, 1879-02-22
IS CHICAGO CROOKED7
What tho Cincinnati whisky aIen Think
Ahnut 1t,

What tho Cincinnati whisky aIen Think
Ahnut 1t,
Cincinnati Eagntrtr. Feb. 81.
There is a curious nution floating around
among the distt!iyrs OF this city that % aud Il,
md untl make more than 1u1. 1t may lc
that their mental arithmetic Is at fault, but The
most careful calculation anu tortuous twisting
Of uunbcrs and numerals falls to show Just how
nil these figures cau le ,slasscd W1tllout pruluc-
tnc nbuul iye more thau ttlc stt'n mentioned.
And thereby fsangs singular Suspicion. The
tioyerntneut i tns q. q, whisky, q; n'"re pTorerly
manufacturing Ii IL cents: tho adyAiire OIL fin
ishcd goods III i've Ccuts, and Tho freight trnut
Chicago to New fork, including dfayaHc. tyapora-
tlun, co1nintssions: etc., is lMtls live cents per
- finished goods II Ia New York yesterday, md
hare bern for weeks, ut sl.G1 1cr gallon, 5nst
what It costs to manufacture the article In ElIi-
cInnat, and i've cen's. per gallon lcsh than It
must coat TO ,ltato H. llnuest!s In Chicago and
eflp It to New York. Chicago disti!lers hnvu
caiI1ltd TINT thev can make whisky for less per
gallon than those Ut Cincinnati, but this H. not
ctui!ned that they eau make IL Tor live cents per
gallon less, or eycu four, nr thrrc, Or two.
Hcuce tlc singular suspicion erokcn Of above,
tl,Ml something y certainly crookcl:
The cost Of making "h'sfsw.hrs," unon which
oil rnlucs Of li1unrs arc basctl, Is Recognized by
those who have inntlu the subject Il stutiy ~.
NECESSARILY with thu present pr,rcs Of grntn, such
that those who manufacture Iml sell nt less
than IL cents per ga!Ion Mus The tax ri 91 cents.
sut ut luEs. 1neGtl. 1t Ia acknowledged that
IL is hy unty the cnseht work that The cl'.ls can
2,e nlule to tncet at tAia ratr, ul for ptots Inc
feeding OF stuck from thu sfUp must be depended
a ,on. ''Fnsl,cd gunds" su,l at ah,1t il cent,
per gallon higher ll:an slle ssgll~ue tasis, thns
u,al;ing the nlnrkut value ut Hbt,ut cost prElts
El.Ua per galton in Cincinnati !ienrt wi'cn thu
lurk who buy IRON Chicago manufacturers are
telIir. IT. axarLlY the same prize fur whisky ue-
lvtrud In New York tlmt 1t must Gust oln'trstiv
lnnke II tn ChleaEt,, they aro naturally curious
tu know how 1t Is DONE
HlIow do ynu suppose II Is dnnc nnyf,orl"
ssko4 MI Ea4airvr rppurtcr ol ouc ot ttle manu-
taeturprH here.
III don't KNOW" wa. The ronly, "but can't
help tlllntlng IL II accomplished IN Enaie why.
itlcra IL no tlnunt tl.nt dealers Enst and Weat
nra getting ps1ces III Ch!engo nwny below what
! IL nlI>t Gust IL nsaruinciurc a,l the Chicago
manufacturers nre nDt soE1E Il, make Urn lr.
vi teiiny below Gust IL convenience anybnEy nr
| to annoy anybody ulHe. Thnsu teliows Nrc al
wayB crying .w0!r,' and settling NJ, tlaNm II,
l1ayo the Cincinnati dfsters wnEchra', aud wh!'u
Cincinnati Is bci,ny watched they ere ho@sl'';;;
| tho perslmmuna." .
"ihsrs !. ~ doubt. ys,l ~ think, that they aru
mot partyls: Two Of or % e+:e''ts +, 4. tho a
exNctiy the sn1nu Us tliosc IN Cincinnati, Htt Us
| the New York dealers buy In Eflica.n, they, uf
coursc, must get 1t ut rates low enough 80 ltIat
| they eal nay the freight and ushcr tratouortn-
| t1n incislptitnls nMl n,ako something brsltles.
| Chicago quotes her hlGhwIuc prices II Gent abosc
ours, tl1Sngh really shs sell: a. thu satne
price. Tho east uf transportation from
chteago to New York, counting; IL ..ray;
ugu evaporation, AMI con,mtssion,- for barrrl
loses iuIly gallon md hall un ihB sray.-a,d
other expenses, counts ~ at ,l's very lowest q.
Innate u, tiyo eents a gallon. su those ,dcalerl
IN New York certainly could rot selI, u they
bought ut t1se ctst Of straight gonis In Gh'raE',
| at 1ess tGnn five ccnts aborc Cincinnati prices,
with their own pEcllts adtal. I'lcn, tns,, thero
Is proof frunl anDther 9unrtnr: party from
thu Wcst WIN las bundled t!nslnisatt 'coul.
mons four co,unous uslu ChicA.o's trat aro o'.u)
fur ts pnst ton ycurs, aud invariably paid slMrp
rast,, eIsll,as GttsenuGlru had bedrock nricca,
rsccntIy passetl through the etty, nm!. rrsis4ns.
Il. v1ons ic has l,cca buying III ChiraGu for lilu
past four uonths,. ~ was KY, giy,c'n, T., ')gT,sa oy
swar then wus AIalla tlut wnl!!d have cqUalci
II, ~. shue,nakcr's slsnnosed nns Wien 10
learned that Mayor huors llad retusul to vctu
Ills Whlows' and Orn,anh' Monopoly-li. ~. T.,
Charitable President a,N. 0enrral Manager. Tho
Wraturn maj, attur,varl statctl ttat Ut Was pay-
iig Two ind lIa!f rrnta over llgAwinGs PRICES"