Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-09-18
BUSINESS fine
IN DRY. TOWNS
y -.
Arrests Fewer. Bank De-
positS Greater
SALOONS ARE OCCUPIED
MERCHANTS ALL ENTHUSIASTIC
BUILDING PERMITS FAR
GREATER-sToRY OF
DRY TOWNS TOLD.
by oRToN E. GOODWIN,
Publicity Department, Committee Of One
Hundred.

Publicity Department, Committee Of One
Hundred.
There is only one fair way to
find out what Oregon dry will do
for Oregon. That is by investi-
eating what Oregon dry has done
for those parts of Oregon now
dry.
SO far as can be learned in
Salem, Oregon City, Roseburg,
Albany, Eugene and other Ore
gon dry towns, business has been
better in all lines, save that of the
saloon, in every dry town.
Why, even in Pendleton, which
voted wet after being dry, but
which will probably vote dry, many
merchants are now in favor of
dry town and declare collections
were better, business better and bad
debts fewer when the town was dry.
Building Now Better.
In Salem, building has been
greater since the town went dry.
There are but few vacant houses,
and those vacant are described as
'.shacks." Practically every saloon
has been re-tenanted by other lines
Of business, and one of the princi-
pal saloon sites has been replaced
by fine new building block.
Since Salem iDenf dry a s20,006
brick building has been erected and
100000 business block is going up.
Doesn't look as II dry Salem hurt
that town, does II?
Better Buildir. Ecsults.
Salem went dry January I, 1914.
The building permits for the first
eight months of 1919. when the
town was wet, total s3SS,o25. For
The first eight months of 1914 they
were S422,3S5, an increase of
$50, AGO.
Another instance of dry town
helping business! Absence of the
saloon always means better bust
ness, for the money that once went
10 the saloon goes into trade.
Checks caShed once in saloons are
cashcd in slorcs-and part of them
are spent there, in place of in the
saloons.
There were 254 arrests for the
first seven months of 1913 in Salem
for drunkenness; in 1914 the ar
rests totaled only ~ for the same
cause.
Stores Enlarge Premises.
The three largest stores have had
TO remodel their premises because
of increased business. when other
townS-wct ut ihat-have been com
planning.
In Oregon City arrests have de-
creased 60 per cent.
Violations Of the state liquor laws
{bootlegging and so forth, are now
less than one-half.
You see the saloon men never
used 10 obey the LAWN q dry
town they have 10 obey il.
Bank Deposits Increase.
Deposits in the banks have in
creased. There is more building.
Bad debts are being cleared up.
Collections are easier. Not one mill
check has been cashed in saloon.
All business men say trade Is bet
ter.
Which ANSWERS The question as 10
iphU The cry has come from all ouei
Oregon for dry toWR.
J.. Adams, one of the leading Ore.
gon City merchants, said:
"Sincc Oregon City went dry
business has much improved. Col.
leclionS are easier. | have fewer
bad bills on my books than had d
year ago. People now have a ten.
dency 10 buy their goods at home
fused 10 cash Is checks on mill pa,
nights. Now ! cash so. The aboli
tion Of The saloon has turned a vas
sum Of money daily into the chan
nels OF trade in Oregon City"
All OF which answers the uueS
zion OF whether town is better we
or dry.
Paid Advertisement by the Committee Of On
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