The Glenwood post., 1914-01-10

hsllisere.ts put b. tAe glo~ss
vsat to it. q.
AZ the meeting was secret but q
is Known Is to the PFeoeeAinOs supt
that it hos b.>en aid that tAe 1Q1or
men made q very fair st.Gs,nsb, !, e
their position sad that the n.sftas Uas
talked over in . geaeral way 80 - .
friendly spirit.
The claim that tie council had sets1
hastily and without giving tie ssloss
men an opportunity to work Of their
stock and get out, such rs night care
to do 50, was easily shown to be With.
out foundation since the liquor interests
were placed upon their guard last July
when 1t was rumored that the saae
action would be ta ken that was taken
last Monday evening. The saloon mes
got very busy ON the day preceding
that meeting and it is claimed tAat -
. result some Of the aldermen sa0aDo1]
. severe attack Of cold feet HoWeV0
the saloon men . committee rena'AsA
at that July meeting until they Aad
been informed that no action would -
taken at that ine. Since that nAeetineI
it has been freely ru.aosed tarousAsss
the town that it was only . SsesGiss
Of time when the contemplated aetiaa |
would he taken sad the frisa1s Of H.
Nn, all
and the well known asst timent Of ~
council or the subieet should have
been sufficient tip to the dsaIers - 70
what they .ight expect.
After the sAieon men had psesestsA
their argument, telling of the amo.nt
Of money they put into the tow. bat
failing to tell how mech they take eat
Of legitimate lines of'a.de, after thy
recited their ge.ss6es deeds but eoa.
forgot to neqtisn the mis-
chief for which they Al ssspo.sisls.
the meeting adjourned.
When the Post reporter s1ked ose se
the dealers what was doe6 ~ wAsG
would be done. he apoloGiEea for ~
number Of SALOONS - every .aae naa
must do, if forced to an exPesssisa,
and aid be would be glad for ths tiAs
when the salssss Il Glenvsod vses ess
down to half their psese.t .assss 81
Iess bat aid he fek 49, prsPss 81
tice I'D Mt beca Rivss ~ 1s4 = =
Istsskiss Il Ne esar:il - ~ y
Ds1iss skabaA ~ Aa1 -aonU4nnnp 21
ns.t Ne ssA he a,Serstssd. Asweves,
hat the council wca,d "seaAd pa&."f
One Of the csu.eil resented al
printed suggestions that the eoancil
might change their minds and rsscind
their acton Of last Monday. He said.
II hate the suggestion that the alder
men propose to act like lot of school.
boys and lightly reverse themselves
upon an important matter such as this
This is no new thing and there is
nothing about it that in any way
smacks Of snap Judgment. The city
officials have been thinking this mat
Ter over and talking it over with the
business men and other citizens for
the past six months and cannot see
how our action can be . surprise to
anyone. Furthermore, having acted
after due delberation, individual and
resent the insinuation that
We now propose to cripple our future
usefulness by undoing our work at the
suggestion Of the saloon keepers"
When the saloon committee stated
that there was not . man in the bust
ness in Glenwood who was or could
ma ke any money, even with the license
left as it has been and that many of
them would find it impossible to pay
the increased license, they were told
that this fact alone was the best proof
that these men would be benefited in
,tead Of injured by the resolution
since If there was no profit I'M the
business they ought to welcome . good
to get out, and here the
matter was dropped.
A YOUTHFUL C1UHlAL