, 1881-03-22


nErtsUtT. March 17.-Tn The Edt1r " the Dr..
trait is"t nsut Trt,.tne: desire to call attention
II, tho A;htstcs relating TO tho liquor trni1la In
Michigan during tho Inst ctoyen years. taken
frnu, tho Internal itovenno Department aud re-
Gently published III tho fbst and TrtittHe. These
Rtntlsttta .how tho relative influence Ut pr0htbt.
ttnn 0r saxntton 0n this trnfIlc.
FROM 's10t 1s'+. inclusive Nlvc years., Ito
laws Of Michigan forbatc tho Aata of spirttuons
or unit liquors rs bovcrnRe or by tho g!ass.
1}urY these fvo ycars tho Un!trtt hsatcs tsov-
Hrn!ncHt COLLECTED nf rutai1ors In Mfch!Yan. who
we're selling In defiance OF tho law or tho state,
$7st.tR.
The number Of ioaturs Of whom thls sum waa
cnl1cettd WIS in:
ix1} @ ............ .5,es1I1ss3. 3.............".ss;9
ls..' .::............. .b,sidI
Under tho stntc LtQuor-Tax Inv II WIS In:
!s.h.. b8i8( !a59 ...G.l!
t.: e'''.'.'.'.'"""5:Es.,|i@s is!n @ @n..'...+"'+.Msas M
This computation includes retail dealers In
drugs rs they nrn inclrsloil III tho Government
tax, ihoHeh nut IN tho State tax. ANY H,An ean
Hseertnin tic acetlracy Of thIa computation ns
the natBt,er engaged In tho retail liquor trut,c
hy dividing tho ats,ount collected b. tho United
Suites Guvtrnaunt uf sellers Ut spErltupis
t,tors by retaii by so5 tho taxi, and thnsc sc.
Ing tnnIt llUtl1rs by f9l, AMI AdtIliIg tho two
t'rut'ucts together. / havo taken tho internal
roscl1ti1 rrrhrts satl0r than tho Enlnsy frens.
urGra re(tOrts, us nteh more full. nceur1ltH, And
rellnhlc. 10 detcrinInt tho nllMher Ut pGrsulx In
tho rctn! liquor lralo I'll Michigan lt caoh of
thu eleven yr!rs tirroln examined. 1t will by
ses TINT 'irins the tlvo years Under statn pro:
tlo ::IosS of 18Th thnn IN ls7o, ani THO
Unltcsf Htntcs Government collected of
tht'sc win wcrc, thus stll!lR II defiance
+, II '99 siasy ss aw " Il ~ p,rr:s u,,Is1 aaa
prohnt!oa: waIie. the Gnito.l Siaics Govern.
dcnCrs. under tho Stntc liquor tux Inv, wis In
1915 sils rat ycMrl Fi4* 057 a!l ~ lkso HtE last
ychr, only s1f7Ja. making *st.0l7 lcss-notwtts-
s1nainT t. 1e ass. ot ona",n,, i,
u. u. II. and Ms. iuntccot would hnyg tho pcD-
pic hecro WINS caused hY tho w0rcD'A t.fnper-
ancp crandc in ls7a and IN 18Th aud still later tn
tho rcd r!hlsn movement, md mt 10 tho burdens
fnets at,d figures here submitted sho~. Tint In
thls DplltloN they arc very greatly fttstNKcn.
Temperance sentiments Important ind of great
value. Atd tho nil!cs nro tU bo c0inluunieti 9Ilu
ntttcd ln profintlnH It. But still vevy few iaAur-
sellers hMvG been driven from the trilir by IT, 1t
people 10 Gil4nRo IN i. Take away tho protlta
An1 they will Icavr II like rAta sinking ship.
IhS tho Stnte tux md tho fCEltlAttDn fnWH to.
Lot ~ 500: the United Suites tux FL, tho Stnte
tux $:Dt). tho closing ot snl0ous IN tho SnutAth;
OH ali hulidays: on I'LL election dnys; and at m
sont,s itninnnsciy; md tho more these rcHula
tns nro strictly and uniformly enforced tho less
nroth c,tH salnonkeepcrs and oshors cnxaRed In
tho trtIltc rtA!lze.
Inrn,. u;s II rocapItulatc tho figures from the
1HtGrnai ltesr1lne Department, shnwiru tho
amount collected clleh ychr0f tho i've tintlrrour
H{NtC Prnhlhltnry laws, nild eueh year OF tho six
l1ntter our htAtD 1M1 law: