The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-08-21
Important to DistIllers.

We have never believed that the people of
this portion of our State were more inclined to
violations of law than those of any other Sec
tion of our country. Yet at every session of
the United States court in Greenville it has to
consider a very large number of complaints for
real or alleged violation of Internal Revenue
laws. The present term of court is no excep-
tion to the general rule. Most of these cases
arise from fraudulent distillation, or making
blockade whiskey." We do not propose here
to urge, in palliation of these ofenses, the very
great and peculiar temptations to which our
people have been subjected in this particular.
The greatest occasion, and the only excuse,
which any one has had for these violations, we
are very glad to say, is now removed.
1t has been the universal impression of all
classes of our citizens that the laws and regula-
tions thrown about the manufacture of whiskey
were of such character as to entirely prohibit
so complicated and strenuous in their re-
quirements that no copper distillery could
comply with them. We now learn, from what
we believe is good authority, that under the
latest laws and regulations upon this subject
any distiller can comply with all the require
ments and manufacture whiskey pro6tably;
provided, of course, as in every business, he
manages with proper care and discretion. In
other words: it is now possible for any man
who desires to make corn whiskey in copper
distllery to do so legally, and to enter into and
prosecute the business legitimately. Even now
quite a number of copper distilleries, similar
to those our citizens would establish, mashing
from ten to forty bushels of grain and making
from twenty to hundred gallons of whiskey
per day, are in successful operation under this
system in another State. 1t requires small
additional expense in fitting up good distil-
1o,,, b,,t nf
sideration by any man with capital enough to
run distillery successfully. In actual expe-
rience it is found that compliance with the re-
quirements of the government works decided
advantage to the distillers over the plan in use
before the war.
This is peculiarly country of distillers, and
we are glad to know that the requirements of
the law are now such that honest men can
prosecute the business legally. We hope to see
some Of our distillers of olden time enter this
field of industry the coming season. We know
their product will meet with ready sale at good
prices; and we have no doubt but when our
people come to understand that whiskey can
be made in compliance with law, the COM
plants of officers and prosecutions in courts on
account of "blockading" will cease, because
that business will be abandoned for the legiti-
mate manufacture. Such would be very adj
vantageous. 1t would renew what was once q
considerable business and produce financial
improvement over the present condition, by
giving labor to our citizens and better home
market for our corn. But more than that: it
would relieve our people of what is every day
proving an extremely unpleasant experience,
government officers of an unpleasant duty, and
this section of the State of very undesirable
reputation.
We hope our exchanges will aid US in giving
publicity to these facts.-G GreenviUe Republican.