New-York tribune., 1908-01-11
LIQUOR DEALERS TALK
Hold LiueIy Discussion OUer the
Model License Lac.

Forty or more of New Yorks leading whclesaie
dealers in wines and liquors met at the Waidorl
yesterday TO discuss the subject of joining In the
model license law movement. started two months
ago in Louisville. This movement has extehuso
to Pittsburg Baltimore & Philadelphia.
julius Wile of julius wile Sons Co.. h
Streght of H. Streight e Co; j. III. StraSser. Oh
J H. Strasser &c Co.. president OF the Ne" iV'A
State Wholesale Wine and Liquor Dealers Asso-
citation; Alexander d. Shaw, of A. ID. Sha" g %
George c. Howell, OF 5. STREET. Co: Charles
spiegel, of Charles Spiegel & Co; A j. Blihn. oi
A. J. Billin & Go; H. Batter. of H. Batter g Co.
Paul Bouche, of Paul Bouche Co.; W. j. HuOih
ot Goldstein & Rubin, of Brooklyn; AdolDh Barr
OF Barr Brothers & Co., and many oSherS were
present
The public was not admitted to the meeting
The principal speaker T. NJ Gilmore VINO
outlined the work.
THE model liquor license law provides ne saiu-
that all licenses outst; nding shall continue
I'm force unless cancelled by majority vote OF the
people II also provides that they shall be trans
terrible and remain in effect long as the Hquo'
tax is paid. This provision offers reward 70 ia"
abiding saIoonkeepers. Their licenses become iran
chises and should become a part OF their estate
at death. The law also intends that the limit 't
o. licenses granted should be one TO hve hundred
inhabitants.
1T is a well known fact that prohibition does
not prohibit and the history OF the movement =.
Maine and other prohibition states SHOWS 'Ha'
more liauor is consumed there when the state Is
dry than when liquor is licensed to De sold
A general discussion of ways and means then
took place and at one time the meeting became
lively over the criticisms of James A Strasser' Oh
the New York State Wholesale WINE anu
LIQUOR Dealers Association, that they hau
not been informed in time TO have large rep
resontation present This talk of a model license
law fails in one great feature, he said II falls
to educate the public to the extent TO Whlch t.e
iauor trafic-that is, the better class, leSaIiS
licensed traf1c-is oppressed and I'll treated by thS
prohibition movement. 1t is a fact that proIlol-
ton does not prohibit. What is wanted Is an eou-
catonal movement showing that prohibition Is d
craze and that its absolute enforcement, even II
possible would not benefit the people For this fee'
son each society should work by itself.
In reply Mr.. Gilmore said: There are too many
societies All should be united into one harInoni-
GUS whole We do not wish TO force this license
law upon the people. We want them TO THINK 'he
matter over
Canvassers will begin next week visiting the VarI-
Gus wholesalers and retailers in the city ana en-
listing them in the movement. which is expected Dy
another year to have following Of at least -'oVoo
members. One of the subjects to be brought up at
the next meeting is amendment to the laws III
the various prohibition states making II as nuch Vi
crime to manufacture use or IN any way
handle LIQUOR as to sell it, In this way. if enforced
II is believed that reasonable laws VIII DC
placed upon the statute books.