St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-10-23
Arrests Fewer. Bank De-
posits Greater
SALOONS ARE OCCUPIED
MERCHANTS ALL ENTHUsIABTrU
BUILDING PERMITS FAR
aREArER--sToRY OF
DRY TOWNS TOLD.
BY oRToN n. GOODWIN,
Publicity Department COMMITTEES Of One
Hundred.

Publicity Department COMMITTEES 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 q
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 arc described as
"shacks." Practically every saloon
has been re-tenantcd by other lines
Of business, and one Of the princi-
pal saloon sites has been replaced
by a fine new building block.
Since Salem wcni drU a $4,000
brick building has been erected and
a $4,000 business block Is going up.
Doesn't look as II dry Salem hurt
that town. does it7
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.p25. For
the first eight months OF 1914 they
were s422,3S5. an increase OF
s33. .I60.
Another instance OF dry town
helping buSineSSl Absence OF the
saloon always means better busi-
ness, for the money that once went
10 the saloon goes into trade.
Checks caShed once In saloons are
cashed In Stores-and part of them
are spent there. In place Of In the
-.,.r.
There We're 25i arrests for the
first seven months Of 1918 In Salem
for drunkenness; In 1914 the ar
rests iotaled only ~ for the same
cause.
Stores Enlarge Premises.
The three largest stores have had
10 remodel their premises because
N increased business, when other
iowns--wet at thai-haye been com
planning
In Oregon City arrests have de-
creased 90 per cent.
Violations Of the state liquor laws
and so FORTH, are now
ess than one-half.
You see the saloon men never
ised To obey the LAWN a dry
own they have 10 obey IL.
Bank Deposits Increase.
Deposits In the banks have In
,reased. There Is more building.
3ad debts are being cleared up.
are easier. Not one mill
heck has been eashed in a saloon.
MI business men say trade is bet
er.
Which ANSWERS the question as 10
Dhg the cry has come from all oUsr
)regon for dry ioiVR.
L. Adams, one of the leading Ore
Ion City merchants, said:
Since Oregon City went dry,
'usiness has much improved. Col
ections are easier. | have fewer
ad bills on my books than had a
ear ago. People now have a ten
ency 10 buy their goods at home.
used 10 cash is checks on mill pay
lights. Now ] cash so. The aboli-
lon Of the saloon has turned a vast
um of money daily into the chan
els Of trade In Oregon City"
All OF which answers the ques-
on OF whether town Is better Wet
r dry.
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