The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-26
THE FRENCH WINE IRln |
Statement of the Department, ).
ing Consul chancellor's R.' 'as'
CoNSuL'S SOURCE OF INFopu,,,n
Wholesale Adultero,,.
Denied by the French rm, wig
statement of Proauc,,o,

washington. April 25.-rbs No..
statement .,, from the department ~ =
touehinG the French wine trad. w,
states Consul Chancellor At n,s VA
oee' completed and will appear IN 4. y
number of the United State, GU - a' Y
port, The department briefly CALI ', ~
10 in'nd that Mr. Chancellor in hi, ,ss
July "a, 1895. alleged that nm,
french wine was not the produc, = y
vineyard, and that $4,000 casks Of ,,'.,Sa
wine had been destroyed BY the p,.,'
hicipai laboratory, having no, A..
grape Juice IN it at all, He had ala, nv
Ell the great deficit in the wine 49,.
oeen made up from fluid made 0, ,,..
currants. lees and such material
IL is stated that Mr.. Hanotan, L..
cember. called the attention n, ~
states ambassador TO Paris to Tho ~,
the bordeaux chamber Of com,,...',
protested against the statemen,, :,
consul. and that the investigate, "a,
ed forth denial from the mupic,,,,s
atory that it had destroyed any suoA
titv of wine.
me statements were referred N.
Mi. Chancellor. who replied ne b,s W.
ed his information as to the des,,rn,,
the $1,000 casks Of wine from ,.n,
English journal. but the name q, h.,-
nal he was unable to recall. While !, r..
IN 1887 under commission from ths ~.
nor of Maryland. he had lnyestir,,a !.
wine sheds. and was told that larr. ~.
Der Of casks would be DESTROYED. aud ~
this action was not unusual.
In support Of a statement that tbs h,,,
quantities OF sugar was used in the rre,,,
alton Of wine from lees. Mr.. Chsncsllo, y.
lerreu TO debates in the chamber d 4.
course OF which u. Vulcan had pru,...,
AGAINST the prohibition Of the msaui,r-,
OF this kind Of wife. on the ground M,
caused the consumption of no les, N,
lVO.uUo tons of sugar annually. H,rr,
mus laid down the case aud Mr. Chsas,'
Tors defense of his statements, the IA,
department prints the following staier.::;,
made by the French embassy under i,u /
March S:
THE attention Of the French wine IL.
chants has been called to a report ea,.!t
Wine Making in France published IN u
consular reports, No. $50, September, rs
by c. w. Chancellor. United States CTS.
at Hayre. France. and containing some T.
correct statements. which might cause n {
JUDGE against French commerce, and VII.
1t seems desirable to rectiy.
Il. Mr.. Chancellor having probably
mind the decrease Of wine production IN /
which France suffered during long pltfi |
after the appearance OF phylloxera, san
that large quantities of wine fabrlea.es
France contain no grape juice. StallsSl
Information shows that over 4.OOoOW Ha
of vineyards were partially infected ;! y
plague during the last twenty years, W.
600 of which We're already planted
1895. on the other hand the produclk-
wine has been in the last Two yesn
ceptionally abundant. as VIII DC seea
following official statement: B@-
vineyards. 4.l53.0 900; total productcn n
300 600. total value. Sl62, 100, ooO..-,
area VINEYARDS, - total productM,s
lS3.3Ss 600: total value. s2Sb'SSVV@M
is hardly credible when suen y"
nous quantities OF natural wines arc
duced French merchants would res~.
the fabrication of artificial wines coau-
ing no crane Juice. Such fapI.e'
could be profitable only in coun'fHs y
ducing no wine. or but little ,--,.
40 Mr.. Chancellor. referring 70 lnln. -
tion published In an English louin,a ~, ~
reproduced in American papers, aaa a.,,c1J
the French government recently ues'S'
IS 900 casks of adulterated wines ,s,|
From an Official inquiry II app,%, .h,.|
there is no record at the muh,ulpa' rts MI
tory of Paris of such destruction, .,,s.,,I
struciion of small quantities OF aaa r,s,a
wine are rather to the honor OF lhs ' M
which thus protecs
health OF its citizens. ,,,sr h.
"Measures have besides been ,asn,.
The purpose of prohibiting oNela N Hss.
OF wines and the addition tne'e ,,,,,or,ta.
or any element whatever OF a. ~ merit Il
1t nav be added that accoruins ,,hnr,ty. q
Inquiries made ny coInpt'.n' wjnes "
moderate consumption OF fren M,a,,I ss,s
beneficial to public health. ol,', a,,sutss
tics in this regard are worthy " ,s less los, h..
they show that the drunkenness 's out Il
nuont in wine consuming regions nsr,ish,si
100 cases OF public drunkenness p psss. sci.
bv the law of 1878, twen'y-nlhev ,s, I'D
recorded in the northwest OF snjrii ~
thirty four In the north. where ,s sr wsr, n.
mostly consumed. while nine ca as sou,hss.
corded in the center. five IN Inc ,bs use 4
and four in the south, wheie ssperal'
wine among laboring classes 10