The San Francisco call., 1896-08-02
WISH TO ABOLISH
THE FREE LUNCH,
Saloon Men Will Take
Action in Regard to
the Matter.
SUPERVISORS MAY ACT.
The Attorney of the Association
Is Looking Up Their
Powers.
ORGANIZER GARLAND SPEAKS.
Says Lie Abolition of the Lunch Will
Result in Better Liquor
Being Served.
ORGANIZER GARLAND SPEAKS.

Saloon men in this City, as well as in
other parts of the State, are almost unani-
mously in favor of abolishing the free
lunch institution that has become so i'm
portant an adjunct to every bar. The
California State Protective Association.
which represents LIQUOR makers and
dealers from all over the State, has taken
a stand against the lunch and efforts will
soon be made to have it legally abolished.
The California State Protective Associa-
ton, which is the fountain-head of all
branch organizations of liquor men, con-
sists of three classes-class A, which in
cludes wholesalers, brewers, rectifers, dis
tillers and wine-growers of. the City /;
class B, which includes the VIII olesalers
and brewers of the interior, and class G.
including the saloon men. Branches are
organized in all but four counties of the
State. The purposes of the association
are to protect the interests of the mem.
bers, and only liquor men of the better
element are admitted. The officers of the
association are:
President, ]. P. Edoff; vice president, E. R.
Lilien thai; treasurer William Alfs: secretary,
Winfield Scott; attorneys, George w. Baker,
John W. Mitchell CLOS Angeles); board OF trus-
tees-J. P Edoff, William Alfs, }. H. Mundy,
Nj. r.. Al
tIos Angeles). E. r. Lilienthal, Thomas Kirk
patrick, Rudolph Taussig, Harry NJ. Campo,
John Wolf.
J. B. Garland, the travelling organizer of
the association and president of the local
branch formed in this City on Friday last,
when asked TO state his opinion in regard
to the abolition of the lunch said
''Saloon-keepers all over the State are
only too anxious TO abolish the lunch. As
organizer of the State Protective Associa-
tion l have come into contact with dealers
all over the State within the last two
years and have found saloon-keepers to be
generally in favor of abolishing the lunch.
ga number of liquor men were in favor
of abolishing 1t by Legislative enactment,
as has been done in New York, where the
law has just been tested and decided to be
constitutional. A large number of local
saloon men, however, are in favor of hay
ing an ordinance passed by the Supervis-
ors abolishing the lunch. George W.
Baker is at present looking up the legal
powers of the Supervisors in such mat
ter, and when he makes his report some
action will probably be taken.
"The present movement originated with
branch 2, which was recently organized in
this City. Although some are kicking,
the abolition of the lunch would have a
good effect. Many saloon men are COM
PEELED now 30 furnish Inferior liquors in
consequence VI Tic SldDO1dJS luLCuOS LacN
have to keep. II the lunch were done away
with better liquors would be furnished.
Some of the cooks are also objecting, but
if the lunch is discontinued they will SIM
ply be removed from the saloons to the
restaurants.
1.-The California State Protective Associ-
alton. which has this matter in hand, is
composed of the better element of liquor
men all over the State, and has done more
within the past few years than the Prohi-
bitionists have accomplished in the last
half century. They have closed up many
| dlsreputable Establishments and have
worked to keep the Objectionable element
out of the liquor business.
'sThe ASSOCIATION is not organized for
political purposes, but merely to protect
the rights of liquor men. They propose to
| rid the business of certain Objectionable
element, which the Prohibitionists cannot
do. The present movement on the part
of the association is good one, and hope
that it will go through all right"