Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-07-13


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brethren. Arbitrary assessments Tor
what is no crime will be resented by
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Learning that there had been
general assessment made by Mr..
Webb, special agent OF the revenue
department, against all brandy dis
tillers in Los Angeles county, and
not knowing on what grounds such AS
sessment was based, we yesterday
locked up Mr.. Rose, who had Just re-
turned from San Francisco, to make
inquiries from him why this assess
ment had been made. The San
Francisco Office had nothing to do
with this assessment and showed
every disposition TO give every OPP
portunity to allow parties to have
fair hearing and to do justice between
the distillers ana the revenue oepar'
meht, anu Mr. Rose kihuiy 'eh' us
copy Of ms letter 10 the ooh'ih'ss'oh-
Or Oh internal Revenue, III Wi'lch "o
'shows conciusiVeiy mat inc ASSESS
ment Is an unjust one ana tna' 'l'e
party making u certainty KNOWS noun
ing about distliiihg'
The great trouble Is, IN all TINS
special agent business, that men are
appointed whose usefulness IL IN pro-
portion TO their mas Oh crookeoness'
Ihey are detectives Tor the govern
ment, without one KIND consideration
Tor the people or the grape interest,"
no care about VINO ID ruined OF no"
large class sulier, 30 that they
make point in their own favor, ana
1t Is not strange that thelr zeal shoulu
lead them beyond what really
exists; Tor, having no praeuca'
knowledge about brandy distiiiing'
they are led into error and into find
ing mares nests. This, of course, is
very unfortunate for the grape indus
try, especially as their interference
comes now on the eve of the vintage,
when the price for the accruing crop
is yet to be established.
II an edict can be promulgated and
enforced, saying: "You are assessed
SO much, and in five days you are re-
quired TO pay" not even giving one
reason why this is done not finding
one unstamped package. or one fault
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ane 'opo', o'' ''ifi' '''',
brandy couiu nave peeh inauei
such proceeding could prevail, and
aman he made to nav at the dicta-
a.. - . o,a ,,,,ornoon, 1o,.ct-
''o' VI s' W.
i've, because that oihclai says ne mas
discovered something faulty, then
faw responsible parties will be found
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thus placing themselves III .he power
Of any and every Special Agent that
cames along. for the very tenure I'M
NJ. ,,,;.h ho holds oe;oo tho vary
ue' ""'u ~ 'o''' o'V'' '"e '
nature oil his swooping pursuits, mis-
the vigneron with mistrust.
Tn order IN ,,;ve N detailed account
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VI V,o "''A."'9' We pm "''"
Mr. Roses ietter 10 the oohiihissioh-
err of Internal Revenue, at Washing
<on C;ty.
r.I Ill, N 1000
Dan r"NN''s.", W. '"'' ~ '''o'
Hon Jos. >. MtHer, commissioner 81
Internal RerehH'
DEAR SIR reside al san t'abrlel
and carry on winemaking and brandy
distilling at San Gabriel ana IN Los
Angeles CITY. l am notihed by the
sessed for lo,096 gallons deficiency
for brandy that | should have made
and, as there was no reason given
why this was expected OF me, came
here at once to get such information,
having naturally much anxiety, for |
have given in all brandy made; and,
under the old regulations governing
us for years, have complied with the
regulations that have been in force,
say for the last ten years. Upon in
quiry here | find that Mr.. Webb, the
Department Special Agent, is absent
in Oregon, ami can't perhaps state
in consequence with certainty the
exact reason; but it is understood to
be a difference OF working capacity
and the boiling capacity OF n still
that is, that we may boil more mate
in a still than the survey fixed as
our working capacity, or some such
point as that, for | confess | don't
thoroughly understand it myself, and
it seems to me strange point to
make, and how it can be known that
this state of affairs existed with
me, for there is no such fact known
to me or any OF my people, as far as
l know. In fact, it never had a
thought in my mind. The fact with
us was that, in accordance with the
requirements, this San Francisco Of
Zee, some years ago, sent its proper
official, whom | did not even know