The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-01-20
.PROHI FIGURES
SHOW UP VETS
QUESTIONABLE Sent Manu-
facturers and Business
Men Interesting.
GIVE LIE TO VETS


Neenah The federal grand jury
at Milwaukee petitioned Congress to
amend the Volstead Law by legalizing
the manufacture and sale of beer and
wine. In order to get the popular feel
ing, a QUESTIONABLE was sent to 500
manufacturers, bankers and business
men whose names were chosen at
random from the state gazetteer, COW
ering all counties except Milwaukee.
166 replies were received, with results
as follows:
Prohibition well enforced locally,
Yes IS; No, 1O5. Favor "beer and
wine"?, No IA; Yes IL. Favor old
style saloon?, No 155; Yes Z. Favor
continuing prohibition Yes 149; No
II. Favor strengthening state law,
Yes lat; No A. Prohibition decreased
drunkenness ?, Yes 142; No IA; no
change 2. Prohibition benefit to
health and morals? 2, Yes al; No S;
no change 1. Savings increased under
prohibition, Yes Ill; No A no change
8. Total bank resources increased?,
Yes 106; No 8; no change g. Prohibi-
tion benefited trade ?, Yes 140; No 6;
no change /, Prohibition benefited
manufacturing Yes 1872; No 8; no
change /. Absence of employees less
ened? Yes 1873; No 9; no change 8.
Fewer accidents 2, Yes 100; No 10; no
change. Less imperfect work and
spoiled matetial?, Yes 90; No 10; no
change A.
Analysis.
BY two to one majority they declare
that the law has not been we'll en-
forced. Many of the So "Yesses" were
qualified by the words fairly, or,
"but ought to be better; yet only
per cent favored return tc the old
saloon Only per cent favored beer
and wine. Most of these stipulated
that it must not be sold through sa
looms. Seven out of every opposed
all forms of Intoxicating liquor, no
matter how sold.
Percentages.
89.7 per cent favored continuing pro-
hibition. 1876 per cent favored streng
thening the law. The men making
these answers had business records be-
fore them and therefore were not
merely voicing personal opinion or
prejudice. The Wisconsin legislature
should strengthen our state law as
one of their first acts this winter.
Increases Wages.
Regarding bank resources, the larg
est increase was in the savings depart
ment. Savings increases of 100 per
cent more were recorded in several
numbering towns. Several firms say,
"Annual bonus distribution much in
creased due to decreased absences on
part of employees. Employer and en-
ploye were benefited. Others said,
"War unrest caused heavy turnover of
help. In spite of new men, accidents
decreased. Attribute this to prohibi
tom. Similar comment was made
with regard to spoiled and imperfect
work
Prohibition Best Salesman.
Regarding trade, one large manufac-
turer in Milwaukee who did not receive
the QUESTIONABLE said: cat our
salesmens annual meeting, regardless
of their habits or prejudices, every
salesman reported that prohibition in
creased sales" The manufacturer add
ed, "Prohibition has sold more goods
for us this year than our best sales
man.. This firm manufacturers an ar
ticls of wearing apparel.
Lumbermen Say, NO.
The Milwaukee grand jury claimed
their plea for beer and wine was espec-
tally in the interest of Wisconsin, lum-,
bermen. C. P. Crosby Rhinelander,
lumberman and member of the North
ern Hemlock & Hardwood Lumber
Association, in a signed letter to the
newspapers, says: "The association is
not in favor of letting liquor in again,
whether moonshine or beer and light
vines"