The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-02-20
From the Internal Revenue Report


The annual report of the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue, portions of which were
given TO the press some weeks ago has lust
come in completed form from the Pubic
Printer IL contains some interesting facts,
many of which would probably surprise the
average reader not especially familiar with
the mysteries OF whisky and tobacco manipu-
lntion. The opponent of the use of intoM-
cants will be interested to know, for in
stance, that the amount of spirits manufac-
tured in the United States last year was only
a little over half of that manufactured in
the year 1881.
He will not be particularly happy, how
ever, to know that the total was considerably
over II GOO, 600 gallons, or considerably more
than gallon apiece for every man, woman
and child in the United States Under this
head of Spirits are included grape brandy,
bourbon whisky, rye whisky, alcohol, rum,
gin, high wines, pure, neutral or
cologne spirits and miscellaneous column
which carries IL, 100000 gallons. The largest
quantity of any OF these varieties IS the pure
neutral or cologne spirits, Of which there
were 30,0J0,0OO gallons made last year. This
is a pure alcohol so absolutely neutral and
colorleSS and tasteless that II will take any
sort of flavor and can be made by the expert
mixer into any kind OF flavor he may want,
He can by judicious coloring and mixing
and flavoring make gin, or brandy, or rye
whisky. or bourbon whisky, or rum out OF
it. SO the production of neutral or cologne
spirits has steadily increased in the past
decade while that OF high wines has Just
as steadily decreased, Ten years ago the
amount OF high wines made was about
double that of the neutral or cologne spirits.
In the last year the amount of neutral spirits
was nearly thirty times as much as the
amount of high wines.
New England is the great rum-produclng
field of the United States. Nearly all the
rum distilleries of the United States are
located in Massachusetts,. The amount OF
rum produced III the United States was nearly
100000 gallons and in its manufacture %, =
100000 gallons OF molasSeS were used. IL is
largely exported, about half of that of last
year having been shipped from the ports OF
Boston and New York. Cultured Boston
sends it out mostly to the natives OF Africa,
where it counteracts largely the labors of the
missionaries sent thither from this country.
The shipments from the port of Boston to
Elmiua, Africa, last year, were 3!i, 600 gal
Ions; to Grand BasSan, Africa, 10000 gal
Ions; besides some shipments to Central
America. Liverpool, England Constantine
pie and Alexandria, Egypt
The average Kentuckian will be saddened
to know that the taste for bourbon whisky
abroad seems to be lessening Last year there
were only shipped abroad about l60,0 gal
| Ions of this article, against considerable over
| 200 600 gallons in the preceding year The
| large bulk of spirits shipped abroad goes in
| the shape of alcohol and neutral spirits,
/ which can be utilized in most any form de-
sired after reaching its destination.
The average tobacco chewer and smoker
will perhaps be interested in some of the dis
closures of little table which covers only a
/ couple of pages in the voluminous report,
| and which shows that Of the tobacco worked
up into chewing and smoking material last
/ year there were used S,000,O00 pounds OF
scraps, 1900, 900 pounds Of stems, and over
| 1900, 600 pounds of "other materials" what
ever these mysterious articles may be- This
may not be a very pleasant thought 10 bring
TO the attention of the average smoking OF
chewing individual as lie is about indulgine
in his favorite pastime, but if he finds IL un
! pleasant he must blame the awful Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue for making this
| facts public.
The report shows that there are nearly hall
million dealers in manufactured tobacco
and that 100, ,5S1 persons paid special taxes a,
retail liquor dealers last year.-NeU lori
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