Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-01-01
PROHIBITION POINTS.
THE EFFECT OF IROHIBITION IN
NEWN.iN
Business Better-Reaf Estate Advancing,
A New Bank Added, Churches Built,
a Ringing Letter "Signed by
Every Merchant and Busi
ness Man in Newman,
Etc

This letter has been received at Pro.
hibition hcadqGnSsers, and will be
shown any one wishing to examine it.
Newman, Ga, October 30, 1885
Gentleman: In reply to your letter Of
29th instant, beg leave to submit the
following:
l. Since prohibition went into oper-
alton in Coweta county, there has been
steady and healthy increase of bust
ness. There has been o marked reviy-
al in commercial transactions, and our
county was never in more flourish
ing condition.
2. There has been moro building and
more improvements in real estate since
the adoption Of prohibition measures
three years ago than in the ten yoars
preceding. The value of real estate
has been increased 25 per cent. We
have built three large manufacturing
establishments. We have invested
$4,000 in one new church and in
completing and repairing two other
church buildings \ large number of
brick stores have been erected, a sec
ond national bank has been chartered
and located herc-and our course is
onward and upward.
3. As necessary result there has
been an increased demand for labor.
There are persons here today doing
well in our workshops who left your
city to avoid the temptation of the
dramshops.
L. 1t has been remarked by manu-
facturers that the quality of labor has
been improved.
5. The attendance on divine service
has been increased largely and the
membership strengthened and revived.
Without boasting VIC can say that the
morals of our people haye wonderfully
improved Drunkenness is thing of The
past. We occasionally see man under
the influence of whiskey but not unfre
quently it turns out he has been OH a
visit 10 Atlanta. Our jails are empty
our criminal docket shows IS per cent
decrease in crime. Before prohibition
went into operation it frequently tool
week to try the eriminals-it nov
takes one day.
6. "HIGH LICENSE" we found to b
ga delusion and a snare" Betweel
hfsgh and low license there is the sam
difer>snce as there is between the bal
ter of public virtue for one hundre
dollars and two hundred dollars.
7. Our colored population are er
thusiastic in their support of prohib
ton measures.
"signed by the following Me
chants" Benjamin Leigh, W. B. o.
Il Co., VIM. Henri hett, E, E. Stun
mers, M. L. Carter, R. Fl. Barr, NJ I
Pinson, A. Pope, Thos. W. Powell
Stallings, Black z Co., B. s. Askew
Go. H. W. Camp, j. 7. Reese, M. D
druggist, [. Bebro, Broom Il scroggin
w. N. Nimmons. 7. c. Burgee, J.
Anderson, L. S. Conyer, J.C. Registe
Kinnard & Brown, J. J. Goodrum l. G
for prohibition first, last and alway
because of the good We have seen +
sulting from it in this county. E.
Fouse, A. o. Lyndon, W. S. Ca
michael, Spence s. Farmer, P. F. CT
tino Il Co. ten times if you want
John S. Jackson, Dana Stevens, W.
Hurd, Arnall Bros. & Co., D.
Moore, W. S. Copeland, S. ]. Leonar
D. J. Bailey, A. FL. Hannick, Hare
man Il Hunter, w. E. Avery IL G.
&c. Palmer, O. NJ. Olmstead, w.
Holmes, ]. G. Shannon w. w. Can
Fl. S. Wright, druggist; I. E. Fell &
Y. III. Thompson, Fl. O. Snead, L.
Barnes.
And by the