, 1865-04-02
THE TAN ON WHISKY.
Wholesale Eraslen--.Non-Pa5meut Of Du-
lles-.-lll.fit Stills and Branded Barrels
mo Revenue from Spirits.


1nd no wonder that 1t should gain access into our
councils. During the progress Of the prcscntwar
it has been the subject Of much law making, the
object Of immtnsc speculation, tho source OF al.
u,ost fabulous wealth. But 1t is etlll an enigma
great as ever: 1t disdains to come 10 'tproof."
Like tho spirits Of medipmtstlc lame, It refuses
however much 1t may he "on the 1ampage." EsW.-
c{s1'y Al present atclts ways pa7adnxica1 Whisky
i taxed awo d"llars per gallon for tho bcned. Of
niis. ssire a rasaaF sss can BE- bought fur
ton, OF handling. commissions, &c. Either The
aTtle!e !, worthless Or thers is very respectfully
Previous IL The f1rss Of January, l6G5, the tax
On whisky was one dollar and half per gallon;
on That day the new law took effect, raising the
the E:Esc Of few months tic etocG en- hand would
he 20 far reduced hy consumption thai all the dis
tieriss in the ronntry Toula PC In full blast the
expectation, the d!stil.esies ire not running, yet
tho supply is equal 10 the demand, ami, contrlry
10 all rras II, tht price Of highw9nes on Saturday
Mns ss,o1f per cason-at lest half a dollar less
than II cs Re rnadc TO-. ana pay taxes. How iait:
What .s tl* reason: that with greatly reduced
stock On hand. as people are led to syppo.c, the
prize should he run down half Il dollar boloW the
paying rate-1rst cost.
1hctc Is only one rut1onal nnswer 10 the oucry.
and nc have r'as.n tu believe it Is the true one
- The pasmensof the duty Is extensiya1s eyuacd"
whisky Is ananuiacmEtd susrepttiouslr, IN targc
quantities, und as Acll without pIying duty; rH,-
cassra src thus nblc to procure ii 1t prices fr be-
II to the CRY 1t Is true, in 1ltzltch quantities. and
thrown On the nnrkrt 1t prizes much too loT for
profit on Legitimate transaction. II Is belscycd
tt1t many of these lmportaiiuns never pay duty
and there is no doubt that the article is uade here
In n:ny places Nhese the tyc Ut the Assessor
never IAnetEates
1',EEg,r scarches'' 10. whisky scross tho water
an, have read with varied fcclin y 0. thr cdorts
to tEsek ont the lnfrineers Of Tue law Masking I'm
ti1ltd spirits. In the British Isles, many thou
s1uds ol tatrc1a Of whisly are annually rapufac-
1nTtl which never pay royalty, notwithstanding
revenue cGiecr. and sctEes Of poor wsetchcs each
year are added to the number whose naues sliue
on the Frls en- record yet el' the practice goes on
zaountain .orscs. abandoned .aoince. na,ur4l cl;-
ems curious', wrought tunnels uulcr The hous 8
q e.uee hpaees above TIE ceiling, thtse and many
which II 70 ofsGn drunk from the taypol, iIll "a.
G. es.t,y We hase alternately laughed !, and pttied
ourselves OIL freedom IRON euch scenes. uu. hu-
man Iatr1r u 1Anclt the same ~ AcEywhcre. Ihr
tr position OF a hcasy tx temptation to fraad
aTc not proof ug,rst It. ifc ccfct a;l as + ~
work utnoEg us, uHa t.,c Government OF the UnIjsi
It les is being delfauded Of untold sums through
APPOINTMENT member Of tho Board Of Trade re-.
ln1rEcd the othET day, IN the hea.tn: OF several
eeht;tmen. thai he conld throw u stone from
~hete he was then stanaius, end strike building.
where they were manufacturing whiskey which
would never pay duty. There arc rlcuty of such
places Ill our CITY, and it Is believed that through
largely. 1t l. furthermore believed hit there T.
eohnlsance hrtxecn several nf the u,sti}jcrs
red I'll" revenue officers. i sont Districts outslde
Of tlieTgn. whereby whisky maaufl tared operiT
Is not subjected % as.essr,cnf. Willie We Woul!
no: charge The officers al tlis .l:stric; With such
Sel1:st,'y we arc inslintd to believe tna, 1loy
As,e nHt betA IA N1Stiaht ae they 1nl :.lt he Iii
seorctlhs Gu: hud detecting lhis species Of rwtul-
ling.
There, Il one fact to which ou- attention h,s
tecn ehlled, very significant in thi* rounactinn7
;hat ra'.:t are clg.1l: purchasing c,npty Stjsky
nsftc,e. behri:t; the inspectors brand. plytly
tEeie!:'r irn: ue to TWO t!o.i1rs each ,ttorr ihan
r. Na,td for rxIert 10 iii :hcMs AMI WY 10 10
,tss! cotnmans .':'mtqm unless IT b: that the
lAnlis arc or value ~ thu purrt Iser, that 5c1n.
t, thf en'y Essrcet n which he, IRE superior i
ls1ce: What oiher conclusion ca1 be arrived at.
,sll1 a ~ ou:h II l r2lf The Assessor
On: thirs Is certain; shc Government is dcrly.
i1E little or M rcyenuc from lilss SOURCE whcucc
II eStectett the rccelpt OF Immense e..als; We
Gu to tic zero lolnt, fol then thu people would
&c even better able to nay the eamc anuunt In tax
cs cn olhcr ar'iSies. But the consumption has
much wh,ELy u.cd as now The Goysfnment
might. at his time. 10 BIZ receiving from nuc to
two millions o: dollars per week ffom the ,u1nu-
iacIEre o. nlsoGni IN its vaFoas forms, while 1t Ii
not 1ccelvlus perhaps one-tcnth Of that sunl. 1t
isa Gsc,t wrui: I'll the Government, and Should
pc Investigated forthwith. Cnesa ,reatet yirj.
revenue ctlccrs he ensured, the Government viii
tc dctrau6cd of scores Ut millions Ut dollars. the
Lay! Lazy vii hs failure, and honest manufacturers
hcff in competition nlth thosc who save two dol
IhFs On every gnllon Of whisky sold.
Town and the rair.
The Board Of Control Of the Iowa sanitary Com.
misRion has recently closed deeply interesting
m-csfns at Cedar Rapids.
The reports Of Its agents indicate deeper in.
terest In the Northwestern Fair thsn was exhibit
ed In thc,r own gsea. fair uf last year. commit
tee to whom WAS referred the mattur OF the Fair,
made the following report, which was unanimous.
IL adopted:
That this Commission fs hut following the lead
energy I, pozsesses in hcbalr Of ths m Fair. e'es'
- HAT ine fspuiston oi Our Ssa:e Is as much
!n'ni, 81 an he 5sn,;s WI BE- as telling upon
FAir were IN exclusive Iowa Fair.
80 That the responsibility which the pronoscd
fair dcSeiyes Ippn this Commission ts that Of ex-
in which The coming Fair exceeds IN magnitude
I'll ,he occaslone upon which the vncr. OF the
Conm,ssiun hss peeu called into action.
!7nn, alter making the circuit OF the rebel Satcs
fail in courage l4ctofc tar gates Of Richmond the
t!tiinnuirsics would not he more hun,iliatius
thin would he tic failure Of thi. Commission to
came up 10 The mearlre Of what the people OF our
S,a'e aLl conuty have right to cxi'ec, ut its
haELs: The rctOrr
l. h,.olItd, That VIC heartily approve OF md in.
doE=c The Fa'1 e. hoth necessary and opportune-
II crStary 10 lEc gaient troops which It ID designed
III eEccor. and to tb' ercr-ahiuLant patriotism OF
orr 1Sor'e which twill ar ,nee aud concentrate.
Hxot'f4. Tint the occasion demands OF hi.
Commission an effort commensurate with the uu-
varying loyalty Ut unr people, and the un0fnching
hra|er, Of oIr tIoop5.
j. HesoiWd, lLni II is the duty ot the comuts.
.son-its Goard, oG1cvrs and aesnts-to spare
=, iihtr umc nor ctinst to make the Iowa part u(
ths F;tr an honnr 70 .ur stale and n4tlon.
4. Etsot'eu. Tint we pledge our individual time
and energies t. this work. and pro,nsc 10 nuke It
thc SPECIAL su, J.st of our efforts anu pravers.
o. G'si,1, That a eo.hpensatsd agsncy !. tic
atscAsioE, ad securing for il tue exes,ions, Of tic
q: E:seir.d, Tlirt ,hc' Gsne7:'l Agent Of this
Pity tn, ur Horr <uftab'c agents fol each county
IL IL" sta'c {asrcclEc toray their expenses and u
rra*onat lc FER 5ts1n rsy II necessary IN adaltion)
pess ard h5 rcr.ona] effort, TO thoroughly canvass
th' If respective ctIatics appealing TO iii Loyal
Easnc', Soldiers' Aid Societies, Ghuches, day
80" = u'it. ltuEt5 OF 1lASQQH UHu FEI.
lows hnd Good Trn,Ilars, and Divisions Of Sons
Of lsril ilcrazcc, TO tic Boards Of Supervisors and
to al! rttlo-httans, hnlrda, companies and indi-
ridu,s Tor help. not Iesk to c:re for anu hral and
turcor thc defenders of their country, t ~ 10 sus-
tam The proud position aud reputation Of our
Gen. n a. VI lie, tlistt hy twn etilclcut latiics
from each 20. gres*.oaal district, to take charge
OF Tue loTu department oi the Fair.
FsrAT1n: nr Ans,1s Erprr- f..,, ~ ~
property holders OIL A, ans street met In the Cir.
cult Court rooms, va Saturday evening, 10 COZ.
s'..rr the measures p.opcr 10 he takeu 10 Protect
the rights Of nur citi.sn., in view Of the proao.cL
vac3loli Of that Important thurou,ht,re
1lic u'csuis w:s organized by the selection Of
Inage l.. u o'1s Us Chairman, nna AID. t. 4. i,
". l.. Church ezpic,ncd the object Of the meet,
ing. lie ssi' thst great outrage had been per.
Hrty un etluu1s street 1t was cy,dent Tint 1t wss
Idle tO expe11 Justice at the hands Of the prcstnt
Common Council, an. there was no other remedy
b5 cfncn; counsel. that tie property huldors hud
thu law on iheir sile. AID Ec proposed thai funIs
be rased and sr:taalc csA talent eecured, 10 con-.
!ecal tribunals. If thc ri,tsbursh i For, Wasnc
Hallway Comp1ns attempted to erect structure
nh Acasns street, they s!lunld he met by injuuc-
ihose men who VT re >t,o>c., to ride fouc ch.shoI
over tl'c IiEets of the people, be defeated, no
"1'1Ts .In,,rr what a1;it tnelr ..1 p,as'y; ,s'
cuhiafy thtF. It III tic matter. he VIA c@nvlncrd
rat ,ac vacation Of AdGI.s street was au Outrage
Mn,eh n, s. sh9a!u M nor be tamely endured. T.s suo-
me approaching election. Each man hostile ID
tot f,sHs.rc had somc influence, ami he shnnld
nase It ms tE'y 10 exert that Influence for thu dr.
nt.ctors. oA'
AID. Holden said that ever ,,.:opcrts hodc. on
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