The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-23
has said can be substant,ated by every

has said can be substantiated by every
man on the force"
AS regards your correspondents state
mont that some Of the most promi-
nent business men of the city are rather
blue over the probable consequences fol-
lowing the adoption OF prohibition l
have to say that I do not know OF one
(unless 1t be the prominent saloon
keepers and their sympathizers) VINO take
such n pessimistc view of the situation.
Let us deal with facts, not vain imagi.
nations. On the lower part of Main street
In the old bar-room sections few weeks
before the local option election was held
n brick storehouse was sold Mt auction
for 5000. An upset bid was put In and
the court ordered another sale. Tho
property was sold yesterday at auction.
and was bid In at 1920.
Last week there was more leaf tobacco
sold on the Dnnville market than for
weeks before tho local option election
was held and the manager OF the buy
Ing department. Of the American Tobacco
Company was asked what he thought Of
prices now rs compared with two weeks
ago. He said. II do not see that there
| has been any advance or decline in prices
but there IS certainly very decided ad-
vance IN the activity In the market tho
past week" The president OF one of our
! banks made this statement last night: II
/ was gratifed to notice that the deposits
In my bank by the merchants Monday
morning as q result OF Saturdays sales
was much larger than heretofore
] Another good result following local OPP
ton was related by Mrs. NJ. q. Payne.
who keeps boarding house on Patton
Street. She says: II have for years enter
tanned a number of guests who attended
upon the session Of the United States
( Court for Danville They have always
given me annoyance on account of drink
ing to excess. but I can truthfully say
| I never saw such an agrcea BILE change
| as there was In those ! entertained last
week; not even the odor Of the intoxicant
| was upon one of those who entertain
| ed"
AS your correspondent says. there has
| been some drunkenness upon our streets,
| but this was among class that did not
! mind walking out OF the city to get their
hides filled. For fear that your alert cor
respondent may fail to give you the In
formation, I will say that on Saturday,
18th. two blind tigers. negroes, we're
caught dispensing the ardent, and were
taken before Mayor Wooding, and after
due trial were sent to jail for ninety days
and fined s25 each at this trial. Such c!ti-
zens rs ]. n. Schoolfield, Green Penn.
| j. >. spencer, II. u. kelSon. Ii. a. OS-
borne J. w. Ellison. Rev. ] A. Spencer
were present to see the tigers well
Gagged.
The ladies' Of the city are delighted with
| the great change which has taken place
They can not only go on Main Street
without fear of bar-room loafers. but
1t is now perfectly safe and prudent for
them to go on Craghead Street, where
two weeks ago 1t would not have beer
considered a safe place for ladies to sc
unattended.
Your cartoonist of last Sundays pape,
must have gotten his conception OF his
picture of dry Danville" from
the pen picture drawn by your
correspondent. for 1t was Just about
as accurate as some of the state
ments sent you for publication Yes cir
Danville is dry" not 'nominally," but
In fact. and 1t Is the purpose Of the hun.
dreds belonging to the Law and Order
League were to do all in their power tc
assist the officers In enforcing the law
so as to keep the city "dry" forever.
Z. G. MOSELEY.
Danvllle. April ed.