Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-19
osKALoosA CAN'T AFFORD IT.

OsKALooSA CAN'T AFFORD IT.
Oskaloosa IS resisting a desperate
effor. TO bring the saloons back 10 that
ciry whence they were banished by re-
tusa, Of co,sen, by a majority Of the
voters Il is perfectly proper 20 say
that Oskaioosa is fighting the attempt
for that Is jus: what 1t amounts TO.
Those Who i've and have lived ana
expec. 70 live in oskaloosa constitute
The vast majority o. those who are op-
posing the saloon consent. The brew
erS he disti!Iers, -ha com17e-cislized
side G: the traffic outside Of Oskaloosa
are probably furnishing most OF the
funds and overlooking the campaign
for he re-estahlishnlen; Of he public
d, mixing places. Joined 10 these are that
floating population which saloons at
tract the interests 4 home which make
7irect profit BY saloons. in one way or
another. an element which exists IN all
towns which Graves the open town snd
finally a small, and respectable element
which is convinced that The licensed
saloon IS the best way 20 handle it, Il
Is this later element which gives re-
speciality 70 the movement and from
which 4 derives lis strongest iRf"en-
-ial force Mainly. however. in oska-
ioosa as elsewhere. the fight IS put up
and financed. rs attorneys ana can
vasse-s and MANAGEMENT paid by the
easy money crowd which includes the
brewing and dist!liing interests, the
salooaistS, barkeepe-s and some allied
interests better and worse.
!, means much 10 these interests 70
.ose Town like Oska. oosa or ike Mar
sna,l-own. The cash passing over .;le
oskaIoose bars would amount 10 al
east s5oo 900 annually. The brewer
would receive about $4,000 >o- his.
The saloons keep The other so per cent.
Assuming that the brewers profit IS
ahou. 81 per cent as is that Of the sa-
loonis. ire brewing and dis,iu.ng in
te-ests stand 20 lose $4,000 % profits
annually as do the aggregated saloon
,sts. L IS 6 cold commercial PROPOSE
,icn which involves q clean up CO $3.50
coo Z year re-. Is = any wonder TIA:
.he resources Of those vino have never
seemed 20 have resources Of any Kind.
appear 20 re unlimited when they take
On leadership II z canvass FOR q saloon
consent petition
Euc the fight IS never put Up on The
grounds % This enormous profit and
consequent Joss 20 the brewing and sa-
Don interests. !, is remarkable that
while Billy Sunday never gets Goaa-
ion tina. some very respectable persons
10 nc, mourn over the money going out
Of lowe those same persons never seem
20 feel the Joss Of the 1900 20 $4,000
the brewers Of Minneapolis and s..
Louis rake out Of every good sized sa-
loon town every month in me year.
Cskaloosa, with the mere profits OF
ne saloons and brewe-ies could build
an tr-eru-can 70 tha count! Doln-
dariss every year. Oskaloosa could
sca-- and keep ir operation every year
! q factory which would employ 80 men
and add 500 annually 10 her population.
with that money. She could make
every wagon roac leading into Oska-
looss from the county line in ever
direction from town a concrete paved
highway n I'VE years win II. She
could own her lighting plant. her street
railway system, wsterWorks and a.!
public Utilities within decade IF she
could have the booze profits to spend
for public purposes.
/ Oska.ocsa VIII keep the saloons out.
| TIE fact IS that she cant afford Them
! any better than she can afford pen
! SONS FOR traups and apartment houses
| for dead beats. They cost too much.
4! G'aay are 10: 2 luxury t.'l- disaster.
Take Il from MarshailtoTn, the saloon
| is hack number, a cog 70 business
morality, education, prosperity. Oska
,oosa can't afford it better tnan sne
can afford Al ever present epidemic OF
typhoid fever.