Dry Salem Skeptics Question Oregon’s Prohibition Claims
Ex councilman John D. Turner cites Salem data showing 15 saloons closed, three restaurants shuttered, liquor permits pulled, 500 rental homes to rent, 14 businesses closed, payroll losses, and a major drop in bank deposits as evidence that dry town prosperity is questionable. Prohibitionists promise new housing but numbers tell a bleaker story.
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Salem
John D. Turner
State Street
Boston
Ballot urging vote against Initiative Measure No. 3
The notice questions the aim of forcing a plant out of business and transferring funds to another state or county. It lists wage payments for 1913, costs for materials and supplies, freight, fuel, insurance, and a special war tax of 50c per barrel effective October 23, 1914, totaling $1.50 per barrel to the U.S. Government. It then instructs voters to mark their ballot against Initiative Measure No. 3.
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U.S
Empty Tills Hit Clackamas and Oregon City in 1914
Oregon City and Clackamas County face severe financial distress with empty treasuries and unpaid warrants. A November 9 special election seeks $250000 in 5 percent bonds and an 8 mill tax increase to cover debts as receivership threats loom and Main Street shows vacant spaces.
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Clackamas
Oregon City
Treasuries
John W. Loder
Main Street
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