Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-09-08

in 1865, it was not until ten years later
that it came into possession of all the
places where wines and liquors were
sold. Between 1875 and 1900 the con-
sumption Of Intoxicating drinks in
Gotheniburg had decreased more than
80 per cert.
For the years 1915 to 1898 inclusive
the profits from the sale of wines and
liquors turned over by the company to
the city of Gothenburg amounted to
l6,SS2,360 kroners, or $4,55S, ,95S. so.
It may be of interest here to note that
in 1868 before the company had OBJ
tanned full control of the traffic. there
was one public house for each 2,293 in
habitants, while in 1899 there was one
public house for each S,15S of the in
habitants. In 1875, when the com
pany came into full control there was
one place where strong drinks could
be obtained for each 5000 inhabitants,
while in 1899 there was one place
where strong drinks could be obtained
for each 17,4S1 inhabitants.
| quote the following from the regu-
lations as to the time that wines and
liquors may be sold, viz: The existing
laws enact that retailing shall take
place on week days from 3 a. m. till Z
p. NJ, and the public house traffic the
law enacts that it shall not begin on
week days sooner than a. m. and
shall generally cease at 10 p. m. That
no spirits shall be sold Sundays or
holy days except to persons taking
their meals at the public house.
Meals shall cease at the company's
public houses for workmen on week
days from October to March at 6 D. m.
and from April to September at Z p. m.
The company has provided seven large
reading rooms in different parts of the
City that are free to the public, where
all the periodicals and magazines of
the days, not only in Swedish but from
other lands, can be found These
reading rooms have hundreds of thous-
ands of visitors annually.
The revenue derived from the LIQUOR
traffic is devoted. principally to the
beautfying of the. parks, and public
places, public hospitals, public. baths
and. otherwise for the benefit Of that
part Of the public least able to procure
the same.
From, the, idea of Editor Heland, as
given to the public, it has spread to
nearly every city and village, of not
only Sweden but !, Norway also, where
it has been legally established, and
even to the Russian possession of Fin
land.s
The Gothenburgs system has the
highest endorsement from the COVER
ncrs of nearly all the provinces of
Sweden. III will take the liberty of
quoting from the governor of the prov
1nce of Kroneberg, province that
have some recollection of as a child
and where saw the difference in Feb
ruaay, 1901. He says: There can
be no doubt that the transfer of the
liquor business to a. company in vexio
has had good results in furthering the
.cause~of morality and order. In place
of the former close and filthy sluuns,
where every kind of iniquity prevailed
where fights and other acts of violence
were the order Of the day the company
has provided airy, roomy premises
where order and cleanliness are found
to prevail undel: ordinary circum-
Stances. The strict regulations by
which the manager is bound, and above
all the excellent rules that they shall
not derive the slightest profits from
the sale of the liquor, but solely from
self interested motives for encouraging
the consumption of spirits has shown
very beneficial results so that the po-
lice are very seldom required to inter
fere in preserving order in the public
houses"