The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-19
COT. HERR1NeTows SCHEME.
a Story OF Emanuel County's Repre-
sentative That Goes.


A story is going the rounds Of how Col.
Alfred Harrington Of Emanuel county
planned % start bar on his plantation,
"Vineland." Col. Herriugton's friends here
do not all take stock in the story, but it
goes. Emanuel is one Of the few counties
Of the state that prohibits the sale Of liquor
by high license. This license as 10000. A
clause IN the act, however, allows nquor 70
be sold in an incorporated town, provided
the sane amount is charged by the town
government for a license. in which event
the county license is nOn-collectable. Any
enterprising man that Ia willing to fork
over this amount is at liberty 10 open bar.
Col. Harrington, who is a member OF the
Legislature from Emanuel. has large body
Of valuable land IN that county, with a
large muscaiine vineyard on IT. 1t IS stu
ated about eight miles from SwainsborO,
the county site of Emanuel. When the
colonel was younger and handsomer than
be is now, he often pictured in his mind
what "a tremendous business one barroom
could do in Emanuel if it wasn't for that
$4,000 license. The subject bore upon the
cO!Onef5 mind for a long time. At last he
struck upon A scheme by which he could
pay the go, 600 license. sell the ''oh. be joy
fur aid still be minus only paltry sum.
TIE plan was TO 20 TO some of his friends
tAtlI k6L tQetIi 70 bEil MIN 10 bLD
Once a member hs would secure the passage
Of bill Incorporating his plantation under
the name of "Niuelaud.n This done, he
would induce population by donating small
plats of land to settlers. He would then or
game city council, composed of men
whose natural tendency was toward pure
aud unauthorized ''wetnessn The mayor
and council would elect Col Harrington
city attorney at a salary Of $4,000 year,
payable in advance in city scrip. In the
guiSe of stranger a business associate OF
Col. Harrington would then appear on the
scene and apply for the privilege Of selling
liquor in the ambitious city of Vineland.
The mayor and council would ask him to
fork over Sl0,0 900 a.d he could do SO.
The newcomer would 60 to the city's at
torney for advice. The latter would tell
the stranger that the $40, 900 would have to
come before he could open business, and
then TO accommodate the gentleman would
offer to close out the $1,000 worth of city
scrip which he had received for his legal
services for five cents on the dollar The
trade would be closed Immediately and the
scrip turned over at face value to the city
council for license 10 sell liquor.
After a reasonable length OF time all the
appurtenances and paraphernalia of
liquor establishment would make its ap-
pearance in Vineland and Col. Harrington
would ADJUST himself 10 Uhe emergency OF
reaping the rich rewards Of his adroit ma
nipulations with none to modest or make
afraid
But the cruel mandates of an irrepressible
constituency consigned the scheme of Col
Harrington to a premature grave. When
the latter announced himself III the race for
the legislature he had to make a solemn
deposition that he was not only "a prohibit
ZIONIST by birth and education, but had
moral dislike for a man who would even
smell the bung-hole of whisky barrel.