The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-29
BOOZE TRADE
Prohibition Counties Are Paying Their
Resenne Abroad.
FLOODED WITH LIQUOR
Booze. Houses Fined a Picnic in
the Dry Territory OF This and
Other States. and Reap a Rich
Harvest of Cash That Could b.
Better Spent.

Better Spent.
The Columbia State says the resi-
dents o. the d:y counties in South
Carolina are 20: 10 De without ;hci,
Christmas booze. The abolition
OF ;he d!s2ensa-y has seemingly not
cueached the!. thirst. 10. every day
tie Columbia ofce OF The Southern
express company receives and dis
tributes = hundred or more packages
o. wAiskcy to The dry counties
Most Of the "sper:;s. received
comes from Jacksonville. although
some IS received from Richmond
The trade has increased so much. as
the holidays grow nearer. that "a"
shipments OF wh!ske! have over
reached ,he capacity o: the express
cars and the fast freight IS used N
bringing the packages ard cases
Aere where the distribution is made
by the express company TO the trains
entering those parts OF ;ae State
where an arid desert prevails.
The sensation Of tho season IN
express circles came few days ago
when . boz car allied with packages
Of Christmas booze wss received
Jacksonville. The ca. was split here
and the packages consigned BY regu.
lar express to the destinations speci-
ded on the packages.
II is said that at Spar.anburg so
much liquor for Christmas consunp-
iion was received that the regular
channel st the express Office was
ciogged with supp!Icants for packas-
es OF cheer. and those wishing 20
send Christmas reuenb.ances found
il difficult to consign their gifts to
the clerks. This continued for
while until relieved by the establish
ment OF special depo, FOR packages
e wh!ske:. and 70. this alone Even
At TIA, visitor 70 the city from
Spastanbu:s says that 20 get jug
r- case. position was 8: premium
L the line. as is he case when
S:g production IS pu; on for one
c:gkt only. and everybody N tow,
wishes TO take friend 70 see tho
show. and tickets are scarce.
TIE old familiar Jug IS seen no
more and tie little brown iu; With
is rel sealing wax e1cep: the jugs
re usually white. are now shipped
= nea, packages aat :he initiated
.aigA; not know what toe pge,sy
,-oXes contain.
Ga sccoun. OF :ha variety ana con
:eaient modes OF t-ansi, from Jack
;onv!lle 70 Columbia. the majority
IF packages for residents OF tAe dry
Counties nea. Co!ums sie. order ;hei:
booze rom :he Florida city. al!
though some p1e:e. the Richmond
houses In the upper par, OF the
STATE Richmond has :he inside track
.1d Z special 10 The States from
Richmond few nights ago tells
what an enormous business the VIZ.
cinia whiskey houses are doing
This special SAYS:
LAS q distributing poir, 10! ths
entire SoHth. as well IS FOR many
states CT the Middlet West. Rich
moad a, t:.is seasio1 has sh!ppec
probably more whiskey 10 dry sec
lions than was ever sent out ic the
ssme length OF time from any c:;y
in the country. no; excepting New
York and Chicago. which are sI,ust
"a iu territories surrounded by cit
les, towns and counties that have
neYer been affected By the temper.
nee wave. This declaration IS based
n statements made by leading whts-
rev dealers and oa estimates fur
Ii.hed By representatives o; the va
-ious express companies.
The bulk OF these gigantic ship
aents have been consigned 10 ind:-
-idus!s IN North Carolina. South
Carolina. Georgia. Alabama. siissis.
,ippi and the various Cry section
4 Virginia. At the same time euor-
nous quantities OF distilled spirit.
aare been shipped TO Texas. Indiana.
Florida and Illinois.
The express companies have rent
ID warehouse especially for ;he
handling Of these shipments. !;
Is estimated that from 1000 TO
10000 cases Of whiskey are being
sen; out by the mai! order houses
IN Richmond and Manchester daily
The average Of contents o: each
package is from taree 10 dve gal
ions. This indicates that =, ieas'
4o,ens gallons Of whiskey are ship
,ed from this city each dar. The
vaissey es:s :sh!ishneats are workin'
night and day.
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