Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1914-08-28
APPLES STOP THE
DRINKING HABIT
Prohibition Having a Fine Eff
feet in West Virginia, Where
The Laws Are Enforced.
(Bluefield Daily Times.)

\Dluellelu Oully 1lmeS.)
The following letter, written to
Gently published in the World-News {:
Bluefield, w. Va, Aug. 15.
Mr.. j. III. Yost,
Roanoke, Va.
Dear SIR
am glad to have your inquiry re-
lative to the practical workings of
our state prohibition law, which wetn
into effect July l.
West Virginia has 55 counties and
when our vote was cast in 1912, 52
of those counties gave majority for
the amendment. In round numbers
w got $4,000 votes against the sa-
loon, while the saloon got $4,000.
West Virginia made a national re-
cord on the large majority given,
which has attracted attention and
encouraged the temperance cause in
all parts of the world.
But, West Virginia people, after
proving they were made up of
high class OF citizenship, put on the
statute books the "Yost law" which
was prepared with great care, and
nothing which could strengthen it S
n law was left out.
The state in area and population
is about to 10 in favor of Virginia.
Farming, mining and manufacturing
make up the principle occupations Of
our people.
The farmers voted almost solidly
against the saloon license because
the saloons were in the mining sec
tions and cities and they were pay
ing for the resulting criminal and
other results of the traffic. At least
ninety per cent. of the coal operators
Of g.,
voted against the saloon IN MANY
cases simply for business reasons.
You do not have to call their atten-
tion to the fact that alcohol was Il
poison and the use of it brought
around the worst drug habit known
to theto the race, but simply for the
reason that they knew their men
would render more efficient and regu-
lar service, and such was the case.
Alrady the improved efficiency has
been estimated by several of the ope-
rations in Mcdowell county at 20
per cent.
Now the question is, how are the
without the usual drink? We learn
en- in West Virginia that when man
has been in the habit of using the
poison that if he would eat an apple
the desire would vanish, so apples
90 Iiiio year anu Ollc man
usd up 40 apples in one day, but
the average soon reduces and a half
dozen will fill the craving for alcohol
any day. 1t might be good time
Tor some of your Roanoke folks to
take this cure in advance, as l no
tlce apples are very cheap on the
Roanoke market. But the real uues-
ton is, is the law being enforced? D.?
l can answer yes and no. Every citi-
zen seems to feel responsible for the
"Yost Law" and observes and is
ready to point out anything to the
officers which looks suspicious, and
the fact is the law is observed, and
as rule neds no enforcing. No
law ever had more loyal lot of fri
ends to back it up in any state than
does the Yost Law.
Everybody is happy in Bluefield
the merchants smile, and will tell
you their sales and collections were
better in July.
West Virginia people, it is esti
mated, pushed $2O,000,000 over the
saloon counter every year. Mcdowell
county alone spent over $1,O0O,OOO
We will now save rs to 80 per cent.
OF this expense. Can't you see there
is money in our policy as well as
good morals?
Our advice: go thou and do like
WISE"
Yours sincerely,
GEO. S. STRADER.