Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1905-03-09
REAPs FULL BENEFIT
PENNSYLVANIA TOWN ENJOYING
FRUIT OF PROHIBITION. Il

and Figures - Prosperity Beyond
Precedent Follows Closing OF the
saloon. :.
Shippensburg, Cumberland county,
Pa, voted firmly against license in the
February election. The people have no
desire to go back to license after expe-
riencing the prosperity as shown i'll the
document below. We give their state
ment In full:
The benefits flowing from prohibition
Of the legaliZed traffic in intoX ioatins
beverages in Shippensburg are SO nu-
merous and far reaching that eternity
alone will reveal all of its blessings.
Many of our citizens who eighteen
years ago were habitual drinkers and
destined for hopeless eternity have re-
formed and are today useful in busi-
ness enterprises and active in Christian
work.
Ten years preceding the voting out OF
the saloon our population decreased
and the traffic in Intoxicating bever-
v
ing crimes and bringing desolation and
ruin to many homes.
Having voted out the saloon, we en-
tered into possession of the blessings
promised by our Saviour in Lule's gOs-
pei, xii, 81, But rather seek ye first the
kingdom OF God, and all these things
shall he added INTO Won"
We have eleven churches and six par.
sonages, nearly all Of which have been
built during the mo license" period.
Two of the denominations during this
time have added 632 members to their
organizations and increased the value
Of their church property by new build
lngs $29,2OO. The other denominations
auave had also Il large increase In men,
bership and increased the value Of their
church property by new buildings and
repairs $71,4OO.
During this period Young Mems
Christian association has been estab-
lished, u movement that had been at
tempted on three different occasions
while license" was in force, but these
\ former attempts did not succeed In
maintaining an existence The present
movement was organized in April, 1896,
as district section, and In 1898 devel.
oped into Il regular organization, since
which time over $4,000 has been sub.
scribed toward the maintenance of this
work. and n most remarkable fact is
that all this money has been paid with
the exception Of S35. principally due
from parties who moved from town.
In material prosperity the progress
has been very pronounced since mo
license" went into effect.
Twelve factories (all new en-
terprises) have been estab-
lished. with an aggregate In
vestment of .................. $n450o
Employing constantly ..... 900 persons
Waterworks installed and
owned by the borough at
cost of nearly .............. 800 900
Electric light plant owned by
a home corporation ...... $4,000
New homes built many OF
which are owned by our
WorRmen Observation-Disclosures. 83C
New residences built in ad.
ditiOn to the above at a cost
U.VU
Thirty new homes built ad-
1acent to the borough cost
Ing at least ................., ESQ OO0
Peoples National bank, or
ganized in 1904 with cap
1tal stock of ................. $4,000
Bank deposits have increased
over Observation-Disclosures. 30 per cent
Bank assets have increased
over NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 146 Der cent
Population has Increased over 48 per cent
Postoff1ce receipts have In
creased over .................. l24 per cent
(Last year's business being
less than $1,000 short Of the
amount required for free
delivery through the town.
Tho attendance OF scholars at
public schools has increased A per cent
The number of teachers en-
ployed has increased ...... G6 Der cent
| Normal school and public
school improvements have
added very much to the ad-
vancement Of our town. these
institutions having made
improvements costing over. $4,000
Main street macadamized at
a cost of ...................... $4,000
| (And several new streets
| were opened and extended)
A sure index Of increased business is
shown in the passenger and freight re-
ceipts Of the railroads:
One railway line shows an in
crease in freight receipts Of. So per cent
An increase OF passenger re-
ce1ptS or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is per cent
Another line shows an in
crease in passenger receipts
OF .S3 1.3 per cen!
A pronounced change has been made
in the street lighting In 1887 the
streets were lighted by gas and kero.
sene lamps. extinguished at II o'clock.
whereas now forty 1000 candlepower
arc lights are placed at almost every
! street intersection, and many thirty
two candlepower incandescents are
| placed between the arc lights.
Another point at which great i'm
provement has been made is in the
business houses, which are among the
best in the valley. Any one going along
our streets today and beholding the
! handsome and convenient hilSineaE