The Glenwood post., 1916-01-01

When the gong ushers in the new,
year of 1916, which will have been
done before this issue of the Post
reaches it's readers, not only Glenwo.d
as the Sahara desert or someone or a
lot Of someone's will pay the penalty
provided for in Colorado's new prohi-
bition amendment which is about as
strict assAny law yet enacted which is
aimed at the liquor traffic.
Every saloon is now closed and the
will soon be thing of the past. The
brewer, the wholesale liquor dealer, the
saloon keeper and their employees will
no longer grip the political parties and
and dictate the legislation and policy
of the state, county, city and town as
has been too long the custom Of the
past, butt >ich power has been grow
sssinii kseker and less potens
tial during the past few years.
At the stroke of the bell at midnight,
= Friday, December 81, Colorado became
legally dry territory and traffic, both
wholesale and retail, came under the
ban of state law and what was hereto.
fore given state and municipal protec
ton and made quasi respectable bus
mess became an outlaw as a result Of
the new state law becoming operative.
During the last week or ten days Of
the old year Glenwood wholesalers and
retailers, especially the former, did a
rushing business supplying those who
believe in the doctrine of preparedness
and who desired to fortify themselves
against ga long dry spell" which
: they felt was sure coming. Many who
voted dry and many who were even
ardent advocates and supporters Of tho
dry regime stocked up with little
good liquor for medicinal use as in
anticipation Of a possible need, and it
is safe to say that there is more liquor
in the cellars of private homes Of
Gienwood Springs at this time than at
any other time in the 9city's entire
history. This is because the great ma.
jority of our people are Law, abiding
citizens. They have taken advantage
of the opportunity to buy little liquor
and do it legally, and if there be any
virtue in it from a medicinal stand.
point they will have the advantage Of
the transaction in the months and per
haps in the years to come.
From the manner in which our people
have stocked up in their homes it is
very evident that they do not contem-
plate the repeal of the law at the next
election. Many Of these people do not
expect to break the seal of their new
purchases for a year or, perhaps more,
but in case they really want some
liquor or think they need it they want
to know where they can find it. This
Accounts for the many packages that
were tied up by Glenwood dealers the
4 past few weeks and labeled and de-
livered during the last few days Of tho
wet regime.
Stock Ran Very Low
From what the Post could learn our
Glenwood dealers played very lucky
and very few Of them had any stock
Of consequence on hand at the closing
down time. In the first place they
had sufficient warning in the vote Of
.a year ago last November and in the
subsequent action Of the state legis-
lature, and therefore ordered very
very sparingly during the past year
Every retail dealer in Glenwood has al
lowed his stock to run very low, and
wholesale dealers have kept their fling
er on the pulse Of the trade and hava
governed their carload shipments ac'