING MONEY
PROFITS WILL LIKELY EXCEED
THOSE OF LAST YEAR.
II Earnings Continue at Present
Ratio Excess Over Last Year will
be 100000 or More-Inter-
esting Statement Com
piled by Auditor
West.
News and Courier.

Il
dispcnsary declared a total net profit
of $3I3.o7594. During The quarter
ending June 30, 1907, the county dis
pensaries have declared and distribut
cd total net profit of $lGG, 1872 .O2.
At this rate the county Lispcnsarics
total profits for year will exceed
the total net profits Of the state dis
pensary by at least 100000. Inas-
much rs the largest ypurchascs Of IL
HuorS are made in the fall, il is cy-
trcmcly probable that the business Of
the county dispcnsarics will be larger
IN the next six months than in the six
months just passed and in that case
the county dispcnsarics' total net pro-
fits will exceed the total net profits
or the state dispcnsary by much
more than 100000.
The figures on which these calcula-
tl"ns are based are taken from a
statement prepared by Mr.. W. B.
West. the dispcnsary auditor under
the now law. The county dispcnsary
boards are required by the law to
make both monthly and quarterly re-
ports to the auditor. and after rood
deal Of work by Mr.. West and his
assistant, Mr.. Hunt. the quarterly
statement by counties has been made.
The comparison with the old state
dispensary figures are made by this
correspondent from the official re-
port Of the board Of directors to Gov
ernor Hayward for the year 1906.
There are twenty-five counties out
OF the forty-one in the state, which
have dispcnsarics nnd yet the twcn
ty-fvc county dispensary systems are
making as much or perhaps more
money than the state dispcnsary made
with its branches in thirty-nine coun,
ties. There were no dispensaries in
thirty-nine counties in 1906, but in
that yenr the profits were about as
large as before the enactment Of the
Brice law. Is. x"S;.
According to the state boards re-
port for 1906, the net profits divided
between the towns and cities amount
ed to $332.,092.S and the profits paid
the school fund were $23,9S3, ii, max
ing total of $5o5,o75.04. A larger
amount was distributed to the schools
last year but 1t was not earned III that
year aid is credited to the 1905
account, Even taking this whole
aiho'lhi. $lG5, 5,G5o.44, into the calcua-
ton. the total net profits reached
only the sum of $7l7, 7,742.24, on to-
tai business of *2.5S3. 3.l37.lG. This
represents the sales Of 13S sub-dis.
pcnsarieS.
The hgnrrs compiled by Mr.. West
represent thc business "f Only ninety
three diSpcnsaricS, The number now
in operation in this state The gross
sales for the quarter are $647 7.4779l,
or at the rate of $2.5S9,0ll.G4 for the
year. which is slightly in excess Of
the state dispensary sales. The pro-
fits for the quarter, net, are $780,
792.02. or at the rate Of $GG7. lGS. .O9
for the year, which is in excess Of
the state diSpcn>ary profits of 1906
by the sum Of $9l.2l21l.
The statement prepared by Mr..
West gives the number Of diSpen-
sarlrS in each county. The gross sales.
the net profit. The per crMta"r Of pro-
iii on sales. the leakage and the per-
rrMla"r of hrcakn~r on sales. II fol-
lows:
AhhrvilIr~-GroSS sales %2l.1j5.i1
brcaka"c 5000: net profit EG.2l0.lS
GAIN 10 per cent: brcaka"r 700 pc,
cent: number dispcnsarirS |.
Aikcn-~GrnsS sales $24 4,GO3.9l
hrrakayr &23lG2: ncl profit $685.
50: gain Il per cent: hrcaka"c 30C
per cent; number Of diSpcnsaricS 5
lSambcr"-t;r"Ss sales %lS,4GS
Ircaka@e $l23.7o: net profit $3,Sll..
IT; gain 26 per cent; breakagc POS
per cent; number Of dispcnsarics :.
Barnwcll--GroSs sales $40. .137.71;
breakagc $34l.39: net profit 1880.
30; gain "a per cent: brcakayc 37C
per cent: number Of dispcnsaricS 10
Bcnufort-Gross sales $lS.334 SO
breakagc f17S.S3: net profit $780,
95; gain l9 per cent: brcakagc 3OG
per cent; number Of dispcnsarics 5.
Bcrkclcy-Gross sales $7,Gs3.O2
brcakagc $G5.10; net profit 81 .4Gl .SS
gain % per cent: brcakagc EGO pc,
cent; number Of dispcnsarics 4.
Charlcsto1--Gross sales $47 .5052G
brcakagc $191 .45; net profit $11.1S7.
SG; gain 30 per cent; brcakawc 12(