The San Francisco call., 1898-09-30
ASPECTS OF THE LIQUOR PROBLEM.

'the economic aspects of the liquor problem
 which has just been published, IS in many re- spects one of the most interesting publications issued from the Labor Bureau It covers wide held including the monetary conditions, the agricu tura and other products used in the production of liquors; the manufacture of liquors distinct in dustry; the transportation of liquors from the place of production to that of consumption; the consump- tion and traffic in liquors; the derived from the manufacture and traffic; the laws regulating the collection of revenue, and the experience and prac- tice of employers in relation to the of intoxcants
 One of the notable features of the statistical part of the report is the disclosure of wide difference be- tween the statistics of the industry given by the Census Bureau and those of the Internal Revenue For the year 1890 the officials reported 44o establishments engaged in the manufacture of dis titled liquors while the internal officers for the year reported 62II dstilleres. The census report gave the number of breweries for that year I248, while the Internal Revenue reported 2I56
 Several explanations given to account for these discrepancies is stated that many of the distlleres reported by the Internal Revenue small concerns engaged in making fruit brandies in the fall, and not in operation in June, when the census enumeration made. A similar explanation is offered with respect to the breweries, the statement being: "The number given in the Internal Revenue reports is the number paying the internal revenue tax irrespective of the length of time they were in operation during the year; while the number given in the reports is the number the enunerators found in operation.
 It is significant that these explanations are con cluded by the statement "In all probability the enumerators neglected to report some estab- lishments that should have been reported" In view of the enormous difference between IA and 62II dis tilleres, it seems something than "probabil- ity that the men had been negectful in their enumeration
 Another surprising feature of the statistics the showing made of the fluctuations in the wine pro duction of the country and its smallness even in the best years, when compared with the production of beer In 1888 the output of wine exceeded 3oooo,ooo gallons, and in 1896 the output less than I6ooo 900 gallons In the latter year the production of beer was LII, 100000 gallons There is clearly room for improvement in American life in that respect and the best way to provide for drinking less beer would be to drink more wine
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