The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-18
nua. roaacco AND eIeAnrrrrs.
Enersaous Increase In the manufaeture q

Enornaous Increase In the Manufacture OF
All Three-
WksH1SeFox. Nov. lit Commissioner of
internal Revenue Masen, Fl reporting the
operations Of the internal revsnne service
for the fiscal rear ending Junn 80 1ssa
says. The aggregate receipts Tor tma last
fsseal year were $50 81 aS6, 81 IS Sc .sasS
more than the Feceiptsof the pysFs0us yeax.
THE onEr 0h5ezt of taxation xAawiag De-
crease during the arss quarter os the pres
ent year II oieonlargarfne. which drops
from So. ca IN the FIRST quaFser OF tgSs 70
sf24,730 in iS-sl. The total collection dur
ing the pasi fiscal year was 4 fraction less
than 3a per cent. os the amount collected.
The commissioner SAYS that owing 70 the
great number Of dissiEleries in operation
curing the last iIzcal year and the increased
quantity Of spirits produced. resulting iu
nR increase a taxes collected from that
source aS compared with the receipts OF the
previous year Of more than 81 n99 .0oo the
expenditures for salaries exceed this appro-
rFiAtion.
The commissioner regards the general
condition Of the service throughout the
country as verv satisfactory. One thou
sand two hundred and thirsy-threa viola
tens OF the internal revenue Law have been
reported during the year. GO persons have
hSss arrested, sIS7. sg7 has been reported
for seizures and 81 tS)8 for assessment for
unpaid taxes and penalties. The number
oE stills seized was ZIG. resulting in aae
arrest os 2ss persons. and the death OF one
and tee wonadinE oE sgo officers. He
recommends that the force be increased
from twenty 70 thirty, aud that the allow
asies sn- travelling expenses BE increased!
The tosAl expenses Of the service next year
are estimated al $40 ssl.
The increase IN the quantity of SNUFF.
tohzeeo. cigars and cigarettes over those
taxed dErtng the previous fiscal year was:
Manufactured tobacco, III SIS IS pounds;
snaEi, s2e fa5i: cigars. - sss go: cigarettes,
-, ,-ssA. The expert account shows an
Increase in manufactures; ia the nmYnSer
os cigars exported Of - 20. ard an in
crease in the numbes Of cigarettes exported
& 63.asa 80. The number o. cigars inn
ToTt@a during the year was ssa fss8 .s0s. The
value ef manufactured tobacco tsanovtesg
vas sS0.13 The total nntnber of sneeim
taxpayers was s5afzs. Of whorn sa0uIs
wsre Cealers ia manufactured tohsera.
The Whole naEaher Ct grain siizfsIlerses
registered during the yea- vas lar. II
whlcA 81 we're operated. There were
3 Ills fTuis aissIlaeries registered. and ~
operated. The number Of gallons ot spirits
Yraaacea from grain daring the ysar was
s. ~ .4ss gallons. showing an increase og
tst8 - gallons ossr tie product u .hs
previous year and 4.tsl. 10 galloas more
than the aveFage proae1s q the lAas ten
yssrs. Lhe aaAnslty of rnns distilled from
nsoaAs<ss during TIE wear. ]. a.. Ga TAiIonz.
a.
prssisSet 81 The rrevlczs ysAT.
TIE commissioner reasws lie recosn-
Eaeuaatlon & hss predecessor ii regard 30
tie sgYesssuey q : tax On SIS fractions os
gallon of distilled sYsrssa
Tie iacsezse r. the rrosnc1ium os hour-
haa whisky i fs87s gaIauas. RE
s.assky, 2 50 rs. rsu, fas azss high vines.
le2s geFs. ususral - easaeae spirits. ssss.-
81, natseesianeeas. lzs
In regard = the use 81 zisahol In the Ia
austFsal arts. tie CON eassslasseT. IN viea og
sas saes taAs he sps1a4I tensy8Ax.oa - do
saestsgsstsaa i - seezre = cheap alxchssie
ksyeTass. ssss fke zaporsAncx q Separating
FaetAylaseS sgFsss frun 81 xsoeks 81 such
beverages Is vnrs great 81 Is &ssa sg azssv
sssfssrszaf to se~p neshvEasea sfsrsss oas &
sae h&naa - asstslsers ard sest1yezs waa
use ssts IS i IS lsapeSSibe % 1enAetnyl4s@
wsshS@s sssats. - estimated qs4nsitv an
nssassv asesl Il sAe arts aaa nz2nmsaesaEes II
s.fsss - xzssoas
ahs enAants q frat hr1adsss. es 81
kszsse. wssAIrawa fsesa dist Ie~aes eaxias
sAs gs&r = ss deposited IL srecszs hssEzssl
w&rea8es<s was ~ - x4laeaz The
qaznfssae< assts1As II sls Inssed States.
sxreFa what ws8T ee sS erasasns txsassea
wArshcne@s. gefohez !. w2s - 81 - gal-
SaES
Eeae AssxA<e HseES8sv Fsxes1nesssn 81 osse-
sa&ssAzsne 6zx4as tAs year w3s z
Tssza2a.