The state chronicle., 1886-11-18
IOW PROHIBITION WORKS.


3Tunkcnne-, Has Decreased.
From Raleigh Christian tlFoclte
\ great many people both inside and
outside of Raleigh are watching with
great auziety the practical result. Of
prohibition in Raiei-h Daring the
past four months We have ricd il. This
period ha- uliarly tested the matter
We hayc had during this time two cir
cu-es. five political conventions, All cx-
citing political canvass. the state Fair.
andthc election. Ofcourse these events
threw large crowds Of all kinds Of pco-
pie into Raleigh. Some Of u. who real
" want to know if prohibition does
practically prohi hit, have watched close
IN tor the result. and notwithstanding
tile fl THAT the Capital Club y selling
liquor 10 It's members and their guests
and notwithstanding the fact that the
county commissioners finally backed
down and issued licenses for bar rooms
on each side Of the city. outside Of the
township, yet every lair-minded, cbsel-
want man il bound to admit that pro-
hibition il doing 4 splendid work tor
Raleigh.
We have taken the trouble to 20 over
various portions Of the city and we have
interviewed the mayor, the chief OF po-
lice. some Of the merchants in all lines
Of trade, and some Of the. lawyers, and
the universal testimony Of both lrohi-
bitionieJ7 and anti -prohibitioni.ts with
whom we converscd, is that prohibition
has been great blessing to Raleigh.
= As TO BUSINESS
1t was argued by many, and feared
by some good men. that closing the bar
rooms would iniurc the trade Of Raleigh
that it would drive tobacco and cot
ton and other trade away from Us. And
on this idea an attempt was made to
turn our business men against it. We
have gone among the business men and
inquired if their business has been IN
.jured By prohibition, and the reply eve
~ time has been that they are having
a better business than before. One
prominent merchant said that he was
really afraid it would hurt his business
anu Noteu against H. pl't 'i"' lii' Jus
ness was not hurt at all, ON the contrary
that it was better than usual. The
grocery merchants all said that they are
uoiiiS illoio ~ llieo9 iio'' 'ii.'ii iiol
tore. we could ma not y single ousl-
ness man whose business has been hurt
by it except the liquor dealers themsci-
vcs They he il said to their credit
ii''S 7 ''''' d 5o''' '''i|',"o - 'iis
ehl9fcemeht OF the law
As further evidence Of the fact that
business in Raleigh is not hurt. we .iye
below i number Of clippings the dates
of tbeir aDnearanca heinz, indicated IA
.tl e.,
heii "Ullh9 ''i0 p''s' l'''i ii'oi' li.o = oiii
the daily Ne"' "114 ob@erfe' OF TINS city
showing that business has steadily i'm
proved in Raleigh. and the Ne.rs aud
ObSerrcr is not considered friendly to
prohibition. let it be remembered as YOU
raad those oxtracts
The tobacco season ends the last day
of the present month and the warehouse
fiollrcs showing the total sales are look
ed for with considerable interest. The
season now closing has not been suc-
cessful so far as prices were concerned.
save for high grades. in any market.
Raleigh has held its own vcrv we'll.
iilceS peIc nave always peeh tqual 70
the pest pald ailgW lefe y e'co an" ~
so'fer NcPt. Z4t4, 1880.
There were lively scenes at the cotton
platform yesterday. Cotton wagons of
| all descriptions rolled IN by the score
and the bales began to make brave
show on the platform. The samplers.
like the Weighers. were busy. The re-
Ss'p'7 !, w 55tI - .ac ''''li''- n ''''o7
1t Is very pleasant sight to see here
again the faces OF many farmers who for
several years have been selling their
cotton elsewhere. They have returned
| to their first love and say that Raj
| eigh leads the State III big prices for
/ cottOn.-N. $. a.. Sept. 25th, SO.
,r,bo,.o GOOD ,lool I,,,;1l;,,
a. palaiah ,,a,-e, no.sas - ;,I7,i7,,,.a7
N. s. o.. Sept. 26tb, 'S6.
Inc coming season halel9h starts OH
with two sales warehouses, y storage
Werehouse. pug factory smoking
tooacGo factory ;, ana Two spacious new new,
pile,G llot'SGs' nc ool y VI buyers VIII
oe laf?G aiiIi GlieI9etlc' ana some new
men VII plopapis ptColllc members
y. y ~, 'Nett. Z9f4- 90.
The tobacco year ends tomorrow