The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-08
WOULD ELEVATE
BUSINESS STANDARD
Wherefore They Would
Abolish the Dive and
DOggery

Special TO Daily Loader
Milwaukee. wis. May S-plans fo.
national campaign which Is to IN.
clude every state ln the Union for
elevating lhe standard OF the saloon
business OF the country viii be launch
ed az the convention of the United
State Brewers association here June
s 20 10. The association includes near
" every brewer IN America and all
the Influential members have agreed
that disorderly and disreputable sa-
looms must be eliminated with this
end in view, II is belieaed ~ good part
sof the time OF the convention VIII be
given tip for tiic discussion of this
Important subject.
IA q small way. the crusade against
dive saloons has already been begun
by the brewers in various parts OF the
country. but the plan is 70 extend this
movement and duri6g the next year
many undesirable saloon mon viii be
driven out OF business. In number
Of Gives this work is now under way
and has resulted In such good condi-
tions that the national association
has decided to take hold OF The sub.
ject and extend the house cleaning.
This spirit Of inquiry which has
heen started BY tho aptlsaloon aeita-
tion has brought the brewers and the
reputable saloon man throughout the
coantry to realize that their worst
enemies are within their cWn ranks
For more years efforts have been made
here and there TO rid the saloon busi-
moss OF It's disordery and law-defying
element IN Massachusetts md in
Pennsylvania this has been pretty
thoroughly accomplished by wise
lesislatiOn In other statos fho laws
themselves have Invited and stimnla,
ted oyer-competition. which has PROV
ed disastrous 90 the morale OF the
business. Individual brewers IN every
center have done what they could as
individuals TO improve the situation.
but without much result and 81 be-
came evident thot the work must be
done IN an organized way by the
brewers and the retail liauor dealers
as a body, II any lasting benefit was
10 be had
Tho Texas brewers TWO years ago
employed their own lawyers and secu.
red their own evidence and forced the
hands OF the police and prosecutors
and have rid me state OF two thousand
gambling and other joints. which were
annexes tc the saloons The brewers
OF the board Of trade OF New York
now undertake 10 DO the same thing
IN cooperation with the committee Of
fourteen (organized 70 regulate the
Raines law hotel eviD and the bonding
companies. which bond the licenses.
AS a result of this arrangement. Il is
expected that l50 disorderly places
will be put out Of business through
their inability TO secure new licenses.
The Bunaio brewers have already
done The same thing, and itlis. expec.
fed that similar res0iut ain fOl.
low IN Rochester, Syracuse and other
upstate cities.
The West Virginia nrewors ASSOC
citation has sent circular letter 10
liquor dealers insisting upon their
riFid compliance with the law IN every
particular. The New Jersey brewers
paefcd resolutions to the same effect
q few months ago: and the Ohio brew
ers have taken similar action
The Minnesota brewers are also I'M
line, ami the Milwaukee brewers are
nov taking the matter up II Is OK
pecicd that a wholesale hOuse-clcan,
ing VIII take place In tho retail liquor
trade IN every city OF Importance.