, 1873-02-28

It the State, finds ,itseI compelled to.inyest moi
= Ml nhu mote nioney TO- p1esent ther 1auurc.-E1
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: !IHE: LUW :PRjCE uF ,CURn* 4
t s. one cause Thereof
, n,,. oEhA1rso; L., rep. D. 4s'a-
~ w. '""e1 = n.4ete0't 1'oe@ rafe'' ~
. - DAa' 11A 40 .o'o WILL 44ueI 'n'of
r es' .ne enotta 'nas nte oeans tnaue' on me par
~, " tne tnFlneie VI 1lnnols anu o'her o'ates
tno '"7s'' ~ Anu tne caase: 81 tnelo"t p1a'es
everything tEey nave 70 sci: Inere nave oee1
Various @feasons assigned ''some OF 1nem are
; eo'iee', ana nave oeconae sla11ne ~ouses' hn'
olnot7 aro apparen'1y Oh n'lnof 1napok10nee' se
are 9us tne 1oletAnners OF gIeateE oPptes1lon.
1nere .s ,o!sa lnporeans cause aoE tae 10" Pr1ce
o1 corn :sa-t nase nos Heen re!er9eo 20 anu
ia for The purpose OF calling your attention to i
that address, you this letter.
BEFORE tho late Rebellion. this conntrv ar.
! ,,-ta9 .,;r;+,,o,,e ,;,n,ru II, osa,co-
~ ~ t,'a an,a1'rt -; - ooo h,r~a,a
nol' 70 tne amount OF 4o,guo oat1e4s q
month, or l200oo barrels year. 10 make
this amount Of spirits would require
. 5n0 mn npslole of corn 11linna won]d fnr,
;sh fn,v - tmath;ras ~ ~ .h;a t;a1a "va ona ~
ntsu 1un5 t"o-tius W uals A's1c4e' 1no 'nuH
nho q ready market TOT thae 14ucn corp.
II Congress foundit necessary to impose q tar
upon spirits. and refused to- let them be ex-
ported unless the tax was paid. This pnt NJ,
pA p,t1 ~ sss 49,. 20 "Ao p4o- 10 pos az -
ena W III e.poi'ug " op.'iss' anu lof yeate ~
!! Was utterly impossible to lnquce the GQyarn-
tnent to pass q law Whereby this article could
mass from the -conntu freq from the clntches Of
no .a>e"tno4e4 Due ~ .aAs '11ne' t''o
| Cahaolans were 1ufn1shlng 1orelgh countries
/ with spirits; and the corn Of the Great Vest was
| begging buyer at prices that would make beg
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y. 49, ~easss - 49, - 49,. r. -
J ;hopea.eo enot'e "o1o tn"ao ~ AiA''oee eon.
I gress to pass th1s Law, anu mus open market
for, tho immense quantities Of grain; that
| ,n,h,a ~. an5 ,,,,n.-, +;var- =, .~,,ot
unNoo u M s.s.l. 4e4a.o I'm A''
sA11ous pieteA'e "elo oue1ea IL apology
Tor refusing this much-needed law, but never
nus it has been one Of the exnlatned: mysteries
hv Ike a conoresa ~ 10 ,;tad gt.3aa
a.i3 ~ thn farmers NJ The West Won shal1 m
have the ADVANTAGE of this ontiat for vo1r 9rain
crants ia The 1nonnpoiies and onnressnrs a. tha
conntry. could procura ali lie ieg1slation necea
serv r. f}e;r s1,ccesa hnt the .T1en1tnrs3 ;6ter-
ests of The cot,ntry had no adyocntes in the car
Ta W ;st;1ara ~ u. con,t h.;re,
~: stiat 80 tha;s ~ .r;.;t fsnsI L,,s:
naaa 1anc1rsh;nr and lepitimnta hns;naas nesr1r
s 5,r;ta ;,11naah1a Ens1lr sfter ~ ~
Ae.N aEn $aa 1n+r
80 tsr con,h;naa nj. 4a;r ;1ta,.ats za,1 ~
Wssh;na a}on snd ohts;nad anfaciant etant;nn to
sac,,r. ~ t}s 1o,no.neede1l law =. w.
Gono~asa Hv indc;ona law aa;d a,;r4ta
10! ~ the nI fan,;a an
s;arar ~ Gntarna! Raranna and 1;oso os n 10 y
n1r fnh,, n1;11er ~ ~. tg ;aa ~. isr1 ~ ~ a. "
t;j1er ~ snirita and il irving e. e1nort nnfer
th;a law liza e,nrcdncta. Evnortirr ia nsnaIlv |
dome in ooo,barrel lots., The spirIts are niacad
in barrels day by day, under direction Of al OH
and II then : st,mn nlseed nnon the ,Sarrsi &
cost Of 10 cente to the producer. From here the I
snirita 20 into q bonded warahonse. also in
charge nf another officer Mr.. NIillor then gives
3, l,o1,d that neithar he Or the oficar viii steal
them. When Lis 1000 barrels have accumulated:
thew are taken from boud. nnd: once more cauc..|
ed. IF they fall aho1t Go1n soakage into tie
barrel. evaporation, OF any other cause Alr.
Miller must nav 10 cents. per, Gallon
for NIL there is found ehort. :. Another !:
stamp . il PLACED upon each barrel. af 81
further expense Of Is cents to the distiller,< In
bond that these spirits shall be delivered within
q given time to a foreign port. The spirits are
shipped direct to the Collector Of Customs III !
Nav York There it is reeauged at an addition
ar expense and many times, after such q delay.
rs renders it impossible to deliver it to foreign
mort within the time prescribed by law and there.
Is great danger Of GIr. Miller's bond being for
faited, and his spirits seized By. the officers II
tho spirits fall short in New York, Mr.. Miller
tho liquor is at once eeizedt on the ground that
something il wrong, for it ought to, and should,
be short in q shipment Of 1000 miles. t.
muse, while in transit over The tai}road, or the
Tesaels. sink,.- the distillor must pay tho :;
s forfeited, and his property eonflscsted:
la exhibition of .:how. not to do it," and
axpQrtlQE EplrltH- might about A8 we'll be pro-