The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1907-02-01
STATE NSPENSARY DOOMED.
The Report of the Committee Dam.
ages lnstitution--H House
Against II.

third reading of the Carey-Coth-
ran bill and killed the Richards
bill. This is complete routing
of the dispensary forces. 1t is
plainly evident that the house
means to kill the State dispensary.
1t seems that local option will pre-
vail, that is, that counties will be
given the right to choose between
prohibition or county dispensary.
This is Governor Ansel's platform.
He is in sentiment prohibitionist,
and believes in local option.
COMMITTEES INVESTIGATION OF D,SPtNSARY.
We tnd as matters Of fact:
I. That the State dispensary is
over-stocked, and that there was
on hand in the State dispensary
on January 15,, 1907, about $685.
900 worth of slt' .Ssy
2. That $4,000 worth of stock
is sufficient to run the State dis
pensary. We find that this over
stocking has been going on both
under the old board of directors
and under the new board.
3. We further find that in the
purchase Of liquors for the dispen-
sary, the law has not been OBJ
served in number of instances.
and that liquors have been bought
contrary to the rule established by
the board itself for the purchase
Of liquor.
4. We find that the present
board of directors passed rule
on or about the 9th day of March,
1906, that all orders for the pur-
chase of liquors must be signed
by at least two members of the
board of directors, but said order
20 allow fSe' crtix on the Uoa'o "
order the bulk goods. p,.ck
We find that Mr.. Ohm blass' &
T,nember Of the board OF one..I -
orc purchased large amount ~, "
@ Tnnor amounting to about !,oos
hsrre,s from Clark Bros: & Sons
of Peoria, H., said Black masn,. :a
said purchase in person III 80,
TN. We also find that at the sam ,,'
time and place he made a pu
oh.se from Lehman & Co., u
a,r'o,,nt of which we have been "
ahis 70 ascertain, but 800 barre
were shipped to and reSe'Seu 1 .,
the State dispensary. we q, O.
6nd that Mr.. Black maae !! =.
chase in person in Cneinn. .l
Ohio. OF 600 cases OF hqnoi ~
Wnvse Bros. These three lots
i;nror % thus purchased by
nMuE n. amounted to about 81;
~ E. We find from the test,m
that the liquor thus purchaseo
NJ Black from Clark BROS
Sons at S1.so to $I.75 pei, ga
% = verv inferior quality OF hq
he;rq what is known as nigh
and is not worth more than a,'
to sI.3s per gallons, and ca
boupht in the market at that !
We find from the testil
that Mr.. Black is out OF the
and we are informed that
s;cL and hence it was impoo
for the committee TO get y, ~,
t;monv. but letter OF ms III
t;or TO said Clark and lie
,,,rchase is in evidence, and
pttent;on is called to the stat
therein contained. .os,
8 We find from the tcs'
that the present board OF on
has constantly substitute
Goods to be shipped out
County dispensaries, in place
Goods ordered by the cou'
6ensers, and that the goods
stituted were not satisiac
the county dispensers, or
people. and that they "ele
over the protest of the co,
Oensers. and over the pr
the State commissioner.
q. We further hnd
board Of directors tailea
ed to buy in sufficient q
x corn, x gin and X rye,
there was big demand
class OF goods, and that I
claims that certain hrms !
ship out this class OF 60
ordered, but we find on
ton that there are on
bids from other reputa
offering to furnish these
10 We further find
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