The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-11-03
BREWERY M.CENSE
GRANTED BY CHARLESTON COUNCIL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Couneilmen Steph and Robins
voted last night to allow the brewery
here to run, providing none of'thei,
product is sold in Kanawha county
i am a dry man and don't ike tc
see whiskey or beer sold at al, butt
am not SO radical as towant to des-
troy peoples property said coun-
Gilman Sam Stephenson at the meet
ing of the city council last night.
And if the brewery people give US
pledge not to sell their product in
Kanawha county and ifeertain ofthe
wet" councilmen whom ] know and :
whose word l would Just as soon
have as a gold bond, withstand byus
in refusing them license in 1870 il
they break their promise, win
change my vote Mr.. Stephenson
concluded in speaking of the request
of the Kanawna Brewing Company
that the council concur with the
board ofaffairs in granting the license.
At former meeting of the city
council the vote on granting the
brewery license stood go to 90, but
the announcement of the vote was
postponed until last night in order TO
allow councilmen Stephenson and
Robins and others to investigate the
justice of the brewers claims. After
much discussion at the meeting
Messrs. Stephenson and Robins v ere
fully satisfied that the brewers would
not break their word and changed
their votes to grant the company
license if they would execute a WRIT
ten agreement not to sell their pro-
duct in this city or county
The votes was then announced by
President MaccorEle as being ee to
IS in favor oflicense for the brewery.
Much Discussion.
When the brewery question came
up Mr.. Stephenson arose ndexplain-
ed his position. He said he was ut
heart dry man and did not believe
in the liquor traffic, but that he also
believed the brewers who came to
this city and have invested more than
$500, 900 in business here had a
right to some consideration, and that
if they did not sell in dry territory
and disposed of their product where
the traffic is licensed they cannot in-
jure the city and will have some
chance to prevent their investment
from becoming a total loss to them.
Mr.. Stephenson made the stipula-
ton, however, that he would have to
have the promise of the wet council
men that if the brewers violated the
treaty" that all would see to it thai
they receive no license in 1910.
Captain S. B. Avis, on behalf oi
the brewers, addressed the council.
He said that the brewers had proved
themselves to be good citizens, law
abiding and conservative and that
with the future of their business at
stake not only would not, but could
not afford to break their word. He
said, moreover, that they will be glad
for the people to closely observe the
way they will keep faith with the
parties to the agreement.
Mr.. Stephenson asked for a roll
call ofthe VETS present who would
stand by the agreement with the
brewers and the following members
declared with Messrs. Stephenson
and Robins that if the brewers vio-
lated the agreement they would see
that no license be granted them IN
1910: Carr, Carol, Daniels, First,
Gardner, Gebhart, Grosscup, Isccas.
JeSers, Leachman, Fruth, Nearman,
Popp Slack, Smith, Stuart, Scherr
and Maccorkle. Mr.. Singleton did
not vote, saying he was wet man
and would not bind himself by any
promise.
The brewing company will probab-
ly be given license today.-c Charles
ton Daily Gazette.