The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-12-02

oertdtniy nor, never
John ". Barwell, Naukcgan. No
moro than ! would slavery, poverty
aud disease
Edgar d. Wing. N. D. Galscburg,
"Ncyer while time lasts.
Other Emphatic Answers
Number thirteen received answers
as decided as those above. The ques
tion read as follows; Speaking gen
orally. do you consider it a welcome
innovation among the business COM
munity in your territory? Here are
some OF the answers:
Chas. 5. Snyder, Flora, 81 most
certainly do
Union Overall Company. Rockford,
Yes. Business would not go back
to old conditions
Murray & Nickel Mig. Co, Chi
cago. Decidedly good and good
only"
G. D. Sutton, Mason City, Yes a
thousand times"
T. 4. knudson. NJ. d., Springfield,
"Absolutely.'
Peoples Trust and Savings Bank,
Galesburg, at is the best thing that
ever happened to the United States"
Wet Arguments Knocked Flat
In their continents on various ques-
tions the Illinois business men who
answered the American Issue qpes-
tionnaire most decisiveiy disposed of
many wet arguments. The answers
to the first three questions. practically
all favorable to Prohibition show the
immense and far reaching value of
dry legislation in the economic world.
Answers to questions four told OF
improvement on account OF Prohibition
in various lines of business.
Howard and Casey, wholesale
grocers OF Mount Vernon Illinois, re-
port less money spent for booze and
more for groceries.
The Illinois National Bank OF
Springfield reports more and larger
savings accounts.
Coc Brothers OF Springfield report
fewer calls for credit and increased
sales OF books.
Rad Burnett of Anna. reports a
marked Improvement in the soda
fountain supply business.
Kellogg, Drake & Co. Galesburg.
report increased cash receipts and
less credit defaults.
Workers Now Buy Homes
as there any evidence OF an in
creased tendency for wage earners to
purchase their own homes" In reply
to this Question fiye) F. II. Stamper,
President of the Stamper-Meyer
Grocery Company at Benton writes,
"ln this city alone there have been
built in the last year over seven hun
dred homes, most of them, | should
say 80 per cent of them. built by peo-
pie who are going to live i'll these
homes and large portion OF these
people would have spent considerable
OF this money in saloons if we had
had any. The Illinois National Bank
at Springfield reports "a very decided
increase" i'll home building.
Unemployment Not Increased
Prohibition has not caused unem-
ploynent according TO the almost
unanimous testimony OF Illinois busi-
ness men. John w. Barwell OF
Waukcgan states that employees for
merly connected with the liquor
business quickly secured other jobs.
Edgar D. Wing, NJ. d. OF Galesburg
answers that distilleries and brew
cries arc now converted into utility
businesses which give work TO former
employees. a. w. Dewey Co. of Can
ton declared that there has been an
increase in employment and ex-
planned that now not so many
mothers are out scrubbing floors in
hotels and Office buildings.
Real Estate More Valuable Now
One of the chief worries of business
men before America went dry was
that real estate values would suffer a
decline with the closing of many sa-
looms. Just the contrary was the re-
suit of Prohibition. In addition to
answering question seven in the
negative many business men stated
that real estate values have increased
An iu,portant phase OF the real estate