busy american booze traders were also a staple in govenlock. to avoid legal problems, bootleggers would have to obtain a tourist pass at canada border entry points. they would come to the pioneer town in their fords, studebakers, packards, and hudsons. the empty cars' rears were filled with sand bags until they filled up at the liquor houses. this was done to avoid suspicion when they rode empty of booze, light without a load. canadian beer cost 12 cents per bottle and was said to be highly prized. whiskey was more expensive and more lucrative. it was transported in barrels. each barrel had three burlap sacks, with 24 four-quart bottles - wrapped in straw - in each sack. a barrel wholesaled for $24. when it reached the united states, it sold for $140. a carload of 14 barrels of beer and five cases of whiskey could fetch a profit of $2,500.