The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-15
ACTIVE INCREASE SHOWS
IL sO-EALLLD DRY TEKRITOKN

ACTIVE INcnKAsE. SHOWS
II >O-CALLED DRY TERRITORY
ina, tho enact,nen; %; Statewide prohibit
Toy .aws no; ony aass NO., ptoh,osi mo
cred ~ such laws. hut gives no Indication
ot tccrea-iTr that cou-unpt!on. and In taei.
~ many sections an actual 'rcrense s !uii-
: INA, ;h~ economic conditions In states
lu which statewide prohibltory legislation
sft mai nose states 40 no. ,ioyy a ftte OF
pr.rress ana Improvement which IN any re-
which remain vet but often the contrary
T. That az s,n,e.wiae prohibition destroys
due, o: ,his business passes from, responsible
Into the hand. OF ,h- lover aud more ire
fpons!blc part % he population. who pur-
wors: grades q; uguor thereby Increasing
crime and corruption. that th- use al heb-
iorm;gs srrss !, p;omoigd ana 'nss.2sCa
mere Is an impairment OF me soc'n! fabric
OF th..~ In thelr order:
The internal revenue records .how tina;
enncted ~ So ' ,ha inCtsase IN ;hc tax
pnid production % liquor In the ncighhoriue
Slater from, which ne Other state would
greater than tn" entire tax-ra!d production
Shipments mo said STATE 20 individual con-
sunlcv- steadily increases; that the number
70 sell iauor even att.r such action ha.
ben made by state law nTi,na :aeie ey;;
TO two Thirds n great a. Guali'n! prior
- The cnac'n"n, %: sGrh ieE!siatiou and
thAc there s. q great increase Of ..ilcit dts
,ii!inr In such territory
Statistics ARE usually un!n,cres,!ns. hu,
thHA Impose on Your patience 70 call to your
attention r." figures. as indicating What
me ors'ai r.9HTd' ., The o .how
whether these statistic. are dry" or not
MAJ .Ms GS,s states q. 70. Gn,om ha 'na
ht ;!nte or another enacted state wide
ias p4ohs Mf n'n sw sfs
nov on the statue books. The State. which
have passed such legislation are as fol-
QUOTES THE RECORD
M..n.aop,.a s %f 55 "R p 49, S Sassa:i
In lsft; re.enac,et, prohibition In 'sA
New iIRmpshire~Adop,ed IN 1875; repealed
IN ,TI II 2:a :s.a !? i'a "a
is.s; reeaIopted In ist@ repea!ed In is,5
1871 MhGas IA & lea is IN fP ss !"
90, conncciicu,N Adopted IA iS4. repealed In
New York-Adop,-a In 1875: declared un-
onioNAdopted In 1851; annulied by license
indiana-Adop,ed 1855; declared uncons;i-
Michisan-Adopted In 1875: repealed In 1876.
Illinois ADOPTED ~ Isl; repealed IN iSa
Wisconsin-Adopted In iS5; vetoed by Gov
i ';", partial prohibition. in lss5;
Ncbraska Adopted In 1856: repealed in ISIS
Kansas const!tuti"nhi amendment IN 1870
south Dehota-c constitutional provision In
Georgia prohibition effective in 1879: local
option now ,n,.
Observation-Disclosures IA 1898
Mississippi Prohibition IN 1893.
North Carolina Prohibition In 1909.
Tennessee Prohibition in 1879.
IVES; Virginia Adopted prohibition 1912.
fore nave. after enacting S;ate-wide prohi-
h;ory laws, abandoned them The nine
prohibition Laws are now written are Maine.
Kansas North Dakota: oklahoma. North
nnd West Virginia With the exception of
tennessee and Georgia, ali o, the nine
States mentioned consist largely OF rural
communities. and with The exception OF Ten
amount of liquor distilled therein. prior to
prohibition. been very considerahle In Ten
900 Of gallons OF liquor year. The aggre-
gate production OF MI of the other so.cnlcd
any metz to ss Than Faons Sai
Snnnm' Even before the state-wide prohilh-
consumed In the states which have passed
prohibitory laws was shipped therein from
other communities.
or TAN on DISTILLED SPIRITS
Statewide laws for many years. In six out
of the seven remaining Stato-wide States
The LAYS became smeS m around nn 1902 West
compare the records therefore for 1905 1911
The total amount OF distilled spirits tax
paid and Withdrawn for consumption in the
United States for these years was ~ round
figures follows:
1910 ....................... i:$ 600 oSo gallons
the States rsicrre. 10 were MS follows:
AlaSsn ~, o lse s,o gallons 1919, oGo
prohibition: gone back to local option.
Georgia-i"os $4,000 gallons; 1910. 5000 gal