The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-18

ton Of the table relating to the con-
sumption of liquors, which is taken
from the 1912 year book. The tables
in said book are by states in alphabet
ical. order and + have r~e-arranged
them in three groups, viz: nine prohi-
bition states, fifteen local option states
and tWenty-seven saloon states. The
figures here given are the average per
state for each Of the three groups un-
der each heading as follows: Number
Of breweries, wholesalers, retailers,
population per dealer, average con
sumption of fermented and distilled
liquors per capita, barrels fermented
liquors, total Q collected on fer
mented liquors, and the per cent Of to-
tai collections from all sources of in
ternal
II do not .vouch for the accuracy of
the statistics. It is enough to say that
they are the liquor mems wv figures
and that they + ar ~unanswerable
argument that prohibition does prohib-
1t, and prohibits in just the proportion
as it Is applied. That local option pro-
hibits a good deal, but statewide pro-
hibition prohibits far more. I call at
tention to the fact that a brewery in
a temperance state is likely to be one
caught making small quantities OF liq-
uor, and compelled to pay the tax; a
brewer in a liquor state is one with
- w. SO OPS41Ay 4&toAuS
featuring large quantities of liquor;
also a, retailer in a prohibition state
is likely to be n who gets q little
too much for individual. use and is
compelled to pay the retailers tax, and
the retailer in a saloon state is usually
one running an open saloon and selling
carloads Of liquor, and a wholesaler in
prohibition territory is one who sells a
few cases., kegs OF casks in his local
community, while a wholesaler in sa-
loon territory is usually one who sells
to open saloons and ships to many
points in many states. Thus these fig
ures r really more favorable to the
LIQUOR arsument than the facts war
rant. as a retailer, wholesaler, or a
brewer represent far larger liquor
business in a saloon state than they
do in a prohibition state. I have in
possession the said year book and GER
tify that it contains the statistics
herein set forth.
= = Nine Prohibition States.
Brewers .......o......,...s 3.55
Nno!esalers so.sss...s.ses 80
Rerallers ....s...s....,. 1894
Population per dealer.... 1892
Barrels per state fermented
Total tar income from ali 'O'''S
sources for revenue...:.$ 'sS,74S.Ts
Per cent Of total income
from tax on liquors.......$ .o1s
Fifteen Local Option States.
BreWers 5.9S
Wholesalers .............. 1856
Population per dealer..... rs
Consumption .............. 4,43
liquors ............:. 172,s45
Per cent Of total income l
from tax on liquors......$ .05S
Twenty-seven Saloon States.
R RsClsss, .i:.'::: ::::::: ss Elf
Retailers -..........ss. 1902
Population per dealer....., S34
Consumption ............ -24.94
Barrels per state fermented
Total income from ali, sour:
Per geS cent Of total income NA0' 'Sl'
from tax on liquors......$ 500
. I would not give the impression that
the North Dakota Enforcement league
or its superintendent Is responsible for
The superintendent %counsels with r, b.
Griffith, r. NJ. Pollock, c.. A. Pollock,
T. F. Tufte, J. A. Severson. Mrs. ELL
others. and II Dur action is wise it is
their wisdom. The w. G. r. u. is a
mighty force in the state, as Is the
Scandinavian Total Abstinence society.
| we nave the largest cooperation from
protestant churches and their pastors.
The church is the foundation Of the
work, and without 1t before we begin
and after we get through there could
be no true reform. The difficulties OF
the work are many, the size Of the
task is often appalling, the misunder-
| standings necessarily many, the I'm
| ANAL support; always short Of the need.
| Our least trouble Is the going up
! against the blind pig and fawless ele-
, ment. Our greatest difficulty Is to get
| men and women in the local con1muni-
| ties to AXE a stand, the stand nscess-
| airy in order to put and keep any COM