The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-10-10
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News on account ofthis very pertinent
suggestion: DOUBTLESS the trainers of
the Pure Food law were right in impos-
ing q tax upon this beverage. In fact,
we suggest the possibility that an analy-
sis might disclose the fact that Beer
inc" is not more desirable, CASTRO
nomically speaking than the
straight article from which it derives
its name, applied to it, no doubt, for
selling purposes" If this beverage"
contains an ~APpreciabIO amount of the
original ARTICLES makeup" it should
receive like considerations and We are
constrained to suggest that our city
authorities should institute an investi-
CATION into its properties" at once
Not having tested the merits, or de-
merits, of this drink, we are totally un-
able to make any offensive or defensive
remarks concerning it. 1t does look O
bit Suspicious, however, that Uncle Sam
insists upon exacting the price of q IL
cense from every individual who de-
sires to handle the ,'stuf' and we re-
spectfuHy submit that it is the duty of
the city and county oficiaIs to look into
the matter.
We are glad the Gazette-News will
endeavor to obtain the actual number
of Federal licenses held in Henderson
vile and hope it will print the names
of those holding them. Let us have the
list now in effect, when purchased and
date of expiration, but do not put the
"Beerine" dispensers in the class with
blind tigers, as this drink has been sold
''Openly and above board" without the
slightest knowledge thatft was in vic.
lation of any law, And when the col
Aector put in his appearance here the
dealers compromised their differences
with him by procuring a license, rather
than be subjected to heavy penalties for
what they had already done, although
inoffensively, as they supposed. Exclu-
siVe OF these, we areaware OF the exlS-
tence of no other Federal license in
Hendersonville, excepting those right
fully held by the two drug stores II
any others exist, the parties holding
them belong in the blind tiger class and
the very fact that they have obtained
a Federal license indicates the violation
of state and municipal laws. Anyway,
let US have the information, Brother
Gazette ews,-the kind that will con-
vict. There is money IN it. The reward
offered by this paper last week for each
conviction still holds good, Lot us have
the facts. So far as the suggestion of
mixing drinks up here is concerned,
that Ii another gratuitous fling which
we will treat with the contempt it de-
Since writing the above Mondays is.
sue of the Gazette-New has arrived with
the information, so 1t says, that there
are thirteen persons in Hendersonville
holding Government license with the fol-
lowing boastful statement:
"We a now direct the attention of
the digniaed Hustler to at least three
places in its town (giving names) where
liquor is sold. Not one of the places is
a erug store and all are IN houses as well
known As is the Hustler Office We there
fore await the arrival of the Hustler rep
resentative with at least ST5, the amount
OF the reward, when the facts and hg-
ures will be supplied, upon the condition
that b Hustler make public acknOwl-
edgement of its ignorance concerning
affairs of its own town, and provided,
further, that the information we supply,
shall not be used against the men con.
cerned (aIl well known)as we have no de-
sire to supplant the Hendersonville
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