The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-07-30
SALOONS in
CREASE in CITIES
is MARKED DECREASE IN THE
TOWNS AND COUNTRY OF
THE STATE HOWEVER
BREWERS GIVE
GREAT MANY
BONDS.


gard to the number and location oi
saloons in Indiana and the manner
in which they are operated, gathered
by Mary Stubbs Moore, chief of the
Indiana Bureau of Statistics, was
made public in its entirety for the
first time Thursday. These reports
which were supplied by county audi
tors, show among other things a de-
crease in the number of liquor licen-
ses issued for saloons in the towns
and country districts and a marked
increase in most of the large ties.
1t is shown also that out of The 5000
licenses issued for saloons during the
sirst six months of the calendar year
of 1907 the bonds in 274 cases were
furnished by brewers and that III sa-
loon keepers were bonded by brew
cry agents. Surety companies furnish
ed bonds for 592 saloon keepers.
These figures in regard to the sign
ing of bonds were gathered only after
careful investigation 1t is not believ-
ed that entirely accurate results have
been attained in all counties, but the
figures, it is believed give very fair
idea of conditions. During the six
months period in Marion county, 407
licenses were issued. In two cases,
the bonds were signed by surety COM
panies, 232 bonds were signed by the
brewing companies and 10 by Brew
cry agents. In Vanderburg county,
where 200 saloon licenses were issued,
the bonds in 1e9 cases were signed
by the agents of breweries.
In addition to the figures in regard
to the saloons in which the brewers
are interested, other reports show
the number of licenses issued both by
counties and by cities Comparison
of these figures indicate that the chief
increase in the number OF saloons has
been in the large cities. While it is
known that much territory in Ind ana
has gone dry, due to the efforts OF
the Anti-Saloon League there has
been no marekd decrease in The num-
Der of saloons. While many town
ships have been cleared of saloons
altogether, more saloons have been
established in other sections, particu-
larly in the thickly populated portions
of the State. Figures for five years
showing the number of licenses issu-
ed each calendar year. are as follows:
1908, 4.s35; 1904, 5,163; 1905, 5,277;
1906, $3.50, and 1907, 5,214
1t will be seen that there has been
only slight decrease in the number
of saloons an the last three or four
years. This, too, in spite of the fact
that there has been a remarkable in.
crease in the extent of dry territory.
One explanation of this is had in a
comparison of the number of licenses
issued IN the last FIVE years in the
cities of the State. The figures fol-
low: 1903, 3,443; 1904, 3,7OO; 1905, g.
s2s; 1906, 1884 and 1907, 1888. 1t is
seen that there has been an increase
in the number of licenses issued in
the cities.
A better idea of this increase may
be had by taking the figures for some
of the larger cities of the State: Ter
re Haute, number of licenses issued
in 1908. $50; number in 1907, 27s.
South Bend, 1903, 1862; 1907, 211. Indi-
annapolis, 1903. 62s; 1907, 745. Evans
vile. 1903, 2s5; 1907, 2s6. East Chi
cago, 1908, 81; 1907, 2O6.
Some of the counties which have
shown noticeable increase in the
number of licenses issued are: Knox,
Vigo, ST. Joseph Greene, Marion,
Vanderburg and Lake.