Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-11-18
INTERNAL REVENUE.
Increased Collectors for the Last
Fiscal Year.


WASHINGTON, November 17.-Com-
missioner Of Internal Revenue Mason, in
reporting the operations of the Internal
Revenue service for the facal year
ended June 80, 1889, says: The aggrs-
gate receipts for tho last fiscal year were
$3.50, 1874 ABA, or 6,567 ,95S more than
the receipts the previous year. The
only object Of taxation showing de.
crease during the first quarter Of the
present year is oleomargarine, which
dropped from $l48 623 in the first quar-
ter OF 1888, to $l24, 730 in 1889. The
total cost of collection during the past
fiscal year was q fraction less than 2
per cent. OF the amount collected.
The Commissioner says owing to the
great number Of distilleries in operation
during the last fiscal year and the in
creased quantity of spirits produced, re-
sulting in an increase OF the taxes col
lected from that source ea com
pared with the receipts Of
the previous year OF more than
% ,000, COO, the expenditures for salaries
exceeded the amounts estimated by the
appropriation.
The Commissioner regards the general
condition Of the service throughout the
country very satisfactory. One thousand
two hundred and fifty-three violations OF
the Internal Revenue law were reported
during the year. Six hundred and fifty.
nine persons were arrested. Property
valued at $l37 ,404 has been reported for
seizure, and S94 COS was collected for
assessments for unpaid taxes and
penalties. The number Of stills seized
v as 45e, resulting in the arrest OF 236
persons, and the death OF one and the
wounding OF two officers. He recon-
meBdsd that allowances for travelling ex
penses be increased.
The total expenses Of the service for
the next fiscal year are estimated at
a, ,266, 800.
The increase in the quantity OF tobacco
and snuff and the number Of cigars and
cigarettes the last fiscal year over those
taxed during ths previous fiscal year
~as: Manufactured tobacco, ii ,585 036
p2unds; snuff, 026,63l; cigars, 22,658,-
800; cigarettes, 2S3, ,7S9 ,260. An expert
account shows an increase in manufac-
tured tobacco OF lis ,l83 pounds; an in
crease in number OF cigars exported Of
268 H6, and. an increase in the number
Of cigarettes exported Of 05, ,909. $50. The
number OF cigars imported during the
year wac 90, ,037 .407; value Of msnufac-
tured tobacco imported, 1870, $40.
The total number of special taxpayers
was $50, ,i34, Of whom 59,013 are dealers
in manufactured tobacco. The whole
Bumber of grain distilleries registered
during the year was .440, of which
,287 were operated. There were 3.128
fruit distilleries registered and 3,O72
operated. The number OF gallons of
spirits produced from grain during TIE
year was 81 ,S87 .458 gallons, an increaf 0
ol 10 498, ,296 gallons over the product of
the previous year, and 4,16l, 100 gallons
more than the average product of the
last ten years. The quantity of rum dis
titled from molasses during the year was
All .054 gallons, decrease Of 420, 1872
gallons from the product Of the previous
year.
The Commissioner reviews the recon-
mendatien OF his predecessor in regard
to the expo iency Of taking all fractions
OF gallons Of distilled spirits.
The increase in the production OF Bour-
bon whiskey ia IA 497, ITS gallons; rye
whiskey, 2,S70,078; gin, 156,97S; high
wines, l3 ,059; pure, neutral or cologne
spirits, 1858 AL miscellaneous, / j 35 O69.
In regard to tne use Of alcohol in the
industrial arts, the Commissioner says
the special temptation to demethy ylation
is to secure a cheap alcoholic beverage.
The importance Of separating methyl-
ated spirits from all stocks of such bev-
erages Ia very great. 1t is also equally
important to keep lnethylated spirits out
OF the hands of distillers and rectiHers
Who use stills, as it Is impossible to de-
methylate spirits without the use OF
stills.
He estimates the quantity of alcohol
annually used in the arts and manufac-