Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-07-14
c. OF c. OFFICIALS
SAY PROHIBITION IS
A BUSINESS ASSET.
D LARE THE EIGHTEENTH
AMENDMENT is ECONOMIC AS.
SET, PROMOTES THRIFT AND is
OF A BENEFIT GENERALLY TO
THE NATION.

Evanston, ILL.,, July l3.--Prohibltion
was declared to be civic asset by
officials Of chambers of commerce In
some OF the leading cities of the coun.
try In statements sent to the Union
Signal, the official publication OF the
National Woman's Christian Temper.
ance Union. and made public by tina.
organ today.
The Union Signal quoted the follow
ing officials;
James s Cady, secretary OF the Mn
neapolis ssociation-''Prohibit has
proved an economic asset in our com.
munity, II has promoted thrift and
has been beneficial generally to the
interests of our city"
Vance c. Crisis, secretary of the
Springfield, Mo, ssociation-"Prohi.
btion has been helpful to the COM
munity for the reason that the on
coming generation has not had the
access to liquor that was had by
young men and boys or four or five
years ago, In other words, there
would seem to be less opportunity by
far for the members Of the next gen
GRAFTON to become addicted to the
liquor habit
Nelson Marshman, associate secre-
tary, Springfield, Mass, association -
Il believe that prohibition has proved
to be an economic asset to this com.
munity and that II has promoted THRIFT
among our people. statement from
the various savings banks shows that
more people have savings accounts
and Feat the balances are larger.
The charitable organizations of the
city tell me that, taking into consid-
Grafton the recent business depression
there are fewer people receiving aid
than during the time before prohibit
ton The former saloons in most
cases are being used for other lines
of business.
Prohibition has been, believe.
very beneficial to the general inter.
ests of our city"
William A. Searle, secretary-mana.
ger, Camden, n j.. Chamber of Com
merce, took a poll of representative
citizens. 1.-TWO bankers. a clergyman
and insurance man. Salvation Army
leader, Y NJ c. A. secretary, chief
Of police, a large manufacturer, the
director of the Bureau of Charities
and his OWN The questions and an
swers follow:
Has prohibition proven an economic
asset to your community? Yes, Z; no,
2; uncertain, 2.
Has II promoted thrift among your
people, as indicated by an increase in
savings banks deposits and deposit.
Ors? Ye, 6; no, /; uncertain, a.
Are fewer people receiving aid from
charity organizations as result Of
prohibition? Are there fewer delin-
quents and dependents in your insti-
tutions? Yes, 8; no, 2; uncertain, 3.
Are the buildings formerly occupied
by liquor concerns now used for other
lines of business? Yes, 10; no, 0; I'M
certain, /.
In your Judgment, has prohibition
been beneficial generally to the inter
ests of your city? Yes, 9; no, I; un
certain, l.
Uncertainty in regard to questions
2 and was due to the fact that unem-
ployment and other factors enter into
the question in way too confusing to
permit Of satisfactory answer" Mr.
Searle said.
o. o. McLeish, acting secretary,
Rockford H., association-"Yo may
place our organization on record as
very enthusiastically and energetic
ally favoring both local and national
prohibition.
Rockford was given Camp Gran:
because it had had a record for many
years previous of being a temperate
town. or course, Immediately follow
ing local prohibition we had several
buildings vacated. but only temporar-
lily, as they were filled very soon aft
erward by the normal expansion Of
business"
e. w. Porter, secretary. Concord
N. H., association-"Prohibi has
proven an economic asset to our COM
munity. 1t has promoted thrift among
our people, and the savings banks le-
positors are constantly increasing.
Fewer people arc receiving aid
from charity organizations and there
are fewer delinquents and dependents
in our Institutions
Buildings formerly occupied by