The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-02-19
TO BEGIN CUT TING
SALOONS IS PLAN
Councilman Declares Th4t. Names
Will Be Thrown In Hat And De
eide To Retain By Lottery
BREWERS WILL COOPERATE
Practically Agree To Eliminate From
Nine To Twelve Of Their, Number
Without Councils Assistance
THREE TO APPLY MONDAY / n j
BREWERS WEI COOPERATE
THREE TO APPLY MONDAY
culling Out Process May Begin When
These Come Up For Consideration
At Next Meeting

mat the saloons In Bemidji will
be reduced to seventeen in number
during the coming year In practical
~ an assured fact, according to q
statement made by a member Of tho
city council. This also comedies
with the sentiment prevalent since
the election Tuesday. 1t is under
stood that the, saloon keepers are al
so OF the opinion that their number
should be materially cut down, but
as to who should be the ones asked
to discontinue business is the quest
tion -;-ss.sz:1a -S@s as,s5@-s
In speaking of the existing condi-
tions and future plans, this council
man said" The cutting down Of the
saloons is easier said than done. I
am heartily in favor of reducing the
number to at least seventeen. hut how
to go about it is another question.
What appears to me to be a hap
Ply solution and which appears to be
a most probable one can :be effected
by the cooperation Of the brewers. I
am informed that the brewers have
agreed to Gull out from nine to
twelve of their "parlors. 1" This,
understand, will be done without
asking the assistance Of the city
council. It is solution that will
releave the city council of consider
able responsibility, but If this ar-
rangement can not be successfully
put into operation, I can sea no other
way than to take the entire ~
saloons, drop their; names into hat
and draw e and grant the licenses
to these II and refuse the remaining
IL. In fact + believe that this can
and will be done by the council I'M
less better solution can be sug-
gested. 1 know that this plan will
not meet with the approval Of the
brewers and saloon keepers, be-
cause some do not consider it q fair
way of determining those who are
to remain in business. I agree with
them, yet / feel that the council does
not care to pick out the individuals
who should have their licenses re-
fused" ....s.... .>,...s..::5
It is also understood that the
brewers interests have gotten to-
gether and agreed upon plan Of
elimination. The plan, IL partially
outlined by the. alderman above re-
ferred to. It is understood too that
this plan is to be put into effect at
once. @.. -g--. -
Next Monday night there IRE three
applications for licenses to be consid-
cred by the council. They are the
McKim, Gennes & Layon and Hyatt
saloons If the above plan referred
to is to go into effect at once, It %
not likely that all three will be
granted licenses.
It is believed that this plan will
meet with popular approval and the
sentiment prevails throughout the
business section Of the city that the
work of elimination cannot be be-
gun too soon.
According to a member OF the
council the three names coming be-
fore them Monday night Will be
placed in the hat and two drawn out
and the one remaining will not be
granted license, unless the brewers
interested decide beforehand which
lis to be discontinued. At least one
of the applicants owns HI own
building and saloon. It ID under
stood that the brewers will take In
Ito consideration this fact when de-
ltermining who Is to continue husl.
ness.
One thing is certain and that is
that the public's wishes In saloon
control will not In thD future - 60
|tirely disregarded.
TO VOTE ON DRY ISSUE