The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-16
JUNEAU SHOULD VOTE WET AT THE ELECTION TOMORROW CONSENSUS
 OF OPINION OF BUSINESS PERSONS

be done when the election was held last November"
 John Reck, president of the First National Bank and former mayor: {: "The citizens of Juneau by all means should vote wet at tomorrow's cleo. tion. The city needs the small amount of money they will receive from the license, and the saloon men in absolute justice should be allowed to remain in business until January 1st to have a chance to arrange their business affairs so as to quit with the least possible loss'
 George Miller, city councilman: "I am in favor of extending the license until the first of the year because they have fixed all their business ex. pecting to run until that time under the law passed by Congress and the vote of the people of Alaska" James s. Morgan, city councilman: q am in favor of extending the license until January 1st, and then close them up tight"
 J. H. King. city councilman: 'It has been generally understood that the saloons would have until January 1st to dispose of their stock and it seems only fair at this time to allow them this privilege"
 Gunnar Blom1ren. Gunnar Blomgren, city councilman q think the people of Juneau should allow the saloonmen until January 1st, to dispose of their stock on hand and their fixtures and clean up their business generally. It is al most certain that Douglas will go wet and should Juneau go dry it would mean big loss of business at once '' Mayor Valentine: q do not think any fair minded person would want to put men out of business who have their life savings invested in the sa- loon business here without a min utes notice which would result in a total loss to them. I say by all means extend the license until Jan. 1st"
 Henry Shattuck, prominent business man and president of the Alaska Sup ply company q think they should be allowed to run until the first of the year as the whole Territory will go dry then anyway,
 William Britt, businessman and owner of Britt's Pharmacy: "The saloons should be given time to dis pose of their stock and fixtures in fho chort t;,po thov hova loft updor the law passed by Congress. It would be working an unnecessary hardship on them if they were not allowed the six months time which was provided by the vote of the people of the Territory"
 R. P Nelson, business man: Let them run until the first of January to give them chance to dispose of their stock and fixtures, by all means"
 Allen Shattuck.
 Allen Shattuck, business man: "I shall be glad when all saloons go out of business for the good of the entire community and it was the will of the people that they close on Jan- uary 1st, 1918, and I believe it is only carrying out the will of the people if they be allowed to continue until that time do not believe in confiscating the property of the sa. loon men by putting them out of business without notice and I don't believe it would be for the general of ho fn In
 w. E. Nowell, business man and steamship agent: My vote will be to allow the saloons to continue in business until January 1st and give them chance to clean up their business in proper way"
 I. Goldstein. business man and prop erty owner: By all means give the saloon men a chance to clean up It is not right to put them out of business without notice. I am for prohibition but as a matter of justice they should be allowed their full time.'
 Howard Ewing. steamship agent "The town should be wet until Jan uary 1st, on account of the vote ,oi the people which was to the effect that the saloons should run unt; that time and on account of the acl of Congress"
 Edward Webster, owner of the Ju neau Telephone system: By all means allow the saloons until the 1st of January to allow them to clear up their business as 1t should be without forcing them out without notice."
 Charles GoIdstein. Charles GOldstein, of GOldstein's Emporium: "It was the decree oi the people expressed by their vote that the town go dry on January 1st, and what is the use of making any fuss about it?"
 w. A. Clark. of the Juneau Hard ware company: "Inasmuch as the saloon men have been granted the right by Congress and by the votes of the people of the Territory to run