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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1906
Page
1
Letter from Hodgenville Ky June 15 1906 notes moral gains and better business since local option. Jno W Read Read Mercantile Co praises townwide improvement and moral shift while denying negative impact on commerce. Burba Implement Co official supports the change.
Hodgenville Kentucky on June 15 hears landowner G C Kirkpatrick of dry goods proclaiming business growth since saloons left town last January. He predicts a near unanimous local option vote if held today, noting improved trade and firm debt payment among merchants who favor ending whiskey.
Hodgenville Kal LaRue County June 15 Ed Sun quotes G T Gaddie superintendent noting the town is calmer, safer, and more prosperous after saloons closed. He says youths are spared temptations and families welcome the change, with residents glad for peace and better business.
Hudgenville Kentucky residents praise banning whisky as boosting business and quality trade. Citizens recall crime and bootleggers failing to survive after prohibition, noting two to three initial illicit operators vanished as enforcement tightened.
A Hodgenville advocate declares his switch to local option after a short visit to town. He praises Hodgenville, his business and collections, and expresses pride in the community.
Hodgenville merchants report dramatic gains after local option passage. Ed Sun notes that former saloon era buyers now spend more, with cash trade up sixfold as Col lections and cash trade soar.
Ed. Sun reports Jeffries & Borders, dry goods in Hodgenville Kentucky, express satisfaction with local option. They state business stayed strong during saloon era and has improved since local option, urging adoption again.
Ed Sun reports Hodgenville benefits from prohibition with more sober men and happier homes. Women and children can walk public streets without fear while country residents note fewer disturbances from drunken crowds.
Otis M. Mather asserts Hodgenville’s two year old prohibition boosted conditions. He notes improved business and rising demand for both commercial and residential property as the town becomes a more desirable location without saloons. He predicts a larger majority would vote to close the saloon if a new referendum were held.
Hodgenville Kentucky June 1 editor Sun as cashier of the Farmers National Bank I see good results from local option. More than pleased with town finances and new bank deposits. Those who never had bank accounts now have them. Whisky funds diverted to savings and credit expands. Whisky will never be sold in Hodgenville again.
J W Muir Jr cashier of LaRue County Deposit Bank Hodgenville Kentucky notes improvements since local option law. He cites fewer drinkers at gatherings and businesslike behavior of attendees as evidence of community benefit and mentions cases of individuals helped by saloon closures.
Wm Thomas, Hodgenville Kentucky city marshal, writes that despite patrolling bootlegging, arrests in six months are few and the town saw no drunks during a 5000 person circus. He jokes about the lack of work and the absence of disorderly conduct.
Hodgenville Kentucky June 15 county officials of LaRue county testify to the worth of local option. They say saloons would not be entertained again and the town is better governed with fewer arrests for drunkenness.
Hodgenville Kentucky June 15 editor Sun reports Police Judge H P Ford declares the police court has become worthless and ruinous to his business after audits show 103 drunks or related offenses from 1903 to 1905 and ongoing cases since local option began in 1905.
A Hodgenville Kentucky letter claims local saloon ban boosted business by about 35 percent since the vote. Merchants report easier debt collection as townspeople spend less on alcohol and more on trades, praising local option as beneficial for the community.
Hodgenville Kentucky editor notes real estate values rose since the local option law. Property owners report homes sold to previously idle residents, mortgagees freed by liquor ban, and houses repaired and beautified as families resume work and improvements. Claude Hudgins Real Estate.
Charles Williams, attorney, notes Hodgenville Kentucky under local option shows improved morals and quiet, with no arrests for drunkenness since the law. He observes crowds of laborers buying groceries on Saturdays, many of them colored, who previously spent money in saloons. He recalls a 50 vote majority for local option and says sentiment remains strong.
In Hodgenville Kentucky on June 14 Benny Solomon of B Solomon & Co. writes that after whisky was banned business rose by over thirty percent. He offers two $500 rewards to prove otherwise and cites improved local fortunes, fewer drunks, and happier families as evidence of the town’s boom. He defends the liquor ban and labels any doom merchants' talk as false.
Doctors in Hodgenville Kentucky report local option has improved morals and finances. T J Poteat and W E Rodman cite health and happiness benefits and note former nonpayers now settling bills. B S Smith adds Hodgenville would be better off without the saloon.
Editorial voice from Hodgenville Kentucky June insists the town’s whisky policy is best for Hodgenville. The piece claims local leadership could not have improved the outcome and calls out moral concerns among townspeople.
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