La Junta tribune., 1914-10-17
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Colorado. While war ID devastatini
Europe. the liquor traffic has beal
playing havoc With the Centennia
State. The special session Of the leg
islature recently appropriated tn
sum Of ONE MILLION dollars to psy
the expenses Of the state militia foI
services 10 the strike districts. Tho
saloons 10 coal fields were smelly 70
sponstble for the destruction Of hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars worth
Of property, and for the great loss ol
life. Here Il the proof. II Is an sx
tract from the report Of the subcom
mlttee Of the Congressional COMMITTEES
on Mines and Mining:
Many OF the coal companies main.
tain camp saloons and collect from
the keepers Of such saloons per cap
ita sum OF ?5 cents to 40 cents per
month for each person whose name
appears upon the company payroll ~
a charge against the saloonkeeper for
the privilege Of enjoying the exclusive
saloon business Of the camp.
Saloons In mining camps produce q
deplorable situation amonE 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:
The saloon In 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 made. had not a cent left on the
morning following payday. Their mon.
ey went to 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 nag. The saloon In a rendex.
vous for anarchists and many crimes
are chargcable to It's influence. -
Part IN. page 55t. OF official hear
ingJ
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
corporations protested vigorously hut
the President. realizing that the root
Of the trouble lay In the vicious ~.
looms. ordered that they remain
closed.
DRY" Policy 0sss.
In Trinidad. Wais.nburg mud other
cities In the coal mining district. bust.
ness has greatly Increased since the
saloons were closed. Bank deposits
have shown a tremendous Increase:
miners are paying cash for the neces-
stiles Of life instead Of running bills:
old accounts are being paid. dead
Leafs have become as scarce as hens
teeth-until the merchants and busl.
ness men Of these sections Of the state
are pleading for statewide prohibit
ton.
The Dry policy has been of vast
benefit 10 the miners also. Mr. J. y.
weIborn. president Of the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company. gave out .
signed statement on the Effect Of
Closing saloons In the Colorado Mia.
10. Districts" which reads - sollows:
Experience shows that where no
saloon 10 Immediately available msuy
Sorkmen 20 ~ far ~ ID mecessary 70
lind one and there spend Saturday
aiyhts. sundays and holidays. ostsa
returuins unfit for vesk uaiil after Q
day o. tSo oi rest. aad the eencrai
service 10 always greatly dIsorgaaised
by the incapacisy q . sss.
''osss,sty elree-osss ovslMses
psusv.
with ths s1veat Of the fe1eeal
troops ail saloous In tie rcai miaias
districts we're cloee6. ard - Q result
the effIcseacy q the soskmsa has
ereatly Improved. The average pro1uc'
tsos oe coal per mas iarseastag about
ten pee eeoe.
The pse1sestsa q thls coapaay'l
Mines ID the eesahesn lieeSies q
Colorado for ths flrss eishteea days
u April svesased SIS teas pee day
Tor saeh alsss q vesk. That vaa -
fore The federal tsssps elsse1 ~ -
looas.
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pso1uee1 o.s3 eeos. WHICH A19AN1
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or own III P89 NAM.
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