Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-11-07
ANII-HHISKEY
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itself will have teen eliminated, legis-
lation rendering the Manufacture and
sale OF liquor impossible.
The temperance movement issweep-
ing the country in an irresistible wave
and soon, IL Is asserted, no whisky will
be sold in the United States, except In
the larger cities. The trend is toward
enforced abstinence and the makers OF
liquor are plainly alarmed. The Pro-
hibltion party does not poll . large
vote but 81, 900. 900 A Americans live In
prohibition territory.
Every little while q preacher from
England or Atlanta OK New York
comes 10 Chicago, walks down South
State street ON . Saturday night and
announces In an interview or q sermon
that Chicago is SYNONYMOUS with
Hades
Yet. even in Chicago 100000 out cf
2 oOo. 900 people live 10 prohibition
territory. Kentucky Is famous all
over the world as the State Of beansi-
full women, fast horses and fine
whiskey.
According 70 the chronic joke Of the
comic papers the entire adult white
male population Of "Old Kaintuck"
consist OF whissy-lovipg, water-fearing
aKunels.' But /, 100000 out Of the p
23o,oo0 people Of Kentucky have chosen
70 live in dry territory, 81 cut Of 1lo|
counties are prohibition.
CONDITION BY STATE.
The conditions OF the prohibition
movement IN the various states is as
follows:
Alshama-Majority OF counties dry.
Arkansas-Two-thirds OF population
live in dry territory. License major
ity Of s 1900 10 1894 has changed to an
aggregate majority Of 5000 for pro
hibition in 1906.
California-Eour dry counties and
much dry territory in other coun-
ties.
Colorado-Precinct and township OPP
tion law secured this year.
Connecticut-Town local option, IS
no license to 70 license towns.
Delaware-Balf q dozen dry towns
Florida-Thirty-seyen dry counties
out Of As. Gov Broward out for State
prohibition.
Georgia-Prohibition.
Idsh0-License.
Enthusiastically 500 dry towns.
Indiana-Half of population in dry
territory.
Iowa-Sixty-ive out Of n~inety-nine
counties dry.
Kansas-Prohibition since 1880.
Observation-Disclosures out Of one
hundred and nineteen counties dry.
Louisiana-Seven-eights Of the coun-
~ district dry.
Maine-prohibition law enforced In
~nine-tepths OF the State. Maine was In
1856. the year IL went dry, q Of the
most drunken and poorest Of states.
In 1900 IL had more banks and s22. Q
600 more money deposited In them
than the wide open State OF Ohio with
its six times rs many people.
MAINE HAS NO wHIsKEY REVENUE.
Maine, without OIL OF revenue from
the saloon, has more schools to every
1000 Of her people and more teachers
In proportion TO her school population
than any other OF the 40 states.
Massachusetts-Local option by
cities and towns, $50 being dry and 10
wet.
Michigan-County option with q few
dry counties.
Minnesota-License with village To-
cal option. lbs dry municipalities.
Mississippi-Seventy u Of rs coun-
ties dry.
Observation-Disclosures out Of ia
counties dry, as against three dry
counties In 1905.
Nebraska-village land city OPP
ton.
Nevada--Licenss with little restric-
ton.
New Hampsnire-Sixty per cent Of
population In dry territory.
NewJersey-Local option Law.
New yorktown and township OPP
tion, 800 dry towns.
North Carolina-Few saloons.
North Observation-Disclosures since
1896.
Ohio-One thousand one hundred
and forty out OF 1376 townships dry.
Seventy per cent Of municipalities dry
and $4,000 people living In dry res
idence districts In wet cities.
Oregon-Twelve dry counties and
ITO dry municipalities in other coun-
ties.
Observation-Disclosures
Rhode lsland-Slxteen dry munich
palities out Of 3s.
South Carolina-CouDty local OPP
ton.
South Dakota--Large section of
State dry.
Tennessee-Saloons excluded from
all but three municipalities.
Texas-Two-thirds Of State dry.
Utah-License.
Vermont-One hundred and seven.
teen of 40 townships dry.
V~irginia-Much dry territory.
Washington-Only so dry towns.
West Virginia-Thirty dry counties
out OF IS.
Wisconsin-Local option.
Kansas City Financial Conditions
Improving.
Kansas City, No., Nov. 2.-Half q
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