Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-11-04
nv assessments for taxation have increased

my assessments for taxation have increased
at least Is per cent. stree the prohibition
law went into f1rce-,hs ia my p,rsonsl
experience. TIE business in rain loc.-
tons in the city has fallen of fully 50 pr
cent. This very centre Of the city, say the
business portions of Whltshall and P, a:h.
tree, cannot answer about. l am conf.
dent thae is as much liquor drunk in At
lanta now as b,fsrs prohibition was Of
force. The citizens are supplied by o1t-
side towns and cities. over every railroad
c)miog into Atlantis, aud bV q regular
wagon train from Lawrencsville. Prohi.
b!tioa has had ons very apparent infia
upon our ptople; it is III. dsmoralizipg O.
our population an 1 tbs number Of hypr
cr!tel It has bsen denora,izing to all
cases.
W. A. Fdller, real estate owner-My
rents have decreased fully 80 per ce,t. /
havs hid to improve my property to get
this reat. My assessments for taxation
have increHe1, but the buildings were
empty when asse SD and had IA hsr o
desolate sppsaranc,, go my assessments
are les than those you speik of. l am
investing outside of the city. Liquo. is
drunk as much q, formerly, the ference
being it is generally OF an inferior quality
and the money paid for it goss out, in
steid Of remaining in the city. Then the
city gets no revenge, as formerly. TIE
injury to trade is apparent to eTe'y OBJ
''i Martin Amorous,. Manager Atlanta Luu-
Der CImpany-I blie1e our business
would have bsen much better had prohi-
bition not obtained. am satisfied ftom
CD ,ervation tia. prohibition does not pro.
hibit; Oh thu co-trary, there is moe
whisky dunk now than or vious 10 TIE
local option act bling Of fo-ce in oar
county, bat less be,r and wilma. cant
SEE That auy of ths Old topsrs have reform
ed or b:c,me b,tter morally; bat l d, Gee
men drinking that never drank bsfore.
Now, nearly every man keeps liquor in bis
house and drinks more of it than when il
was so convenient. Atlanta has been the
greater lose: by prohibition; now she g:t'
no rev>nue ffon licenses for the sale of
liquor; the liquor is still drunk, but tbs
MOI ey pail for it gceI out of the city,
never to return.
II. NJ. Beutell, Office and stair builder
My business has been seriously injured by
prohibition. For the p IS. eighteen moths
my business has bean almost entjr,ly ou.-
side Of Atlanta; being principally in Sa-
vannah and other cities where prohibition
does not obtain. There is IS much liquor
drunk IS before there was any prohibit Oh;
but Atlanta loses not only the Tevsnu.
from licenses, but tn, money paid for
it goes out, never to retuen. Atlanta is
my h)ms, aad will uJe my utmost en-
deavors to promote her int ,reets; therefore
l cannot favor prohibit OIL.
Major John A. FIFTEEN, real estate owner
My rents bavs baen reduced since prohi-
bition has bsen Of f)rce, aud my ASSESS
ments for taxation has increased. do not
taink prohibition has added anything 10
the prosperity of AT inta; on the contrary,
I think her business has been depressed
Prohibition has had demorsliz;pg f. ct
upon our people, rather than otherwise.
D. Geo. w. Marvin-My rents have de-
creased 500 per moati, aud my a'sess-
msnts for tax alton have inc 1ased s.. 900
siucs prohibition has btel Of force. Plohi-
bition has 50 seriously injured the busints IS
o. the city as to co mpsl many to leave and
ssek homes elsewhere, where Investments
aud labor were profitable. The is more
strong liquor NIX in Atlanta now titan
b:fJre the prohibition law was of force,
but les, beer and lighter drinks. The
money spent for these goes ont of the city
snd 10 increase the prosper ty Of neighbor
ing C ties AZ d towns; Atlanta loses oil the
revenue from this fo1Ic3. There can he
no question as to the demoraliztDg ioilu-
enc o: pr Jhibition upon oar reIple; this
must be apparent to the most casual OBJ
server.
There is another thing hat should be
impressed upon the people, e, this pro.
hibtion is becoming, or ha, BIC Jme, po-
litical party, and If permitted TO grow AMI
strengthen will destroy both OF the old par
t 20.
John Ryan.-Pfohibitiou has been high
Iy injurious to ths int rests Of the city Of
Atlanta. In my opinion it has done no
go1d; il is wholly and entirely for evil
Mr.. Ryan is o le Of our oldest, largest acd
bsst known dry goods merih int. Though
not in active business at pre'ent, he can
still b, fund at John Ryan Sons, at the
old stand.
A. c L,dd, wholesale lime, c:msn', hair.
etc.-While our salss generally have great.
ly incrta ID, our sale, in this city have
greatly dere used within the pas. eiyhtefn
m ,n,hs; in fac, were it not for our con-
tracts for the Boyd u Baxter furniture fac
tory, the Y. NJ c. A. building, the tech
biological school building, aud F. Gocld's
new bank building, our businessin Atlanta
would be worth very little. We have sid
more lime, ctr, in the cities and toWrs
ato1t Atlanta than during any previcu'
year. We are shipping !a'g, quantities of
our goods to Savannah, Cclumbua, Bruins
wick, Thorn Isville, Madison, L'thonis,
Chattsnocga. Huntsville and other points
outside of Alabama.
EFFECTS OF PROHIBITION"
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