In 1910, Ernest Stabenow was a bartender and manager of the "Majestic bar" during the rise of prohibition. He was a chair for the Bartenders Union and the National Hotel and Restaurant workers unions to and fought for better workers wages, and lobbied to fight prohibition in several states. In a bit of frustration after the prohibition order passed, he left the industry and said " I don't care if the county runs dry". He severed his connections with the liquor business and began work at the Ford Assembly factory close to where he lived on the 800 block of South Lincoln. Many others, like Stabenow helped make working conditions and minimum wage a reality for all.
Sources: (1) Union Labor Bulletin - 1910-1915
Image Source: The Macon Republican (Macon, Missouri) · 25 Oct 1913
