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Show iiiiEur.ii. nr.Muip.Mr.NTs. Clirctao is once mora to tho front In a scheme which will surprise the opponents of Ihe liquor tralllu In thla aouulry. Tlio big Irene rice cf that city havo Instituted a fund of 0,000,-000 0,000,-000 to he used exclusively In tho iur-chase iur-chase of real estate for saloon purposes. In I uropean cities the jlan pnjecled hera I uolhlcg new. It almply roraiia the ownership and control of saloons, or at least cue ugh of them to glvo tlio breweries tho power to dictate let , Under resent arrangements competition compe-tition entire largely Into the trade. Ihu saloonkeeper buys of Ihn brower who gives tho most favorable terms. This brgila com-otlttnn, nnd beer wars ara often tho result. At one tlmu a w ar of tills kind becimueo fierce that beer was sold to the saloons at J2 per barrel. Under tha now scheme the brewerlca organize themselves Into a aoit of trust. Proorly available for saloon imposes will be puruhased, and saloons established estab-lished thereon. They will thin be rented to tenants who must accept tlio conditions of tho brewory combine. Baloona already catnb!lshcd will be bought and placed on tha samo bails aa thoso owned by thobreweis. In this manner, It It cortom luted to obtain control of thu retail lljuor trade In a low years. From a politlcil point of view the operation of thla scheme will place municipal governments virtually lu thu hands of the brewery syndicate. Chicago has 7,000 saloons; Willi one-half one-half of Iheiu wielded aa one, thilr In-Ilucnce In-Ilucnce as a fsitor In city politic can well bu estimated. The poorest place In any city can always command from three to flvo votes, henco the power of 7,000 teecrli of thla kind must bo powerful. |