New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-02-10
! y The. Lottery Ques.Iom.- :,

-
in regard to lotteries, not only on account of Til
fairness with which the various lotteries have Beer
conducted, but still more by reason Of the many large
prizes sold ip this city in the last few years Certain
y SHAT it has grown into regular business, and We
believe that majority Of our citizens are in favor
iegalizing it. Were the clanse in the constitution
prohibiting the Of tickets stricken out Of and
tax or license levied like on that of other business,
could be made the source of considerable revenue il
this city and III charter could be granted, or
State lottery established two thirds of the money
now being constantly drained out Of as would remain
at home We are told that at least half million
dollars annually goes from here sale of Havana
tickets, to help support government and army
foreign and hostile 70 ne in every respect Until
within the past two or three years there was some
excase for this, as we had here no reliable concern
for those to invest in who felt inclined but within
that time a Southern Lottery, drawn and owned By
Southern men, has been in successful operation In
our sister States of Alabama and Georgia. We aIlude
to the lotteries Of Samuel Swan u Co.. known as the
Southern Military and Fort Gaines, which have
npidy grown into public favor and prize after prize
distributed, many of them of large amounts, and but
afew weeks ago their capital was paid to parties in
this city. - ~ ~ ~ Il = - fis
The charter of the Alabama originally granted for
three years, expired on last Saturday, but we learn
from the managers that they hope to have it renewed
OF the next session Of the Legisaturecf that State
In the meantime they win carry on the Georgia,
drawing itoftener and by being able to devote their
whole time and attention to it,smake it, il possible,
more popular than ever. It has already within the
last few months, rapidly increased in favor with our
citizens but do not think in the same proportion
it. Should compared with It's great rival the Havana.
The latter has been amongst us for so many years
that It has become habit with many to invest in it,
without comparing itwith the Georgia studying the
chances and advantages of the latter over the former
We find, by the new scheme of the Havana, that
they issue, % 900 tickets against total capital of
$500, ooe their tickets selling at so, while the
scheme price tothe Government, (fonpd in all hotter
res py.qivdihgthe number Of tickets into theamount
q capta) is but Si2, or SC TO the flo ticket. On
the other hand the Georgia issues So 900 tickets of
Slo each, with atotal capital of $204 900, making
the scneme price Fraction under ST, or si4 to $40
TICKET. IN me Havana, the capital prize Is 100000
with 229 prizes in ALL while the Georgia has capital
of $500o0 with 3,2eo prizes, thus presenting far
greater number Of prizes-whe, as shown above thew
distribute IN proportion decidedly larger ano1nt Of
money than The Havana, on the prncSne tbe mana.
gers have adopted, Of giving the public a better
chance to win prize, instead of keepings all the
chances in their own favor Another feature Of the
Georgia is, that it offers an advantage no other lot
terry does, in guaranteeing certain amount of prize
money to those investing, the ratio of $20prize out
Of every 500 invested Looking at it in all these
points, we certainly consider it superior to all Others
and have no doubt that long it is conaueted in
the spirit and manner it nows, that it will grow more
popular every day, and both managers and patrons
feel they have just cause to be satisfied at the future
| Of The Georgia lottery.