The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-17

there il was hardly safe for lady
TO pass there When the saloons were
PIT out, it at once became one of the
most desirable pieces OF property In
the city Now there is large brick
building where, in salCCn time, there
was only negro ShackS, saloons and
negro restaurants.
Of course the taxes went up when
the saloons went out, because that
piece of land was desirable for other
business and more valuable. VINO
would be ignorant enough to expect
the taxes not to increase after the
shacks were torn down and a three
story brick building. covering nearly
a whole block built?
Even you, Mr. Goldstuker, had you
been the fortunate owner, would not
have expected it. Not far from Bill
Woods's Corner" on Foundry street,
a man owned a four-rOom house, and
nearly half an acre of ground. When
saloons were at the corner" nothing
but the lowest element of negroes or
whites ever lived in that house. When
saloons went out that house was rem
ovated and became a most desirable
home. Of course the taxes increased
on it, because it was then a valuable
piece of property.
Athens is noted for it's schools
More children attend school in and
around there than any other place in
Georgia. People from all of the state
and other states send their children
to Athens schools. She has the state
university, state normal, city and
county schools, not to mention the
private schools which the city also as
sistS. All in best condition, open
full term and plenty of school funds.
Not saloon in the place either
And as for the streets, Pensacola
hasn't a street that will compare with
the Athens streets unless it is the
newly paved portion of East Zarra-
gOssa and PalafoX streets. If the
saloons of Pensacola have made the
streets of Pensacola, the saloon men
should play ostrich and stick their
heads in the sand, and I don't see
why the citizens don't hold a big re-
ception and treat them royalty. They
really should be honored for their
great improvement of the city.
Note Wright street, around the de-
pot. A stranger coming into the city
must feel very favorably impressed
when he Tor she) gets off the train
tired and weary. and hopes for fresh
breeze, clear of smoke, and inhales
the delightfully."- refreshing CD odors
of stale beer and liquors around the
depot. Really, it must be charming
to him.
Well, you say, in regard to Athens,
that they opened a big dispensary
there a few years after saloons went
out. True, but the license did not
keep up the city. Now the dispensary
is gone, and Athens is still living"
No call for help from saloon cities has
yet been heard.
Il lived in Monroe, Ga, for several
years, and it has been dry for a num-
Der of years. No one has ever yet
heard complaint there about school
funds and high taxes. Monroe is only
a small town, the county seat of
Walton, but for her size and popuIa-
ton her school facilities are as good
as any in any town or county. She
has a large two-story brick school
building, and large one-story wood
en- one Both well attended and are
open a full term with weIf-paid teach
ers
The county schools are we'll attend
ed, teachers we'll paid and plenty of
schools for all the children of the
COANJ' ~NNFCA yOS nave lie people OIL
Walton county said: I'VE must have
saloons to keep up our schools" The
people Of that county would have been
Mortified at the idea That was one
county that did not need the state
law to keep saloons out; they would
not have them under any conditions.
No, Mr.. Goldstuker, if you want the
people to believe you, you must point
out few cities, towns or schools that
have been killed" by the saloons
going out. For there are Just a lot
OF people in Escambia county "from
Missouri" so please show them"
You say the claim that taxes do
not increase is rot We say, YES,
our taxes will increase, but only as
our property increases in value"
IT L owned property next door to a
saloon, or across the street from one
l should not expect it to be as yalu-
able as If it was next door, or across
the street from the Blount building
Go down South Palafox, from The
First National Bank to the wharf. saw
whether you would expect any pror,-
erty there to be worth as much as
property from Garden street to In
tendencia street Why?
Because there are no saloons from
Gdfden street TO Intendencia and
nearly all saloons from the bank down
to the wharf Remove those saloons
and the property will become worth
something in other lines of business
and will be sought for by people de.
string to open up other lines of bust
ness They will pay rent according
to the value of the property and the
owner will be able to pay his taxes.
No, we never expect the people TO
become so moral as not to have Grim
anal courts, Jails, snerifrs, etc As
you say, with liquor it increases their
work, but without liquor we shall not
need them as now. But whoever heard
OF jail or sheriff being a luxury?
But as our police officers are paid
certain salary whether they make
any arrests or not, the statement Won
make that unless they do the same
amount OF work they can't work for
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