The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-02
DR, DUNCAN SPEAKS OF ATLANTA RECORD Reads Notable Editorial of
 Henry Grady KANSAS CITY AN EXAMPLE Methodist Preacher Shows How Pro- Prohibition Prohibits in Large Manufacturing ToWn-Attacks
 oppostlcn's Appeal.
KANSAS CITY AN EXAMPLE

The Rev. Dr. James A. Duncan deliv- cred the third of his series of sermons lat night on Does Prohibition Pro- hibit?" The speaker began by attack ing the statements of the opposition made in yesterdays appeal to the voters, and then turned to the letters by corre- spondent of the Age-Herald from Mis- sissippi. "The correspondent" he said, makes 1t look like prohibition is all right in Meridian, and at Jackson he drops to the bottom, finding nothing to harp on but bell boy looking for a
 corkscrew Yet that Is the kind of stuff the public is regaled with.
 They are always quoting Atlanta as an example of failure, but I will refute the claims" said pr. Duncan.
 The speaker then read an editorial pub lished by the late Henry W. Grady, a year after prohibition was established in Atlanta, showing the advantages already felt, and Dr. Duncan then proceeded to show why, few years afterwards, pro- hibition was voted out He explained that the liquor men bought 800 votes, and rushed them in, though they were not qualified, and that a combined political machinery carried Fulton county against the law He cited the Atlanta papers for proof This is the quotation from Henry Grady:
 Grady's Editorial.
 Prohibition in this city does prohibit. The law is observed as well as the law against carrying concealed weapons, gambling, theft and other offenses of like character. If there had been as many people in favor of carrying con- cealed weapons, theft and gambling as there were in favor of the retail of liq- uors twelve months ago, law against these things would have been carried out as well as it was against the liquor trade
 Prohibition has not injured the city financially According to the assessors books property in the city has increased over s2,0oO,OOO Taxes have not been in- creased Two streets in the city, De- cat1r and Peters, were known as liquor streets. It was hardly considered proper for lady to walk these streets without an escort Now they are as orderly as any in the city. Property on them has advanced from to 25 per cent. The loss of $4O0O0 revenue consequent on closing the saloons, has tended In no degree to impede the citys progress In any direc- ton. Large appropriations have been made to the water works, the public schools, the Piedmont fair and other im- provements The business men have raised s4Oo0OO to build the Atlanta and Hawkinsville railroad. The number of city hs nks has been increased to five. The coming of four new railroads has been settled during the year. Fifteen new stores, containing house furnishing goods, have been started since prohibition went into effect These are doing well Moro furniture has been sold to mechanics and laboring men in the last twelve months than in any twelve months In the history of the city. The manufacturing establish ments of the city have received new life. A glass factory has been built. A cot ton seed oil mill is being built worth sl25,ooo All improvement companies with a basis in real estate have seen their stock double fin value since the election on prOnlDltlon
 Stores Not Vacant.
 Stores in which the liquor trade was conducted are not vacant, but are now occupied by other lines of trade. Ac- cording to the real estate men, more la borers and men of limited means are buying lots than ever before. Rents are more promptly paid than formerly. More houses are rented by the same number of families than ever before Before pro- hibition sometimes as many as three fam flies would live in one house The heads of these families not now spending their money for drink are each able to rent house, thus three instead of one. Workingmen who formerly spent a great part Of their money for liquor, now spend it in food and clothes for their families. The retail grocerymen sell more goods, and collect their bills better than ever before. Thus they gre able to settle more promptly with the wholesale men.
 "A perceptible increase has been noted