Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-02-19
WHISKY METERS.
Important Information for Our Fem
nessee Disti1lers. -

Under the Internal Revenue law
all of the distillers in this section of
the State, who intend resuming ope-,
rations, have made application for
the Tice meter. The following cir
cular, received o few days ago
from Commissioner Rollins by the
assessor for this district, has most
important bearing in such cases:
TREASURY Dept. OFFICE INT. REV.,
WASHINGTON, Feb. IL, 1869.
The attention of Collectors of In
ternal Revenue, and of distillers, is
called to the provisions of the law
and the regulations in relation to
the procurement and attachment of
meters.
Examination in many cases has
shown that the meters applied for by
distillers are too small in capacity for
the distillery. In circular No. go, dis
tillers, in making their application,
are directed to state the utmost posi-
bic producing capacity of the still per
minute, ethatis, the greatest possible
quantity of spirits that will pass from
bilc NOIul III tlldO tiDlc' LIE altcil-
ton of distillers is especially called
to this point as the discharge from
the worm is not uniform, and If the
meter is not of sufficient capacity to
measure and pass the largest guam
tity which the worm will discharge,
! it will be flooded, and its operation
thereby stopped until the meter is
opened, and the valves again placed
in working order"
1t is well known that, in steam
distilleries especially, stoppages fire.
quently occur for short time when
the accumulated force of the steam
drives over the alcoholic vapor, which
is rapidly condensed and discharged
from the worm with great force, in
some cases accompanied by mash
and the question for distillers to de
! tcrmine under this regulation is, what
is the greatest quantity which viii
be discharged from the worm under
4 such circumstances? If the meter !;
not sufficient to pass the product o
the worm under any and all circum
stances, it will be flooded, the dis
charge valve closed, and its operations
stopped, the spirit filling the mete
and flowing back into the worm.-
The effect will, of course, be the SAM
as if the distiller should efiectuall,
. close the outlet of the worm Will
the still is in operation.
If the distiller applies for mete
of too small capacity its attachment
will be attended with the result abov
stated, unless prevented by shutting
| Off the steam in time. The cost Q
the delay and other expenses attend
/, ing such an accident may be NOR
than the difference in the cost of til
: meters, aside from the fact that tn
, distiller in such cases would be com
g PEELED to procure u larger meter t
prevent q recurrence of such acci
e dents.
= BY the third paragraph of circula
!. No. SO, distillers are required to pre-
= cure and attach two meters in a.
cases, except where the still is pre-
vided with such attachments that n
) low wines are discharged, and tn
n distiller is prepared to report as taxt
s BILE the entire product of his still.
= most of the applications but one m,
J ter is called for, although there is i
: the distillery u separation of low an
r high wines. If the two meters al
: attached the distiller will be charge
4 with the amount shown by the metz
# attached to the worm, deductin
t therefrom the low wines shown b
It the other meter to have been return
s ed to the doubler.
= Distillers should be at once require
IS to revise their applications for meter
- and where the meters are too small
;, or only one is applied for when tw
IS is required, the applications shoul
y be at once corrected. If not so dom
Y it will be understood that the distill'
q propose to stand upon their applies
n lions as made, and that they wi
d take the entire responsibility as
n the meters ordered by them being
sufficient capacity; and, where on
d one meter is applied for, that the
II assent to being taxed for the low
.r well as the high wines. All revenl
lie officers will govern themselves a
IS cordingly. The manufactures of Il
Y meters will be instructed to forwa
1, the meters of the sizes applied fo
le and to attach the same and if al
10 trouble arises on this account, I'll
g distiller, having been furnished wi
20 the precise size he asked for, will ha
id no reason to complain Of any one b
re himself. Z
o, A daily report must be made by t
IN storekeepcr i'll charge OF eacn disti
cry to the assessor of the district, st
ting forth the indications shown
the meter at the hour of twel
;, meridian. And each assistant ;
SCISSOR who has distillery in /
division will examine each met
n whenever he visits the distillery, a.
IS report to his assessor the indicatio
as of the meter as above directed. A
IL assessors, i'm making their month
Re computation on form so, will use t
lie information thus given in determi
ly ing the required production. Wht
lis but one meter is attached, they W
IN charge the distiller with the full pl
his duet of the worm, making no dedl
to ton for low wines returned to {
still or doubler.
In distilleries where the product
the first distillation is singing on
all no meter will be required for the siI
is, ling still; but each doubling still "
ci- require one or two meters, dependi
he upon the fact whether there is 81
NO aration of the low wines.
rise 1t must be understood, howev
not that there must be close cOnnectiC
IRE between the singing and doubli
he stills in all Gases, so that no acc
of can be had by the distiller to l.
he wines at any point during their pa
= age from the singing to the doubli
still.
Collectors will furnish distill
es- promptly with q copy of these
4 n structions, and If no corrections
nix the applications are made, will
raj once notify this office.
ION Where distillers continue to n
tor after the issue of these instructio
10 without maxim nrnmni nnnlicnIi Il