The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-23
REPORT OF BOARD.
What the State Dlspensary Did Dur-
ing Last Year.

What the State Dispensary Did Dul
ing Last Year.
To his Exesiiency, D. Q. Heyar6
Governor cf South Carolina: "
have the norof to submit 20 you TO
your information aud also for th
General Assembly: this, our report o
the business done by the dispensa,
during the fiscal year closing Noysn
ber 80, 1905.
The attached statements will sho
that the total cost OF liquors, wines
beer, etc, purchased during the ysa
amounts to s2,167,5e 50. and I'll
total sales amount to 81. 5S5, 1877. 16
The total supplies bought, s23 .671. 80
The net earnings fox account OF th
school fund for the fiscal year, wh.cl
have been placed to its credit, anoun
TO s23, 1888 Il. The small amount o
profit placed to the credit OF tn
school fund this yesr is accounted fo'
by the fast that invoices amounting
to s141, 1870, was taken IN stock IL
the t3cal year closing November 80
1895, and not charged on the book
until the following year, by reason O.
which ou7 net profits were reduced
just this amount, or, IN other words
we would have made ret profit o.
sl65, 650.44. Under our present sys
tenn this cannot possibly occur.
The net profits that have accrued
to and been equally divided between
the towDs and counties amount tt
1852, ,0s8.S0, making the total earn
legs for the year for the school fund
counties and towns, s575,975 81.
We have paid into the State
treasury D;cambsr i, 1905, (the bggin
ming Of the fiscal yeal on account o.
the school fund the amount Of 1885,
coo leaving q balance due the schoo
fund, 1858. .409.94, which we today
have paid in full, making cur pay.
ments on account Of school fund fol
the year 1905 S2l3 409 "a.
On December ] 1905, we found the
dispensary owing the school fund
s1S9, 526 so.
On assuming the duties Of ouI
Office We found about 100000 worth
Of high priced barrel goods, largely
in excess Of the amount needed by
the dispenssry. We employed J. E
Mcdonald, E:Q, to look into the mat
ter OF these purchases and see II We
were liable fcr the payment Of these
goods In nearly every instance We
found that the houses which hsc
shipped these goods to the dispanssrJ
were willing to take them back, they
paying the freight on the returned
goods. Acting on the advice o.:
Attorney Mcdonald. we returned
s119, 24974 OF the above goods, ano
have used q considerable part Of the
balance. We include in this report
Of Mr.. MeDonald's report ir full apo
respectfully ask that he be PAID
Hberally for his services.
We are now installing q rsc:!tyicg 6
and blending plant, whtttssh VII prsa-
tically do away With the handling o!
case goods, and which will ytald the
State ! larger profit, ana give more
employment to home people, and give
better satisfaction generally.
We are very much gratife6 to state
that the bushes; Of the dispensary
has been conducted with harmony In
all the departments. We wish. how.
ever, to call your attention to the
fact that 100000 is an insufficient
amount TO conduct the business o.
the dispenssiy.
We beg to call your attention ta
the very limited time allowed tne
expert accountants in which to cbeof
books OF the dispenssry, which Is
thirty Gays, and suggest that the
time oe increased to forty days. vito
q compensation OF five dollars PEI
day. This will insure ample time in
which to do the work and will secure
the very best talent.
In conclusion, we most respectfully
refer you to the report Of the Legisla
tive committee and the expert sc
countsnts appointed by the Cover.
nor as to the dispensary management
All OF which is respectfully submit
ted.
J. NJ. Rswllnson, Chairman;
Jos. 8. Wylie,
John Black
State Board OF Directors.
NJ. q. Mobley, C!srk.