The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-06-11

pexn ~ aunnm; but subsequent evi
En''on n ,,,,ht.iusd hars rendered Il probabl'
~, his estimcte was too low, and that th'
omornt Of pro6f spris annually nsed Tor ny
| manufa cture OF burning tluid was 10 excess
Of thirty millien gallons. In debate IN III
| House Of Representatives, April y. 1861, J
| wes sts.el by M. Holman that in the city 2
| riaeindai alone ahe msaufactare OF bHfninl
/ auid had been sufficiently extensive 70 re
/ auire an amount OF alcohol equal to the pro
/ duct Of twelve thousand bushels OF corr '0'
| every twen,y-four hours -. ~ .,...,
| Estimating product OF twsire 49,
/ three gallousl per bushei. ana 1nsss IN,
/ bred working days per annun' hspps' s'a'
/ the city Of Cincinnati atons must nase an az;
! snu,ed in issx manufacture OF burning na,o
/ 49,. .i.,an r,ifion gallons OIL proof aPri's
i 80 an,s,,s,. esiie he asifGflae al bsrning
i gn;d ,,,,laeei in the cities Of New York aud
| Rrnakf,n surirrtke same period, 10 Known
/ ~ have Teen considerably in excess q TINT
prodaeeti 10 Cincinnass 4
I'pon the imposition OF The tax OF two dol,
lars per gallon upon proof spirits, this busi-
mess, s.sh lis consequent use g. alcohol, was
swart cut of existence and has not since been
resumed.
Tn. average price Of proof spirits in the
New York market, from lsas to 1851. tnclus
sive. VIC about twenty four cents sssihn.
aud reached at times poia: as low As Jour
teen cents gallon, while the price Of alco
in) during the same period ranged from thirty
= sixly cents gallon. This excessive
ebeapness induced most extensive and Law
ish nse of spirits for great variety of ind1s-
trial medicinal and domestic Purposes, such
a. The manufacture Of yarnishes, hats sins>
gar. white lead, furniture polish, rerfnmerY,
tiucturea transparent SOAPS. percussion caps,
pirture frames, inaitasion wines, patent medi-
eines. end in. tyeing, cleaning, lacanering,
barhing, ard for fuel.
The report Of the revenue commissioner
above referred to. furnishes in detail great
amoupt Fl evidence concerning the enprmons
consumpsinn Of distilled spirits, at the pc
Rod NJ en.ioned, for industrial PURPOSES, Q
consumption which has had no parallel At any
time in Great Britain. France, or any Of The
other States OF Europe.
With en- advance In The cost Of xgiriss cor
aeouent upon the imposition Of the tax, from
fourteen cents TO 50 Is Per gallon ioF proof
spirits, and thirty cents 10 s4 SO per gallon
for alcohol the use Of spirits and alcohol for
all the industrial and other purposes above
specified greatly diminished or entirely
ceased
In Grea. Britain. where the exact DISPOSE
,ion of ell the spirits prodeeed is accurately
kon~n the whole amount OF spirits used for
industrial purposes does not exceed three
millions nroof gallons per anuum, although
spirits which have been subjected toa pro-
cess called meth yiRiion liha; Is, the addition
Of wood nspiha, are allowed TO be used free
OF tax for industrial purposes.
It is the judgment OF experts that the pre-.
sent consumption and use Of alcohol II the
United States for Industrial mechanical and
domestic purposes is less than one-shifd Of
the quantity so nsed in 1850. or PRIOR to the
impnsi,ion Of the high tax on disullsd spirits
and that the present rusx;fnaTn Of ceHsnmp-
ton Of distilled spirits ia the United States
for the aht-ve purposes. with The great econ.
omv in tae use of alcohol, row everywhere
practicsd IA not 4, eScess Of five million gal
Ions Der annam. As l-s'ra,iYe OF the srath
Of this es'irate q single fact may bel ciird
The Manufacture Of chemicals. many p4which
depend .latiiy unal sbe use Of alcohol, II
larger ia FiIiiafsit,,ia and vicinity than 10 oil
The res, II he nited states; and vet ihe
amuant u disNi e.l spirits now consumed 10
Philadetei,il or all industrial purposes is es-
tima.esi nv d committee Of the Philsdelphis
Drug Exchange ri not exceeding, under the
mos. favorable circumstances, iSenty thous
and barrels. or about 81 yht hundred ikonssnd
proof gslls is per aDnum.
The present expectation Of distilled spirits
is estimated at about five and q half million
gallons per aunum. Prior to 1863 the dsiiI-
iation OF distilled sp.rits had never exceeded
three million gallons in any one year. Ii now
the estimates and statistics already eiyen are
correct, there is, If the census return OF nine
ty.one million gallons production IN 1850 wac
approximately tr G, ii oil the quantity thus re-
n..2 . III
gallons were used fer HE manufacture 81
burning ;;t;ds. fifteen millions Tor industrial
and domestic purposes, aud less than one
million q aliens wais exported, there remained
atshss t. ne F.fodaet Of sbeas ior.y:ve million
gallons, the disposition of which can be &C
connie, for enly on the supposi,ion that it
was used ior drinking purposes With a
total population in 1880 Of thirty one and a
half n, Hons, such consumption would have
been at the rate Of abont one and faur-tenths
GALLONS per capita for each man. woman and
child n he Whole country. This ratio on
the b, sis Of the estimated present population
CT til II s.ven millions twenty thousand
would indicate IN annual aggregate of fift, lone
millions eight hundred and thirty thousand
proof "a ions. II. however, we assume, in
accordance with the popular belief that the
present annual preanction ef distilled spirits
in the 1nited States is in excess of lie ap-
gregese annual product of lss0--say one
HUNDRED u..liion praos r-l...s~-ss IS fnrnm-
psnt on the advocates OF this assumption &c
show 10 what manner such q quantity is dis
posed Of.
II We allow fra million for expectation
and tan million as he amount annually co :
sumel fot industrial purposes there will then
remain. on the hypothesis Of enc handred
million gallons annaal product. eigdty-fve
million gallons 20 he carried 10 the account
Of the annual whisky drinking consumption
of the country, exclusive OF the consunpi inr
OF foreign wines and spirits, domestic wines
beer, cider, stc.. a drinking consumption i
the rate Of over two and one-third gallon.
per head. or over len gallons per head for tbs
euairs voting population. he presentleEtire
male ropGla' iof of the United States, white
black mud red, over twenty -ene years Of age
being aoous s,iae million.
Fbe naoir,s next crises deesany Other civ
iiized ,atlon L people consume distilled spir
its in ike protor,ion? On this point the
Specia Com missioner of the Revenue has
publish ID some definite statistics. Thus in
Cansde The production of distilled spirsf
from $50 10 sol inclusive. with tax Of f {.
teen 9, ais Per gallon was officially estimated
az ah.ssi tlIree millions six hundred thon sand
proof xailens. Making due allowance for a
licit dis ,illat,on, this would indicate, on tbt
then b. sis Of population, "a totai CONSUMPTION
Of dom es.ie distilled spirits for all purposes
Of less Than one and one-fougth gallons per
capita.
In Nova Scotia and New Brunswick the
domestic production Of distilled spirits is for.
builder hv lswi and nos a single distiIlery.
open or covert is believed 10 exist in either
of these provinces; and rs il1e erisits con.
sumed arr imported under moderate duties,
the data for estimating consumption are utu-
snaliy favorable. These Indicate Tor Noya
Scotia total annual consumption for ali pur.
poses Of one and 1hrse-tenths gallons pc,
c0ptfs. and ~ New Rr:insuick of ose and
one qua ter gallons pef. causfd
In Sewsoundlnnd and Prince Edwards Is
land the Official estimate OF eonsun ption is
about on. gallon pei. cdpi:a The above data,
therefore, seeaa to show that an rllowsnce Of
one end four tenfhs gallons as the annual
drinking consumption Of distilled spirits per
capita or Tie whole population ofthe United
States is sntffciepily ample.
These facts, thssefors. reem to indicate
that while he preaeni production and ,use CT
distilled tpirits IL 1argsit i aot 50 excessive
IN amour as is generally asserted and ,popn>
lerly belle red.
notice to Lot Owners.
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