The Detroit times., 1911-02-13
BUSINESS BETTER
WITH SALOONS WIPED OUT
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Alpine, A. j. Colburn, VIM. G.. Rowe
Fred McOmber, s. C. Brady, VIM
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ID. Pritchard, III. z. Vanpell, III: f. FL
lott. f. j. Olmstead, A. K. Calkins, o.
j. Armstrong;, G. A, Fuller, Clare K.
Hoffman. j. M. Mabbs, Nj. D., +. III.
Green, r. J. Green, p. f. Wright, |. G.
Montague. Malcolm Smith, Id, Hen
ry Cook, z. ID. Frost. Z. ID. Osmun, M.
d., NJ p. Grice, A. V. Brashear, G. ID.
Gordon, w. II. Warner, Jr., j. w.
vicers, pastor M. 4. church, nj. ID.
Owens. Edury &. Reid, Fred e. Tan
ner. Geo. B. Harght, 8. p. Huasan, q.
II. Warner, E. ID. Barn. b. b. Sutphin,
F. Fl. Williams, X. Bulthuis, w. II.
Bills, NJ. d., Or. 3. II. Van Ness, y. y,
Chichester, Frank Andrews, Artus w
Sherwood, w. w. Miller, w. Glare
Fear, Carlton Jenner, Z. NJ. Ruse, f
C. Jenner, Arnola Killian, VIM. w
Warner, G. r.. Wilkes, Fairfield & Kol
wood, A. s. Robinson. NJ d., J. w
Sooy, M. D., III. II. Cook, Scribe Baher
mfr. furniture, v. w. Fener.
Hillsdaie in Line.
I'VE, the undersigned, business and
professional men of the city of Hills
dale, believe that the effect OF the 10
cal option law under which we have
been living for a year and half,
has been good in every way:
Il. A. Dibble, Wholesale grocer; c.
f. Singer, furniture and carpets; o.
w. Ferris, dry goods; w. II. Frank
hauser, attorney-at-law; f. A. Lyon,
attorney.at-law; Perry Brothers, cloth.
ing; s. J. Gier, supt. OF schools: r. c.
Thatcher, bookseller. b. l.. Dillon,
grocer; F. III. Roethlisberger, banker;
Chas. Hayes, dye works; Paul w.
Chase, prosecuting attorney; Guy nj.
Chester, circuit Judge; Hayes 4 Min
err Co., furniture and crockery: e. "A,
Ruckman, shoe dealer; A. l.. Guern-
sey, mayor. Hillsdale city; G.. NJ.
Barre, president Hillsdale Screen Co.;
F.W. Stroat, president First National
Bank; Walter III. Sawyer, regent OF
the University of Michigan.
Writing to II. III. Rood, of the De
troit branch OF the Michigan Anti-Sa
loon league, Roy Wolfe. local option
worker In Cheboygan county, now
"wet," tells of hearing business man
and a saloonkeeper talking about com
mericial conditions. Both agreed that
trade was bad, the saloonkeeper say
ing he had not taken in $40 over his
bar in three days, but that he was not
worrying, because he had a bHnch OF
lumberjacks working for him up in
the woods, and they would be down In
q month and blow in their winters
earnings"
Mr.. Wolfe says the campaign in
Cheboygan county is fast promoting
dry" sentiment, and predicts that
the county will support local option
In the spring election.
Eaton County Situation.
III. III. Van Auken. president of the
Commercial club, of Charlotte, Mich
in an article In the Michigan Issue
says I'm regard to local option In Eaton
county:
Local option in Eaton county
has proved to be all that Its con-
servative friends claimed. II was
never expected Ii would entirely
eradicate drunkenness from our
county, because men may import
IL into the county and use II In
private way, and some go outside
the county and get liquor and re-
turn in an intoxicated condition.
But these cases are less frequent
than was anticipated by the
thoughtful men OF the county, and
are constantly growing less.
The local option law Is as well
enforced In Eaton county, IL not
better, than any other criminal
law. There Is not a saloon In the
county, and the blind pig" is less
common than larceny. Public
sentiment sustains the law. The
merchants at the county seat and
I'm other cities and villages of the
county are much pleased with II,
and many who voted against II
are now warmly In favor OF II.
Collections are better. Many
who spent large share OF their
earnings In the saloon, now use
their money for the necessaries
and comforts OF the entire fam
Ily. Men, who spent their time In
the saloons, now devote their en-
ergies to useful Industries. Com,
mercially II has been an advan-
|. tage to the county. and the NOR
ais OF the people have improved.
Iaaa crime Lass drunkenness