The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-12-11

f0reign-bound vessels at New York, and con-
signed to Marseilles. France. In the e1porta-
amount during the year ls7e, as compared with
the year 1878, It is apparent that the increase
IN sucn expectations has kept pace with that
spirits withdrawn from distillery warehouses
for export during the year was Il S7, 73l gallons
The receipts from distilled spirits for the
scas ss 81 g with 1873 show an in
It is anticipated that the expectations of
such spirits during the current fiscal year will
&c sIi 9s!s reater than those made during the
Rega5dif!g tie production and movement
OF d1stnled spirits during the first four months
OF the present fiscal year, the report says:
year is steadily maintained, while the produc-
ton is 2,794 lis gallons greater than for the
Corresponding period Of last year, and the
period tne ssr IF
four months is maintained during the balance
Of the fiscal year, which is scarcely to be cred
ited, the production will be over 81, 000,O 900 gal
over $45, 756, CO.,"
The Commissioner predicts that the receipts
from internal Revenue taxes viii during the
the year ended June 90, 1879, $ll3 As, 62l of In
ternai revenue taxes were collected and paid
into the Treasury.
registered, and 5,34 operated: During the
special.tax year ended April 30, 1879, there
were ~, Al proof gallons of spirits rectifed
ally remaining p in inv warehouses June 30, IssS is
the quantity as shown by the original gauge OF
each package.
in the quantity of spirits exported in 1879 con-
sisted OF those varieties which had been sub
1ected to several processes of distilling, redis-
tilii ins! purifying and refining before being
increased production of spirits is distributed
among al the different varieties known to the
trade except highwines, which. decreased
the
1879 aggregate $40, ,342. The receipts from
fermented liquors f0t the year 1879 are shown
to have increased $79e,268 over those of 1878:
During the last three years and four months,
3,ll7 illicit distilleries have been seized. 1888
persons arrested for ::illicit distilling, and y
officers and employees killed and 4S wounded
nue. laws. During the last sixteen months
1921 persons have been arrested and l 1896
stills seized, officers have been killed and %
The total cost of collecting the revenue for
the year was a, 200, $50, being ITO per cent.
upon the amount collected. Accompanying
the amount collected in each district, from
which It appears that the largest amount was
collected IN the First Ohio District. $l0, sS2 :
ts f fs fsf nos nos sats0t TSe Smallest
amount, $4,O20, was collected in the Third
years, $3l3, O99 900 Internal Revenue taxes
The average cost of collecting, including sal
aries and the expenses of the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau, was 81 per cent.
lectors of Internal Revenue for information
leading to the discovery of frauds and punish
ment of guilty persons was $95, 596. During
the year thirty-fve revenue agents have been
employed, and their total expenses have been
$I26,OOO.
detailed statement of their work shows
the value of property seized on information Of
revenue agents to be $2SO, 944. The amount of
uncollected taxes and penalties reported to
collectors by reteiiiie agents was $780, a5.
The total amount realized by tax on capital
fiscal year ended June 90 was @, 4so, 9l3, and
for the fiscal year of 1879 50 1s4 $40, decrease
of 800, 1874. A statement of capital and de-
posits of savings banks and banks and bankers
other than National banks, shows an aggregate
of $780,, 2gO, 5l3 invested in Government bonds,
against $l58, 1882 800 reported last year. The
total value OF property seized during the year
S5A, 146. The total number of suits pending
July l, 1879, for a violation of the Internal
Revenue laws was 1920. During the year
missed, and the amount recovered by the Gov
eminent on judgments and from compromises
accepted has been $sg,5aS. The total value of
internal NJ stamps issued during the
made during the year 1879 shows total of
The expenses for the next fiscal year are
estimated at $4,Ss,OO0, being an increase of
$l22,OOO over the past year. For salaries of
officers, clerks and employees of the bureaus
proper, aggregating 1893 persons, an appropria-
ton of 253.33O is recommended-the same as
last year-the Commissioner adding that it
will be wholly impracticable to reduce the
force in any particular without material in
jury to the public service.
In addition to the bureau proper there are
connected with the various districts through
out the United States 126 collectors, $50 deputy
collectors, 179 clerks. messengers and janitors,
693 gaugers, 1903 storekeepers and 81 tobacco
inSpectOrS.