The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-25
HOW WE RAISE
OUR REVENUE
Some Interesting Statistics as to Our
internal Revenue Collections
PRODUCTION OF SPIRITS LARGE.
An Enormous Increase I'm Receipts
from That Sourcc-Nirginia and
North Carolina Consume
Large Quantity of Grain.


Notwithstanding the stringent laws OF
Congress concerning the sale of liquor
In Alaska. special taxes We're paid our
ing the past fiscal year by Si3 retail liquor
dealers and one wholesaler In that terri
tory. according to the annual report OF
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
Mr.. y. b. Scott. The commissioner cites
the opinion Of the Supreme Court mat
the special tax is not "A license, but mere
lv a recent for the tax and that II puts
the United states under no obligation
whatever TO the holder beyond assuring
him against prosecution under the special
tax laws. He says:
NOT A VIOLATION.
"The collector OF internal revenue II
not TO presume that party VINO makes
"A return and applies for the special tax
stamp irsends to violate the act Of Con-
gress regarding the sale of intoxicating
liquors in the Territory of Alaska.
The sale of liquor for medicinal, me-
chanical or scientific purposes. can be
permitted by the Governor Of Alaska un-
der an act Of May H. 1854.
a HEAVY INCREASE.
The report Of the commissioner shows
the aggregate receipts 10 have been IiO,-
SOS Sl9.36. an increase Of S242i1225.S9 over
the preceding year. The total receipts
under the general subdivisions are as fol-
lows:
Spirits s92. JiG 900 Il. Increase. si053s. 1861
So. tobacco; S36 go. 522.37; increase. $3.50
22i95: fermented liquors. S39 SIS 41l4; in
crease. S7.0i3 259.07: 0leomargarine. N.Sl5.-
7s05fl increase. S2Sl.6j09i. died cheese
N65.s.55; decrease, S2.l73Si; banks and
hank a.. I,isOOO; increase N.09462, mis-
cellaneOus, f,2i03l6@, increase, 500.
G329
The war revenue law went into effect
July lst 1888. The report above ends
with June Goth. lS9S. The receipts during
July, August and September Of this year,
were 81. $50 4J13i.
MANY MOONsHINERs.
The aggregate receipts from the Sec
ond and Sixth Virginia districts were
s. i03. 81 and from the Fourth aud
| Fifth Moth Carolina So 20. 2l3.06. Acco-
mack and Northampton counties. Va, are
i'm the collection district Of Maryland. Two
hundred and three Illicit stills were de-
stroyed In the Sixth Virginia districts.
In the Fourth North Carolina 2l9 were
destroyed ard +. 7. Harper, a posseman.
was dangerously wounded July q, 1885
near Ninston. y. G. In the Fifth North
Cerollna 33S stills were destroyed and
seventy-thrce persons arrested. The COM
missioner says illicit distilling IS on the
Increase I'm some sections. lie urges less
leulency in the punishment of offenders
| ana fewer suspensions of sentences.
Virginia has l5i registered tobacco man.
rfactures AMI North Carolina has 232, an
increase Of four in Virginia and thirteen
/ iu North Carolina. Two hundred and
! eighteen registered cigar manufactures
| are I'm Virginia and forty-two I'm North
| Carolina. Vireinia's increase was TWEEN
L A.
six.
MILLIONS IN SMOKE.
During the calendar year ended De
cember 81. 1897. Virginia manufacturers
turned ont 1W133, l43 cigars and 995, 2ji6h
cigarettes.
New York is the only State that pro-
| duced more cigarettes than Virginia, over
! doubling the number. North Carolina
made 2635.069 cigars and 2j.13i2 200. The
| total output for the year in this country
! was t13559f125 cigars, an increase of ST.
| l0S9, not including SJ,4563Si small
| cigars. not Weighing more than three
| pounds per 1000 While the cigarettes
manufactured numbered 4.C3l, GO there
was decrease Of 55j,6-3.6l2 over the pre-
| ceding year.
| During the same period. the past calen-
| dar year. 35.7Sl.S9i pounds Of manufac-
| ured tobacco were produced In Virginia
| and 29gG0.92S pounds I'm North Carolina.
During the past fiscal year, ended June
| 90. 1898. there were 2.Gi7 retail liquor deal
| crs and 30 wholesalers I'm Virginia anu T.
| 2G6 retailers and 80 wholesalers IN North
| Caroline. Virginia has ll9 retail cleo
| margarine dealers and North Carolina has
five.
THE STAFF or LIFE.
| In the manufacture Of distilled spirits
during the fiscal year, Virginia used 30
/ bushels of malt: 20l Of wheat iO,s31 Of
( rye and q 254 Of corn total Of %
bushels of grain. North Carolina used
| u f27 bushels Of malt. LBS Of wheat y
M malt. q. 2s6 Of rye, lsS.2l2 Of corn, ant
157 Of mill-feed n total Of 232,92i bushels
| of grain. 4 total Of l726O.2i6 bushels o
grain and molasses went into distilled
/ sDirits IN the United States. the average
| yield being AS gallons Of spirits pei
/ bushel OF grain and .7e3 Of gallon pei
gallon Of mOlasses; 4.S63. is5 gallons OF mo
! lasses were used.
! In Virginia 1Ol.0sl gallons OF frui
| brandy were produced from apples, lOl
from grapes and % from berries. II
! North Carolina 1872 gallons were pro
| duced from apples. 70 from peaches, and
/ 2.l6O from grapes The total production
! Of brandy was 2e0G los gallons. of which
| .. 3S7. $50 were made IN California. Viz
| ginia was next with l05.llj gallons. Near
] ly all Of CALIFORNIA; production was
/ from cranes