River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-11-21
INTERNAL REVENUE FIGURES.
Synopsis Of the Report of Commissioners
Miller, showing the Operations of the
Bureau for the Past yaar

Synopsis Of the Report of Commissioner
Miller, showing the Operations of the
Bureau for the Past Year.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Accommodations
Miller reports that the aggregate re-
ceipts of the Internal Revenue bureau
for the last fiscal year were $780, sg4, 5Sl,
or Sj,567,956 more than the receipts for
the previous year. The total cost of collec-
ton was "a, ls5, 40, fraction less thar
80 per cent. of the amount collected.
The only object of taxation showing
decrease during the first quarter OF the
present year is oleomargarine, which
dropped from Sl4s.623 in 1855 to 1924, T30
In 1889. The commissioner regards the
general condition OF the service through
out the country as very satisfactory.
The violations of internal revenue
laws reported by revenue agents were
1.253; 500 persons have been arrested ON
their information; property 10 the value
of S137. 4O4 has been reported by them
for seizure, and $4,000 for assessments
for unpaid taxes and penalties. The
humf or OF stills seized was 456, resulting
In the arrest of 236 persons and the death
of one and the wonnding of two officers
of the service. The report recommends
that the force be increased from twenty
TO thirty and that their allowances for
travelling expenses be increased. The
total expense of the service for the ncxt
fiscal year is estimated al a, 266. 500.
The increase in the quantity of
tObocco and snuff and in the number of
cigars and cigarettes for the last fiscal
year over those taxed during the previ-
Gus fiscal year was: Manufactured to-
bacco, 1i,535, 036 poundsi snuff 626,63i
pounds; cigars, 23,65S,0 cigar
cites, 2ss, 1926 The export
account shows an increase in
manufactured tobacco of IFS, 1S3
pounds. an increase in the number of
cigars exported OF 200, 700, and an in
crease in the number of cigarettes ex-
ported of 5000, $50. The number of
cigars imported was 90.0sT, 400. The
value of the manufactured toba GO inn
ported was $40. 1855. The total number
of special taxpayers is given as s30,lS
of whom 590,01S are dealers IN manu-
featured tobacco.
The whole number of grain distiller-
les registered during the year was LAO,
VI Which, uuuAbtI ls@ot NtIt OittAhttls
an increase of l40 in the number regis
tered and a3S in the number opera
ted as compared with the previous year.
In the class OF larger distilleries
there was an increase of in the
humber registered and of SO in
the number operated. There were 3, 1876
fruit distilleries registered and 3,012
operated an increase OF 442 in the mum
Der registered and of 4G5 in the number
operated. The total number of grain,
nolasses and fruit distilleries registered
and operated during the year is 1876 and
! ,349 respectively.
During the year there were produced
81, Ss7, 456 gallons of spirits and l,471, O54
gallons of rum distilled molasses.
The increase in the production of
Bourbon whisky is IA, 497, 175 gallons:
rye whisky, 2,s7O,O7S; gin, 156,97s;
highwines, 1859; pure, neutral or
cologne spirits, 963, al; miscellaneous,
1.i35, O69; total increase, 1866, 500 The
quantity of alcohol annually used in the
arts and manufactures Is estimated at
5000. 600 gallons. The average monthly
production of oleomargarine during the
fiscal year WAS , 912 OO2 mounds