The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-03-29
WHISKEY MEN ARE
NOW AT WAR
Dissolution Of the Distlllers AS
ISOLATION Predicted.
The Straight whiskey Men Favor tho
New Law-Rectiuer are
Opposed.
MEETING ON APRIL 8
MEETING ON APRIL

Tho Kentucky Distillers' associa-
ton may be disrupted owing TO the
hght which will DO made to break
down the enthusiastically of the law
passed to levy a license tax of 80
cents barrel on all compounded, rec.
titled, blended and adulterated whis-
HES, says the Courier-Journal. The
association. which was formed to pro-
mote the interests Of the distillers OF
Kentucky, embraces Q membership
which represents the straight whisky
as we'll as the blending and rectifying
interests. One of its primary objects
was to regulate the output Of Ken
lucky whisky, which has como to DO
regarded by the straight whisky in
iefcsts ss q snare.
In the passage of the law placing
the 90 cents tax on single stamp dis
titled spirits, the straight whisky men
and the rectiiiers were ut cross purpos-
'es. II was the support Of the former
that was partially instrumental in Sc
curing tho passage OF the bill. Repre-
scntatives OF that interest appeared
before the committees of the lcgisla.
ture and advocated the passage OF the
bill. The roctinsrs, on the other hand.
were violently opposed TO any such
action by the general assembly and
the eventual result OF the diverging
interests has come TO the point where
the Kentucky Distillers' association
embraces elements that are ns conflict
.ag n oil and water.
1 The straight whisky men say that
the law has beca passed after long
continued efforts on their part. and
they will join in the fight 10 maintain
the efficacy Of the law which was
signed By the COVER nor last week. Ed
mund W. Taylor. OF Frankfort, and
Colonel ]. b. Thompson, OF Harrods-
burg. are lined no in favor OF the law.
aud the position taken IL that the REQ
tihers are paying q much smaller tax
proportionstoly than the straight
whisky men. and that the latter need
even greater favor in the way OF taxa
ton, than they have gained by the
passage Of the law to place them on
an equal footing with the rectitiers.
Al the meeting OF all the wholcsal-
ers in the state, which will be held
In Louisville April 8. IL will be pro-
posed to organize n permanent associ.
alton OF wholesale whisky dealers.
The organization Of that association,
IL Is believed. will mean the dissolu-
tiou OF the Kentucky Distillers' sssocia-
ton. o. IL will bring the majority Of
the members of the latter association
In conflict with the remainder. who
are straight whisky men.
The majority OF the Wholesale deal
ors are also distillers, making the
whisky which they sell under private
brands Of their own, and in that way
they are eligible for mem bership in
the Kentucky Distiliers association.
The new turn which the business has
taken by reason OF the tax law places
the hand of the reotifying wholesaler
against the hand Of the straight whis-
by distilIer, who bottles his product
in bond with his private brands, and
for that reason those who are famil-
lar with the situstion and the inter
ests which are involved in fighting
the tax law predict that the organiza-
tion which has formerly embraced the
distillers OF Kentuoky will be disrupt
,ed and that two new organizations
will DO perfected. each representing
he peculiar interests of its members.