The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-23

mhs m. M LiiuiHtIuiistn, tn EafSt INV
erpool newspaper mamBeing a news
paper man myself, naturally sought
out newspaper men. Mr.. Zimmer-
man gave Mr.. Golden and myself
great deal of information, bu.
I do not care to report 1t to you,
because of the fact that, as / af-
terward learned, Mr.. Zimmerman Is
Identified with the f'wet" movement,
for county option election for
Columbiana county Not that
doubt the accuracy of any of Mr..
Zimmerman's facts do | say this.
but, by reason OF the fact that he is
connected with the "wet' move-
ment. any attempt he might give
would have no bearing on the sit,ia-
tion. found him to be one of the
brightest minds in the newspaper
profession OF that city, and highly
respected by large majority of
the city's best people.
The published statement that the
railroads give half fare rates out
VI IaoI i4lNclpOOb SlHct bHo tONdi
has become dry is not true. There
is only one steam railroad there
and inquiry at the eompany's Office
ELECTED the information that two-cent
fare was good enough without ad.
ditional reduced rates. A trolley
connects East Liverpool with Steu-
benville, twenty-five miles away.
Toronto is located midway. It is
"'wet'. Going over to Liverpool. as
the natives say, from Steubenville, !
saw a big barn near Toronto. II
had been converted into mammoth
saloon. On the side facing the in
terurban line was painted in great
letters. "TIIlS IS TINE FIRST AND
LAST CHANCE"
1t was the last saloon after leav-
ing Toronto for East Liverpool and
the first you saw when gonig to
Steubenville from East Liverpool
My time was limited in East
Liverpool. A livery rig was secured
and a rapid drive was made over
the city. Scores of empty houses
were to be seen. the major portion
of them being in the outskirts.
In the business portion of the
city there were many vacant rooms,
/ but not siXty-one of them Il. w.
Hin, who represents Columbiana
county in the state Legislature, told
me that, following the ousting OF
the saloons. there was that number.
Now many OF them are occupied,
but the tenants are not. as rule,
the desirable kind that the landlord
likes, because number of them
are foreigners, who have rented the
rooms at low prices for fruit stands.
etc.
| voluntarily accosted number OF
citizens on the streets and asked
numerous questions found a great
many "drys' and great many
''wets". The sentiment there is
largely divided. ! can't speak for the
county, but my own observation of
East Liverpool is, that it will go
"wet."
if the county goes "we," in the
coming election, East Liverpool must
remain dry for another year under
the law, as it was voted "dry" un-
der a local option act. But II the
county should go dry, East Liver.
pool must remain dry three years
more.
tried TO see Mayor Crawford but
he could not be located. In fact, Il
was hard to locate most city officials
on account OF my visit being or
Sunday. Those whom did see
called at their homes. tried tc
see both sides and learn all
could. found that the tax levy
had actually been reduced since the
town voted "dry", but the "wets'
had arguments 10 meet this
When called at the home o.
Representative Hill he was enter
tanning several Methodist minister,
lat dinner. He said he did not car,
to be drawn into undue publicity
He did not hesitate to say that hs
was going to vote "wet."
Asked If the tax levy had beer
reduced, Mr.. Hill declared that Il
but said that could be no argumen
for keeping the town "dry"' Al
the time East Liverpool was voted
"dry' a year ago last June, Mr.
Hill said that the city's tax lev.
was at the highest figure it had eve
been. People were appealed to Il
pay their assessmeWs In cash, ant
the following year there was |
slight reduction in the levy. EBut,
added MIR. Hill, 'this would hav,
occurred even though the tow
had gone wet"
Mr. Hill pointed out small two
story brick block across the stree
from his home on Seventh street
, He said that he got SIS a mont
3 for ii. Formerly he received tina
| much for one room he said.
j | saw copy of the city's audi
tors report, which the 'wets" sa,
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