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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-13
THE FULL TEXT
Of An ADDRESS
County Auditor SpaIdinq Dis
cusses Road Question from
Practical Viewpoint
SOME FACTS AND FIGURES
Estimates are Made OF the Probable
Cost Of Constructing Permanent
Roads-The Tax Question
Analyzed.

Following is the fun text of the
address delivered at Oyilla and Mid
othian last Saturday by CountyAud-
itor SpaIding in support of the road
bonds:
As You know, / am an employee
of the county. My time and any
knowledge l may possess relative to
county matters is yours for the ask
ing
You will please bear in mind that
| make no special claim to knowledge
pertaining to road work; the little |
know has been gathered from talk
ing with road men, and commission
ers of other counties, who have had
actual experience in this work;
reading statistics, and with expert
ence gained in building our
model road near WaXahachie. |
am anxious to furnish any informa-
ton ! can, and do not at all object
to being interrupted, If any of nay
able, let us stop and thresh the mat
ter out / take it that you desire to
become fully acquainted with the
proposition so that you may then
dra-. your own conclusions.
! The necessity for good and per-
manent roads and bridges for our
county must be apparent to every
| thI'kins man. That the banner agri-
cultural county of Texas, with an as
sessed valuation of thirty-siX million
| dollars, with crops valued at elevy n
million dollars annually, to be NOV
ed over dirt roads. is a condition
! that viii not exist great while lon
ger. even if the present bond issue
fails to carry, The older states have
realized the necessity for better
! highways and there is not, ! am told,
state in the union that is not look
ing to the Improvement of her roads.
When states like some of the less
wealthy can afford to see the neces-
{ SHY iOl, anu S'oIloiliS VI 'N''N'
roads, and the enhancement of land
values, it seems that Texas, the
greatest state in the union, in every
particular except roads, should look
well to the proposition. Some of the
older states have as much as forty
per cent of their roads improved,
while Texas has only one and three
fourths per cent of her roads ma
cadamized
With our present system of direct
taxation for road purposes little in
the way of permanent Improvement
can be accomplished.
II cannot be denied that temper
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-07-13

airy work either in road or bridge
building, is improvident and expen-
sive to any county, because of the
heavy expense of maintenance. OF
the total tax collected for road pur-
poses from 50 to 80 per cent of it is
expended for maintenance, while for
macadamized roads and concrete
bridges properly built, drained, etc,
the cost for maintenance would not
be more than Is or 20 per cent.
Ellis county spends annually on
her roads about sos, 900, the great
er part of which goes for temporary
work, such as grading, building
wooden bridges, etc. This precinct
spend" annually for this purpose
$16,50O. You know, of course, what
you receive for that amount
The people of the United States
pay two hundred and fifty million
dollars annually levied as a useless
tribute by this very temporary road
work The fact that our present road
building and maintenance system is
antiquated and wastetul cannot be
denied Progress demands a change,
In the last fifty years freight rates
have, by the application OF modern
methods, been reduced to one-ninth
of their former rates Statistics show
that you cau today transport a bush
ell of wheat from New York to Liy-
erpool, a distance of thirty-one hun
dred miles, 10 6-10 cents cheaper
than you can haul it over a dirt road
ten miles, or from here TO WaXaha
chic
If we had good roads, ! have nc
doubt, we would have dairy and
truck farms in operation and botf
are very profitable. Our cities and
towns are constantly calling foi
fresh produce, vegetables, milk, but
ter, etc With good roads the farmer
four or five miles from the railway
station can market his produce daI
ly which to procure the best prices
is necessary. 1t therefore follows
that he must market in all kinds OF
weather, which is now impossible.
The business man or man living IL
town is benefited by good roads il
that he gets his produce regularly
His customers do their trading ant
shopping when it suits their conVen
ence, and not when the roads ant
weather will permit, and he there
fore has a steady, instead of spas
modic business The railroads arr
benefited exactly the same way, al
no railroad has enough rolling stoci
to transport the crops. etc, during
season.
Your commissioners have publish
ed the following statement
AT the request of numerous citi
zenS and in view of the fact that tn
road district law is new aud that tn
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Continued on page 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
e. c. Mont rue
LEwIseuRG MAN SELECTED 10
SUCCEED RuelSEk Al rtiE
RoMgEN sctooL

CHARLESTON, w. Va Dec
Goyeronr Glasscock yesterday ans
pointed R. Carey sEoFsl litsale, Of .eaF
burg. superintendent Of school tor
deaf and blind ct Isernreg ito sssSf
seed Jas. T. Rucker, resigned
Montague wns named as nlatlcn
Mr. Montague IS q yopnlg mar. a
experienced and srceesami teaea
and in 1906 gnduated from the West
Univerdty LAW scaieols q
Mougantown and has been practicins
law since that time.
Montague was highly reecnlnle ended
By Il great many Leaders of both poIIts
ical parties. He wtia SO to Romney
Jarusry 1, but no fine has been ltxe.l
when he will take charge.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
Johnny o., ] the SP0t
WAS CINCINNATI Lock EXPERT
WHEN SAFE couLDH'T
BE OPENED.

The s1ft in the county court o1llre
refused to yisll tnis ncrning;b
combination that was tlsed 20 open Il
For some tinte the lock has been me
source OF great rnnoya nee.
morning AncFe was a complete ballt
Tie safe was nlanllfa factured Nv
tMcsler Safe ComIta1y Of Hamilt
Ohio. just as all hope Of getting
refractory lrck to yield had been gys
en- up. E. s. Filhrl of Cincinnati
,csentatile OF the coihpang Sho
lime lock man and who was IN lll;
city looking adter the time locks
the loeal banks, walked III The. .coslr
court uItice. 1t mad been peyatSsl
years since Mr.. Plllhrd di tiny work
on eonSbination lock but be Went
tu work ON the Job before him and
spcceel-s,i in glEtlpIs t.1e thing open
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18

VERY PLEASING
entertainment
WAS GIVEN BY SECOND WARD or.
cHEsTRA AT SCHOOL BUILD
ING LAST EVENING.

Tho Second ward school orchestra
with Mr.. Carter Fleming as se1loist
give most pleasing eltel tGinmcnt
last evening Mt the Second ward an'li-
tcrium. The crciestrn is composed
of tfhe mrsically inclined pupils Of this
school and II is quite talented NIT
sicAl aggregation. Besides several
srcnlid selecticne by the orchestra.
Mr.. Carter Fleming delighted his
bearers with several pretty solos
Amcng the ether good numbers OF the
programme were readings by Misses
Lala Morris tnd Naomi Streight anil
a vocal solo by Margaret Bsen?en
and a four part song by George Wat
son, Daniel Foley. Sterling Riggs
George Houge1. Ronald Hartley. Lewis
Carskatton, Abel Klaw. Arley Eddy.
James Jack and olan Fear. In nddi-
tfon to the splen1 lid music of the or
cnestra, several eoqos. ducts and trtos
by different members OF the orchestra
were enjoyed
A neat sum of money was reaftze'l
watch will 80 toward the pay nient cf
the new piano recently purchased by
this schenl.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
IN BAD
ON SATURDAY
coLoREp MAN PLACED IN JAZZ.
TODAY ON CHARGE OF
STEALING MONEY.

A ccl7red nan known as FT.dny
WITS arrested charged with stealing
utILrty seven dolhrs from Jt'nn Mar
tin on Thursday morning Martin
lllatl been to Manniageon and retuFu-
ed with three quarts nf whtzkey
While he was drunk It is alleged Fri
xlay went Through Martin's poctets
taking three ten tluIlar bills. FIVE
dollar bill and two one doEDar bills.
Guy Smith, colnled man. i.i soil
10 h:Ye Witnessed Friday i'm the act
Of taking 4h,. nIuney. Smith STATED
that ths rrisoenr gave hfIn "a dollar
not to tell.
Martin swcre out warrant before
Justico Amos this morning. DEPUTY
Sheriff Bartholow and Constable ].
Lee Parker executed the writ. Fri
day was Drought Ito this city ca tho
twelve o'clock car and placed in the
county Jail.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18

evidence of 1.-The Hawkins hoy WAS sub
stantlally eorroborate,l by Witnesses
Cooper, Harvey vanata and O. l.. Viii
Gong.
The mayer in imposing The fine
gave keenan, the hest lecture it is
said ever delivered in tho city hall.
Mike Sullivan was trieA F&t night
by THE mayor for t1suMirs Mrs. III "1'I
SatIaerfelM and Hungarian woman
who was IN her way to snttt:n. OH
ceT ]. A. Selvey arrestetl Sullivan at
the scala mouse. Sullivan was fcun ]
guilty and was fincd five dollars an'l
costs, The texture TIN l. Sullivan got
was real warm one.
John Fftzgerald and John connors
were plain drunks that got the usual
finea
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
JURY trial
FOR GORDON
JUSTICE AMOS WILL FEAR CASE
ON GLOVE STEALING
cHKRGE.

The case Il: the state VS.. I.orenz"
Gorlon. who is charged with petit
larceny, namely. the stealing OF pair
OF gloves nhe property OF J. A. Selves.
will be tr-iethibefore Justice E. 5. Amos
after th.> first day of January at such
a time4as the Sthre and defendant
I-gree to try 1t TaIs will not be TIE
ordinary hearing usually given before
justices but will be a trial heforo
twelve jurors. The defendant elected
to be tried by twelve citizens. Tl.
case was set for this morning The
defendant asked for continuance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
BARONESS LEFT BRUSSELS FOR
PARIS THIS MORNING
May Not Retur,,
for Funeral of
the King
fRr unitad press.l


BRUSSELS, Dec. lS.-While 1t Is
s,dmlned there will be no oorEeEt for
the Leopold thrane, bitter fight Is
prcn.se,l against the viii; OF tho lat
ter day wife, Baroness venshn. expos.
ing their domestic rife. 1T IS official
ly set:teI that the Governess will CO.
operate with her daughters in cnl-
testing the kings marriage ito thu:
Baroness. The contest will probably
he successful, lawyers say, regarding
The property in Belgium blF. the vast
holdings in Kohgo can he retained by
4ipe Barcaezs. One cf'thc first acts OF
Avert viii be ito charge the admfnis-
traGon of Kongo. Tie body OF Leo
pold was transferred to the city pal
ace to-1ly.
Baroness Vaughn left Brussels fer
Paris quietly Ito-ihy. presumably 10
see her lawyers regarding the con
test G1 Kings will. 1t is said she
will be hack in a few hays. All are
wondering il she will return for the
funeral Tho daughters have brought
pressure to bear to keep her fRsse'
clus.ail end say thsy won't attend the
.ervfces II thu baroness Is present.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
He viii Come
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
ELECT WILL NOT HAVE TO
BE ExTRADlTED.

RICHMOND. Va, Nee. 1s-Judge
Samuel w. Williams, attorney gen.
eral.clect OF Virginia. who is wanted
vt WelcIl. w. Na.,. to answer a charge
CT ,assal,.tlng former Supreme Court
Justice Joseph Sanders, and for whose
presence the governor OF West V'r-
ginia has ISSUED = requtsItIcn on Gov
.ernor Swanson. OF Virginia. was in
Rlaapoim Mestorlly tarnsri1l'rs with
his lawyers about the calse.
Marshall MoCorTntck, of IBIS co1l1-
sel, said; "Jtldge WElianss Is rea'ly
to %1pdF bel'ore the West Virginia
ccnrt whenever u is necessary and
no iequisitlon will be needed,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
LEAVES wife
AND I CHILDREN
Luther Williams Killed by Explosion
Of Oil Sill Containing 1000
Barrels.
SAD FATE OF sTANDAD OIL
E@PLoYEs AT -PARKERs7uRe

PARKERsBIRG. Dec. 1s--By the
explosion Of a still containing Loo
barrels Of oil; upon whicn ne was
standing, Luther Williams, fireman
employed Il the Standard Oil Com
nan, 1as.ann,yahere, gEas KILLED yesterday after
noon. HIs bdiS was thrown thirty or
forty feet and was then partially in
cInerated before It was recovered.
John Hui, ii fellow workman, made a
heroic efort to rescue Williams, but
failed. A fire followed the explosion
and threatened to destroy the plant,
but was extinguished with compafa'
lively little damage resulting.
Williams, who was forty-1ve. leaves
a wife and seven children.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
NAY Be TWO
ASSISTANTS
in THAT EVENT BLISS MecRuM
AND JOHN MARSHALL MIGHT
BOTH GET IN.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Dec. 1S--
Thcre mas been a remarkable outyo'
ing cf West virginlans from Washing
ton the past Slay or two. There Was
kome disappointment Ehat the White
Honse did not send the appointments
of Waugh, Doyle and Tyree to the
senete on Thursday ns they eannat
now he sent until Mnndny or Tues1say,
but it was wen understood that Presi'
dent Tal1t had no time to take up t1e
'fppoiMtrlents owing to the fact thai
he arrived home "Wednesday rt noon
and found much elsa ANYTHING his at
Itontion. All the defeated a'sptrants
agreed thlst the ltst wuudl stand as
handed in by Scott aid Elhrs. anal
the delay means no harm.
THIS may mean stclay In conflrH1a.
Itfr1n until after the n Nlary Assem-
IbMng cle tahe senate as II Is customary
10 refer nominations OF district at.
'tornevs to the committee on Judiciary,
but If Scott and Elkins esk immediate
con1ir.natiGn 1t is possible that all
ti,rec, Waugh, I'oyle anil Tyree VII
receive actual elnl conclusive appoint
merits as Xnnas gifts There is q
general feeling cf relicf that the con-
test has ended. AS If to keep on the
struggle a few remaining West Vlrr
ginia Republicans sought to inslBt
luDon come sort OF decision regarl-
ing the appointment CT an assistant
district attorney. Both aspiraTAts. John
Marshall and Bliss McCrm. reTh' incl
upon the scene with supporters, but
both were advfsod that Intaing coull
be done until after the actual appoint
merit sud confirnrl:scr and &c Mar.
shall and McCrum folded their tents
AMI slipped aawy to West virginia,
A suggestion was anNie t;nd possibly
mad the approval ct Justice Dayton
that there s!ould he two assistant
attorneys iii the nuTthrn District OF
Wett Virginia, ami II sicli a provision
were made It would have been easy
for 4le senators 10 pick both McclTtn!
and Marshall.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
SUGAR TRUST
MEN GUILTY
SENTENCE WILL BE PASSED ON
FIVE JANUARY 8, 1T WAS
ANNOUNCED TO-DAY.
GRr IInited Preas.l

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-The sentenc.
ing of the Ave former employees of the
American Sugar Refining Company
convicted yesterday s}f corspirins to
derraud the Government was deferred
l,y Judge Martin, Of the Federal Court.
to-day until Janulry g. Md awhile
attc,neys for the defendants will fi!e
:alut!ans fer q new trial The four
checkers wore released On $500 ba:l.
oliver spltzers' bail was increased to
s1OGGO. The judge declared ne woull
consider the recommendation ot the
jury fer mercy in sentencing u'tn
men.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
BAD FOR COOK
THIS IS,. SURE
PRELIMINARY REPORT SAYS
DATA so FAR INSUFFICIENT
TO SUPPORT HIS CLAIM.
ZEE OF CHARGE
fBy limited Press, J

(By United PresSJ
CoPENHAGEN, Dec 1S.-The de
ciston against DIR. Cooks pde dfecov.
cry claims by the committee nf the
Danish University WAS foreshu,lowed
Today by preliminary report Gf the
first stages OF the investigation, 1t
was autnoritatlve:y reported by tite
committee that they had found tIh',
1llatl. so far Insufficient to support his
clafrus. The verdict of the committee
is not expected bsCore the last CT next
wcek
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
train RUNNING
AT A AS l|L
GAIT DeRsILEDI
The Cold We Ter
Caused Rail
To Break
(By United Press

CHICAGO, Dec. 1s Ft,oti lhen
twenty persons were injured siSErtlt
se1tously, this morning BY 4 lsuEl
ton passenger train norsIhtound tt
Chicago from Seattle being deTtsIi
Is miles west OF chicago. running s.
miles per hour. No one al the in:I
iurcd is expected to die. The extrsnis
cold was the d.ract cause of the:
wreck. Oficlals say the rails cotisI
traoted and one brake, six Ph1ldnalss
teing derafle,l 8
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
HEAVY FINE FOR v
ASSAULTlNG BOY
n. uP. KEENAN, GOT FIFTEEN DOL
LARS AND COSTS AND A LEG.
TURING THROWN IN.

In police court t,lis rnn,ning Henry
+. Keenan, Yves fined fifteen dollars
and costs for assault anil battery. IS
the evidence aGdpce,I in the munfci:
nal court Keenan, assaulted Herndon
Hawkins. q hoy abou. eleven 6r twelve
ycanR of age. The assault ia said to
have been made last e"tring. The
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
eREER APPOINTED
On Commission to Arrange for cel:-
bration of the Gettysburg
semLCentenniSI.

SemtCentennlsI.
CHARLESTON. w. Va. Dec. Is
General Rc1r,4o III Freer, ri Ritcli!
county, former attorney general, Anit
civil war veteran. was r&Imed by
Governor Glasscock as West Vir
sinia's representative u, meet with a
appointed by the govern
or of Pennsylvania to prepare appro'
priee plans for tlla celebration OF the
fftzeth annir.rsary Of the ihattlc OF
Gettysburg IN 1918. The celebration to
be held at Gettysburg.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
Thos. ]. Lynch
WAS TO-DAY ELECTED PREsl-
DENT OF THE NATIONAL
aAsEBALL LEAGUE.

NEW YORK Dec. 1S.-Thomas J..
Lyroh, OF Meatden. Conn, Wis to-day
elected president of the National
League by unanimous vote, ending a
three days dead dock. John Hey dler
was elected secretary. Lynch was
nominated by Bruss ns "a comprcm' sell
candidate.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
FIVE KILLED q! | ]:
IN CRASH AT
CLEVELAND
25OPa sseng ger $
Thro1Dn Into
Panic
fBy United Press.)

tBy UnlLe1 Press.)
CLEVELAND. Ohio. Dec. 1s-Fiys
people were killec. one fatrllly In
turtd and score Slightly tl1rt ths
mcrring when tsain NO. on the I>ak'
Sh<re, New York ami chiu SD was
sideswiosd by swSeh engine IN ths
wards here.
Dead:
II. L. ADAMS. ~ensinee"
JOHN 4sWALES. awtschmail.
GEORGE FRANK. swltcfiman.
VI. r. BARNS. engineer M yard en-
etne.
Epw. BAscHER, swttehman
F.atally injured
JACOB CARRIER, frcmen.
The l7asnenger train consisted oi
nine Pullman5 AMI all we're dsraile'l
but the last. Two hundred and fifty
passengers were tf!ao@a in a l'aic
Engineer Adams f;ile.l Ito see The
lights Of the switch engine.
The passenger train was travelling
20 miles nm hour and the switch. en-;
zine tried to crrnss to tfie mnin track.
WITNESSES say: The switch engine
was demolished. Tne crew of th@
Passen4serl engine stuck to their pnsss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
DECLARED HIMSELF DICTATOR;
NOW HE is IN The MoRGuE.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. Dec. IS
Aftor an absence Of some months
Erne.t Bowles, colored. agel eighteen.
:eturnedl to his home stt i.onglcre to
find his mother rlamtesl to Gcorsr
Johnson. who declined himself die
tator of affairs a1>cut the place a
revolver and few bullets sent :rot:n.
son to the surgeon and Bowles 10 jail
ao await results.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
Rev. MORGAN Is Recovering.

Rev. Henry b. Morgan VINO was in
jured in a runaway recently by hay
ing his arm broken, is recovering
slowly from his injury ard is new Et
his home ON Chestnut street:
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
An,th.r wreck on lsoutierr,.

Another Wreck on southern
WASHINGTON, Dec. 49, Reports
received at Headquarters OF ths Sou
err Railway SLY IA persons were m
jured. none fatally. IN q wreck at
chaub1se, Ga, this malniag o.lI.
cars were deraileds & e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
EXPERT AGENT COMING.

CLAtKsRuRG. Dec. tS,-Rol'ert
Cook, CT Washington. D. c.. retired
SUPERINTENDENT for ahe Metropolitan
J4l,e insurance Company, is IN the
city visiting the lpral agency. Hn
win visit Faimront Morgantown and
Grafton anl then return home, Fer
thirty years he has aeted TO Washing.
ton superintendent and KNOWS tsie
business .hEolghly
George n NNntSoni lralagcr Of the
wn=t virginia gh!Nlss1n ot the Com
soltdasicn Coal Company, lei Z asssk
nigtt for AtAntic city
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18
Hung Jury.

The jury hung In the case of the
Warrington Cooperative Window
Glass Company VS., the Home Gas
Company. The jury was discharged
for this term OF court.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18

Gersten Conway. of the Baitfmort.
Medical School, is acre to spend tn.
e,o.fslnys with his parerds. Mr.. aa'i
Mrs. T. F. conuawy. on Ft,irncnt ave
rtro
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18

subsc. .-.se for the West vlrElniAn.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-12-18

sunser'nN ,sr ,ne VEST vltF'n'an.
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1909-08-06
How He Got His Start.

This is the way he got his start in his schoolboy days
when he was selling newspapers outside OF school hours
cat fourteen years of age drank my first glass of
beer in saloon in the most natural way. Seeing me
hot and perspiring summer afternoon saloon
keeper offered me a glass of bottled beer, saying
you re big enough to drink beer now | then com
pretended that my school, home and church teaching
of the evils of drinking inconsistent with licensed
liquor saloons I figured that it all right for
The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1909-08-06

wv Il O00U Il AQ0~AOQ0A04 &
In Mcclure s Magazine for August is The Story OF an
Alcohol Slave Told by Himself"
editor accepted the article he had careful
investigation made to the OF the author which,
says shows that he has been just what he
he has BEEN The truthfunes of the writer seems to be
established
His drinking career extended period of thirty
years from 1878 to 1908. Being methodical man and
much given bookkeeping accounts and STATISTICS he has
preserved record of his expenditures for drink which In
the thirty amounted to than seventeen thousand
dollars He also closely estimated the time he spent IN sa-
looms during period and finds it to be nearly thirty three
thousands hours something less than four solid years
Half the Drinkers Minors.
This all very interesting and quite amazing but the OBJ
servaons of the writer the character of the saloon
business and the age of drinkers of real value He
''NIv experience and observation for a period of
twenty years in the United States leads to be-
eve that saloon drinkers forty years OF
five per Of the total number; that drinkers between
thirty and forty years Of age ten per cent OF the
total number; that drinkers between twenty-one and
thirty years of age thirty five per cent Of the total
number and that fifty per cent of the total number OF
drinkers in saloons minors.
q believe the socalled best people of saloon
licensing of the fact that drinkers
and drunkards originally made by illegal liquor
selling to minors. know the perpetuation of the
loon business is based minors forming the habit OF
liquor drinking at the earliest possible age know
that certain saoonkeepers and bartenders sell lntox-
eating liquors their bars to minors at the earliest
moment they can do without riskng legal prosecu-
ton
81 wish emphasize the fact that have had the in
clination money, time and opportunity to observe sa-
patronage, from outside the bar for thirty years
"Ordnary saloonkeepers and bartenders consider
that person who pays OF forty cents day
across the bar is a good customer Consequently
have been much praised many times, for many years.
by my masters There s boy that always buys when
he has the price with him, Jacks live wire, You're
a mdandy drinker and always with the coin l
wish | had a hundred like you-these some OF the
commendaoly expressions that they used concerning
me-
How He Got His Start.