The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1911-03-01
New Richmond Versus Old Richrnond--Dry
Times Versus Wet.
lBy c. E. WOODS. Ex-Mayor.l

friends How can YOU get along without the $4,000 saloon
Richmond full Of vacant store houses and
Now for the sake of Truth and history guide
here give the results Of with saloons closed nearly four years
a OIL residence in Richmond
worth half million dollars ooored
owns q more houses and lots
deposits increased Ss5aOOO new
A beautiful church the Catholics
Five miles Of pavements
Two miles Of new water mains to serve spreading population
additions BrOntOn Place. MObeey Place
nm Fi psr cent Of our stores with new fronts of plate glass and
New Fire Hail. steel fire complete freight
Chief Ben DOughey
New $4,000 depot and covered concrete platform long
New railroad l. n. acquiring L. & A
Best tied color weekly new
$4,000 additions white and ooed schools without increasing
Two big tobacco warehouses doing 100000 business.
Seventy automobiles by colCred people
100000 invested by State school, bringing
S ub % the saloons bald the ov ask The merchants
of n Kentucky Jim Altman.
Streets oiled and swept by machinery
andg garbage daily.
$4,000 Improvements in Hotel GyndOn.
who 5000 each annually
lights hydrans lights
ectOn, before had these things
Police policemen
by pronounced
house yard removed and entire premises transformed beauty
pot
Under option years paid support
Finally had
tendance u ssoO s b t p' Sl bIdi p,t h
apparatus
5000 which had
only payment
Of local option Ask city officer the last
the cty's history. except short drains here and there
BANK FIGURES TELL A TALE
The banks speak best for the financial side Of the question Green
National There
here have done well to hold their own In the wa" deposits Richmond is
drunken curiosity Business
proved merchants under local option"
President Citizens NaOna Local
any general
Burnam Madison National 81 he
A Sullivan Co etc.
10000
DRINKS this lot didey
Now S practically of that of thing"
Tuey
the prOspered beyond option.
8l@ the last saloons
There were almost many o2 the last year
of the three dry together C Think of that
drunkenness
1873 dry Seventeen hundred less
Think o he difference What caused it, Loc option
year Richmond
county eords prove m there
Not
On me % court d If 9os ius, before saoonS closed 100 men ~ ID
drunkenness
cutters
jailed any escaped big an e
Lexington KY O-Mayor President Barker
keep STUDENTS OF SALOONS boys
open
GRAND JURIEs TESTIFY CONDITIONS
five Grand Jury signed by
Waller Bennett Bank 1910: 1--WE h,
county
found but indictments
T. Mr.
genera
whsk There foes brought
tention."
W L. Arnold Wholesale Grocer Jury Crime
Public materially
and city decreased onha
all attribute
attempting rid the Of all
law"
Harvey Chenau Farmer Jury I'VE
that whk consumed th period the history
day.
contrary
better condition and society ably protected the
system than { when whiskey was sold
sALOON-ATIC WINCHESTER VERSUS RICHMOND.
will
preyacators
Richmond 81 Her
$4,000 $4,000
DO saloons Ask Wnchess
ASK element Let the big hardware firm of Gubbs&
Winchester certain misleading circulated here
our
"erubbs Benton. Hardware,
-Winches Ky
nemeu exsaOons reported stated
dry your
will help help trade do believe this
port Is it true? &C. E. Woods ExiayOr'
&C E. Woods
eve h viii that knowledge
standpoint keeping
whskey
dry penny
Yours very truly,