The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-16
THEIR TEMPERANCE RECORD.

THEIR TEMPERANCE RECORD.
Returning TO that temperance rcsolu
tiou which was adopted at the last con
! ference of the Mormon church, The
Tribune is reminded that for many
! years the Deseret News and the leaders
of the church have loudly proclaimed as
q fact the false assertion that there was
no liquor traffic in this community until
it was introduced here by Gentilcs.
Now. with respect to this matter, The
! Tribune has heretofore presented evi-
dence TO show that the leaders of the
Mormon church were the first TO make
business of liquor dealing here; that
they caused the enactment Of laws
which in no wise regulated the traffic,
except 10 place its control directly under
their charge; and that they conducted a
monopoly in the business for many
years. We propose now to furnish an
other record in this matter, which ought
TO 20 far in proving the utter fslsity
Of the hierarchic5l contention that the
Gentiles were responsible for the intro
duction Of the liquor trade into Utah.
As preliminary TO that record, we will
say, what every old timer knows TO be
true, that there were very few Gentiles
in Utah previous TO the completion OF
the Union Pacific railway in 1869 Also,
we call attention to the fact that the
internal revenue laws were not in force
here previous TO 1862, so that beyond
that date there is no official Govern
ment record of the extent of liquor
manufacture in Utah But it is known
that in most of the settlements, a dis
tlllery was among the first public or
manufacturing establishments to be put
in, often preceding the meeting houses
Following is a correct copy Of trans
cript of the official "Record of Dis
titled Spirits,' which was turned over
to the collector of internal revenue for
the district of Montana, by Nh o. J.
Hollister deputy collector for Utah:
Salt Lake City Corporation; began in
September. 1862. and closed in March,
William Howard. Big Cottonwood: be-
gan In September, 1862: and closed In
February. 1855. (Sold TO Joseph Horne.)
October 1862. and closed in December,
Nelson s: Co, Logan; began in octo-
Der. 1862, and closed i'm August, 1868.
Ed, LTiei Sprngville; began In Octo-
Der. 1862 and closed in July, 1866
Spafford. Grange & Co, Springville be-
San In October, 1866, and closed in De-
James N. Kite, Four-MAe Creek. Weber
county; began in November, 1862, and
closed in June, 1863
Esaias Edwards. Millvllle: began in No
vember, 1862, and closed In January, 1859,
Curtis &c Grange, Springvlle; began ia
November. 1868, and closed IN February,
1864.
William NJ. Spafford. springvilIe: began
in January. 1866. and closed in January,
Fra, Frank Stephens, Fairfield; began in
1869. and closed in November. 1868.
James Smith and Joseph Thompson.
Springville; began in January, 1863, and
closed in February. 1866.
friel: Thompson y Co, Springviilo; be
gan In DECEMBER 1866 and closed In
1867,
April. 1863, and closed in January. 1864.
George Coleman, Fairfield. began in
May, 1863, and closed in July. 1866.
Andrew &; Wide & Co, Springylle: be-
6er 1863. ''' ''''' anu e''''" Al o't'-
Barrel Covington, Ogden, began in No
vember, 1868, and closed in November,
1863.
ST. George City Corporation: began I'm
November. 1863. and closed in January,
9. 2; Gardner. Virgin CITY; began in
May, 1860, and closed in May 1865.
Matthias Nelson. Tooele began IN jan
uary. 1864. and closed In February, 1867.
Grange s. Harrison, Sprtngville; began
William Theobald, Duncans Retreat;
began In May, 1865, and closed in MAY.
1885, ''''
John Leetham, Provo: began in No
rembcr, 1864. and closed in July 1866,
George Day. Piute. began in April, 1865.
and closed in March, 1866
Huntington & Whtbeck. SpringvilIe;
began In November. 1865, and closed in
Seth NJ Blair. Plain city; began in
January 1866, and closed in January,
Alex. Gardner, Nephi. began in jan
nary, 1866, and closed in January. 1866
William Casio, Big Cottonwood: be- !
gan in February, 1866. and closed In
L. John Nuttall, Provo; began in April.
1865, and closed IN July. 1865
McEwan & Smith, Provo. began in
May. 1866. and closed In July. 1866.
James Neill, Stockton; began IN May,
500. and closed in July, 1865.
samuel Rudd, Big Cottonwood began
n July. 1866. and closed In July. 1866
Wood & Steward. Cedar City; began in !
August, 1865. and closed in October 1866 |
James w, Stewart. Pennington: began |
n October. 1866. and closed In Novem- |
,er. 1866.
Corporation OF Provo: began in Decem- 1
ocr. 1866. and closed in Deccmbcr 1866 |
Joseph Horne, Big Cottonwood began |
n May. 1865 and closed in February, |
S59.
Joseph Horne, who bought out Will
lam Howard S distillery, il appears,
vas acting as a mere fgurehead for high
hurch leaders, AT least. Brigham Young
md Daniel II. Wells. Of the first presi-
lcncy Of the church at that period, gave
o Howard promissory notes covering
he purchase price of the distillery.
Ibout the time that the salt Lake CITY
,lant was closed up and dismantled. en-
,loying Horne 10 operate the purchase
,Dder his own name, it is well known.
hough, that the liquor distilled at this
liant was sold TO Salt Lake City cor.
'oratIon, which retailcd it through the
City Liquor Store The price OBJ
aimed from the city was four dollars