Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-11-26
Liquor and Tobacco.
Commissioned Miller Gives
Some Statistics as to
WHAT DRINK AND SMOKE COSTS.

Large Quantity of Missing Oleo-Rehec-
tions on the Result of Taking the Tax on |
Fruit Spirits-Information for Aspirants
Before the Civil Service Commission
General Capital City News
WASHINGTON CITY, Nov 26-The annual |
report OF Joseph S. Miller, commissioner of |
internal revenue, was given to the press last |
night The report covers not only the opera |
lions of the bureau during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1888, but includes some very |
interesting comparative tables relating to
production in past years, as well as additional
information relating to the work Of the of
fee during the first quarter of the current
fiscal year.
MIR. Mlllel's report shows that internal
revenue receipts from all sources during tbs
past fiscal year were sl24, 32G. An, or nearly
81 5OO,' % more than his estimate. His est
mate of receipts for the current year is
5000, 900, providing that no changes are
made in existing rares OF taxation. The cost
OF collection during tine past year aggregated
s., &c, 2S3 being less than s = per cent Of the
amount collected, against 3 4 per cent, in
1851. The estimated expenses of the service
lOr the next fiscal year are put down al
81, 1898
During the past year tobacco and its man.
uiac'ures Sleideu soJ'oo-,4"l revenue
against co., Ioo'o''' u.'iins Ihe pIeceuiug
yea, sl'i ''S gu f'o'ioo, aaains' s,',o-',o-i
III i0'' anu le[i,i ' hquots s~"''~f'Slo'
nsa'hsO e~i''-~'io' t"e se"i oo'oie' ING
io'enu0 i'olii uul i'is .ne pas
year amounted 70 s''9o 10 so'' anu ior 'ne
e'suv '"ou'"S II, i''' anu 49, "nen e,e 'aA
was first placed on, it aggregated SIS, 94s.
us to'ai piouue'lot u 'ooaseo anu sum Ioi
ias' year was 80 ooo'0-' po"naS' an increase
over 'ne year oeioio VI -,o'o'''' pouhus
froiucLloh OF cigars anu Cigarettes 1922
o'zzf ~ s. an lncre--se over Tue year De-
iore' 'u',"oo'-o
Inc statistics presented relating 10 DIS
titled spirits shows the production, ana de-
post IN warehouses Tor tue year to have oeen
'o'~'',tn gallons OF ''o'~' ''o gallons less
than during the preceding year. There was
an increase OF nearly 9'ooo,ooo In the pro
duetion OF ALCOHOL rum, GIN, and pure spir-
| u.s. ana Il decrease o. 9,'o',ouo IN the produe-
tion OF bourbon ana I'9'o'ooo gallons oil rye
| WHISKY.
There were a,64b' distllieries' ,o@' OF which
were gram d's'i"efies operated during the
| year North Caroina had the highest mum
!
next Win vi; kentucky, sol; taiifornia,
| "a; tennessee rs; Georgia, 10; New
Jersey, 1'' New York, 50; Illinois. y; and
indiana 8" he quantity OF grain used IN the
production Vi spirits during the year was TO-
~, 500 bushels, decrease OF l, 81, D5i bush
els from the amount used in the preceding
fiscal year, and 4,SgS 27S bushels less than
the average Ell J2O, 7e2 busheIs) for tie last
ten years
In reference to the proposition to repeal
| the tax on fruit brsndies distilled from any
kind If fruit Commissioner Miller saws that
it appears to b,, probable that the relief of
this ar4c- from taxation would lead to the
uLiiizato on oil IA large lumber of differ emit
fruits for tue distliation OF spirits and TO the
production OF an additional volume of
such spirits, which might reasonably be ex.
pected to have an apprecahle effect upon
the tax-naid grain and molasses spirits with
which it would come into competition. In.
der the presen; law, which practically con-
fines the brandy producer to the use of an
pies, peaches or grapes, and despite the en-.
deayor to exercise as close supervision as il
has been found practicable TO apply to a
business carried on hy so many individual.
and scattered over so large AN area. it is sun
posed that a considerable percentage OF the
product ESCAPES tax, and this amount is the
subject of complaint from the distillers OF
WHISTLES, who declare that it is perceptibly
felt IN some places
The com missioner believes that if in ad
dition to this fraudulent quantity the whole
legitimate product OF truI5 brandy should bt
put upon the market tsx free, and this
should again be swollen W the unrestricted
! II In n al
but Of any aud all other fruits, under tht
inducemeht offered OF competition witt
whisky and rum loaded with tax OF "
cents saLoh the grievance 10 lhe WHISKY
reducers would prove not 10 De an linagln
/ a'J ohe'
90 the reduction IN tne revenue oy IN
aoolltioh OF Tue LAX upon ifu'' orahdy IS no
10 ne measured oy the subtraction OF th'
present corrections from tua' source.
+ eoiisluei any iai sei ainIuh' "ouiu' ~ a.
p'ooa'''5, "o vs. "ulo " W
SCI VIC, ',iU NY ''ieS II
/ Tue eiioi VI 'uo 10" as !" gram an'
hloiasSes spiri's' OUT ol All proportion 10 'u'
amount oi TAX S",Ieiioereo' h'isu' oe ser
ouS1 apP' .,--,-.., -,-,.- -
VI W - - - - y"
.i~Ia - ,ha a., 80
r " ''a' 'uo uVoi w - uiei
!. WIN "oo'i 20 ot0'su 'eis 80 W PEI 'ii1'
r '.iS 'u0 "a ao'-ee, us 'An, u ueeisuo az
r "s ,I,,.,.Il-t.I u -, 80 u -,
1 pi'eo's u Ii..-l H. ~ "oui
a NC nV'e 10
ar PIae,iS,us U-'i' l'auu ~ "ul'n ..e a'C sl
A "ouiu ue aea'n ''eu W i'' VI sinai loi
ID hn III, III ''''s '',"pe "oH'u VA
~ Aue 'oii' uo''Uo' N'l'iuoi aoi
u, ufacture and taxati on; 81 81, 527 pound
IL. were produced at man ufactorIes during tn
W year and q 69t, 627 between Nov. |, 1851
J. the dav on which the oleomargarine too
IN effect, and June 81, 1887. There appears. d
says, to have been small Increase IN Pre-
ductlon during the year, and the demand 10
rt consumption at nome anu abroad, Is IL
s. creasIng. considerable decrease IN Il
VS. number of manufacturers, as well as whob
rt sale and retail dealers, 1t Is reported,
ID Commenting on THIS, Commissioner MILE
q says that the decrease IN the number
s. special tax payers has become a subject I
is. great sohcitude to TINS once as 1t may
= partly due to fraud, and adds; The stat
n. ment (appeuded to the report as to the Or
es -, w. no' oo0 - - 80 - 10
is .na' 1 o1o a., " ~ oN
at ,,taa g.. ~, II, ,,,,,.r,,a, af 80,
let osa' ~ pe@ ~" ~ w.,
80 ,a;tt,ar a-,o.t,a ,,,,, -
,e. So ~ 80. roao;,,a5 AZ a." 81 e.
,c. ~ - .1aa.. n.