The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-06-30
After An Existence Of Sixteen
Years or Since April In
the Year, 1893.
sPEAkEAsIEs REcALLED
To the Number of Fifty EIGHT
or More before Saloons
Were Opened Here.

WnSu buG C4uShs bLflkGS the ullQuAbLNl
hour tonight, those standing al the
bar with feet propped on theSrafl VIII
blow on the foam, heaye q heavy Sigh
and gulp down the last beer, or other
intoxicant, purchased from a licensed
saloon in West Virginia. Doors viii
close, signs viii come down, stocks,
II there are any left, will be moved
out, and the signing ones will wend
their way homeward with thoughts OF
the days gone by; for West Virginia;
will have gone dry.
Thirty-four saloons and six brew
cries or agencies in this city VIII be
a thing of the past
No more win you hear the ciink
or glasses as the bartender esets em
up" no more will you order "a leetie.
half and half, no more Will you swing
the swinging doors-for the Will of
the people, who voted by a majority
OF over BLOOD that the state should
be dry, will be carried out.
The eject Of prohibition on Clarks-
burg Is problematicai; IL you listen az
the "wets," Clarksburg will be sa.
dead as a doornail within q years
time; IL. on the other hand, Won be-
lieye what the "drys" tell you, we viii
have a city without a peer. The wise.
one will make his guess after he has
waited and seen the effect.
In connection with the going int
eject of the prohibition amendment.
II IS interesting TO recall bit Of his
tory OF the licensed saloons In Clarke
burg, which have been operated under
licenses granted by the city for over
sixteen years.
In April, 1898, licensed saloons took
the place of fifty-eight well known
speakeasies, which possessed govern
Inent licenses, and many others which
had no license.
At meeting of the city council on
April 81, 1898, soon after the grantinr
OF the new charter to hte city, licenses
were granted to the following persons
10 retail liquors: T. F. GIL, John
Lyons Mrs M. Ross, Annie McDon-
nell, Wrgtnius Jasper, T. P. Brannan.
William Burke, Thomas B. SeeIey and
James Boyle. At this same rtieatinv
the application OF Foley ana syVeIeh
Tor a wholesale beer license was lait
over until the next meeting. and fiia
application OF a Mr.. Frank, 81 psTlt-
ersburg;s for a, retail liquor Iicefs =.
was denied because of the fact that "a
was nonresident.
The, cause OF the granting Of the
new charter was in order that the
Traders hotel, which had Just been
built and which, at that time, was con-
sidered one of the most magnificent
motel buildings in the state, might be
granted license to sell liquors. Soon
after the new charter was granted
the hotel was granted Its license ana
tne otner persons named above also
secured licenses.
This practically spelled the doom Of
me speakeasies and from that day
UNIV; THIS the licensed saloon has held
After hearing statements made by
Tax Commissioner Blue, Governors
Hatueld, other state officials and city
and county authorities, there Is no
one that doubts but that the law VIII
be rigidly enforced. There will ia
some bootlegging, of course; that win
come In the course of natural events.
but those caught at It are going 10 IA
punished severely. AT least. Il 81 mot
thought, that bootlegging will flourish
as IT does in many dry states, some
OF which are said to be SO wide open
that stranger could not tell whether
they we're dry or wet.
Many local saloon men will transfer
their business to other states. while
others will go into other lines Of bust
ness In this city. Most Of those who
are moving to other states have an
ready closed their places Of business
IN this city, after reading Tax Conn
missioner Blues Interpretation That
no liquors could be moved into an.
other state Tor the purpose OF selling
them there after 10 O'Clock tonight
SO after 70 o'clock tonight tiie
saloons Of Clarksburg and Of west
Virginia will pass into history. Fond
memories Of the polished rail, the ma,
In white and myriads Of bottles ana
glasses viii be retained BY some.
There are very few who believe That
these will ever become a reality AGAIN
for the people have spoken in mo ur-
mistakable terms and the voice Of the
people is great.