The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-08


 The Denison, Tex. Gazetteer says:
 When prohibition carried in this County we were assured that the houses vacated by saloons would rapidly fll up with, other lines of business and that the city would be more prosperous than ever Instead of new business coming, a number of commercial houses have moved away. J. Lanman. who has conducted a restaurant and room ing house for years, says his business is played out and he will leave the ty for good; Lantz, one of the largest and most successful furniture dealers in the city, has sold out his stock, and it will he moved to Sherman; Pole. the shoe- man, is closing out his stock to quit business; the Herald Shoe Company's stock has been disposed of to Knight: the Pollock Trunk Company Is going back to Dallas. Brazelle, dealer in con fectionery, fruits, tobacco and cigars. has quit; Pauls secondhand shop is closed out: the Tip-Top clothing and furnishing stock was closed out at cost and the proprietor has left the city. We hear of other merchants who contemplate winding up their affairs"
 The Inland Grocer says: Merchants in dry counties complain that their former customers drive a dozen miles farther to reach a wet town than would be necessary for them to do bus mess in Q dry section. and their busi- ness goes to a large extent to the wet district local option prevails, mer- chants in the dry districts complain of diversion of their best trade to the wet districts. In one dry section we observed on Sat urday night. barbers who had been usually hard at work, sitting idly be- fore their shops. green stuff being re- moved from grocery windows to the garbage can and a Sunday quiet on the streets which were ordinarily well populated with buyers. Local option seems to be a better thing for the street railroads and the merchants in wet communities than 1t is for the people doing business in the dry sections.
 The Madison. Wis, Journal says: Business men estimate that the mo- license system in Stoughton decreases bsiness of the merchants at least $50,- 900 year. Many go to Edgerton and Madison to spend money. The Satur- day evening trains to Edgerton usually take from twenty-five to fifty people from Stoughton. There is also discon- tent because of higher taxes. due to the fact that Stoughton no longer gets license money from the saloons"
 The Montpelier, Vt, Argus: The first full year under license in Vermont. though 1t .was q year of considerable business depression and shrinkage. showed an increase of savings depos- it's to the amount of $2,330.142. The increase under the last year of pro- hibition was SJ,77S,42S. and the aver age annual increase during the fifty years of prohibition was $S20.O71.
 'In other words. the first year of license records an improvement in this respect substantially 80 per cent. great CT than the average for the last three years of prohibition, over 52 per cent. greater than the average of the last twenty three years of prohibition, and nearly four times as great as the av- craze through the whole era of pro- hibition.
 "The first year of license also showed 10 per cent. increase in the whole number of depositors over the last year of prohibition.
 We especially desire to bring to the attention of the public that the issuing of liouor licenses in Vermont has not resulted in wholesale debauch -