Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-05
WET AND DRY.

WET AND DRY.
Where to Go and Where Not to Go
| With four states dry" by statute
and local option prevailing In many
others, it Is said that more than hall
the nation is under prohibition laws.
Maine, North Dakota, Kansas anc
Georgia are the states where statutory
prohibition rules.
The following statement Of the con-
ditions regarding the states where IL
cense and. local prohibition exist ir
varying degrees. compiled by temper
ance advocates. is as follows:
Alabama-Majority Of the counties
dry: part Of others also. A county op'
ton law has just been passed. moving
for state prohibition In the next two OF
three years.
| Arkansas-Sixty out Of seventy eight
counties dry. Much dry territory ir
other counties.
much dry territory in other counties.
Colorado-Local option law, 1907.
Connecticut-Town local option;
ninety-six no-license to seventy six
license towns.
Delaware-Half-d dry towns
State no-license campaign; vote on
Nov. 5, 1907.
Florlda-Thirty dry counties out OF
/ u, hn fo a
Move for state prohibition, led by Gov
Broward.
Idaho-License. Sunday law only
passed in 1905.
Enthusiastically 200 dry towns
Local option law, recently passed. Two
dry counties.
| Indiana-Three dry counties; 71O dry
townships out Of 1,016. Half Of popu-
lation in dry territory.
Iowa-Sixty-f out Of ninety-nin
counties; dry; eleven other counties
have only one saloon town. Move fol
state prohibition again under way.
| Kentucky-Ninety-se out Of 11O
counties dry; only four counties en-
tirely wet. Saloons close on Sundays
Louisiana - Seven -eighths of state
dry. Orders may not be solicited OF
received in dry territory.
Maryland-Ten out Of twenty-three
counties dry, two nearly dry and two
others where liquor is sold in only one
place.
| Massachusetts-Local option by ci-
ties and towns. $50 being dry and loo
wet. Laws strict and well enforced.
Michigan-County option, with
few dry counties. II county votes wet
Il reverses dry vote in small unit.
Minnesota-License, with village To-
cal option; 1923 dry municipalities
Sunday closing in entire state.
Mississippi-Sixty-e eight out of sew
enty-five counties dry. State prohibi-
ton campaign actively under way.
Missouri-Forty counties dry. Sun
day closing rigidly enforced by Gov
ernor Folk.
Montana-License.
Nebraska-Village and city option;
400 dry and 900 wet towns.
Nevada-License with little restric-
ton. No chance to vote on question
of prohibition.
| New Hampshire prohi-
bition, modified by local sentiment
Trend Is toward prohibition; 62 pei
cent of population in dry territory.
| New Jersey-Local option law.
New Yorktown and township OPP
ton: 300 dry towns.
| North Carolina-Few saloons; cam
paign for state prohibition, with the
governor leading the fight
Ohio-Out Of 1876 townships, 1.l4C
are dry. so per cent Of municipalities
dry and $4,000 people living in dry
residence districts in wet cities. Coun-
ty prohibition assured-probably al
next session.
| Oregon-Twelve dry counties and
I17O dry municipalities in other coun-
ties.
Oklahoma-535 saloons in the state
Part formerly in Indian Territory has
had prohibition twenty-one years and
constitutional convention adopted SIM
liar provision to apply to entire state
II so declared by popular vote on Sept
II. 1907.
sylvania-License, with privi-
lege Of remonstrance.
Rhode Island-Sixteen dry munich
palities out Of thirty eight.
South Carolina-Recently passed a
county local option and repealed dis
pensary law: move for state prohibi-
ton following Georgia's victory.
South Dakota-Large section Of the
state dry.
Tennessee-Saloons excluded from
all but three municipalities in the
state; state prohibition predicted ir
three years.
Texas-two- thirds Of state dry by
local option: state prohibition cam
paign under way.
Utah-License.
Vermont-Dry, save twenty-foul
municipalities; entire state and every
county in state show majority against
license; state prohibition expected
Ishortly.
Virginia-Much dry territory.
West Virginia-Thirty dry counties
out of fifty-five; governor publicly op-
poses liquor traffic.
Wisconsin-Local option. with 65(
dry communities.
Arizona-License.
| District Of olumbia-Ratio Of sa'
looms to population reduced more thar
half during the last fifteen years.
New Mexico-License.-B ant
Buffet.
a. The largest passenger locomotive
in the world has just been completed
for the Pennsylvania railroad. Th'
new locomotive will have six S0-incf