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WHAT!A Saskatchewan Alderman• . *%_ * bSays About Prohibition in that Province• • • • * • • .Read this Signed Statement of Aid.Knowles of Turtleford, Sask.,Giving in Detail the RealFacts of the CaseThis statement is republished from the Chilliwack Progress of August 24th.Mr. Geo. B. Knowles, jeweller of Turtleford, Sask., has been visiting Chilliwack, with a view to locating here.While discussing prohibition, Mr. Knowles, who is an alderman in his own town and therefore ina position to speak with authority on the subject, states that since the bars were closed by Premier Scott,, drunkenness has increased 25 p.c. The government dispensary for his district is North Battleford. about 60 miles south of Turtleford, and one day when Mr. Knowles happened to be at the station, he counted 37 parcels of whiskv coming into that town, which has a population of only 210. *Before the bars were closed aman could go into a bar and get one glass of whisky, now ' the least he can buy is one quart. And where one glass of whisky had no effect on a man, oue quart will make' him intoxicated. In’ • . * i i fSaskatchewan one can buy one gallon of whisky and either four gallons of beer or four gallons of wine per day, which causes more drunkenness . than ever before. The North Battleford dispensary is as large as a departmental store, and is kept -busy all day. Christmas eve, the manager closed the dispensary promptly on time, thereby turning away at least one hundred people, who were naturally annoyed,and a report of this having been sent tothe authorities, the manager lost his position, and a new manager* installed, who was not so,strict. ;North Battleford business men are,all, complaining that business has fallen off 25 p.c. ■■ since the bars were closed. ; Y- ;*yy*vYy-In passing through Edmonton, where one can get no whiskey, and where there are . large lumber and coal$ concerns, business men told me that The working man gets a big stake, and then leaves the province for a place,. where lie can have a- better tim\ for his money, thereby taking ;a sum of money out of theprbvi n ceS V:-v. yy my- \yy \. Formerly ' a man in Saskatchewan ooiight a glass of. whiskey, and then went about his business today he can -buy. nothing less than a quart, which leads togreater indulgence. .Mr. Knowles states that ' Prohibition is not a success, and although a prohibitionist himself, he has no desire to come to a province that is dry, for he has already had all that he wants of that state of affairs. ,;Y..‘ YYY*:- • J. • ■ ••• .*■ £ • • •, *. •• •.; The sale of liquor brings no revenue into the city, the license from hotel keepers and wholesale men helped the upkeep of the city, but under the new regulations in Saskatchewan, there is. more drunkenness.than ever and no money coming into the city treasury to help keep order, etc. as there was in the days of licenses.. -, Signed—Geo. B. Knowles.Advi. • '-I-:-
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Merritt Nicola Valley News
Merritt, British Columbia, CA
Fri, Sep 01, 1916
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