Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-07-29

-e=t=s Gle loss ct -+elr time and what they ought
- -1.ee- Industry So a-a ~ the common pron-
ertE OF -ae STATE Il te.g o- these demons irca--
nate attend re some uze.lL business. there axe
s5',san-s @. Others who spend portions II their
time and monet behind tile scrazgs and I'm the
back rooms cellars or garre.s o. those anu-caafn-
Cars ~ hell. called Saloons. Groceries. S-c tcc So
taat .-e balance Is more than turned AGAINST the
saving. from what little business sessl 1I them do
= The losses sustained ag fires. Ii is estiyul-
F Ten that aoJ1a-J worth o. property has been
consumed or destroyed by Ere IN our State with
in Tie year past and thar two thirds OF these fires
! were caused By Iuceudiaries, stimulated 10 the
deed OF darkness by liquor: or bv the careessuess
! OF persons under The influence OF drin- This. II
true-anG no candid man can doa5r twill make
another item of lead less 70 Uhe State of 100000
.. The loss OF ships, vessels, boats and their
cargoes OF RATS cattle, horses. crops. Sc &c oc-
cl=io'el 1y iAe carelessaess negligence, or wicked
ness ot men Ill liquor, cannot be less than SlU0.-
900 u.ore
| 4. The waste and worse tlau waste. of prop
cry perverted from useful purposes and used in
. The traffic. Nj Huebzcumaun of Milwaukee
sad DO tae Senate that there was hair nuLll1l OF
property invested in alst-H.eriss ard breweries in
the state This Is NO dolat q great exs Ereratian
on his part, and all .aT effect; vet let An have
the benefit OF n, 10 ard his cause I'D its dJlrar1gd
march. II halt million IS thus invested then
there Is so much more loss Ia. tie State from the
tTaihc. The census of the L. s shows that a lit
tie over SS.ytotuU IS thus invested, in the Union
+ This would give 10 Wisconsin about 100000
which, for the sake OF truth. we will assume in
stead OF hall a million. But in this connection
there Is another item Of waste that is of property
invested in the various buildings erected and kept
for the purpose of reading these liquors This
would be az least 100000 more including those
buildings only, which are eNc.uslre used for this
purpose.
e. X Is estimated that there Is one drunkarj.
who Is iHcaoaO.e oi business IN every sou souls
IN Inc l. ,. Tbs, ~ population of 25,09ocJo,
. makes 9JlIJ CFuHkaTds- AMI Il population of
100000 [our estimated num5cr) IT gives SJ9.-
lneSe are not only useless 10 the community. as
noL being pE0a@EtrS, but they are an actual eE-
peH~e. and must laye support. and by operation
OF ieW. they have lien as sure and certain as d
mortgage upon fle real and personal property Of
I lhe state i2E their support. These men and wo-
Hen-ior Some q them are such-nay be either
among me pauPeIs and thus supported by the
towns, or they nay be nursed fed and clothed by
!l'.'-S- II ny Inc towns, inen taeIr support Is
.nai--el IN JIe above estimated taxes And ii
l-ly were an mus supported AZ l3y per amman,
-i1','' J, "o4.+ account lof Ss3t97 OF the estl-
-'la.'o 81 D-tt II one nan o. loeiI number are
N'I, 'l 'i.5 -of4 oJ '-1 At'--e7s OF HieHoNs sun
Ae '"Iaen Is ON them 10 ne amount expended
ana may ye estimated al ol-5 eaca per anaut1,
. HiAthS s2-,I.l iAeh here are eJ9 drunkards.
wa" 'bs"t 10 ADJ 10 the common stock OF the
,7.-.- anu. e-l'ld-F o.et ana ABOVE 'Ae.E support al
'N~ -- ~-'' '.-''N-- ~ 's'i- lli1N1 --'-'1-l.
-''..' I'D SUM up '.l "-5-1' we nave
. l. L. 'ae shape o- taxes. directly paid
out 100000
2 Losses from gama.tag- 100000
+ p Losses from fires, 100000
. =. Losses l1 SLIPS ac au water aai
animals sc, - land 100000
5. Ma-.e b, property ia d.z.Iller.as
a- h..a-f. 10000