The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-24
MORE SALOONS
IN LARGER CITIES
Are Fewer Such Places of Bus
mess in the Townships
Of the State.
STATISTICS ARE PREPARED.
MANY INTERESTING FACTS CON-
CORNING THE LIQUOR SiTUA-
TON ARE GrVEN-SLIGHT DE-
CREASE IN NUMBER.

Indianapolis, July PA vast deal
of information in regard to the num-
Der and location of saloons in Indiana
and the manner in which they are OPP
Grated, gathered by Mary Stubs
Moore, chief of the Indiana bureau Of
statistics has been made public in its
entirety for the first time. These re-
ports. which were supplied by county
auditors, show among other things a
decrease in the number of liquor licen-
ses issued for saloons in the towns
and country districts and a marked in
crease in most Of the large cities. 1t
is shown also that out of the 3,002 Ii
censes issued for saloons during the
first six months of the calendar year
Of 1907 the bonds in 274 cases were
furnished by brewers and that TIT sa-
loon keepers were bounded by brew
cry agents. Surety companies furnish
ed bonds for 592 saloon keepers
These figures in regard to the sign
ing Of bonds were gathered only after
careful investigation. 1t is not believ-
ed that entirely accurate results have
been attained in all counties, but the
figures, it is believed give very fair
idea of conditions. During the six
months period in Marion county, 407
licenses were issued. In two cases the
bonds were signed by surety compan-
les, 232 bonds were signed by the
brewing companies and 176 by brew
cry agents. In Vanderburg county,
where 200 saloon licenses were issued,
the bonds in 1919 cases were signed by
the agents of breweries.
Townships Have Fewer Saloons.
In addition to the figures in regard
to the saloons in which the brewers
are interested, other reports show the
number of licenses issued both by
counties and by cities. Comparison
Of these figures indicate that the CHIEF
increase in the number of saloons has
been in the large cities While it is
known that much territory in Indiana
has gone dry, due to the efforts of the
Anti-Saloon league. there has been no
marked decrease in the number of sa,
| looms. While many townships have
been cleared Of saloons altogether
| more saloons have been established in
other sections. particularly in the
| thickly populated portions of the state
Figures for five years, showing the
number of licenses issued each calen
dar year, are as follows: 1903. 4.S35:
2904, 5,163; 1905, 5,277; 1906, $3.50
and 1907, SPA.
| 1t will be seen that there has beer
| only a slight decrease in the number
of saloons in the last three or foul
years. This. too, in spite of the fac
that there has been a remarkable in
crease in the extent of dry territory
One explanation of this is had in E
comparison of the number of license:
| issued in the last five years in the
cities of the state. The figures follow
1903, 3,443; 1904. 800; 1905. 3,S2s
1906, 1894 and 1907. 1888. 1t is seer
that there has been an increase in the
number Of licenses issued in the cities
better idea of this increase ma,
be had by taking the figures for som,
of the larger cities of the state: Teri,
Haute. number of licenses issued il
1903, $50; number in 1907, PTS. SoutI
Bend, 1908, 1852: 1907 211. Indiana
polls, 1903, 62S: 1907. 745; Evansville
1908, 2S5: 1907, 296. East Chicago
1908, So; 1907. 206.
Some Of the counties which hay,
shown a noticeable increase in tn,
number of licenses issued are: Knox
Vigo, st. Joseph. Greene, Marion, Van
derburg and Lake.