The Greeley tribune., 1908-12-02
ANOTHER METHOD
TOBOOSTTHE CITY
ADVERTISE GREELEY MORALS.
Letter from Montana Asks About
Business Without Saloons.

lNtHr ITOm MOutA0A iASRS aUout
Business Without Saloons.
AT the banquet given by the Weld
County Medical association few
days ago, in his address to the gath
ring, Mayor Green mntioned, among
other things. that scarcely day
SAssed without his receiving COM
munication from some part Of the
U. 8. In regard 70 eaisttnG coooA
tions in Greeley as affected by the
absence Of saloons. Along this fine
came similar inquiry today ad-
dressed to the Park Merchandise
company The letter reads as fol-
lows:
Billings. Mont, Nov. 80. 1908.
Park Merchandise Co..
Greeley. Colo.
Gentlemen:
Tn local option proposition is the
question Of the hour In this city.
and as We are not fully decided on
the wisdom of having a dry town"
We have taken the liberty c' ad-
dressing your firm on this subject.
We would be glad to have you I'D
wise us what effect the closing OF sa-
looms had on the moral and business
condition OF your city
Thanking you In advance for the
favor of reply In the enclosed
stamped envelope. we beg to remain.
Yours truly,
YEGEN BROS, Inc.
w. E. Keil. Secretary.
MIR. Gill answered the communica-
ton. and 1t Is needless to repeat the
impressioin ne conveyed. 1t would
M 1x-v oh FOr Apo In, or
perance but would also be an adver-
tisement for Greeley, II few hun
dred OF our citizens would send the
writer their views on the subject. 1t
is an established fact already that
Greeley IL known from coast to coast
as a prohibition town. and as that
question is before two-thirds OF the
people Of the United States at the
present time, Greeley could profit
much by the agitation and at the
same time push along the good cause.
A circular letter by the Commercial
club. directed to the anti-saloon
league of each state. delineating not
only our moral but our financial cop
ditionS. would be given space in cv-
cry church and temperance periodical
In the nation. and the result Ia easy
to conjecture. Thousands of pee
pie in the east who have young chill
dren to raise are looking for lust
such n place as Greeley. And 1t is
not only Greeley but the whole OF
Weld county that should be includ-
ed In this moral atmosphere. There
are many towns in the United states
where the sale Of liquor ia prohibit
ed, hut 1t is doubtful n there are
any that can recommend prohibition
with as much truthfulnees AZ the
city Of Greeley or county OF Weld.
which includes territory as large
as some eastern states.
There ia Just one reason for this
unusual condition here: We have
we have the people who vii relieve
them Of their positions " they fail
to do so. There are 10000 votes in
Weld county, and II the proposition
was tested by ballot It is safe to say
that not 700 OF those votes would be
cast for the establishment OF saloons
The greatest pride OF Weld county
is the fact that we have no poor
house. and no need of one. True.
we have what we call n county hospi-
tal. with an average of n half-do2en
inmates. usually strangers and near
~ always sick. who have wandered
here from whskey territory and
are seeking aid for . journey to Il
similar cline. 1t would be all day
with the breweries if the whole world
knew the exnct conditions In Greeley
where the humblest always has
money in his pocket, and the eS-
trcme poor could he counted ON tN
fingers of II single hand.