Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-07-21
Alvin Mueller, President of the nopgrowerS'
Association, Presents Argument from the
Farmers Standpoint AGAINST Prohibition
GROWERS OF HOPS AND BARLEYWOUlDL0SE
Heavily, as Would the State, Says Mr.. Mueller
Takes Issue With Anti Saloon League
as to Good Effects Promised

same period. Nebraska, Colorado.
Washington, Oregon and California,
all exceed Kansas in per capita ex-
penditure for educational purposes.
The per capita in Kansas is $25.63,
Washington, $4936; Nebraska, $2S45;
Colorado, $36.6O; Oregon, $49.21, and
California, $51.87. (See pages 118
and 119 of the statistical abstract of
the United States for 1922
Government Census for 1910
"The government census for 1910.
showing population from 1900 to 1910.
shows an increase for North Caro-
lima of II per cent, Tennessee, 8 per
cent; Maine, per cent, and Kansas
Is per cent, all "dry" states, while
Washington shows an increase of 12O
per cent, the greatest in the union.
This unprecedented increase in the
population of the state of Washington
indicates that people migrate to a
"wet" state, where there are great
business opportunities, and not to
"dry" states, where restrictive legis-
lative measures create high taxation
and business depression, as we'll as
wilful interference with personal lib
erty.
1.-THE people of this state would bo
wise to exercise care in the legis-
lation they demand, and be slow to
adopt new and radical changes in
their laws. Washington is a new
state, with wonderful possibilities, and
the adoption of radical laws will pre-
vent development and be our own un.
doing. ~ o
"The growing of hops and barley
in this state is one of the important
industries that would be destroyed by
this bill. The hop crop of the state
of Washington in 1918 sold for over
S1,320,000, and from conservative
estimate placed upon the crop for
1914, the value will exceed $1,800,000
In 1913 there were $1,000 persons en-
ployed in picking hops, and one-half OF
the total value Of the crop was paid
out in labor. Washington has $500
acres of land growing hops at this
time, valued at $2,25O,OOO. Hop yards
are valued at between $400 and $500
per acre, while the same land, with
out the growth of hops, would have a
value of but $3.50 to 5000 per acre.
which means a loss of over $780, 900
to the hop grower and like amount
of taxable property, lost to the state,
and other property Will have to bear
increase in tax levy. Initiative bill
No. 3 does not alone affect hop grow
ers, but will affect taxpayers in an
increase in taxes. This bill would
destroy the hop and barley industry
as we would have no market at home.
and outside manufacturers will not
buy hops from a prohibition state.
Annual Barley Crop.
1.-THE annual barley crop of $780,
900 bushels, Of which 100000 worth
is used per annum locally for malt
ing purposes, would be greatly de-
creased and the value Of 216,000 acres
of barley land would also decrease.
Initiative bill No. destroys the
brewing industry, wipes out revenue
and taxes paid to the state and mum
icipalities, but does not prevent the
consumption Of alcohol. The desire
of mankind for alcohol will result In
the secret manufacture. Every ar
ticle of food contains alcohol in vary
ing quantities, and mixture Of sugar
and yeast. permitted to ferment. will
result in a liquid from which alco-
hol can be made. by distilling the
same as water is distilled to purify
1t.
"The Anti.Saloon league, by Initiar
tive bill No. 3, seeks to destroy, and
not to create industries in this state.
Its agitators, composed of political
preachers. seeking publicity in the
limelight of prohibition, living tran
STORY existence from city to city. are
united in their efforts to destroy the
brewing, hop and barley industries.
"People of this age do not confine
themselves to the bare necessities OF
life II they did there would be but
few mercantile establishments Of any
kind.
give cents for . glass Of beer ID
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