The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-29

WASHINGTON November 2G-The an
nual report Of Joseph 3, Miller commits
sioner NJ internal revenue, was given 70 tho
preia last night, The report covers not
only the operations N tho bureau during
the fiscal year ending June 30, lhah, but ln'
eludes sOme very interesting comparative
tables relating 10 production In past years,
as we'll ~ additional information relating
10 tho work u tho Office during tic nTsi
quarter Of tho current fiscal year, Mr.
Millers report shows that Internal revenue
receipts from all sources during tho past
fiscal year we're ti94, a26, l7b, or nearly four
and a halt millions more than his estimate
Ills estimates NJ receipts Tor tho current
year 10 ti2b, 900, 900, providing that no
changes are made In existing rates OF taxa
ton,
The cost Of collection during the past
year aggregated t,07a, 2aa, being less than
three and two'tenth per cent Of the amount
collected, against three and fourteenth per
cent, IN 1887, The estimated expenses Of
the service for the next fiscal year are put
down AZ ", iab, 2h0, DuHag tho past year
tobacco aud Ia manufacturers yielded $780,
001,4a revenue, against $50, l0a,OH during
tho preceding year spirits, t0p 500, 100,
agalnat t0h, a2O, 82l In 1897, and tefmented
liquors t2a, a2i, 2is last year, agalnat t2l,'
O22, 1871 the year before,
The reyenue from Ole|OmafgaFlne during
the past year amounted 10 1854 lAD, and TOT
tho eight months Ia 1890 and 1897, when
the tai was first placed on H. aggregated
t72a, OAa,
During the past year, bla Illicit stills
were seized and removed or destroyed, aud
one officer Deputy United states Marshal
Tfamwell, Of Arkansas, was killed, The
year previous there were 400 seizures,
The production u tobacco, snnn, oigart
and cigarettes during the year, compared
with tho previous year, II stated ~ followai
Tobacco, POI, 025, Gia poundsl snuff, 1886
ono poundal total tobacco and muf, 200,
B02, 002I increase over last fiscal
year 2,e0a,0a Tobacco and anuf
exported, ia,6Ol, 297i total production,
Tor tho fiscal year 1888, 921, 500 $780, total
production Tor fiscal year 1857, 220 22s, 49,
total increase over fiscal year 1887, 2,0as,'
g76i number Of cigars, ASA, 72d, ESQ., mum
Dor Of cigarettes i,H02, 79l 100 total number
taxed, 6,70Ld52 76Oi Increase over last
fiscal year S3l,Oi2, 1917 cigars exported,
i,Aa2, CAS- cigarettes exported, 1870, 700 sOOi
total product for fiscal year 1888, 0,22i,'
2O7, 2s2, total product for fiscal year 1887
6,6li,0 $40, O0a, Increase, 200, $50 $50,
Tho statistics presented relating 10 dis
TILED aplrlta show the production and do
poalt In warehouses for the year 20 have
been 20, 30 400 gallons, or 1862, 1903 gallons
less than during the preceding year. There
was an Increase Of nearly five million gal'
Ions In the production Of alcohol, rum, gin
aud pure spirits, and o decrease Of nine
million and n half gallons In tho produo.
ton Of bourbon, aud ono million and u half
gallons OF rye whisky, 706il,s 81 gallons
| OF spirits were withdrawn, tax paid, from
| warehouses during tho year, which Ia 1903
COS gallons more than was with
drawn during tho preceding year, or II
the 2,0Sb, 702 gallons OF exported domestic
spirits roimportod during the year upon
payment Of a customs duty equal 10 the
Internal revenue tax, DO added, tho
quantity virtually withdrawn from the
| dlAthlory warehouses; In found 10 DO ~, H.
COS gallons, or i,777,05 moro than during
tho year 1887, including the 22lG,Gi6 gal
Ions rolmported aud tax paid during that
year, Removals from bond for export
during the year amounted TO i,bit,'
900 gallons, against 2,2g3,0l3 gal
Ions during tho preceding year,
There remained In diatillory warehouses at
the close Of the last fiscal year In round
numbers sixty.ono millions gallons Of
apIrlta, nj tho close Of 1887, alxty.lvo mil
lion gallons; NJ the close Of 1880, nfty.
eight millions, At tho close OF 1885, fifty
Ave millions, and AZ the close Of 1884,
aIxty.throO and u half millions, There
were 500 diatillorios, 1000 OF which were
grain diatillcrioa operated during the year,
North Carolina had the highest number In
operation, 1, i05, West Virginia oamo noxt
with OIL, Kentucky 367, California 2i7,
Tennessee 1873, Georgia ll2, New Jersey 70,
Now York 80, Illinois 81 and Indiana d.
Tho quantity OF grain used In the produc'
ton OF spirits during tho year was 10, 49,
900 bushels, q decrease Of S30,O50 bushels
from tho amount In the preceding fiscal
year and i,s0S, 273 bushels less than the
average (2l, 900, 7s2 bushcls) for the last ten
years. The number OF gallons Of spirlt
produced from grain during the year, o.,
Sss, 100, shows adooroOso OF Z $50, 2l0 galloni
from tho product Of tho preceding year
and Ia ia6li,3l7 gallons less than the aver
ago product (sl, 002, Az gallons for the last
ten years,
In reference 10 the proposition 10 repca
tho tax on fruit brandios, distilled from
any kind OF fruit Commissioners Millcl
Aya, that itappcars 10 be probable that The
relief OF this article from taxation would
load 10 tho utilization OF u large number Of
different fruits for the dlstillation OF spirit
and 10 tho production Of an additional vol
umo of such spirits which might reasonably
be- expected 10 have On approciablc effect
upon tho tax paid grain and molossci
spirits with which II would com int
composition under tho present law which
practically confines the brandy producer
to tho use OF apples, peaches or grapes, ant
despite the cndeayor 70 exercise as close
supervision as II has been found praotica
bio 10 apply 10 q business carried on by 81
many individuals and scattered down owe
no largo an area, II is supposed that u con
siderable percentage Of the product escape
, tax, and vhis amount is tho subject OF com
plaint from tho distillors Of whishoS, VIII,
declare that II Is percoptlbly folt in SOM
places, .
Tho commissioner believes that II In ad
ALTON 10 this fraudulent quantity, III,
whole Legitimate product Of fruit brandy
should be put upon the market tax free
and this should again DO swollen by tn
unrestricted use not only OF apples, peache
and grapes but Of any and oil other fruit
undor tho inducomsnt OF composition wit
= whisky aud rum loaded with q TAX
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