Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-12-30
BOOZE TRADE
PrshAiisa csalties Are Paying Their
Reveale Ab.sai.
FLOODED WITH LIQUOR

Booss Houses Fined . Picnic tn
the Dry Territory of This and
Other States, ana Reap . Rich
Harvest OF Cash That Gould be
Better Spent.
The Columbia State says tho resi-
dents OF the dry counties In South
Carolina Are not to be without their
Christmas ''boose." The abolition
Of the dispeasary has seemingly not
Quenched their thirst. for every day
the Columbia ONCE OF the Southern
express company receives and dis
tributes hundred or more packages
Of whiskey to the dry counties
Most OF the ''sperits" received
comes from Jacksonville, although
some Is received from Richmond.
The trade has increased 90 much. as
the holidays grow nearer, that the
shipments OF whiskey have over
reached the capacity OF the express
cars and the fast freight In used in
bringing the packages and cases
here where the distribution Is made
by the express company to the trains
entering those parts OF the State
where an arid desert prevails.
The sensation OF the season In
express circles came q few DAYS ago
when a box car nlled with packages
OF Christmas booze was RET we'd
Jacksonville. The ear was split here
and the packages consigned by regu-
lar express to the destinations spec.-
hed on tho packages.
IT Ia said that at SpartanburE 50
much LIQUOR for Christmas consump-
ton was received that the regular
channel at the express ONCE was
ctogged With supplIcants for packag-
es OF cheer. and those wishing 10
send Christmas rememorances found
II dinicult TO consiEn their gifts to
tho clerks. This continued for n
while until relieved by the establish
ment Of special depot for packagee
or whishey, and for this alone. Even
at that visitor 70 the city from
Spartanburs says that 70 ret q Ing
or case. position was at premium
IN the line. as Is the case when a
big production Is put on for one
night only. and everybody In town
wishes to take a friend to see the
show. and tickets are scarce.
The oid familiar Jug is seen no
more and the little brown jug with
It's red sealing wax. except the Jugs
are usually white. are now shipped
In neat packages and the initiated
might not know what the pretty
boxes contain.
On account of the variety and con
venient modes OF transit from Jack
sonviile 20 Columbia, the majority
OF packages for residents OF the dry
counties near Columbia. order their
booze" from the Florida city. al
though some prefer the Richmond
houses. In the upper part OF the
State Richmond has the inside track
and special to The States from
Richmond few nights ago tells
what an enormous business the yir-
sinia whiskey houses are doing
This special says:
AS q distributing poin, for the
entire South. as we'll as for many
states of the Middlet West. Rich
mond at this seasion has shipped
probably more whiskey TO dry sec
lions than was ever sent out in the
ssme length OF time from any CITY
In the country. NOT excepting New
fork and Chicago which arc situat
I'D IN territories surrounded by cit
les. towns and counties that have
never been affected by the temper.
nee wave This declaration Is based
ON statements made by leading yhis-
Key dealers and on estimates fur
nished by representatives OF the va
rions express companies.
Tho bulk OF these gigantic shin.
ments have been consigned to indi-
viduais la North Carolina, South
Carolina. Georgia. Alabama. MissIs-
sipPi and the various dry sections
OF Virginia. At tho same time enor.
nous quantities of distilled spirits
nave been shipped to Texas. Indiana
Florida aud Illinois.
The express companies have rout.
ed warehouse especially for tho
handling OF these shipments. II
Is estimated that from 1000 to
10000 cases of whiskoy are being
sent out by the mail order houses
In Richmond and Manchester daily.
The average OF contents OF each
package is from threc to Ave gal
Ions. This indicates that at least
10000 gallons OF whiskcy are ship
ped from this city each day. The
whiskoy establishments are working
night and day" o