Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-31
STRONG SENTIMENT
AGAINST CUTTING
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STRENUOUS MEETING AT
COUNCIL COMMITTEE ROOM
Lengthy Petition Presented
and Speeches Made in Favor
Of High License Ordinance.

committee on the saloon ordinance
was packed to the doors yesterday
afternoon when IN response to the m
eltatIon Of the committee people H.
terested In the high license PROPOSE
ton arrived In force to maxi then
views known 20 the ouncil
The prevailing sentiment OF those
present wac overwhelmingly against
reducing the retail liquor licenH" te-
Gently placed at $1,000 by the conn
eli. The Women's club Of .Ainul1 80
que was represented ~ a ielestll9h
Of eight or ten headed by Mrs. Mar
garet Medler, president, the church
b~rotherhoods had representative
present. most of the pastors Of the city
were on hand and the " G. 7. L. sent
= strong delegation. The saloon men
also had a number Of mel on hano
to present the views Of the liquor
dealers. Alderman Hayden was the
one member OF the committee absent
the others being Aldermen Nilkeison
Hanloy and Harrison.
Rev. W. ". HuVens. superintendent
OF Tie Nca MeNic1-ArtSOAa auti- sa-
loon League. presented. with a srseeh
q long petition circulated by Ia
brotherhood Of 81. Paul. the Presby.
terian Brotherhood aud other organ
izations and signed by hundreds a.
citizens. asking that the $1,000 license
be let alone. The w. q. r. 4. and thu
Woman's club presented memorial
deprccatinR the existence Of saloon
al all IN Albuquerque and IN favor Of
the high license. Among the pastors
who were present and spoke against
reducing the license were the Rev. MI
shaw. pastor Of the First Baptist
church. Rev W. J. Marsh, Of the Con
Erogational church Rev J. G. Rollins
pastor pf the First Methodist church.
Rev. Hugh a Cooper. Of the First
Presbyterian church, and Rev. Mr.
Purcell pastor of lhr Presbyterian
church Of Santa Pc. The liquor men
were agreed hat a license of $500
would be fair 20 an concerned ana
could be paid by all the saloons, gnd
asked The council for this concession.
~ failing In that. 10 allo moro time
before the $1,000 license should go
into effect The present ordinance
becomes effective tomorrow The anti
saloon people were all against ms re-
duction OF time whatever by the coun-
Ell or any change IN the ordinance,
Among the liqu0r men present were
President and General Manager Dop-
ploman. OF the Albuquerque Brewery
aud lee company. Ernest Meyers. OF
ernest Meyers aud company. whole
salcrs. Henry Loebs and Al soells, ~
the southwestern brewery ana icf
company; James Eakin, of Mclini ana
Eakin, n others. Mr.. Eakin pro
dnccd figures which purported To
show that by placing the license az
$500 the city would mako 70 much
larger revenue out ~ t thsn with a.
$500 license
From the sentiment made evident
~ the meeting Yesterday there is no
doubt what the action uf the commit
tee VIII be. The latter viii report az
a special meeting OF the olty council
ne Z o'clock this afternoon aud the.
matter viii be nnaly settled
some Warm Speeches.
Mrs. Nutter president OF thc tori
toriai w G r. T.. m speaking for
that organization. said that Dr. Was
against the license proposition in ans
form but believed tina anN imurotc e..
meni In conditions was welcome and
therefore fully indorscd the action 81
The council IN passing the ordinance
Dr.. Rollins, pastor az the First Meth
odlsi church said TIM the minister
werc present in a bodN TO Show thp
committee that the churches stood
squarclN behind them in their action
aud wiehet Co thus express their
hearty Endorsement
Tho petition presented d, Rev. MI
Havens stated that the slgners in
dorsrd the action of tho council nut
protested against any repeal reduc-
ton cor extension of time.
Nj Dopplcman. of the new brcWerA
snid ne was personally iu favor II
high license. hut believed az the sn
loon men had e good deal invested ir
their places they hould ut least p
Given enough time 10 settle up then
husincss IN tho face Of a prohibitiNe
license
Eakin Start~ Fireworks.
Mr. Eakiu started the doings whom
hr started out Coz prove by figures
that the council hud made q mistake
lie declared that the city revenues
rom forty-four saloons AT $3.50
~pioco was much greater Than it
would Doe with ten saloons az $500
apiece Alderman Wilkerson finally
interrupted hin 90 ask n the brewers
and wholesalers were in me habit Of
paying the retailers licenses Mr
Eukin admitted that they often add
Nnnced to the retailer money Co paN
hie license and tool 10 CAT bon settling
ZAP with him
The saloons hove done more ion
the town than anything elise put Toe
rcther." declared Nj Eakin THEY
made iht rift prosper more than Hll
either retail buslnesse- combined
The saloon men have built the schoo
isouses and maintained the schools
AZ tho conclusion of his remarks Re-,
Mr.. Ravens arose loaded Go the
guards with trures that had Nj IA
ku's faded clear on the slate He
declared tNaf according o. official sts-
fi-tirs fnf every dollar The saloon men
paid the ramuiuntiv they cost the
community SCI and tnit f.r every dot
iar nHid puf ther .uok iu $50 %. de-
uisd THAT The saloon men sIr aiuH,s
the FIRST fo be asked and the moss
liberal ln the donations Mr Eakis
tnHiit fald flHf 10 wasn't fufI tuH
she place Co settle the matter nf. at
no HHli-.