The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05

over the city and county with tho
mercury standing below freezing point,
procession OF several thousand wo-
mon and children Darnded the streets
Kinds OF insignia, denounclng liquor
and the liquor interests, md shouting,
"Down with the snloons!' GIVE us
clean poltics!'' The election brought
out one OF tho largest votes IN tho
county for years. something like TO-
900 votes were polled. but by 0 O'clock
that night 1t was seen that prohibition
had won by 1900 majority.
It must be remembered that 10000
votes, while appearing small In sproror-i
tion to the population OF Jefferson
county. which Ia estimated conservn-
lively from 10000 to 100000. OF which
something like 10 per cent. are white.
hundreds and oven thousands OF white
men In this county did not and could
hero long enough to register, or be.
cause they had not paid their poll
taxes. The large Industrial operations
here employ many men who were de-
prived OF the privilege OF voting for
these reasons, while the, prohibition
people, as rule. had complied with
the requisites for tho ballot. Nearly
all of the operatives in the industrial
enterprises were opposed to prohibl.
tion. great majority OF the larger
Industrial operators led the movement
against It, and there was great COM
plant and bitterness expressed on tho
part OF those employed in the mines.
Furnaces. mills and other Industrial en-
tcrprises against the movement. It
was argued strongly by the industrial
people that II prohibition carried here
It would be impossible to get the sup
ply and character OF skilled labor
necessary to run the furnaces and
mills 1t was repeatedly argued and
emphasized that these men would not
live In n district where they could not
get their beer and liquor when they
| wanted It, 1t was claimed that this
would operate very strongly against
the financial interests OF the district.
| and would result In very serious loss
to Its development. Prohibition not
yet having gone into effect, 1t remains
to be seen whether their arguments
were correct. Suffice 1t to say that
the passage OF prohibition here has
caused many operatives to move out
OF the district. HE
| There Is another matter of interest
Hin this connection. The real estate
men claim that they now have many
desirable buildings in the business part
OF town vacant. at a heavy loss, by
the abolition OF the saloons. Some-
thing like 100 saloons will be closed
on January 1st. Many of them occu-
pieu soins o. tue moss .ueSi. ~ az tn,
MUS s1o.s ~ VIZ .has l,,,s, iii, ~
| vacant. and the rents on a large pro-
| portion OF them have been reduced.
| This has been a source of great COM
plant from the property owners. Bits
ter complaints, of course. come from
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