The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-05-07
MILLION ADAYFOR DRINKS
Is New York's Bill, Uncle
Sans Billion a Year.
CRUSADE IN THE SOUTH
Enough Beer Drunk Since 1870 70
FIN n Canal from New York to
Dcnyer--Yet only One Quarter OF
the Population Drinks at All
Temperance Gains.

Temperance Gains.
New York spends million dollars
a day for drinks. The annual con-
sumption of drinks In the United
States amounts to 81 400,0OO,OOO.
IL all the beer drunk In the United
States since 1876 we're brought to-
gether It would fill canal from New
York to Denver--twenty feet wide,
ten feet deep and 1898 miles long,
says the New York Sun.
The nations drink bill is one-third
more than the public deot, twice as
much as the capital stock In the
banks, a little less than the capitali-
cation OF the trusts, one-half the
value OF our domestic animals,
more than one-half the vaSle Of all
our farm products. one-third more
than our total imported merchandise
and one-twelfth more than our total
exports.
II each individual In this country,
regardless of age or sex, had drunk
his share Of liquor In 1879 he would
have consumed about eight gallons;
but now tho proportion is a little
more than twenty gallons. The in
crease is attributed to the influx OF
Csreign immigrants who drink much
beer.
It Is estimated that three-fourths
OF the population are total abstain
ers, which would make avery fourth
person who does drink consume on
an average $40 worth Of liquor each
year.
The use OF wines and spirits Is on
Che decrease In the United States,
while beer is becoming more popu-
lar. There are fewer retail liquor
dealers now than there were year
ago. while the number Of places
where beer Is sold 10 increasing
rapidly,
As many railroad accidents were
IN times past accounted for by ON
ploy ees being drunk, 100000 OF the
100000 railroad men new on duty
in the United States are under orders
neither TO drink nor TO enter place
where liquor Is sold The penalty
IS dismissal from service. In Canada
II locomotive engineer or train
conductor Is found druhk while on
duty. he Is liable TO ten years i'm
p'ikonment
Southern States are more asgres-
sive az this time than those OF any
Other part OF the country In attempt
ing 70 curb drunkenness by law.
Kentucky, whose very name brings
up thoughts OF mint juleps, has llS
counties, and OF these ninety-siN are
without saloons. In all Kentucky
there are but Ave counties where
liquor may be sold all over the
county,
IN the matter OF local option cleo
tions Illiaols leads all other States
with a record OF 700 communities
which have voted the saloon out.
Mississippi and Texas arc more than
three-fourths dry by virtus OF local
option laws. Texas prohibits screens
IN drinking places. and Indiana re-
quires saloons to keep lights burning
ali night with window shades open.
Tennessee, another great whiskey
producing State. has had an anti
saloon movement, with the result
that there are but nine towns In the
entire Commonwealth whore saloons
are permitted. Every candidate for
q State ONCE in Tennessee, Demo-
oret or Republican, is q temperance
reformer, Senator CarmacR, a Demo-
cratic leader, has pledged himself to
movement TO drive every saloon
from the State.
Californians say that q great tenn
psrencs lesson was taught by the
earthquake. San Francisco con-
sumsd much liquor and was known
as a wide open town. Whom the
earthquake occurred, the saloons
were closed and long kept closed.
North Carolina has also taken ad-
vantage OF the local option law.
Greensboro. with more than 10000
population, is as dry as bone.
Nebraska has law providing for
tine examination OF dipsomaniacs.
ineLriates and persons addicted TO
the excessive use of morphine, 90
cains OF other narcotic drugs; for
the detention. care and treatment OF
such persons, and Tor their paroie'
The only home for drunkards'
wives ever established In the United
States. and possibly In the world. is
at Des Moines, la. This was made
possible by the win OF the late
James Callahan. who left 100000
for the purpose of building 1t.
In those communities where the
percentage OF foreign born popula-
tion is largest there is the least effort
toward legal restriction Of the liquor
trafio. which fact is taken to indicate
that pure blooded Americans have
set their faces against the vice Of
drunkenness. The Southern States
received but 4 per cent OF the I'M
migrants which came into the ooun-
try last year. and they are leading
the crusade against the saloon.
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