St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-10-30
Arrests Fewer. Bank De-
posts Greater
SALOONS ARE OCCUPIED
MERCHANTS ALL KNTHUsIAsfTo
BUILDING PRRhuTs FAN
aREArER-sroEY OF
DRY TOWNS TOLD.
NY ORION X GOODWIN.
Publicity Deparhneat Comznsssse sf Ono

NY oRroN X GOODWIN.
Publicity pepar',esa, Gouss~sssss sf One
There in only one fair way TO
find out what Oregon dry will do
for Oregon. That In by invesh-
eating what Oregon dry has done
for those parts Of Oregon now
dry.
SO far ss 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 .
dry town and declare collections
were better, business better and bad
debts fewer when the town was dry.
Building Nov Bssssr.
In Salem, building has been
greater since the town went dry.
There are but few vacant houses,
and those vacant are described az
"shaoks." Practically every saloon
has been rc-tenanted by other lines
OF business, and one OF the prtnci-
pal saloon sites has been replaced
by fine new building block.
Since Salem peaf dry 100000
brick building has been erected and
a Si0, 900 business block Is going np.
Doesn't look MS if dry Salem hurt
that town. does III
Better Budding Results.
Salem went dry January !. 1914.
The building permits for the first
eight months Of 1918, when the
town was wet, total s3sS.025. For
the first eight months OF 1914 they
were st22.3S5. an increase OF
s33, 400.
Another instance OF q dry town
helping businessi Absence OF the
saloon always means better busi-
ness. for the money that once went
10 the saloon goes Into trade.
Checks cashcd once In saloons are
cnshed In Stores--and part Of them
are spent there. In place OF In the
saloons.
There were 25a arrests for the
| first seven months OF 1919 In Salem
| for drunkenness; In 1914 the ar
rests totaled only ~ for the same
cause.
Stores Enlarge Premises.
The three ldrsest stores have had
40 .l.l
Of increased business, when other
lowns-wet NJ thai--haye been COM
planning.
In Oregon City arrests have de-
creased 90 per cent,
Violations OF the state liquor laws
(bootiegging and SO forth. arc now
less than one-half,
You see the saloon men nsyer
used TO obey the la~-ta q dry
town they have TO obey u.
Bank Deposits IzrssAss.
Deposits In the banks have In
creased. There Is more building.
Bad debts are being cleared up.
Collections are easier. Not one mill
cheek has been cashsd In . saloon.
All business men say trade Is bet
ter.
Which ANSWERS the question as 10
DhU the cry has come from afi over
Oregon for dry fown.
l.. Adams, one OF the leading Ore
gon City merchants, said:
Since Oregon City went dry.
business has much Improved. Col
ieciions are easier. have fewer
bad bills on my books than hsd q
year ago. People now have q ten
dency 10 buy their goods al home.
| used 10 cash 10 checks on mill pay
nights. Now | cash 80. The sboli-
tion Of the saloon has turnsd vast
sum Of money daily into the chan
nels OF trade In Oregon City,
All OF which answers the ques-
tion Of whether tewa 10 better wss
or dry.
s.ls ..,.. ..,s,.l:.s:.. :. ~ =: e.-x..i. = q.