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

Improbable that the matter VIII soon
GENE up before the municipal law
makers in some definite form.
In order 70 set al the drft Il pao-
hc opinion upon the suAieet the star
sent out les reporters yesterday
among AL classes ~ citizens They /
viii continue the work 81 inquiry to- /
day. so that an accurate summary i
OF views can b. presented.
TODAY tns opinions II saloon men /
are given aad tomorrow those OF /
men N ether pursuits vii follow. +
including snti-saloon advocates
The subject Is one % interest to
.the taxpayers and cltlsans general I
Is Il is net enc TOR lntemperate /
talk on either Ssde.
sartora fsvors Increase.
r. Sart0rt % Sartort q Co. said 1
-Ths proposed increase weuia make !
mo difference 60 me financially. II
DC not want 20 have hand IN put-.i
ting = man eat II business. bar l do !
mot believe N a Saloon coming in and /
roofing an established business out
of It's location A saloon man MAY +
BE- abe u ray more Tor a isscafton I
than another business man. hut 4
y rot right for hsfza - saks advan- !
taxe II tbs fact. ! think that the /
proposed sncrsasn Mould tend 10 DO /
Away with THIS class Of tutrtadera"
WA Mckee. Horseshoe salu=on Il
hass seen high license tried IN the /
Ea<s. II reduced the number a 81 !
iccns only Tor a few xeekx The j
hreweftss VIII advance the license j
uisneg fer %sasonkeepsr as long az !
be can make y sivlnE
wosie Rsfsss senses
J. W. Morrtson. 81 FIRST avenue
Increased license Will not reduce /
the number Of saloons in localities /
where the snti-zaioon people desire 1
reduction The places below
the deadline can better aTord /
To pay g. ,9da than firsf-rlass j
hairs II the citizens want less /
saloons. Eet the. city council refuse /
TO grant more applications IL IL Is
revenue they want. lei the city tax /
other lines OF business. and not fur /
theF burden saloon men,
s Shas- W Mullen. Cherry street ard /
%fHAAHAAFa
won't run cut the dives. n would /
= : burden On the other saloon men
The best system i that Ia Canada.
v here only certain number of -
loonS are licensed. and the oNnerr /
are con- PEELED 10 run decent places
Geo. A. Ream. sic First avenue
Higher license 10 not the thing. I
would he IN favor Of refusing licenses
n saloons that ssli liquor 20 miners
or drunkarsiss
Believes Dives cesis Pay.
Frank u. Harr1r. sis Second ave-
nue.. III I thought higher isesHse
would do any good. I would favor 1
Il: but { don't believe 81 would run 4
out dives. II would simply burden
better places. Which are paying q |
considerable resenus 20 she city and 1
obeying the laws
Maxehk Bros. se First avenue. +
We are paying enough ficena. now. /
The places below the dsad-itne prob /
ably clear more money than tbs 9TH
er saloons. They pay lower rcnt.
lower wages, lower Light nfIls and 1
iower liquer bills.
WIN. A. Il. Pooh, Bavarian Casr. /
The license II already hixh enough.
TO raise n would not drive out the
lives. though Il might drive out some
men who are otevinx me law. The
sufnber Of saloons need cause no
worry, II viii regulate itself In
time"
Gin a GnL sos first avenue:
Higher license would % no good.
II would do considerable harm r
think II would be unjust TO decent
saloon men"
II. s. schwefnbart, Second avenue
sfrra x~.4maa So
cense to o. 900 seems 20 me- an out
II. J. Syquiet. $40 second avenue:
7 have given the matter no thought
am tired"
Tssdesissa Ssntimsnt
The majority Of tenderioin saloon
keepers. when interviewed. were De.
cIdedly against the proposed
increase in license. Several stated
that II would result IN closing 10
9 number ~ places which could not
pay the tax
Thos. Clancy said: Il have lived
IN Seattle for Is year,. and have
been In the saloon business most OF
that time. I don't see what reason
councfimen have IN desiring 70 raise
tshs license. I arr satisfied with the
way ~ stands af present"
n. . EIOTAUs - I'D NEarUAI1 BBaAHN
the saloon formerly owned by Dave
Blake. said. TT Il ifnfnaterial 70 me
whether the council raises the H.
cense 20 81 900 OF $40, 600 will stiil
be In business.
VIM Belond. proprietor OF the Mug
saloon stated thai he would abide
BY ths wish Of the people. II they
demanded a license Of 81. 900 ne
would pay II.
John p. stuart, proprietor Of ths
Board Of Trade saloon on Second
an increase IN license. / am salts
fed with paying $500 per year"
Variety nsn offset.
The proprfetors % tenderIofn va
riety theaters and concert halls fear
that the authorities will compel them
~ remove the boxes from their re-
sorts. Zach concert haIi and the
alter pays a liquor license Of 500. a
theafer license n 100. aud 300 mus
ic license. Yesterday afternoon sew
eral owners Of those places OF amuEe-
menf stated that II the council rails
ed the license AZ has been proposed,
they would be forced 20 close their
6oors
A number Of saloonisfs below Yer
Ter way would rot he Interviewed,
stating that they ala not stand IL
with the authorities. and would
abide BY the decision Of the council
Whether IL raised the license % 1900
o. 1900
Whist hotsl Men Say.
n. y. runber. proprietor 81 the
Ealnler- Grand. said II do not
sant 70 put the smaller liquor deal
frs out ~ business ~ a raise in
ne license u made. however,
think u should be raised 10 $1,000.
] mink. however, the proposed raise :
VIII have a good effect on the busi-
ness In Seattle"
ID. Hamm. one ~ the proprietors Of I
ne Butler h0tel. said; As q citizen, :
mink the proposed raise IN license :