The Springfield herald., 1914-11-06
WAR IS DEVASTATING EUROPE
SALOONS ARE DEvASTAT.r
n ING COLORADO
TRAFFIC cosTs TAxPAYERs MIL.
~ LIONS. Sls
Strike Districts Greatly Benefited by
clssIns ef ealoons.-FsdsraI o.
f'eers Plead for Dry Colorado.

NSAVA SNVs VuA0 Wal 10 u0S Soot"SsA6
Europe. the liquor traffic has been
playing havoc with the Centennial
State. Tho special session of the leg
islature recently appropriated the
sum Of ONE MILLION dollars to pay
the expenses Of the state militia for
services In the strike districts, The
saloons In coal fields were solely re-
sponsible for the destruction Of hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars worth
Of property, and for the great loss Of
life. Here is the proof. It is an ex-
tract from the-report Of the subcom-
mittee Of the Congressional Committee
on Mines and Mining:
Many Of the coal companies main
tain camp saloons and collect from
the keepers Of such saloons per cap
ta sum of IS cents to 40 cents per
month for each person whose name
appears upon the company payroll as
charge against the saloonkeeper for
the privilege Of enjoying the exclusive
saloon business Of the camp.
Saloons In mining camps produce
deplorable situation among the miners,
habituating them to the improper use
Of strong drink and thereby impair
Ing their efficiency by lessening the
production and increasing the hazard
Of operating the mine. One mine op-
orator testified as follows:
1.-The saloon is. the curse Of the
camps, the sink hole for miners earn
ings. Nine men in the month Of July
with an average Of $50 each for two
weeks payroll, after deductions had
been mado. had not cent left ON the
morning following payday. Their mon
ey went to a saloon for liquor and
gambling. These men were untitled
for work for three days
MANY camp saloons are open after
midnight and on Sunday in violation
Of state law. Over one saloon there
has floated for years the red flag of
anarchy with an open knife fastened
to the flag. The saloon is a rendez-
vous for anarchists and many crimes
are chargeable to its influence -
Part TX, page 554, of official hear
lng.)
2 When President Wilson sent the
federal troops into Colorado to take
charge of the affairs of the strike dis
tricts. his first official act was to
close all Of the saloons. The brewery
protested vigorously but
the President. realizing that the root
Of the trouble lay in the vicious sa-
looms. ordered that they remain
closed. -,t
"pry" Policy Best. e,
In Trinidad, Walsenburg and other
cities In the coal mining district, busi-
ness has greatly increased since the
saloons were closed. Bank deposits
have shown : tremendous increase;
miners are paying cash for the neces-
sitiss Of life instead of running bills;
old accounts are being paid; dead
beats have become as scarce as hens
the merchants and bust
ness men Of these sections Of the state
lre pleading for statewide prohibi-
lion.
The DRY" policy has been Of vast
benefit to the miners also. Mr.. ]. F.
Welborn, president Of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company, gave out a
lisned statement on the Effect OF
Closing Saloons in the Colorado Min
Ag Districts" which reads as follows;
Experience shows that where no
Ialoon 10 Immediately available many
Warkmep go ~ far as 10 necessary to
lind one and there spend Saturday
nights. Sundays apd holidays, often
FetuFning unfit for work until after a
lay or two Of rest, and the general
service is always greatly disorganized
py the iRcapacity of p few.
"eobristy Flrst-Best Business
Policy, -
with the advent OF the federal
troops all saloons In the coal MINING
were closed, and as result
he efficiency Of the workmen has
sreatly improved. the average produc-
lion Of coal per man increasing about
ZEN per cent.
The production at this company's
mines In me southern district Of
Colorado for the first eighteen days
u April averaged 5.s5 tons per day
or each miner at work. That was be-
lore the federal troops closed the sa-
oons.
FOR the first eighteen days Of June
with all saloons closely each man
produced 6.52 tons. WHICH MEANT
M AVERAGE INCREASE IN WAGES
oF OVER 11% PER MAN.
NThIs has confirmed the View long
'sla BY ps, that II saloons and drink
ne gould be eliminated from the coal
ilstFiets, not only the mIners but the
'empanIss would b. greatly bsns-
ltsd."
Mr. VOTER: The liquor traffic has
,een robbing wage earners Of their
'arpiAg capacity. In Colorado alone.
IR.o00 yorkinEmep are made unfit for
'mploymsnt every year by the saloon.
1 has flllsd the state institutions full
Q oveFflewing with public charges un-
II the taxpayers sroan under the bur
len Of sxorbitant taxes. bond issues
nd 5obless man.
When you 60 to the polls on Novem-
'ef third vote for the statewide pro-
libitioa amendment first-before you
commence marking candidates. Make
"a TX" mark after the word YES" and