The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-26
LOCAL OPTION
IN UTAH COUNTY
What Has Been the Result
Since Plan Went Into
Effect?
ONE WET VILLAGE
DOES GREAT BUSINESS
People Have Discovered That
There Is Such a Place as
Salem.
Special TO The Tribune.

Speclal TO The Tribune
PLEASANT GROVE, July 25.-The in
temperance of temperance has never been
better illustrated than by It's applica-
tion in Utah county. In American Fork
regardless OF regular procedure the town
council read their prohibition ordinance
once by title and pronounced it passed.
Other towns proceeded along similar
lines. With such enactmentS behind
them prohibition warfare of the most
bitter character has been waged, Wit
nesses of absolutely no character have
been hired by the authorities, some upon
q per diem wage as appeared IN the
American Fork cases where two vag-
rants in jail were hired at four dollars
a day TO swear to false and fraudulent
charges of selling liquor against men
,f hitherto unchallenged reputation in
: The community,
2 Condition i'll Spanish Fork.
In Spanish Fork men were engaged
upon bonus system OF $40 for each
ease. SO bad was the reputation OF
;he Spanish Fork informers that IL de-
-elopcd in recent case that one Fred
Boshard was chicken thief, OF which
he stood convicted after trIai in which
IL was shown that Zeb ColLrin OF the
city police had sworn the offenders to
secrecy until after the whiskey cases"
In which both Boshard and his own son
1t also appears that Boshard was re-
Gently convicted OF fishing without IL
cense and fined SIS, which was paid by
WIN a Jones, the mayor of Spanish
may be judged by the conditions sur
rounding Mr. Jones. who is a. clerk In
the Spanish Fork Coop, drawing sal
Hry In the neighborhood Of SIS a month.
He has recently returned from a mis-
sion 10 England, where he went without
purse or. scrip. He has wife and
family TO care for He has contingent
fund no doubt, He paid the Boshard
fine.
In American Fork the condition is the
same. The star witness in q recent
ease against the American Fork Drug
Co, was II n. Laursen, who when draw
ing his warrant for his witness fees
stated that he hated TO take them BE
cause I led
How It Works Elsewhere
In Pleasant Grove the mayor. Mr..
shall and who shall not be permitted
10 take out merchants and other licenses.
AS in other similar towns. II person
non member, or still worse. a -tithe
dominant church applies for license II
II In any way competes with the He'd
quist, otherwise and formerly the Smoot.
Drug Co, no license may be issued un-
less the Hedquist-Smoot concern shall
first decide upon the employees thereof.
Mayor Cooper Is an ardent prohibitionist
for others. but 1t is understood that his
cellar is at least damp IL not wet up
TO ones shoetops-
What Has Result Been?
What has been the result OF this local
option In Utah county? Salem is a wet
village, is three miles from railroad.
Is ordinarily clear off the business map
# Utah county. Salem is doing more
BUSINESS In proportion TO It's population
md capital than any other town in the
county Horses buggies, wagons. auto
mobiles speed their way by day and by
light To Salem. Is there a dance In
Utah county. a delegation promptly goes
% Salem and returns with the goods
ofen far more than would otherwise be
from Salem must be obtained, Farmers
take their produce TO Salem. where the
merchants have money 10 purchase with
and in return the farmer may slake
his thirst without fear OF arrest. Bust
ness that primarily belonged in Spanish
Fork. Payson, Santaquin and Goshen
now goes to Salem. The youth who
drove for his pleasure on Provo Bench
now drives 10 Salem
Spoilers Discredited.
In Spanish Fork the gang of spoilers
is presently discredited and disorganized
In American Fork they are destroyed
for the time being, and the chief pro-
FOUNDER Of Incorporate temperance,
Stephen l.. Chipman president Of the
Alpine stake and promoter OF the Met
calf Coal company: walks the street with
his eyes cast down when he meets the
victims Of his wies. The widow, blind
and helpless. is still minus her cash, and
the Investment Of her baby grandchIId
is dust and ashes. while Stephen L. has
coughcd UP his piece TO the investing
threaten TO hurry UP matters for Presi-
dent SteDlcn l.,