The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-12-10
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Wheeling has never experienced such
building operations as since July 1st.
The total valuation of buildings under
construction at the end of July was
about S750,000.00. The former plant of
the Reymann Brewing Co. is being
converted into a packing house, i'm
provements being made to the extent of
S125, 10000. In the packing house there
will be employed between 200 and $50
men, while the Brewing Co., employed
not more. than rs men. In one block in
which there were Ia saloons shoe deal
er'S business has increased So per cent
since Julys1st. Panhandlers' who used
to buy cast off shoes now buy new shoes.
One saloon in this block, about which it
was necessary nearl y all the time to
keep policeman has been since July
1st an orderly place.
Prohibition has been helpful to busi-
ness. Saving accounts from our work
ing population are steadily increasing.
There has been marked decrease in
crime. Mr.. John L. Rnhl, of the
Clarksburg Trust Company, Clarks-
burg"
A block in CiaTkkshnrg which former
ly had eight saloons has nv%T been
transformed into one Of the most de-
sirable business sections in the city. In
stead of the saloons there is now shoe
store, the National Wooden Mills store,
two jewelry stores, two or three good
restaurants, and Telegram oRoo
The stores now have o..u,ot;no shou,
"iiuo"' i''' ii of screens to bar the
puOi'e gaze from drinking scenes.
d" Actically every coal company and
many other corporations in Clarksburg
have given glowing testimony to the
benefits of the statewide dry law.
The following is the condition in
Huntington:
The $3.50 per week that went to the
support of the saloons in our city now
ROSS W Juliet llueS VI lIduG,
Merchants report better collections.
Real estate men report better collect
ons and demand for better houses.
Banks report an increase in small de-
posits and all the factories in the city
are busy.
Gambling is reported as not profitable
any more.
Vice and immortality are on the de-
crease.
Children are better clothed and bet
ter fed.
Taxation on the account of no license
has not increased.
Real estate has maintained its usual
increase.
In 1913 there were 587 persons arrest
ed in Ciarksburg for drunkenness from
July to October 81. In 1914 there
were arrested during the same period
IA persons for drunkenness, a falling
off of 513 in arrests. The total number
of arrests from all causes during the
same period in 1913 were 1015,sin 1914,
223.
Parkersburg would not be a good
spot for one to try to. prove that pro-
hibitlon means vacant stores buildings.
AS far as an investigation could as
certain, there is not single room in the
city formerly occupied by a saloon which
is not now given over to a LEGITIMATE
business. Many of these rooms have
been remodeled and hold splendid, ''go-
ing business concerns.
That conditions have improved wond-
erfully in Mcdowell county under the
operation of the Yost law is shown
graphically by statement made by F.
c. Cook, prosecuting attorney, COM
pairing the last term of criminal court
with previous terms. cat this term of
the court" he says. there were only
eight convicts sent to the penltentiary,
while heretofore the average has been
a bove twenty, This is the smallest
number we have had in years. | have
never known it to fall below sixteen I'M
al last July when we had fourteen. We
did not try single murder case at this
term.