The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-18
.CU[[MAN CITIZENS
 WANT D|SPENSARY County and Town Want Relief
 From Dry Laws COMMON SENSE VIEWS It Is Not Expected Ts,at Open License Will Be Granted But That Liquor Traffic Will Be Reasonably
 Regulated
COMMON SENSE VIEWS


 sentative A. A. Griffith was up from Montgomery, where he is in attendance at the legislature, to spend the weekend with his family here and to interview some of his prominent constituents on important matters relative to local legis- lation. MT. Griffith says that this will be one of the busiest sessions of the leg islature held in Alabama in years after the inauguration of Governor ONeal and all the ceremonies pertaining thereto have been dispensed with. Not until then said MT. Griffith, will the solons get down to real business, but after that time the people may expect the business so far as concerns the house and senate to be turned off vefy rapidly In speaking of the disposition that will probably be made of the liquor traffic. MT. Griffith said: That the present prohibition laws will receive their share of attention of the ent in Montgomery. Although it Is not going to be any 'cinch for a representa- tive to get liquor laws passed, as it has been presumed by some who are closely aligned with the O'Neal administration. A large number of the counties that are now dry prefer to remain dry and their representatives will stand for the pres ent laws remaining as they are; still, 1t is safe to say that some measure lead- ing to the relief of the situation as it is will be taken. It is my opinion that compromise will have to be effected, but what that will be I am unable to say. Possibly a general dispensary bill may suffice
 The sentiment in Cullman for dis pensary is growing with the country peo- pie and the people in town who favor the return of whisky in any form The people here are looking at the matter in a common sense way. It Is impossible to enforce to any degree of satisfaction the present statewide law; and the peo- pie are looking to the present legisla- ture for some relief from the present status, and 1t is considered that the es- tablshment of a dispensary will be the best and most profitable solution of the whisky question in this county and the legislature will be urged through the Culman representative to. pass dis pensary bill for this county
 
 Commercial Club Planned
 Steps are being taken whereby the bus mess men of Cullman hope to be able near future.
 Several years ago an organization Of this kind was perfected and fiourished for some time, but for some reason il has not been doing anything for some time It is apparent now that some or ganization of this nature should be made in order to fiirthersthe interests Sof bus mess and the town. and the matter is being freely talked among the business men and those interested in the move. There is no town in Alabama Of the same size that has within it's borders more thrift and energy, yet no town of the size has less manufacturing establishments of any note. This fact Is attributable to non- organization and a lack of effort on the part of the business men and others in trying to secure industries of this kind. There are already located in the town several manufacturing establish ments of local capital and owned by men who have always lived in the town, but nothing of foreign nature has ever come to Cullman. Farseeing business men are beginning to see this condition; hence. the idea of recognizing the Cullman Com mercial club has been advanced.
 Court Convenes
 The jury term of the county court con- vened here Monday morning. Judge Burke presiding. This will be a very busy term of this court, as there is much business to be disposed of during the next two weeks.
 Suit Will Be Filed
 A suit will be filed within a few days against the Louisville and Nashville rail- road involving several thousand dollars damages, alleging that the defendant company caused the death of Otto Fuller, who was killed in the railroad yards in Cullman on December by being run over by the defendants train and having both legs cut off, resulting in his death on December 5. The widow of the de- ceased Is being represented by Col F. E., St. John and John A. Shannon has been appointed administrators