Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-09-17
BUSINESS fine
IN DRY TOWNS
Arrests Fewer. Bank De-
pOSits Greater
SALOONS ARE OCCUPIED
MERCHANTS ALL ENTHUSIASTIC
BUILDING PERMITS FAR
GREATER-sToRY OF
DRY TOWNS TOLD.
BY ORTON f. 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 a
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pal saloon sites has been replaced
by a fine new building block.
Since Salem IUent dry $4,000
brick building has been erected and
a 10000 business block is going up,
Doesn't look as if dry Salem hurt
that town, does it?
Better Building Results.
Salem went dry January 1, 1914
The building permits for the first
eight months of 1913, when the
town was wet, total S3SS,925. For
the first eight months of 1914 they
were S422,3S5, an increase OF
S33, AGO.
Another instance of a dry towT
helping buSineSSl Absence of tht
saloon always means better bust
ness, for the money that once wen
to the saloon goes into trade
Checks cashcd once in saloons arr
cashed in storeS-and part of then
are spent there, in place of in th'
saloons.
+ There were 254 arrests for tht
first seven months of 1913 in Salem
for drunkenness; in 1914 the ar
rests totaled only AZ for the sam
cause.
Stores Enlarge Premises.
The three largest stores have hat
to remodel their premises becaus
of increased business, when othe
towns-wet at that-have been com
planning
In Oregon City arrests have de
creased 60 per cent.
Violations of the state liquor law
(bootlegging and so forth), are nov
less than one-half.
You see the saloon men neve
used to obey the lawn a DIR
town they have to obey it.
Bank Deposits Increase.
Deposits in the banks have ir
creased. There is more buildinI
Bad debts are being cleared VI
Collections are easier. Not one mi
check has been caShed in salool
I All business men say trade is be
i ter.
n Which ANSWERS The question as
o Dhy the cry has come from all on,
G Oregon for a dry toWn.
). l.. Adams, one of the leading Or
n gon City merchants, said:
:. Since Oregon City went dr.
v business has much improved. Co
y lections are easier. | have few,
:, : bad bills on my books than had
= year ago. People now have tel
C. dency to buy their goods at HON
| used TO cash Is checks on mill pf
nights. Now | cash so. The abol
y tion of the saloon has turned va
y sum of money daily into the cha
e. nels of trade in Oregon City."
m All of which answers The Uue
y ton of whether town is better w
d or dry.
Il Paid advertisement by the copmi,.e. NJ q
Hundred, 74s Morgan Building Portland. o