Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-09-23

ties Soliciting Orders for jug of
Whiskey. Claims That
Conditions There at Present Time
Worse Than Open Towns
Declaring that the conditions in
North Dakota are not as they have
been represented by speakers from
that state and that the law does not
prohibit, w l.. Carpenter, a native
of North Dakota and we'll known law
yer of the state, gave some very in
teresting sidelights into the condi-
tons there and the results of the so
called prohibition law:
Though a stranger within your
gates, the participation OF other
strangers and the Importance of the
question of yes or no to be answer
ed by the voters of Ada county next
Wednesday, coupled with the fact
for the IA years Just passed have
resided in the state of North Dakota
and have knowledge of the condi-
tions and the further fact that North
Dakota is being very prominently
held up before the public as a shining
example of the virtue of prob .hition,
has forced upon me the conviction
that it is my duty to state, in full
some facts only partially stated so
Tar in reference to prohibition and
its workings in the state. Fargo's
prosperity under prohibition was
flashed in paragraph upon the NOV
ing picture canvas at the corner of
Tenth and Bannock last night-like-
wise Grand Forthwith the final ia
formation that there were no saloons
therein.
Fargo a Large City.
Fargo is the largest city Of North
Dakota with population stated at
10000.
Now if 1 were to make a state
ment that there at least rs saloons
in the city of Fargo in prohibition
North Dakota, every prohibitionist in
Idaho would rise up on his hind legs
and shout liar But if make the
statement that there are at least rs
saloons in Moorhead, Minnesota,
vet state, l doubt if anyone would
question my veracity. The last state
ment is at least the truth, and also
at least 10 of the IS saloons are run
ning in connections with the whole
sale departments.
Between Fargo and Moorhead
the muddy waters of the Red River
of the north makes the bouniry of
North Dakota and Minnesota and a
couple hundred feet of bridge on
each of the two streets connect the
two, and wherever the streets of Far
go end on the east the streets of
Moorhead begin on the west. and
crowded up to the nearest point to
Fargo on these STREETS, the blocks OF
Moorhead's saloon begin.
Twice Number of Saloons
Fargo and Moorhead are really
and in fact one compact city of prob
ably 10000 people. with twice the
saloons that exist in Boise, with a
wholesale liquor traffic of vast pro-
portions with saloons that in size and
extravaganza of furnishings is not
exceeded in any city, as far as have
been able to determine in the United
States.
1T is the chief source of supply
Of intoxicants to the state of North
Dakota and the mecca of its thirsty.
To say that Fargo has no saloons is
literally true, but cannot logic con-
vince any sane person that it is dry
OF that it reaps no benefit from its
peculiarly fortunate location. Fargo
Grand Forks and Wapeton are the
largest, most important and most
prosperous cities in the state.
Grand Forks has its East Grand
Forks, Wapeton its Breckenridge and
Fargo its Moorhead All under prac-
'ically identical conditions of saloons
and locations. Their leadership at
least is not prohibition argument.
Effect on Prosperity.
The constant receipt of money
from the Moorhead visitors who al
ways stop in Fargo have had a ma
terial effect on the prosperity of the
city and the statement of business
men there that they would not have
the saloon in Fargo can well be be-
lieved They reap the benefit they
deny, and are satisfied. but they
would not aid in the closing Of sa-
looms in Moorhead, Notwithstanding.
IN short Fargo, Grand Forks and
Wapeton have all the advantages.
economic. financial and social Of the