, 1876-01-05

1.ato, abort distance from .hts city. Another
large ono Is nt ManHtoo. W's.. aud. in fact,
ths'e arc aon,o Ten or twelve situated y t,'n easy
distance OF tlH city. be3ttles throe rctle.worka
it, tie city. Nus " tlsse concut1,n make thoif
own Vinegar, 1t ~ d Low chtinate tu nay TINT
the plcaln'~ork ka referred 70 wout ralso tha
conanmpton Of y!nogat tu ION, 90 barrols rear,
and i would probably be moro jns: to nay TINT
121.nDo barro's wore yearly produced by tho o.
tAblishnanta referred to.
THE AMOUNT OF ~ 1tIrs f.sEb
to make one barrel Of llso eoulsnon vinegar Il
about gai!ona Of about ITO proof, or, in round
nnu1botst gallon and thseo.q quarssra Of takable
spirits tn each gtlan nn;no3. or
gallons Of taxabls sntrltn 10 tho
barrel Of vinegar. 1his II lilo estimate for tna
common v!nogas.. sometimes called 4ipgic !"
vinegar. somo factorto' u,akn What Is called
"da,lhlo " vinegar. and fn tim. cagu twico thst
quantity Of srrits Ia uac'i. Taking shesa tlgutes
1ofA bnsin then aud assuming hat fully two
appears that about 459.nso taxable gallons nf
kpirlh are zach yeaf usetl IN and ueAr Chicago la
thu manufacture Of vinegar.
1t il expecting too much Of human nntura 10
pcIiosc that Of thiy g,lsntty al rays tho I.oy-
cnlle ta1os. Tne roaaon in ob,yiouH. THO pickle
works neyor keep anr books showing tho
amount nf sprlts received unlo a they cAooso 90
to do. Thcre Ia no Government regulation com-
polling ll'cnl to TO IT. They take in apirits rs
into. their. vats no powcr on earth
eau trace them. They arc no: called upon BY
tue Government Or any ono to account for Whit
apirtls thov receive. ThoT can buy honest htgtl.
wtnea Or crooked islghwlncs. and, inasmuch ~
Lie atto7 In much cheaper, It IL not reasonable
to oxpsct that nil Of them will 70 out Ut tAe,r
Way to ply moro for their goods tlan they arc
compelled tn.
Tnla uubiect tas lately received = consider
able Btaro Of the
ATTENTION or THE GovEHSxESr oFp1cIAr4
and tho Btatament broadly made by q gentleman
III tho fosenio scrYtcn i'll Tits city. nAo IN we'll
acquainted With tho facts, that not over oDq-
fourth Of tho HpritB u4eI over law Gov
ernment Gauger. II this DO true 1t opens =
considerable ayeuue OF escapo fur tic cruokcfi
sp1rts and shows TINT ho,no ils!flcrs fnsy l,aye
ixd worry profitable t1ado In dispoUislg If their
Illicit ll'ghwinca At abol: two.tLl1dB tho market
rttcn to the vinegar tneu. It /. stated thas QUO
particular dIstlloty in Chlaago ran upon the fol-
lowing
EARr AND COMPREHENSIVE r,.Aw;
t1loy ran lIGsh Of nhuut edl) bushels ,lav, and
roportotl to tho Government 459 to 500 husht Is.
Tho spirits Which ca1no from tho 400 reported
bushels Soro duly gnugcd. mid on thom tlo tax
was troporly paid, but tho other apirits woro
run Into tho vinegar factories OF th!s cIty and
adjacent places OH tho basis OF all equal d,sialon
Of the proilIB. Ih.a waA rem,lne1ativc, II not
strictly loyal, bnalnoAY for tuta partios.
1t may fairly 10 stated lilat tho particular
branch Ut business Which H.auda In ibo most
danger Of Government Interference at PRESENT ia
tho nanufactnto OF crookoa yiucyor. Tho Ei2o
works Will aggregate nearly sJ0J, ,005 YtGr On
tho basin Of the figures giYcn nbove. which are
81 before htatod gwen by ali official who hna had
the DeHt opportunity 10 know. and who las p,stin
thc Bnbloct particular btudy for sone timo
past,