Show What Our Readers Say t Peoples People's Corner It appears that we are arc going to have state liquor stores and the governors governor's advisory committee recommends recommends recommends rec rec- the sale of liquors by the drink in hotels restaurants an and clubs Th The Idea of ot state liquor stores is isline fine line but without a doubt every restaurant and hotel will be turned into a saloon If a man should want to take his wife and family down downtown downtown town own to dinner occasionally they will of necessity have to mingle with drunks and disorderly per per- INow I- I sons Now I dont don't advocate taking away a persons person's means of livelihood liveli livell hood nor do I care to see the entire population have to put up with a condition that may not be to their liking Why couldn't the legislature legisla ture give some thought to this plan Permit the sale of beer and wines in clubs restaurants hotels and soft drink parlors but forbid the sale of distilled spirits in all aU such places place Distilled spirits to be sold only through state stores Then in fairness to the hotels restaurants and and- clubs handle no beer or wines through the state stores A low license fee lee for privately owned dispensaries would permit a fair profit without the necessity of bootlegging And the greatest amount of of oi revenue to the state Then a a. law providing a minimum of 1000 fine in or on one year in jail for any privately owned place that violates violates violates vio vio- lates the law by serving or selling distilled spirits Somewhere I have read that two two- thirds of the hard liquor being sold in the United States today Is bootleg bootleg boot leg liquor Assuming that that it costs 1 a gallon for lor distilleries to produce produce pro pro- duce whisky under present conditions condi conditions and government requirements as to license bond etc then it cant can't possibly cost the r that amount The legitimate distiller distiller dis dis- dis tiller pays 2 a gallon tax The bootlegger pays nothing He can undersell the legitimate distillery and it is is' common knowledge that the larger percentage of called so-called bar whisky that is sold by the drink is nothing but moonshine The above ove outlined plan would go far toward el eliminating the bootlegger dl i i V jt I 10 r 1 6 i ao y l C r t The next step will undoubtedly undoubted 1 a redu reduction t on in the government t tto to lo th the level of per gallon gallo which will automatics automat ly reduce the price to conium consume and make bootlegging bl bland and at the same time provide th 11 revenue the state and nd is entitled to V VIt It is evident that If it only win wiri winand winand and beer are are sold in the r testa resta ata rants hotels and clubs not be nearly the drunkenness drunkenness' to will prevail if it hard liquors areol in these places I would like 1 hear the views of others on t th question H. H M. M P. P |