, 1867-11-22
suIndlIns the Gorernment.


high, IL levied for revenue purposes, and it is
this extreme rate, and the consequent opportu-
nifty for the commission of fraud, that leads to
all this corruption. Had the rate been reduced
to one dollar per gallon the chances are that the
Government would have collected a larger
amount of revenue, and the integrity of inspec>
tors would have been less severely tried. A co..
temporary, discussing the question of liquor
frauds, says that in 1860 the country produced
ninety millions of gallons of whisky. 1t has
greater population now by several millions than
then and the indications are that the same pros
portion of whisky is consumed now as then.
For the year 1865 the actual consumption could
hardly have fallen short of one hundred millions,
OF gallons. At two dollars per gallon it ought
to have yielded $500, 900, 900 of revenue. Com.
pare what ought to have been collected with
what pas collected, and the magnitude of frauds
in this item of revenue is perfectly appalling.
Tax was collected on but fourteen millions of
gallons, yielding $28, ,oO0,O 900 TO the Treasury.
The swiudle amounted tn Si7P no"'"~-
to nav all the expenses of the War Department
and nearly half the interest on the public debt
besides New York paper, which ought to
be well posted on this matter, declares that
whisky pays not eighth the revenue which
should be derived from it," and divides the re.
sponsibity of the frauds practiced about equally
between the Federal Inspectors and the distil.
lers. At the very lowest it thinks Sl4O, 900, 900
I of revenue should be realized from this source
and could be if the Treasury Department wss
represented by honest agents. IF the Govern.
ment Inspectors were honest, it would be impos>
sibIe for the distllers to perpetrate the frauds
they do. at is not always the manufacturer"
says our New York contemporary, "who offers the
temptation. Too frequently it is the Inspector
who makes the proposition to steal from the
revenue" These Offices are more sought after
in the large cities of the East than any others,
simply because it is known there is "money in
them" and thousands of fortunes are made by
them yearly. One of the big distillers of New
York, says WIkkes Spirit last Winter admitted
that he had paid from $50, 900 to $50, 900 toward
the "protection" of whisky Inspectors Anoth-
er who made ten barrels of whisky day, had an
understanding with the Inspector by which be
was let off by paying excise to the Government
Ou Out ufc pNIeISi auu tuCsS alS uOb tuO SASVP-
tions but the rule-a rule not confined to the
city Of New York alone, but extending its ope>
ratons all over the country. few Inspectors
of the most rascally and open sort have been
dismissed from office and prosecuted, but the
great body of them still retain position and hang
like eeches on the treasury. The action of
Congress in taking from the President the power
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where they may steal with impunity, and snap
their fingers at the President if he ventures to
protest against their frauds. We have here an.
other illustration of the beautiful workings Ur
radical rule.
GIANT PUMP.-The workmen at the Walla
Walla Foundry are now engaged in making a
pump which may be fairly characterized as of
giant proportions. The main cylinder is FIVE
feet long, the chamber l6 inches in diameter,
and the whole pump of a capacity TO raise 1900
GALLONS minute, or 1900 gallons hour. Its
, capacity will be better understood when we
slate that it would readily raise water to supply
, city of 200, 900 inhabitants. This pump is being
manufactured for a mining company, and is in
= tended to enable them to work some rich bars
3 on the Columbia River, which have heretofore
been allowed to remain idle on account of the
t difficulty in obtaining water. This pump will
give them all the water they require, and if me-
cessary will force it to elevation of 500 feet
These mines are on the Columbia, above Priest
t Rapids, and are the diggings to which reference
= was made some months since. At the first dis.
e covery of the mines, it was proposed to bring a
ditch n but finding this impracticable, resort is
' had to force pump of the capacity stated. The
pump will be worked by steam engine, the ma
chiuery for which, including boilers, &C., is be-
ing made at the Walla Wala Foundry. We di.
rect attention to this machinery, for the reason
that few persons are aware that we have here at
Walla Walla facilities for turuing out this de,
ScriPtion OF work. The castings for this pump
are very heavy, aud show that the foundry eau
turn out anything 10 the way of castings, unless
it may be a bed plate for a marine engine. Iu.
stead of having 20 send away for heavy castings,
mill owners aud miners can nave their orders
filled equally we'll at walla walla, at a great
: saving Of time aud comparatively trifiug addi-
tional expense. Mr.. Phillips deserves great
credit for bis energy and enterprise in getting
bis Foundry under way, and it is hoped that th 6
result will prove pecuniary success. The
Foundry now gives employment to six first class
mechanics, together with the necessary helpers,
aud should the business continue to grow, in a
year from this time it may be expected to give
employment to one hundred hands. 1t Is enter,
prises Of this character that help TO build up a
! town, and men who thus invest their means de-
D serve every encouragement.
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4, Hoo LAw.-We learn that there is a cons
siderable agitation among our farmers in rela
ton to bog law for this Valley. Some take
: the ground that bOgs should be permitted to run
at large during the fall AID winter months,
while others contend that they should be fenced
> nm the wear ronnd In a eoun,rx -h.r. ,;.,k.,