The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-26
FOUR YEARS PROHIBITION CAM.
Forty Million People Now Living In Terri
tory That Has Gene Dry.

A. WY
At the Prohibition national convention
Charles r. Jones, chairman Of the Prohibi-
ton national committee, presented q report
showing the progress Of the Prohibition idea
in the four years from 1904 to 1908. tn
following statements are copied from It:
During the four years the amount OF
Prohibition territory has been doubled,
and $1,000. 900 people added to those living
In Prohibition cities, counties and States,
making an aggregate Of over 100000 now
In saloon free districts.
Nearly two-thirds Of the territory OF
the United States and nearly one-haf OF
the people are under Prohibition protection.
/. In 1904 17,000y0oo people In the South
were under Prohibition; in 1908 %, o00, 900.
There are to-day $50 Prohibition cities
In the United States having a population
OF over 5000 each, with a total population
Of nearly $4,000. In 1904 there were
scarcely q hundred Prohibition cities OF
5000 or over; there are now 90 Prohibition
cities Of 5000 or over.
The Prohibition party Is organized and at
work in practically every State Of the
Union. Since 1904 FIVE new Prohibition
States have been gained.
The following summary Of conditions In
the various statesin 1904 and 1908 Is given:
Alabama-ieol-2o prohibition counties. IL
dispensary counties, IS license counties.
ioos--State prohibition. I'm effect December
81, ie0s.)
Arkansas-lsol-A prohibition @eountles.
20 license counties. 2partially license counties
ie0s-57 prohibition counties.
California 1904 -lB prohibition towns
ieos-25o prohibition towns.
Colorado-ioo4-Few prohibition towns. No
local option law. 1eos-Nearly 100 prohibition
towns. State local option law passed 1907.
Denver half prohibition.
Observation-Disclosures Of State local pro-
hibition. is0s-Increase In prohibition vote.
Delaware-ieo4-Few small prohibition
prohibition.
Florida 1904 50 prohibition counties.
lSos-s7 prohibition counties.
Observation-Disclosures prohibition counties out
OF 1884. Large cities all license. loos|State
prohibition since January 1.
Idaho-iso4-No prohibition territory. Wide
open State. Isoe-No license In many towns.
Law enforcement throughout State. Sunday
saloon closing by State law.
I1linots-iao4-s prohibition counties; 500
prohibition towns: wide open Sunday: Pro-
hibition party vote st.770. 19o6-s8 prohibi-
ton counties: $500 prohibition towns; only
two counties wholly license; 2s prohibition
cities: strict Sunday closing except In Chicago.
Prohibition party vote 90. 1os.
Indlana--ieo4-i40 prohibition townships }.
100000 prohibition townships; two-thiSds
OF State population In prohibition territory.
~Iowa-ioo4-2s license counties: lax en-
forcement Of law. le0s-2 license counties;
strict enforcement.
Kansastiso4-state prohibition; lax en-
fcrcement. 1e0s-State prohibition: strict
enforcement.
--A - AZ -.zhtLst-.' x,.ks.
ioos-e7 prohibition counties; 4 wholly license
counties.
Loulsiana-ioo4-2o prohibition parishes out
of 81. ioos-s7 prohibition parishes.
Maine-ieo4-State prohibition: lax en-
| forcement. l9os-State prohibition; strict en-
forcement.
Maryland-iso4-ls prohibition counties.
lo0e-Same.
Massachusetts, isol-2so prohibition towns
| and cities. ieos-3eo prohibition towns and
| cities. $1,000 State majority against license.
Worcester largest prohibition city In the
world.
Michigan 1907 prohibition counties. 400
prohibition towns. ioos-ff prohibition
counties, 100 prohibition towns.
Minnesota-ioo4-400 prohibition towns.
isoe-I,eil prohibition to WINS.
Mississippi ioo+-es prohibition counties.
iooe-stats prohibition.
Missouri 1908 prohibition counties. 1908
IL prohibition counties.
Montana-ioo4-No prohibition territory.
iocs-One prohibition county.
Nebraska Ioo4-20o prohibition towns.
counties
Nevada-iso4-No prohibition territory.
lsos-Local gains.
New Hampshire - 1904 ia prohibition
towns. lo0s-is3 prohibition towns.
New Jerssy-Ieo4-License State. Sunday
closing and vigorous law enforcement. Asi-
tation for county option.
New York-Is04-?ss prohibition towns.
Cities licensed by State. i9os-Some local
gains.
North Carolina iso4-Local option bill.
passed 1908. I9os-State prohibition carried
May 20 by 5000.
North Dakota-ioo4-Stats prohibition.
Lax endorsement In some sections. 1905
state prohibition. State wide enforcement.
ohio-ioo4-i%S prohibition towns, First
Stats local option law passed. iaOs-i.e7i
prohibition towns. County prohibition law
passed.
oklahoma-ioo4-Few prohibition owns.
ieos-State prohibition.
Oregon iool-No prohibition territory.
isos-2i prohibition counties out Of 81,
Pennsylvania 1000 Prohibition sentiment
county prohibition.
Rhode Island 10000 prohibition towns.
ieos-Some local gains.
South OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dispensary.
ioos-state dispensary abolished uooD. IS
prohibition counties.
South D~akota-l904-S Scattering prohibi-
ton towns. ioos-l3 prohibition counties
Tennessee-isoa-s license cities. ioos-s
license cities.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. counties. zoos
Isl prohibition counties.
Utah-ioO4-N No prohibition territory. 1905
County prohibition campaign in progress.
Vermont-ieo4-i3 s prohibition towns. 1908
-1ie prohibition towns.
virginia-ip0<-Local option law, passed
1908. ioos--es prohibition counties.
washin gton-isot-Few prohibition towns.
ieoe-General local prohibition gains.
West Virginia i904-lo out Of 50 counties
dry. Isos-stste campaign for constitutional
prohibition,
Wisconsin iso4-soo prohibition towns.
Os-7s prohibition towns
Wyoming isot-No prohibition territory.
1905 Some local gains.
Arizons-iso4-No prohibition territory.
ipos-7 prohibition districts.
New Mexico ioos-state prohibition asked
for whom admitted.
District Of Columbia lo0e-Prohibition
campaign In pro gress.