The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-10-27

Company is over the Carnegie steel offices
in King William street, and it is operated
on pure philanthropy This oIdce," said
Mr.. Oliver Williams, the affable secretary,
sis not kept up reformed public
houses will be. at per cent. upon what
you invest. People invest here and get
nothing. At this head center hundreds of
pounds are being spent in missionary work
We are pulling strings in every county 10
try to effect local organizations" Why
were they doing it, / asked-were they all
strong temperance men? mot one of
them" he said. 'is a total abstainer. If
that's what you mean, and none would
have anything TO do with temperance
movements of the ordinary kind. But the
public house, as it is, they believe to be a
curse 1t is run for personal gain, when 1t
ought to be run in the interests of the
public. 1t is a mere drinking bar, and we
want to convert ii into a respectable place
of refreshment, giving as good a chance
to nonintoxicants as tic intoxicants, and
associating drinking more generally with
eating"
EARL GREY AS LEADER.
The inspiring leader of this 2. H. T.
movement is Earl Grey. one of the finest
noblemen in the realm, and the story of
how he became so enthusiastic in the cause
will throw a flood of light on the public
house business of England. He applied for
a license on one of his own estates. The
people in the neghborhood insisted that
they needed an additional drinking place,
and as he owned all the property he applied
for a license. The magistrates granted it.
The cost was trifiing comparatively. But
L, alx-
a nominal sum was worth small fortune.
1 was at once offered $1,000 for it. IT was
a vested interest practically, almost certain
of perpetual renewal, and the magistrates
under the law had granted me that valu-
able interest for an outlay that was fare
icaI. This was an eye-opener," said Earl
Grey, and he so wrote to the Times, and
from that day he threw himself with all his
talents and great influence into the work OF
convincing magistrates and the general
public that such valuable financial trusts
ought not to be given to people for their
own profit, but ought TO be intrusted to
those who will use them for the public
good. Earl Grey is now president OF the
Public House Trust Company, and with
him are associated, in addition to those al
ready named, the Duke of Norfolk. the
Bishop of Rochester, Earl Stamford, Car
dinal Vaughan, head Of the Roman Cath
Ollie Church in England, the Duke of North
cumberland, Lord Stanhope, Lord Goscheh,
Lord Avebury, known to the philanthropic
world as Sir John Lubbock, the Marquis of
Ripon and many others equally distin-
guished.
Mr.. Williams, the secretary. thought 1t a
happy circumstance that the Public House
Trust Company had started vigorously just
at this time. 'In the next five years" he
said, there will be in England a great
shifting of population, caused by the rapid
development of electric tram and cleo
trio underground systems. This will cause
new settlements to spring up. Then new
public houses will be needed, and you can
depend upon ii our companies will go be-
fore the magistrates everywhere and try to
get control of these places with the object
of conducting them reformed lines"
Doubtless, too, many old licenses will fall
into the hands of this vigorous organiza-
ton. Some might cheerfully be relinquished
by their owners on the ground that the
houses concerned do not pay. There are
said to be no less than eight hundred of
this kind I'm London alone. But there are
other houses which will never be acquired
excepting at a great bonus, and necessarily
the work of getting these will be slow. Yet
il will be done in time if this movement
shall fulfill the promise Of it's present vigor.
In Scotland already the Public House Trust
has bought the good will OF two licenses,
paying for one $4,000 and for the other
SS5. 600 HENRY TTCKLEY