The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1903-12-11
The Success Of The DiSpensary IN Vir.
gInla Towns.

The following extracts from letter
3 written by prominent citizens Of Boyd
ton, franklin and Martinsville, shoN
the success Of the Dispensary move
ment in other places. What has beef
accomplished elsewhere can be done il
Farmville.
Judging from the practical ex
perlence that we haveI had here 70
over three years, am firmly convinced
that the local Dispensary, under loca
control, and managed as it should b,
/ by the better elementof the community
Is the nearest TO the solution Of th,
liquor question, that has yet beer
reached.
lst From financial standpoint
. There is no difference Of opinion on
that point. 1t is pronounced success.
IL makes here an average of As per
cent, which yields a revenue Of about
$500 after paying every expense.
2nd. From a moral and good order
standpoint. Even the most violent op-
ponents Of the system admit that there
is less drinking here now than ever be-
fore under any other system even when
the town was dry. The result is that
where we used to have carOusing to a
late hour at night, now everything is
quiet early, aud il is very rare that one
sees young man intoxicated The
young men are not forming the habit
as they used to, because Of the lack Of
temptation 10 do so. If a vote was
taken today between Dispensary and
Saloons, the Dispensary would stay by
big majority. As steward in the
Methodist church and as man with
the best interests Of my country and
community at heart, l believe that the
local Dispensary is the best solution
yet found Of dealing with the liquor
question"
Judge J. G. Parker, Of Franklin, Va.
under our bar-room system. we
sold about $4,000 worth Of liquor a
year. The Dispensary sold last year
S26 900 Of liquor and made a profit Of
$1,000 clear Our merchants are more
now than ever before. We |
find that expenses for running our Jail |
and Mayors court are about one fifth /
Of what they were when we had open
oar-rooms. NInety-five percent Of our
best citizens of this community are
highly pleased with the work Of our
Dispensary"
}. II Spencer, Of Spencer Bros, To-
bscconists, Marunsville, Va.
IL write you my opinion Of the Mu-
licipal Dispensary Of the town Of Boyd
on Va. Financially 1t is a great success
rally speaking, nom personal obser.
'ation and from what ! can learn from
Is manager, it, in my opinion, APP
roaches nearer to a solution of the
fhiskey question than any plan yet
ct devised"
J. n. Hutche son.
Senator from Mecklen burg and Char
lotte. d
$50 far the Dispensary has been
successful. From moral
andpoint, drinking aud drunkenness
ave undoubtedly decreased and their
tendant evils have almost entirely
sappeared. Considered from a mater
j point Of view, the Dispensary seems
Ie best method Of handling liquor in
WINS the size Of Martinsville. The
erchants report increased sales Of
'out twenty per cent. The revenues
the town have increased four or five
mes what they were under the license II
stem. We feel justified in saving
at If the personnel Of your Council is
pit up TO a high standard and the
" is faithfully enforced Farmville
'uld do well to make the experiment
a liquor Dispensary." =
W. II Gravely, Member House Of
Delegates for Henry County.
When the question Of a Dispensary
s first discussed | was very much
posed to it but after a close observa-
Of the moral and material improve.
mt Of the town Of Martinsville, | I'M y.
.ltatingly endorse the Dispensary
tenn for towns Of like condition as
A. Garrett, Senator 23rd District
80 far as have been able to ascer-
the workings Of the Dispensary
re been satisfactory in every respect,