The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-02-21

Will decrease the number OF saloons.
II q raise II made Tor the purpose OF
ffcehing out the cheap saloons, Il
should be a raise 10 S.. SEQ or S. ooo
The low saloons Will serve cheaper
goods. aud the effects viii Ne worse
than before"
Against Private Bosss.
n. ;, Williams. who owns a swell
saiooa at Yesler way and Occidental
avenue, said. An increase OF $500
In the saloon license would have no
efect on the cheap saloons aud dives.
They would fleece just that many
more people by selling poorer g,,ods.
II the saloon box ordinance is en-
forced. IL win b. better than any In.
crease that could be made In the
price Of license. When the boxcs
ARE thrown out. large number ~
SALOONS VIII have 70 s. cut OF bust.
ness. Il Will b. the hest thing for
the liquor business that has ever
come 70 seattle"
|. Approves Nigh license.
Edmund cossruve. OF co-wrove d
Co. said 4 would not like 10 be
quoted As saving that want 20 see
the poorer saiuon men put out u
business by a high license. How
ever. / think that a hsgh license is
a goed thing. II viii prevent the
lower class - people from starting
up cheap siYes. The removing of
the boxes from saloons = the best
thing that the council ever did In
tbs saloon question"
q. Vessels. Snaaualrnie Tar, ast
PIKE street. said. The license IL high
enough now
.. Nelson. ns Pike street. '1-he
license 90 $3.50 war u all the decent
aaisoas eau pay. some Of the lexit-
innate saloons. with good cations
and kooi business. may favor me
raise. but personally I do not"
Ne Wants No iaerssss.
J. T. l.. Groves. tsSi Firs, avenue
said Il think the license at the
present time il high enough. u
high license Is Armed n the dives. II
IL mistake They are the very
ones which can stand II. while IN,
lssaslHa@ss places Of business can
Henry Beck. First avenue ana
Pike street. said. The license Of
$500 year. which I pay new. IL
enough and largely helps the mum
lctpal government Raising n to
fi.o0e VIII ieRisiatc a lot Of legttfru-
ate dealers aut ~ business. net sf.
feet the dives. and viii. IS a conse-
quence. only decrease the elty's rev.
euue."
A. VI. Birksl. q Birksl a pickin-
son. isei First avenue. said. "I4agiti-
innate saloons cannot afford 70 rtand
I'D a -
them out ~ business and leave the
field to the d-v~e. which can roo
enough people 10 pay any license De.
uanded of them. In sc. Paul. whers
I f0rmsriy lived. In 1855. the license
was raised from $40 TO s,cU. and
ere result was as have pictured"
Some Finsi opisIoss.
Ole she's. fis Pike street. said.
The license at the present time T.
sufficient. ana the decent saloons
cannot AFFORD % pay laay more, he
low the dead LINE ~ makes no differ
ence what The iicense H.
Joseph Dick. lis Pike street. The
license 81 $500 n year. a. at present.
In sufficient"
Don Murphy. 80 Pike street. said:
The license Is an high now, IL not
hig nar, than IL should be
VIM. Deitchisn. Of the oxford ga
loon. aeS Pike street. said We can
ford 10 pay the 81 .0eo. bat We do
not believe in monopoiixing the
business and running the small deal
ers out OF town"
III. l.. jacobson. IA Pike street.
said. The present license. In my
opinion. h high enough. and all
lssftfmats trade win Justify"