The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-25
RH ORT on noARD.
What tho state Dis nanahry Dtd Durs
ing l.asg d, X oar. &

What the state Die snahry Did DUR
tng Lsss oars 81 6
10 hia Exoeilsney D, 6. Ife yard,
Governor OF South 0sYclins; VIC
hsye the honor TO snbmitt To yonifoi
POUR info orpaAtion ana i also for Che
General Asse efnbly, This, oar Yoport OF
the business dons by the di6psnssry
during the fiscaI yeaf closing Nossna.
b9rs 80, u
The attached .stss telnenta Will ahoas
chat the total cost OF li9nors, ssines3
heer, etc, chased during EIle year
sIsi6uhts tc o., .aa, 4 6 s, SOS s69. ana the
totai sleB amount TO 82. SO 85, 1871 II O..
phe total supplies boua aht, s23, ell 80.
Ehe ln0b earnings for aeconn6 of tiis
school fund for the fsoAl year, sllich
have been placed 10 ita cgodi d. mount
TO e23 ,88 IL q. he small ANA cunt t,f
profit PLACED TO the credit OF 6lie
schoo fund this year Id ceount0d for
BY the fsnt that inyoicea ana0untin9
to- o. ta1,, 787. so, sqas tn zen In 81 ii IL ia
she fiscal year closing NogombeY 80,
19oe and not charged on the books
until the foiloW ing Tefr, by reason OF
which ou y net pro dts $TerS reduced
just this amount y, or, IL, othsr words,
fSe would ta We IA ada a net profit Of
5el86, ,6b0,44. 81 ndsf our present sys.
tenn this cannop possib blys ooour,
The net profits that, hav8 scornafli
to and b0en equally divided betssea
che towns and counties amount TO
1862 098.80, ma king the total 3 earn.
ings for the year for the achooI fund, !,
counties and towns, 95T5, ,976S 9a.
We have paid into the State
treasury Dtcamber L, 1905, (hho ba aqir,.
ming OF the fiscal Year,) on accounts Of
the school fund the amount OF $780,.
600 leaving . balance due bhe school
fund, }s63 ,409.94, which we today
have patdin full, masking our pay.
.ments on account of gchool fund for
the year 1905 ko2I3, 400 94. 4, ,,s;ss
On December ] ! 1905, we found the
dlspensary owing the school fund
$3.50, 628 so. Ss y. 3,
On assuming the dutie8. OF our
office we found abott 1900, 900 worth
of high priced barrel goods, largely;
In excess Of the amount needed by,
.he dispensary. We employed j. .E
BsQ, TO look into the mat.
ter of these purchases and see II we
were liable for the payment Of theEe
goods In nearly every instanca we
found THAI the hougeB .whieh had
shipped these goods 10 the dispsnssry
were willing to take them back, they
paying the freight on the returned
goods.2 Acting on the advice of
Attorney McDonSld, we returned
9l19, 249.74 OF the above goods, aud
have used considerable paffb Of ttiliei
balancs. We include la this report
Of Mr.. MoDonald's report in full and
respectfully aHk thaf be- he3 paid
literally for his services.
q We axe now Installing a rec Sifyipg
gnd blepding plant, which win spsacr
SsctSisSy Go away 81 sth ttl O. besa1 In 4; OF
CASE goods, and which will yield the
State . larger profit, and give more
DO home. people, and give
better satisfaction generally.
We are very much grati6o6 to state
that the business Of the disponsaIy
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
amouna to conduct the business OF
the dispensary.
We beg to call your abteution to
the very limited time allowed the
expert accountants In, which tc ,,hech
books OF the d,spens3ry, which IL
thirty days. Ind suggest thNt the
time be increased to forty days, with
q ponsa0ion OF five doIlars Per
day. This will insure ample time In
~hich to do the work and will secure
tho very best talent.
In conclusion, we most respectfully
refer you to the rep >rt Of the Legisln
tive committee and the expert 40
countants appointed. by tha Cover.
nor as 80 the dispehsary management
All Of which is respectfully submit.
ted.
j. M. Rawlinson, Chairman;
Jos. b. Wylie,
John Black
State Board OF Directors.
M. II. Mobley. Oiork.