The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-25
| MAYOR FAV0RS
| SALOONS BEING
OWNED BY CITY.
CONFIDENT { THAT / HIS PLAN
WOULD SOLVE LIQUOR
PROBLEM.
EXECUTIVE OF GRAND JUNCTION
SAYS THAT PROHIBITION
is A FAILURE.
Would Nave Profits from MnnicipaI
Bnerooniz Turned into Gem
eral Fund.

" GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. ~ May Is
(6peciaL) Widespread interest has been
created IN western Colorado. and peruc-
ulsrly here. by the announcement OF
Mayor Todd that he believes tho munic
ipaily owned and managed saloon is tho
solution Of the liquor pr oblem in Grand
Junction and other dry towns.
Grand Junction has been dry for over
two years. II is now perpetually dry"
by q provislens.sp the charter. Any at
tempt TO make the city wet" would me-.
ocssitate amendment OF the charter.
During the two years The city has teen
dry" the war with bootlegscrs has been
constant Fully. % have been punished.
but the boouegging game IS still running.
There are in the city four clubs-the
E1ks. Eagles. Mesa and Turnverein-ali
OF which serve. liquor TO members who
order II In hulk. These four clubs have
o membership Of nearW-l.ooo'
SAYS PROHIBITION Is
NOT. A SUCCESS.
|! II do NOT believe prohIbition Is the s,-
l,nion Of the liquor problem. says Mayor
Todd while II may ultimately be the
solution. when people are so thoroughly
educated up to the evils Of drinking that
they %Ill by common consent Q,it ! do
not think that time has come,
III Prohibition is not a success. because
the state and inter state laws do not pro-
1 hibft importation OF liquor from wet dis
! uicts into dry. districts. AS long as
\ Uncle Sam and the state permit men TO
\ ship large quantities. Of liquor into the
dry portions of the state. II VIII be al
4 most impossible to make any community
II dry
II The people Of Grand Junction did not
/ vote the city dry to get rid Of the ga.
n loon, but to break zip a political organiza.
tion that was dominating the city. which
Il was well organized and received Its chief
II support from the ten saloons here. They
4 ,Sen adopted a charter providing for the
com mission forra OF government 10 In.
| so,re freedom OF the city from future con.
troll hy any political orsanLzauog
/ POINTS ON EVIL
OF THE SALOON.
D THE two eyls of the American saloon
L are its participation in politics and Its
\ profit-sseking feature. A saloon lie al
\ most irvs riably: a cesspool OF bad po-
Il II,icaI influence. II Us the connee ting sta
4 ton hei weep tho wealthy hisherups
seeking special privileges and ehs lower.
n dowas1 who have the purehaSapie ana
II easily influenced votes. Take the saloon
onL Of politics and take awny io profit.
4 seeking feature and You have shorn II OF
its two horns, This is exactly %hat y
propose the municipal saloon goula 90
Il believe we ought to have ore saloon
4 for every two thousand people. Iha'
would mean about four for Grand Juno
lion. They would open at an hour DC
terrnined by ordinsnee and close sia esL,s ", "
ceivc a stated salary He would also re-
fceIve commission of cents extra or
every glass OF soft drink ne sold Th'
| saloon would be open from front TO oaci
and no curtains would be permitted
There would be no tables or chairs
Tho bartender would be directly re
sponsible TO the mayor or any other com
missioner designated. and he IN turI
would be responsible to the people unoe
| our retaG ordinance believe that reg
uIa,t;ns si,:,ilar to those OF the old arm
canteen chght & tn,oe adopted 3 g. for sss, sne os
the establishments turned INTO the 6er
1 ersl fund OF tho slV'
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