Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-06-16

WESTERN WISCONSIN'S TAX FOR
WAR EXPENSES.
NEW BILL NOW IN EFFECT
1t Will Double the Revenue Of Collect
or Elumenfeld's District, Making
1t Over $1,000. 900 Instead of 100000
Tax on Beer Doubled-Some Of
Articles Which Will Bear Burden
Madison. June IA.

1t is estimated that the western in
ternal revenue district of Wisconsin,
which includes about the western half
of the state, will contribute over
100000 yearly to help defray the ex-
penses of the war. The receipts OF
the fiscal year which ends June 80
are expected to be about 100000
This is an increase of $121, 900 over the
receipts of the previous year, which
were $479,272.SS. The increase in the
receipts Of the present fiscal year is
attributed to the Dingley bill which
has been in force just a year and to
the revenue due before July l under
the bill signed Monday and which
goes into effect today. It is expected
that Mr.. Blumenfeld will collect some
thing over $1,O00,000 in this district
within the next year.
The war revenue bill was signed by
the president at 3 o'clock Monday af-
ternoon. An hour and a half before
that time Collector Blumenfeld re-
ceived the following telegram from
N. B. Scott, commissioner of internal
revenue:
The new law goes into effect to,
morrow, the 14th. The rate on beel
is 81 barrel with 71a per cent. dis
count; tobacco II cents a pound, two
three and four ounce tobacco and
snuff packages being abolished and one
trrya i~l nd
half ounce and three and one-third
ounce packages substituted respective
ly. One ounce packages Of smoking
tobacco are provided. Imprint the
figures of the new denominations with
rubber stamps. The tax on cigars
and cigarettes over three pounds tc
the 1000 is $3.50; cigarettes weighing
less than 3 pounds to the 1000, S1.50
Imprint and deliver stamps at new
rate and make reports as heretofore
instructed. Imprint Immediately tc
meet all demands
The collector Immediately notified
all of his deputies and the work Of
collecting the additional tax will be.
gin this morning.
The new tax falls heaviest perhaps
on beer which is assessed 81 a barrel
with a discount of 712 per cent, max
ing the real tax $185 a barrel. Kegs
already stamped and held by brewers
and retail jobbers will be taxed 81
per cent. of the increase. Tobacco
dealers won't have to pay an in
crease tax on a stock Of less than
1000 pounds of tobacco or 10000 cigars
or cigarettes. The new cigar and
cigarette tax is as follows: $3.50 pei
1000 on cigars weighing more than
three pounds per 1000; 81 per 1,O0(
on cigars weighing not more than
three pounds per 1000; $3.50 per 1000
on cigarettes weighing more thar
three pounds per 1000, and $3.50 pei
1000 on cigarettes weighing not more
than three pounds per 1000.
Among the articles that must here
after bear stamps are proprietary
goods, bonds, deeds, mortgages, checks
drafts, certificates of stock.
A number of special taxes are to be
collected such as $50 from banks with
a capital of less than $4,000 and s.
for every additional $1,000 of stock
$50 from brokers; $40 from pawn
brokers; $40 from commercial brokers
SO from customhouse brokers; 500
from proprietors of theaters, museums
and concert halls in cities of more
than $4,000 people; 500 from circuses
SO from public exhibitions or shows;
S. for each bowling alley or billiard
table. A special tax is also levied
on inheritancee