Salt Lake Telegram | 1914-11-12 | Page 12 | Chicago Faces "Saloon Famine"

CHICAGO F FACES AGES SAlOON FAMINE CHICAGO Nov XO l 12 Chicago Chicago is facing a saloon faloon famine But Dut except tim tho Jobless saloon keepers keep keep- ers era no one Is worrying much about that When lien tho the iI O saloon keepers were called upon November 1 to r renew new then annual license c of or 1000 about of them were ml missing ln The brewers were ero calico upon for or help but arc good business bustness bust busi ne ness s men inca The Thc They refused to finance bars that were steadily losing hosing money moncy I have been In tho ho liquor business s for or twenty six years oars said William Legner t secretary of tho the Cook County Brewers Brewers' n association and I have havo never known Imo bu business to be FO so dull ull Tho saloon keepers say Fay a that the wai wal tax of CO LO cents on h barrel of or h beer cr the Increase of ot tho the I dont don't tako take anything flow club and tho ho general depression in ill bu business j s j havo have put Demon Rum Ruin on th the therun run and tak taken 11 the lie profits out of ot whisk selling A few 01 y years ars ag ago there was ras n such sucha n a demand for liquor licenses in Chicago that a n license that cost could b be besold besold sold for 2000 or Toda Today all an the licenses wanted IOn may be c had brad for tor 1000 Its the ho saloons in the factory districts dis dis- dis that are hardest hardeRt hit this Isis year car andIn and andIn andin In tho the districts where here working men live e saloons no rio lon longer er pa pay Most of or the keepers r who arc quit quitting tin the business are located in the tho factor factory districts but some sortie of at the big places in the tho loop hoop are ara also going to hang out a for lor lorrent rent sign As Aa a a. result of tho the depre depression slon in tho the saloon business Chicago o will lose 1050 half a 3 million dollars annually In revenue rc re received received received re- re from tho saloon lIcen license o. o