The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1909-09-11

II love my liquor. but no more license
Thus said the voters at the local option elec-
ton last Tuesday in Colville Newport Kettle Falls,
and Deer Park. Chewelah decided to keep the
license.
Following is the result Of the votes:
Colville, no license, 154 to 120, 321 registered.
Newport, no-license, 10 to "a, 245 registered
Chewelah license, 121 to IS.
Kettle Falls, no-license.
Deer Park no-icense IS to 20.
Great interest was manifested in these towns
during the campaign and election, and many
speakers appeared for the local option side. The
respective virtues of license and no-license were
thoroughly discussed in the papers, and the result
shows that in four towns the majority Of voters is
not in favor of imposing license upon the sale of
liquors, of having liquors sold by means of the
saloon.
A number of curious features were developed in
the local option discussion. Points in the law which
were Objectionable to some were the very points
favored by Others as for instance was the section
which allows liquor to be shipped into the unit.
A number of dry" votes were recorded on ac-
count of this provision which could not have bean
secured under strict prohibitory law. The saloon
as an stitution is evidently not favored.
A curious feature of the local option advocacy
was the enthusiasm with which some of the minis
ters of the county extoled the beauties of the law,
but at the same time roundly scored the 'wets" Of
the last legislature who made the law. The ques-
ton as to what the law would and would not do
was argued throughout the county, sometimes re-
gardess of the facts but the result shows that the
object of the law-to prohibit drinking places
was the object most desired, and this will be the
result
The proposition to bond the county to care for
the current expense debt has carried by large
majority, but the figures will not be available for
some days.
The new union stock yards at Portland will be
opened for business on Sept. Is. No formal pro-
ceedings will mark the event. but public celebra-
ton may be held at later date.
The opening of the Portland yards is an epoch
in the livestock industry of the Pacific northwest.
The creation of place of barter and sale, wheret
there is every day in the year an active demand
for all of the livestock offered, means much to the
farmers and ranchers of this section of the United
States. The nearest market of the class is at Den
ver The establishment of livestock markets such
as afforded by the Portland Union Stock Yards has
added millions Of dollars to the value of the live
stock tributary to Chicago, Kansas City, Omaha
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history will repeat itself at Portland.
Livestock sells every business day in the year
and the cash that is paid out to the farmers and
ranchers filters through every channel of the
country's commerce. There is no better way to
get grain to market and get good price for it
than in the hide of meat animal-a method of
marketing that has made the farmers of the mid
die states rich and now that there will be demand
for the animals the farmers and stockmen of this
section will doubtless raise and properly feed
enough livestock to meet the rapidly increasing
demand.
The Portland Union Stock Yards are as complete
and as modern as experience and money can make
them. They are commodious, have sheds for
sheep and hogs, floors are of cement and the water
and sewer systems are perfect.
Are you contributing anything to the success of
the Stevens county fair? Don't consider yourself
so busy that you haven't the time to boost for this
enterprise.
Out in Stevens county the newspapers are in q
red hot war over whether they will have local op-
ton or licensed saloons Call off the fight gentle
men, and change the issue. You have misjoinder
The issue is between licensed saloons and free
whisky and the attorney general has 80 decided Lo-
cal option under our present law purpors to change
the method of delivery, increase the quantity and
reduce the price free from local taxation. The
questions of temperance and prohibition do not
enter into the controversy If you really want
local option, leave the question to your local drunk
ards. They will all vote for it if they understand
the law. No whisky drinker will pay four bits for
pint of poor whisky when under local option, he
buy better quality for two bits and get free
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