The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-27
SPLENDID Showing
or Commissioner Mason's First
Year in Office.
AN ABSTRACT OF THE REPORT
For the last Fiscal Ycar-Tscduccd
Cost OF Collecting Revenue.
Showing Improved business
Methods In tho Bureau.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Nov. 26.-The
annual report OF Hon. John W. Mason,
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, has
been Issued. In many respects II Is a
remarkable showing, and 1t is especially
interesting as exhibiting the perfect and
economical system upon which Mr..
Mason has administered the affairs OF
the revenue service. BY reference to
the comparative table 1t will be seen
that Mr., Mason has greatly reduced the
expenses Of collecting revenue. AL:
though the collections wcro nearly
twelve million dollara greater last year
than the year previous the expense OF
collecting was reduced nearly hundred
thousand dollars.
The report is also interesting as show.
ing tho enormous increase OF the pro.
duction Of liquor, beer, tobacco, etc.,
during tho fiscal yerr ended June 80,
1890. Following Is the complete synop.
sis:
Total collections for tho fiscal year
ended juno TO- $3.50 i43t 20
Total collections for the fiscal year -
ended June 30 lS0.................. s.i2 COG 81
30 $50 il,1o'2d2 81
year ended June 20, lssO....-......; oitlSo.ho
Gallons OF tnlrIts produced, fiscal -
year ended June 80. 1890 ........... III, ,l0i,7SS
Increased productions OF spirits for
lssIlon,l 199ds,lss
ReccipS from tobacco. cigars,
snlit, cigarettes, &C.. for fiscal
year ended June3o, lss9.....,.... $ 3i,SGs,sGO ~
Receipts from tobacco. cigars. =
sauif, cigarettes, &c for fiscal
year ended juno 30, lSgo..........s 33,9jS,ygl CO
Increased receipts from tobacco,
cigars. snui, cigarettes, &c. for
rscal year ended June 30, ls9o.....s 2,09l,l3o 64
Barrels Of beer produced, lscal year
ended June %, lsse..-;...:........... 25ll9,sss
Barrels OF beer produced, fiscal year
ended Jurc 80, lS91 .....:..,.......--. o7,sGl,9u
Increased production Of beer for
dscAt year ended June Gc, 1880
tbarrels) 2,ii,Oel
Receipts from olcomargarine, fiscal
year ended juno 80, lSS1..: .-..s soi.?T 81
Neccipts from oeOmargGrlnc, fiscal
year eaded June 20, is9j.... ........s 7S6,29l -
Decrease In receipts from 0icomar.
garine. fiscal year ended June 50,
iSgo,;......:....;...; 1926 10
Cost oil collection. fiscal year ended
June 3o lss9 iIs572s 65
Cost OF collection fiscal year ended
June 3O 4O95llo 50
Decrease in cost OF collection, fiscal
year enlcd June %, 1880 .::........-s so,6l. IS
Percentage OF cost Of collection, rl-
fiscal year ended June 30, 1s9J...... 80
Percentage OF cost OF collection,
:. fiscal year ended June 80, $780,. 2Sl
Decreased percentage Of cost Of
collection, fiscal scar ended June
ou, Us
Number OF gallons OF spirits gagged,
fiscal. year e9ded June3o, iSS9..,,. 2Ss,9l7467
Number oigallons ispiritsgauged,
fiscal year ended June 30. lS9u.-.... 32i l7j aagS
Increased Number OF gallons Of ! IL
june 90. 1890 s5,?75.7il
June 3d. 7oscl 20
jnne 50; lsoO. ..:....;s 752.65i 10
year ended June %. 1870. ...-.:..;s ls.so7 90
Number of dIstIllencs operated
fiscal year ended June 30, lS59.... 1870
Number distileries operated fiscal
year ended June 10, 1890. ............ G.2ll
Increase III number OF dtsttfierics
operated fiscal year ended Jnnc
~, ls90 ............. ,S62
Fay oil stoIekeepcrs, fiscal year end.
ed June So ls9. ......,s l,eao,45S Is
Fay Of stoIeEeepcrs fiscal year end.
cd June W, lS9O-..............-..-S 1Si, ,ii2 IS
Decrease In amount paid storekeep- -1.5
ers fiscal year. ended June 80, 1s0o,s 36,0l5 50
Amount paid for salaries and eS.,
penscs Of collectors, deputies and
clerks In Collectors oillces dur
Ing fiscal year ended June 90. lSS9,S l,If,3 $50 II
Amount paid for salaries and eX.
penses OF collectors. deputies aud
clerks In Collectors offices fiscal
year ended June 10, 1S9u.............S 1,7 591 Is
Decrease In amount paid for saia-
rirs and expenses OF collectors,
deputies and clerks iu Collectors
offices fiscal year ended June 50,