An Illustration

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Mar 4, 1903

Now that there is combined effort on the part of brewers and other wholesale dealers in alcoholic beverages to have the army canteen reinstated, it is well to note the result of a parallel experiment. A press despatch of February 19 says: When the management of the Arbuckle Glucose Works, in Shadyside, N. J., established a bar in its factory a week ago, and gave its hundreds of employees to understand that they could have two glasses of beer for 5 cents, a glass of whisky for 7 and a hot sandwich for 3, but cautioned them that they must do all their drinking at the factory's stand, it was believed that much had been done toward establishing temperance among the employees. The idea was that the employees would not get drunk at the near-by saloons, but would always be on the premises ready for duty. One week later the bar was closed, owing to the enormous business done by the cut-rate saloon, and the consequent disability of many factory employees. There was a dearth of men in four departments. The foreman hurried to the barroom and corralled the men, some of whom were still fit to work. A conference of the managers of the establishment resulted in the closing of the barroom.