Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-14
TIMES GOOD IN
DRY ROSEDURG
Business DOOms Since
Saloons Voted Out
STORY or CITY IS TOLD

Publicity Department, Committee Of One
Hundred.
If you want to find out
what dry Oregon will do for
Oregon, go to Roseburg and
see what dry Roseburg has
accomplished.
Merchants, business men
and residents are enthusiasts
tic. In fact, | could not find
q single merchant who would
come out and say: 81 want
to see Roseburg wet"
Dry Rosebnrg means just what dry
state mems more business. Roseburg
has not known "hard timcs' Since il
went dry. Here is the reason as given
by Frank Churchill, president of the
Churchill Hardware Company, one Of
She leading mercantile housos Farm
ers deal IN q dry town always Rose
burg dry has meant money IN the pock
cts Of us all, from merchant to resident
II has benefited everyone but the saloon
Keeper "
Dry Town-,Better Business.
Bankers and merchants all told the
same story--a dry town means more
aud hetter business.
Even the former campaign manager
for the "woieu now wants TO see
Boscburg dry. Same reason better
business.
Rosobutg merchants agreed that II
Oregon dry did for Oregon what a dry
town had douo for Roseburg (which APP
paars cortain-the state would become
more prosperous than ever Money spent
IN the saloon is worse than wastod
they said. Whom Il is spent in the
stores everyone is helped besides, the
city gets the moncy--not the Eastern
diatillrry.
Dry Town-Lower TazeA
All tho paving lighting and rtreet
improvements have been done inco
Roscburg went dry.
Whom town is wet 4 takes al Il
shn raise 10 pay the cost Of handling
shn prisoners drunkenness brings,
pIence, that ia why dry town means
pot only better busmcss, but lower
ttxce.
Since il has been dry Roseburg has
been one OF tho hest financial cities In
The state. Whom Il was wet II was nl.
ways In financial "hot watern A
maioriiy OF the Council aud the Mayor
favor a dry town.
Z, Dry rown-Many nuildingu
Hero are q few OF the buildings Ia
Roseburg erected In the dry erai
all5,OO0 hotel
q 0b,OOO Perkins block
4 $4,000 Armory,
4 $4,000 First Trust Building,
4 10000 Elke' Club aud Opera House
No woudor Roseburg people say
dry town means more and better bust.
nsea
Dry Town--More Paving.
Not one foot uf macndam was laid
while Roscburg was wet, Now thorn are
II miles Of paved streets all COM
ploied In the era of dry town. An.
other proof that q dry town means more
and better business.
Carl Shoemaker, editor Of the Rose.
burg News, mid
"Thcto N no movement Of amy kind
10 make Roeeburg wet Il would not
succeed " there was wager nouglan
County will 10 dry by 1000 majority -
A. @ Masters, cashier Of the Rose.
burg National Bank, saidl "Om bank
arpeplia have increased tlbo,O0O since
Rutnhurg went dry, A dry Roscbifr has
mennt more dcpoeitors and bigger hank
aeyeupis. Credits are icss, collections
bslter Retail merchants nll tell the
came mory.-heitcf husinosp an lerith
mate trades have bccu benefited. {"
Dry niato--'hettot nOeineaH
n W. htrung, furniture denlcr, saidi
"Thefc II no argument agnntt Oregon
dry. II moAns belter business FOR the
whels state ~ dry Rosehurg has done
here. Rosehurg dry has benefited my
bnnlnen y morld. Mon pay thof bills
nov. rhey have the money
Nearly everyone In Robehure will
vole CO. . dry Oregoil-
rIuy Know
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