Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
Vermont's Internal Federal Take
Shows Marked De-
crease
RETAIL LIQUOR DEALERS
Have Fallen From 442 in 1900 to 500
in 1901 Not Wholesalers's License
in the State-One Retail Oleo-
margarine Dealer Pays Spe-
Cial Tax.

Washington d. c., Nov. 26.-Pipe and
tipplc ana various other articles, on which
an internal revenue tax is &c, led, vie ded
our Uncle Sam quite u lump sum during
the last fiscal year in Vermont. The in
diNidual contributions in each instance
were small but che total swelled 10 $780,
IS6lO by the time the additions were all
made and the books balanced This " as
quite falling off. for the previous fiscal
year Vermont internal revenue tuxes
amounted to SlS0,75S.N. This was not caus-
ed by the repeal of a portion of tn in
ternal revenue laws. which went into eff
feet July l last, for the present staten, ut
of the Internal Revenue Commissioner,
Just made pubic, covers the year ended
at That time. But there was a fal ing off
all round in New England on internal
revenue taxes. Maine and New Hanp-
shlfe are in the same collection district
with Vermont, the headquarters of the
collector being at Portsmouth. The c, l.
lections in New Hampshire DUNG the
Last fiscal year were $.4S lS9, and tor he
Year before that sSo3, $3.50. The collect, n
In Maine last year were S2S65S133, and Tor
the year before that 49,, 097. 81 The fa, t
is that the people of northern New Eng
land wrote fewer bank checks on winch
cent stamps were required and hal ! IS
20 DO with other transactions where an
Internal revenue tax was required.
e oiie .hils mere was quite railing
i w.. - s.,i!oh. IN the number or retail
f'l, "eaiers VINO pald license to the
i,,'ii "a SUI iii!eht LOT tne rlght TO Go
federal courts. The number of retail H.
quor dealers in the Green Mountain S ate
last year was only 1926, as against 4.2 Tor
ni - S'.H' mere were no Whole-
49, ups puS'hess IN the state last
49, 'Ho previous year there
WIS O'iv man VINO paiu wholesaler'S IL
49,. ooo "GIo no brewers III the state
80 'iie" pau licenses 10 the dcral
$50, i''neht LOT selling malt liquors at
nv, '"'i' dc against 81 the previous " ar
ca, et t VI "holc salers OF malt liquors
- VA .ioii % LOT the nscal year 1900 to
,rhl ''9Vai ear just Closed.
To- Uo u'pei ol special TAX pay RS
- ~, 70 n.o!it las. year was Los as against
aiaI 'He preceding year these spc-
si.9''. - paSers Tor last year, be-
nv oies ALREADY enumerated, were
fna,,', ~ i.ai 'opacco' 81 dealers in manu-
haona 81 -. ronacso, D, manufacturers OF to-
H. % ii.'" VI 'o 'uiersoi cigars, ~; retail
- III oieoiharserlne' l. manufac-
ao,,r r''Heis or repackers or mixed
panherS' ~; billiard tables
49, , ~n'6 al'ess oo'' brokers IN stocks
,,,,,.,. - O'i,''N' Ni'l' pIoherS' -
ilouse brokers' Ia. pawn bro
piopl ie,ors OIL exhlpitions not
l,+ pioNiueu LOT llo' brokers' OF
,'". =, o. nc previous year the dealers In
,a .onar,o VINO Paio an internal revenue
,nhooa1 me uehieIS III manufacture d
800 o. ~ ma acturers OF TOBACCO
w., tno mai an i"lu c'uiers OF cigars IN
-, VII "o' retail dealers III oleo-
',,"' 81 nio were "ioiesale dealers In
,ie, hai me; !, bankers Oh blizzard Ia
.i's "nu 10" ing aileys were 5U9' brokers
49, I,ocNs ana ooiiuS were -5' commercial
~ ,,.l,e 20 VIZ 10, custom mousse brokers
~ -, p""n pi"hcfs numbered . ana
& fIOf' tc'o,S oi circuSes' ~ ana pro-
- KILN ~ W e"iipi'iol's NOT other"ise pro-
' ~ ~ ~ %,
N N'uu''iS pu' niue money was collected
- run NV saie Oh oIeonarsar-
me ana the people sun prefer the excel
,e. - p"t'ci trrn cows Tor when the state
- i.i"o"H' ms Is SHOWN ny the tact that
'ieit - no" nut one uealer In oleomar-
~, nv :" 'ie state ana ne Is retainer
= "t,i ny 'o'ai amount OF money collected
-. a. wv ~" iianpshirc olstflct last year
.oi ieuai''hs oieoiiarserlhe was only about
Ff"' me proportion or the three States
IA 'ii' co'ltctioi olSttlct Is not given hut
=, - pam thdl Out niue OF II came from
'.i''oiit'
u, ~ Is no manufacture OF pug tobacco
~ o'",on' anu no manufacture OF Gig
put vermont had 81 factories last
."i an piopapiy Oh u small scale, man
ui"SO ud'ns cigars lhcse 81 actorles
49, -. o''-'' POUNDS OIL topdcco IN making
-o ,''-oo olsa's' lheSe cigars We're All OF
n !"t 5e eaIiety' "elshins more IMAM three
IL.