Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-01

home, themselves, Drawing the
pksand lcer OF the passers-b,. with
hrtSriike fortitude.
AZ quart bottle is hard To disguise
Is stu harder to conceal the identity
SAagallon jug. In an endless process
ION, In which half OF the male con-
SSstltuont was equipped with II package
Ss9f irregular outline c few carrying
sS3bcii packages withiu--sclf-c
less was at discount The crowds
opked with envy upon tho man who
puHeu small barroom behind him In
ioyt express wagon anj stopped TO
9Her congratulations to q ruval visitor
Ehs stool watch over sin lralthy-
tookinS jugs at Fifth ana Broad
Streets until his son came with mule
SGrt and tack owner aiui wet goods
HSTfMA!EE.S Ok STOCKS STORED
l.sKrN Exam NsSa~ss0 TO S2.0a,. 400
SssAttemptS to estimate the amount of
Hunor stored away in Richmond cell
ars rs tho result OF the buying Satur-
AaH1 OF the last two months led good
>or'ties yesterday 10 make widely
sss:-ing guesses. One Main Street
caller figured it out that the stock of
lines. whistles. brandics and cor,iials
cquircd during this period 10y local
iyers is worth 100000 Another.
no was 80 per cent more conservative.
ado it $1,000 600. Most OF the esri-
Rtes bordered closely around the
100000 mark. and il is believed that
{ts is not far wrong.
THE estimate was reached by the
mple process Of adding IN the 20
mt sales Of leading family supply
res. sa looms and mail order houses
ksG large dealers on Main street
{ T!Nne. iN was stated on good authority.
,AHaSt in the past six weeks sold for
6 Storage in Richmond collars. cham
EsSagnes, wines and liquors with a retail
ssNhlue OF over 100000. In view OF the
fact that there were more than $50
dealers. large and small, III this city
: as: late as n month ago the sl.O0c, 600
tlcstimatc is generally regarded as con-
Sserrativc.
ISDJSCOuNT APPREHENSION
,..ss III OF BUSINESS SETBACK
y In commercial circles there YVES a
apprehension that was entertained sew
Bcrai months a;so as To tn. effect Of
r prohibition or business Many pointed
trtt, North Carolina. which has made
material progress since the adoption
OF prohibition eight years ago There
WIS q prevailing belief tina, N.ra inia's
7 prosperity will, in it's largest Inspect. h.
unaffected Ivy the destruction OF the
liquor traffic aud the man; related m
dustrics that fell with i:
S The big tourist hotels IN Richmond
X und Il, the principal Virginia resorts
sSit was admitted. will be the first 10
SSSofier. To these the traffic i'm vines
fsnd high-gradr liquors demanded by
their clientelcs was AN important
source Of revenue. The inability to
}btein these luSurice it is feared. will
erEye the effect of reducing the patron
CSC and scattering II TO resorts in
S9tcs where prohibition is not in force.
sAI-Alurphy's Hotel 1t was announced
estcrday tha; the great Flemish bar
the hsacrrcnt o.; The main buildine
ill shortly bc transformed into :.
Rnntafn for the serving Of soft drinks
hAd lunchc"net;cs. other hotels arc
Yprking ont plans for putting their
gle arroom space 10 new uses.
I6sS Or REVENUE -
(f.f1t FELT UN LARGER CI'.iE9
SiNor the cities aud towns in virginia
chick, harc derived revenues from the
fccrsing uf liUSsnr houses. Tho now
order VIII bring prolGems OF iaun.ins
which will tax the resources of The
budget akcrs. This is rotahi, true
in Richmond where the annual roy
cnuc from this source has been close
10 100000 The states loss in-'iipucr
eEcnucs will approximate Sa0o. Gee
Revenues from other taN subjects
aggregated to the stat arc counted
poli Go offset the loss iron, this source
Virginia is tho eighteenth Common
yRNRh OF tho Union ~ PUT into effect
lStctT w:dS prohibitiun. rhia docs not
Iincludc Tennessee. which Inns state
|8siac law as applied to retailers. hu,
Which licenses tho manufacture az
jauor and it's shrmcn, outside tho
sta" 81 mail order houses
- tast.,-widi. prohibition l. already iu
& forte III 'Al&haina, Nrinona. Arkansas.
I Gclorado Georgia Idaho, 1owa KAN
sas, Maino, mississippi North Carolina.
North palota, r';iahc.u" Oregon.
slsS9rsii Carolina, Washington aud West
sSNsirsinis. Seven Stu,"s ,otr on state
prohibition nest 'Gn.uuay