The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-05-21
BUSINESS MAN
SHOWS THE DANGER
Estimates That Scorn Hundred Men
VIII Be Thrown Out Of Employ
ment and Heavy Financial Loss
Ocure If Saloons In This City Are
Forced Out of Business.

That paid agents of the Indiana anti
saloon league have begun a steaIthy
and secret campaign in Hammond to
put the saloon interests of this city,
out of business is fact which has
been aseertained by The Times.
FIGHT HAS ALREADY STARTED.
1t is understood that the agents are
securing names to remOnstrance
which IS to be presented to the Lake
county commissioners at their next
meeting. The fight has been begun in
the eighth ward, where the anti-saIoOn
league workers were started out by
the Hammond representatives of the
league. The personnel of these reps
resenfatives is known to the ofaciaIa
of the Lake County saIoonkeepers' as-
socfation.
TOO EARLY TO PREDICT.
cit is too early to predict the out
come of the fght," declared a saloon
keeper this morning, "and we are not
saying anything now, but later we may
have good deal to say.
In connection with the circulation of
the remOnstrance the following letter
has been prepared by a prominent
Hammond business men, who is not en-
gagged in the liquor business however:
TO THE TAxPAYERs, BUSINESS MEN
FrT-aA AS-rE.
TOWNSHIP:
In view Of the agitation going
through the Calumet district
against the saloon and saloon in
terests this article is directed to
the thoughtful and conservative
business men and property owners
of Hammond.
"Reminiscences against saloons
are being circulated at the present
time and to those who have the
present and future of this commun-
ity at heart, we would say, think
well and seriously before signing
any such remOnstrance.
To abolish the saloon in HAM
mOnd would mean the vacation of
upwards OF $50 business houses.
and throwing out OF employment
at least 200 men. Can we afford to
do its
Do you think these business
places could be rented by other
nness
You business men know that if
they were 1t would mean more COM
petition and less profits, in your
business, which seems now already
Overdone.
Could these men ind other posi-
tfOns here.
Can we afford to have them take
their families and move eIsewheres
If the city were to cease collect
ing the $4,000 yearly license now
paid by the saloons, to say nothing
of the water rent, or personal tax
es, which are at present collected,
would not have to increase our
rate of taxes to make up for the
loss caused by these remonstran-
cess Isn't your tax heavy enough
now: If 1t isn't then sign the re-
mOnstrnnce.
Do not think that the saloon
keepers are the only people to be
injured by the remonstrances
every property owner in Hammond
would be "a loser.
Since the agitation against the
saloon in Gary, property values
have fallen from 30 TO 90 per cent.
DO you want the same condition
here:
Are not the times hard enough
now: Haven't we enough unem-
pIoyed in the city now.
Isn't 1t hard enough for you to
get money to pay your taxes novve
Dent yOu have enough trouble
to dispose of what property you
want 30 sell nOws If not, then
sign the remOnstrance against the
saloon, but If you have the good of
this community the thing
foremost In your mind, then let the
saioon remain, and refuse to sign
anything for which you may be
sorry In the future.
BUSINESS MAN.