The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-28
BOOZE TRADE
Prohibition Counties Are Paying Their
Revenue Abroad.
FLOODED WITH LIQUOR
The Booze Houses Find a Picnic In

The Booze Houses Find Picnic In
the Dry Territory of This and
Other States, and Reap Rtch
Harvest Of Cash That Gould he
Better Spent.
The Columbia State says the resi-
dents Of the dry counties in South
Carolina are not to be without their
Christmas booze" The abolition
Of the dispensary has seemingly not
quenched their thirst, for every day
the Columbia Office Of the Southern
express company receives and dis
tributes a 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 so much, rs
the holidays grow nearer, that the
shipments of whiskey have over
reached the capacity of the express
cars and the fast freight Is used in
bringing the pckages and cases
here where the distribution is made
by the express company to the trains
entering those parts of the Stata
where an arid desert prevails.
The sensation Of the season IN
express circles came few days ago
when box car filed with packages
of Christmas booze was received fron
Jacksonville. The car was split here
and the packages consigned by regu-
lar express to the destinations speca-
fed on the packages.
1t is said that at Spartanburg 50
much liquor for Christmas eonsump-
tion was received that the regular
channel at the express Office was
clogged with suppl,cants for packag-
es of cheer, and those wishing 10
send Christmas remembrances found
1t difficult to eonsign their gifts to
the clerks. This continued for o
while until relieved by the establish.
ment Of special depot for packages
ofwhiskey. and for this alone Even
at that a visitor to the city from
Spartanburg says that to get jus
or case, position was at premium
| in the line, as Is the case when q
big production is put on for one
night only, and everybody In town
wishes to take friend to see the
show, and tickets are scarce.
The old familiar jug is seen no
more and the little brown jug with
its 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
sonville to 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 a special to The State from
| oh MI
what an enormous business the Vir-
ginia whiskey houses are doing.
This special says:
GAS distributing point for the
entire South, as well as for many
States Of the Middle West, Rich
mond at this season has shipped
probably more whiskey to dry Sec
tions than was ever seEt out in the
same length OF time from any city
in the country, not excepting New
York and Chicago, which are situat-
ed in territories surrounded by cit
les, towns and counties that have
never been affected by the temper
ance wave. This declaration is based
on statements made by leading Whis-
key dealers and on estimates fur
nished by representatives OF the We
rious express companies.
THE bulk OF these gigantic ship
ments have been consigned to indi-
viduals in North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Missis-
sippi and the various dry sections
OF Virginia. At the same time enor-
nous quantities Of distilled spirits
have been shipped to Texas, Indiana.
Florida and Illinois.
THE express companies have rent
ed a warehouse especially for tho
handling Of these shipments. II
Is estimated that from 1000 to
10000 cases Of whiskey are being
sent out by the mail order houses
in Richmond and Manchester daily.
The average Of contents Of each
package is from three to five gal
ions. This indicates that at least
10000 gallons Of whiskcy are ship
ped from this city each day. The
whiskey establishments are working
night and day