The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-12-31
PREPARATIONS or
ALL SORTS MADE
FOR PROHIBITION
Colorado Makes Every Poss-
ible Preliminary Arrange
mcnt for Coming Of Legal
ly Commanded Drought.

Denver. Dec. si.--Tne fourteen
months since tho adoption of state
wide prohibition b. the electors OF
Colorado November .. 1914. has been
a period OF preparation for the en-
forcement Of the peoples mandate. ef-
fcctiVe January I. 1916. Estimates,
based on unofficial Information. place
the number OF liquor licenses issued
ia 1915 at fully one-third less thar IN
when the state treasurer re-
ported a total Of i.g3S. These were
divided as follows; saloons. 1850.
drug stores, 3tS; rooming houses. 63,
clubs. 81; cafes. 81. State revenue Of
sfs.t50 received from these licenses
VIII be cut on.
seven % the fourteen brewerics in
Colorado the day OF election either
have been closed or converted into
other lines OF manufacture. The re-
naming seven have disposed OF prac-
tically their entire stocks OF intoxlcat-
ing beverages and plan either to en-
ter other lines or remove from the
Authentic Information as 90 the
number OF men thrown out OF employ
ment Is lacking. The labor council OF
Denver estimates hat approximately
1000 ia Denver viii have their means
OF livelihood taken away By prohibi.
tlon enforcement. In other parts Of
the state this number viii oe increased
by several hundred. The labor coun-
ell recently pctitioned Governor Carl
son 10 call an extra session OF the leg
islature 80 provide work FOR these men.
State and municipal authorities gcn-
orally have declared for strict enforce
ment OF the prohibition law, Recent
IS uniform methods of enforcement
were considered al a meeting OF the
attorneys, attended by many
municipal officials. state game
wardcas and other state oflcerA
Increased ievies have been the chief
plan adopted by municipalities 10 meet
in revenue incident 10 the lnaug-
uration OF prohibition.
In Denver al saloour will go out
Of business January !. according to
the excise commissioner. a. compared
with $50 saloons which held licenses
In 1914 as shown By figures OF the state
However, the drug stores,
rOoming houses. clubs and cafes hold
ing licenses will bring the number Of
selling liquor Ia about 500.
Unofficial reports state hat sixty
saloons and one brewery Will
In Pueblo county as compared
with 1903 saloons holding licenses IN
1914. estimates place the reduction
in municipal revenue al SIC 500.
Fourteen drug stores. two clubs.
hotels ana eight saloons will be
effected ia Ell PaSo county. with an
cut in muaicipal rcvcnuc 81
se7.s00.
In Las Animas county thirty-Hix ga
looms. six wholesale houses and two
breweries will close with an approx
mate decrease In revenue OF $4,000.
The brewaries will manufacture aoft
siNty-siN saloons in Lake county, .u-
GLIDING nfty-seyen Ia Leadyille, will
close. Municipal revenues VIII be re-
by about t27,t5o.
In Teller county. which embraces
the cripple Greek mining district.
saloons and three cluo bars
will be affected. and revenues reduced
approximately $23,500.
Seventeen saloons ia Boulder count
viii close. with a reduction OF $3.50
In revenue OF the mining towns OF
Louisville. Lafayette, superior and
In Fremont county twenty saloons
will 20 out OF business located AT the
towns Of Florence, ROckvale
williamsburg. Coal Creek. CotOpaXi
Chandler. Radiant and Portland, with
a revenue reduction Of $4,000.
Fourteen saloons at salida Buena
~. Elmo and Granite 10 Chaneo
will close. Revenues reduced
si3.O60.
Unofficial reports from four coun-
lies ia SOUTH estern Colorado state
saloons will close as follows. San
county. seventeen at Telluride
and Plac,ryillc; Ouray, nine: Gjnnl-
son. eleven al Crested Butte, Ohio Clt3
pitkin. Baldwin and Superhero, Hins-
al .. 80 d .Im. fHIfar