Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-03-13 | Page 2 | Ask Permit to Sell Beer and Wine is it Business or Pure Optimism?

Ask Permit to Sell Beer and Wine 2 2 Salt Lakers Are Early Birds Birds' o o oIs Is it Business or Pure Optimism Believing that the eighteenth I amendment will be modified or re repealed repealed re- re re-I re pealed and that the sale o ot of light wines and beer will be permitted Inthe in inthe inthe the United States two Salt Lakers akers Ben H. H Byrd and Roy C. C Wilkinson Wilkin Wilkin- son In order that they may get In Inon Inon n non on the ground floor have applied to James T T. T Hammond director of ot registration for a permit to begin the sale as soon as definite action Is taken by congress or by the peo peo- pie Their letter to the director to together together to- to gether with his reply Is as follows Dear Sir please find money order for orie one doliar dollar dollar dol dol- dol- dol lar 1 earnest money to apply on ona ona a a. prospective permit to sell light wines and beer In vie view of the present outlook on the prohibition question and prospects prospects prospects pros pros- for an art early repeal or a modIfication modification modification modi modI- of the eighteenth amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment we seek a permit to sell light wines and b beer er In order to get In Inon inon I Ion on the ground We Ye hope will take our our- application seriously I as Intended and place the same on file for future refer reference nce Thanking you in advance Replying to the letter requesting the permit Director Hamm Hammond nd after atter acknowledging the receipt of f the application and the fee said With your consent I will de deposit deposit deposit de- de posit the tile 1 1 which you In a savings bank In Salt Lake City with directions to have the same paid to your heirs when th the eighteenth amendment to the constitution is hl repealed or when th the act actIs actis Is 19 modified or repealed I I do this for the reason that in accord with my view there will be beno beno beno no repeal or modification of ot the prohibition prohibition prohibition pro pro- question for many years If ever v r but In the-event the that such ac action action action ac- ac tion should be had by the people or congress then the 1 which has been so BO deposited will viii with compound compound com corn pound Interest paid on savings de deposits deposits deposits de- de posits accumulate so that the 1 1 which apparently was sent In Jest will amount to many millions of dollars