Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-09

zens who would do away with all of our
revenue laws and allow the free manu-
facture of all Intoxicating liquors. Mr..
Curtis says:
No country has suffered so much in
the past from the unrestricted manufac-
ture, sale and use of intoxicating liquors.
Fifty years ago there was a public
house in every cottage and 112,124 dis
tilleries of spirits from potatoes and
corn. Every landholder had the right of
ditsilling. and so terrible were the eff
fects that in 1854 parliament passed a
law prohibiting private distilling, tax
ing public distilleres SO heavily that
most of them were compelled TO sus-
lend operations. and giving local option
TO cities, towns and parishes. But, while
this law promoted temperance to GER
tain degree, it was practically failure,
and in 1865, after an agitation, the conf
mon council of Gothenburg intrusted a
company tcalled a 'bolag), composed of
twenty benevolent citizens, with the mo-
nopoly of the liquor traffic in that city
upon the condition that the profits, over
and above per cent interest on the cap
ital invested, should be paid into the
lGlPdi tlh0 tlIdl III PSboOii
should directly or indirectly enjoy any
further pecuniary benefit from the sale.
a similar scheme had failed in the min
ing town of Fahlun some years before,
but the management in Gothenburg was
prudent and skillful enough to make Ii a
great success there
Our mulct law has some of the fea-
lures of the law in Sweden, /. e., in the
matter of closing on .S.tain days and
hours, also IN the. bar on music, seats.
etc. No one man makes money out OF
the traffic:
1.-THE stock of the company was d.
'vided into 1h0 shares. which were taken
by prominent business men and persons
in whom the public had confidence. It's
tors, one-half of whom are elected by
the shareholders and the remainder by
the municipal council. The governor of
the province, who is appointed by the
king for life, is made general supervisor
Of Its affairs and arbitrates disputes be.
tween the directors and the municipal-
lily.
'.The rules prohibit the sale of liquor
to any person on Sundays. holidays and
efter o'clock in the evenings proceed
ing holidays and Sundays. On othes
days the agencies of the company ars
open from s in the morning until 8 In the
evening during the summer and until Z
ir the evening in the winter, when tbs
attendants are authorized to sell moi
more than one drink to any male appli.
cant over IS years of age, to be cor
sumed on the premises, or not more
than forty-five quarts. in bottles or
demijohns to be consumed elsewheI. :.
Bottles containing quart, pint or half
pint may be sold to be consumed else
where, but If a purchaser desires anoth-.
er drink, or another bottle, he Is COM
PEELED to to go to another agency, which
Is far away, there being only fourteen
agencies In the city of 10000 popula
ton. where there were 1876 saloonsto 49,
COO population before the system was
adopted. The same man can be accom-
modated again after a reasonable time
an hour or two-but not so soon as 10.
induce intoxication. The sale of second
drinks or bottles is left to the judgment
of the attendant.
The agencies are plain room, wits
neat counters and shelving, but are en-
tsrely without ornaments and are made,
As nnattractive as Is consistent with
featness and order. There Is no music.
no newspapers, pictures, gliding or mir.
rers. and no seats for the customers.
Nobody is allowed to sit down, and
loafing and gossiping is not permitted
$50
1t is stated on reliable authority that
on one day last summer saloonkeeper,
IN Marshalnown took In $780, this OH
c day when the C. & N. w. railroad paid
off its big construction gang. and that a
large percentage Of this large amount
was for what was '.in the state" This,
system is outlawed in Sweden:
All sales are for cash. No credit is
allowed. Men without money can not
get liquor. Nothing is sold to women,
nor to children under IS, either by the
drink or bottle, nor to habltual drunk
ards, nor to persons whose wives, par
ents, guardians or near relatives have
filed written objections, nor to persons
Under the influence of liquor, nor to per-
sons of unsound or feeble mind.
.The liquor is absolutely pure, and the
prices charged are therefore much high
er than in ordinary saloons. A tariff OF
prices hangs upon the wall. The attend
art is appointed by the directors, sub
ject to the ratification of the municipal
council, and must be a trustworthy
man. teetotaler and one who is not
subject to brides or persuasion. He.
wears uniform similar to that of a po-
liceman. has number upon his collar
by which he can be identified and Is In
close relations with the police. He Is
sworn to obey the rules so far as the
snle of liquor goes. but Is authorized to
refuse liquor to any person who, in his
will be injured or Will injure
others by it's use. The widest liberty is
allowed the attendants in this respect.
and amusing stories are told of the COM
plaints made against them and the rea-
sons they report to justify their refusal
to supply applicants. Persons who are
refused liquor have no recourse. Money
loaned to pay for liquor can not be re-
covered in the courts, and II a grocer
supplies liquor to families or In quanti-
" to any person he can not enforce pay
nent. Liquor debts are placed on the
same basis as gambling debts in
Sweden"
CONTINUED in Tomorrow's T.-R.l
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THE GRINNELL NEWS.
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