Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-11-28

were S4l, l06,546. In addition to col
lections Of specified taxes from manu-
featured tobacco, snuff and cigars in
their various forms there are included
in the above total the collection for
special taxes on manufacture and sale
of tobacco, special taxes upon raw or
leaf tobacco and from sale of export
stamps.
TIE FOLLOWING EXHIBIT
gives the number of persons engaged
during the last fiscal year in the hand
ling of raw or leaf tobacco, in the man
ufacture of tobacco, snuff and cigars
and III the distribution of manufactured
products ascertained from the amount
of collections from sale of special tax
stamps: Leaf dealers 3,S0S manufac-
turers of tobacco, SO; manufacturers
of cigars, 10, 462; peddlcra of manufac-
trred tobacco, 319,045
The exhibit presented by the foregoing
figures Is, IN many respects, a gratifying
one, both to the govemm cnt and to nu-
morous parties engaged IN the business
of manufacturing and handling tobacco.
THERE ARE THREE FACTS
in this connection which the commits
sioncr deems especially worthy Of note.
Tho 1irst Is that production of manufac-
tured tobacco for the last fiscal year was
greater than for any other fiscal year
embraced within reports of this office,
with the single exception OF the year
ended June 80, 1879. Second fact; that
6 coll "a,
from manufactured tobacco put upon
the market for consumption than dur
ing any previous fiscal year; and the
third fact is the pleasing one that II
greater quantity of manufactured to-
bacco and
MORE CIGARS AND CIGARETTES
were removed directly from manufacto
rics for expectation to foreign countries
during the last fiscal year than during
any previous year of which an account
has been kept by the office of internal
revenue. These results are believed to
be largely due to those provisions of law
which were intended to give to the gov
eminent Il general control over the
movements Of raw or leaf tobacco, reg
ulating its sale, transfer and shipment,
and preventing its being sold for direct
consumption without the payment Of
any taxes III competition with manufac-
tured and tax paid. The commissioner
saws a continuance Of these features OF
said law is necessary to maintain the
present amount of receipts from said
source.
THE MANUFACTURE or PERFUMERY
for expectation is large and growing
interest. About 300 barrels Of alcohol
are used in this business all Of which
are imported and Withdrawn without
the payment Of duty and used in the
manufacture of perfumcries III bonded
manufactures and finally exported free
of tax or duty under the existing laws.
American alcohol cannot be used in the
business without the payment Of a tax
and there Is no provision of law author
izing a draw back upon the expectation
of goods so manufactured. | see no rea-
son for this discrimination against
American distillers.' The commissioner
therefore respectfully reccOmmends that
an act he PASSED authorizing the with
drawaI of alcohol without the payment
of tax to be used manufacturing
perfumes in the production Of good,
for export under such restrictions as tc
prevent frauds and protect the rights o.
the government.
THE MATCH BUSINESS.
1t has been found that in some por
tons Of the country match manu-
facturers have put up matches III boxes
containing so great IL number as tc
facilitate frauds upon the rerenue by
the reuse of stamped boxes. ] respect
/ fully recommend that law be passed
| limiting the number Of matches to be-
contained in Il single box to 800.