Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-21
ProhibItion in Georgia.

1t is said that eighteen distilleries were
run in Pike this year instead of five, as
heretofore.
1t is said that Fowler win clear $4,000
in his barroom near Athens before his
license expires.
Property in Worth county Is worth 100
per cent. more to-day than 1t was before
prohibition gan its good work.
There is going to be lively fight on the
prohibition question in Dodge. The
balance of power is with the brother in
black.
The auti-prohibitionists OF Atlanta
boast that they will ruin the business Of
the EceRing Capitol. Col. Avery prints
81 spicy sheet that no one class can
ruin its business.
One of the arguments most often used
by runs allies during the prohibition
fights now in progress in the state, is one
to the effect that times Will be improved
fnanca 'ly by tempting men to squander
their money in dram shops.
Atlanta is actually wild with excite
ment over the prohibition election, and
bands of 900 men, with blue or red badges
PINNED on them, are constantly parading
the streets. The advocates even wear
liquor and prohibition craYats.
On Wednesday next the citizens OF
Calhoun and Rssaca, in Gordon county,
will be called on to vote on the question
of prohibition in their respective towns
Tuere is no doubt as TO how either will
go, as both towns have elected ''dry"
councils for several years past.
In whisky days several men in Worth
| county never owned a horse. and never
| tried, for it took all their cash to keep up
the whisky seller. Now they are sober,
/ III.
stock, are opening good little farms and
sending their children to school.
gentleman in Athens was taken sick
Thursday, aud wanted to get quart OF
| liquor for a drink. One Of his friends
! started around Athens and could not find
n drop, Athens being as dry az a powder
| horn. This fact shows that prohibition
! does prohibit, 80 far as the Classic City is
concerned.
! Barnesville Orthodox Democrat: Robert
| Mcfarland. of Epson, owned n neighbor-
! hood dlstillery. This summer some Of
''the best people"-prOhibition neqh-
| bOrs-sent their fruit to his dstillery.
! Mr.. Mcfarland declined to make their
brandy, and tOld them he would insist
that they practice what they preach.
| When prohibition first went into effect
| in Worth there were from eighteen to
|
| Albany 10 Ty Ty. gentleman asked
the express agent from time TO time how
| many jugs he was receiving and he re-
| ported less and less, and in ten or eleven
| months be said that be did not receive
| more than one or TWO per week.
Every town and county IN Georgia
where prohibition is in force reports in
creased prosperity and happiness. Bust
ness has mob permanently decreased in &
| single instance, Here's what the grand
| jury of GHmeF county said "Wednesday Ia
their geHef presentsnents Knowing As
we do the evil effect and, influence Of in.
| t0xieating liquors upon our community
| as we'll as the whole county, we beTeb :
recommend that tue Ordinary OF til s
| county still refuse TO grant any license %
/ retail liquor dealers in our county, And
| in this connection we, as body, do So Y
| that we are heartily In sympathy with
the prohibition movement now agitated
| in the state"
GAINESVILLE Gazette: We were surprised
| TO see Senator T. b. Cabanss reported
last Friday morning by the Macon Ieie-
| graph as saying prohibition had killed the
| trade Of Bonneville. We are only sur
| prised that he had not charity enough in
| him tO ascribe something to destructive
| fire that swept away twO-tbirds OF the
| bu6iness portion of the town. including
| both business houses and stocks Of goods.
| We DEFY any town in the state Of the size
| TO show more accomplished in one year,
| than GAINESVILLE can and does show. No
| prohibition did not hurt the business
| of GAINESVILLE, and we could very clearly
| demonstrate ii in fe w words by way OF
comparison if it were necessary 20 do so.