The Detroit times., 1916-09-08

The Christian Science Monitor
rints the following on the work
ng OF the prohibition law in Colo
ado.
Prohibition In Colorado has
,roven that the legalized traffic In
intoxicating liquors can be abolished
Without ayenoa temporary business
oppression and with social, economic
nd industrial results that make
My for the betterment of both the
Individual and the community. With
My two-thirds OF its first dry year
one. this state already has adjusted
self to the new situation TO an ex'
ent that leaves little in the way OF
.diusting 10 be done in the future.
Colorado had nearly 1000 saloons
4 the end OF 1918. The next day II
lad none. II any argument IL need
ID 10 prove the saloon has no ZEAL
eason for existence, II Is furnished
lere. for although two-thirds or
rear has passed since the saloon, as
N institution. ceased TO be In Colo
ado. nothing has come to take It's
,lace,
THE near beer saloon, In which q
Misunderstanding malt beverage and
ther soft drinks are sold. was sup.
POSED 10 be a substitute for the sa-
Don, but this has not proven true.
nlanna than
here were saloons before Jan. !,
gl6, and a considerable number,
which formerly were saloons. have
,een operating either because they
lad leases on buildings or because
heir proprietors cherished the hope
nat the state at the election this
all might again vote wet and their
,ars and other saloon fixtures be
put 10 their former use. Even the
liquor interests hold out no hope
or the saloon---at least not for the
present. They viii attempt 10 mod
~ the prohibition law At the NO
rember election, but their proposed
amendment eliminates the saloon.
I would allow the manufacture OF
,eer in this state but would require
hat the product OF the brewery be
,old direct 10 the consumer. The
proposed change in the law will be
itrenuously opposed by the prohibit
ion forces.
at canuot be said that the motion
picture theater TO any apprcc.able
iegree has taken the place Of the
,aloon. for the motion picture bust.
iess here this year has shown no
marked increase over last year In
Denver. which contains onefourtA
ne population Of the state. tho
attendance AT The parks this sum
ncr has been much larger than last
year'a. rut this i1 great measure has
)ccr duo 70 other conditions. Pa
ronagc Of tho public libraries has
increased, but not abroraally.
Tho effect 81 prohibition upon
mnk deposits was apparent after the
irst month r"~.ng January hvc
,avinga AMI three national banks IN
Denver gained e575o1o IN eayin 3
deposits. % Pueblo the savings de
5oatts gain amounted TO S27ooao
while one small bank Al Victor In
he Cripple creek mining district
gained $50 new deposition. Durina
he first four months Of this year
.hc ~ leading banks Of Denver
gained I'm deposits more than mil
ion dollar month, their deposit
Increasing from ss6, 552,43i TO S32,
2G6giO. while during June new
high mark for bank clearings Wa
reached.
"A report made a short time ago
nv committee Of the Denver Real
Estate exchange showed an IN
creased demand for once building
space In this city, and fewer "a
cant houses than in number OF
years. Fewer mortgages were fore
closed in Denver during the hrst
six months OF this year than ever
before during a like period. An la.
teresting result OF prohibition il