St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-09-25
BUSINESS FINE:
IN DRY TOWNS
Arrests Fewer. Bank d.
posts Greater
SALOONS ARE OCCUPIED
MERCHANTS ALL ENTHUSIASTIC
BUILDING PERMITS FAR
GREATER STORY OF
DRY TOWNS TOLD.
ny oRroN T.. GOODWIN,
Publicity Department. Committee Of one
Hundred.

Publicity Department, Committee Of One
Hundred.
There is only one fair way to
find ont 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, Roscburg,
Albany, Eugene and other Ore.
gon dry towns, business has been
better Ia all lines, save that of the
saloon, in every dry town.
Why. even IN pcndlcton, which
voted wei 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 Nov 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 rc-lcn1ntcd by other lines
Of business, and one of lhc princi-
pal saloon silcs has been replaced
by a fine new building block.
Since Salem WrU drH a 100000
brick bUilding hus been erected and
a $4,000 business hi0gk is D0iHO up.
Doesn't look us if dry Salem hurt
that town, does ii9
Better Banding Results.
Salem went dry january 1, 1913.
The building permits f1r lIls.-1e@t
eight month"; of-tDi3. when The
town was wet iOinl s3SB Oo5. For
the first righl months oi i9li they
were sl22.3NJ. 600 iucrrISe of
g33. 100.
Another instance OF a dry town
helping husiresl Absence Of The
saloon always means better bust
ness, Tor Oh. money Ihal once went
Ia tine saloon goes into trade
Checks ca,hri once iu saloons are
cnshgd iu STORE, and part Of them
are spent there, I'm place of in the
saloons.
There were 25f arrests for The
first seven months of 1913 In Salem
for drunkenness; iu 1914 The ar
rests iuialcd only ~ for the same
cause.
stores Enlarge Premises.
The three largest stores have had
To remodel their premises because
of increased busin ,s, when other
towns -wci al That have been com
planning.
In Oregon CITY arrests have de-
creased 900 per cent.
Violations of lhc state liquor laws
(bOOilcsEiny and so forth. are now
less than ulc-hgif
You see The saloon men never
used Ia obey lAc Yin a dry
town they have io obey H.
Bank Deposits Increase.
Deposits in the banks have in
creased. There is more building,
Bad debts are being cleared up,
Collections arc easier Nol one mill
check has been cashcd iu saloon
All business men say trade is BET.
ter
Which QHSWerS The question as TO
phV ihe Cry has come from an Oper
oregon for a drU ioWH
l.. Adams, one of ihc leading Ore
gOn City merchants, said:
"Sincc Oregon City went dry.
busines, has much Improved. Col
lectiOns are easier. / nave fcwer
bad bills On my books than | had a
year ago. People now have a ten
iency 10 buy their goods at home.
used to cash 10 checks ON mill pay
nights. Now / cash So The aboli-
lion Of the saloon has turned vast
sum Of money daily into the chan
lels of trade in Oregon City"
All OF which answers the queS-
lion of whether town is better wet
Or dry.
PAID advertisement by the Committee OF One
Hundred, Ias Morgan Building Portland Ore.