Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-04
ILLINOIS IN THE LEAD
GREATEST REVENUE RAISER OF
ANY OF THE STATES.
Contributed Over $50, ooo, 900 to the
Government in Taxes OF.
Whisky.

Illinois paid more revenue into the gov
eminent than any other state the last ifs
cal year, the total being SOL, S92, 7o3, more
than one-fifth of the total This is due
to the fact that Illinois has the largest
disttlleries in the world, and practically
all the money paid in is for whisky. New
York is next with ST ,99l ,572, Indiana third,
Kentucky fourth, Ohio fifth and Pennsylva-
MIA sixth. The Peoria district of Illinois,
in which is located some immense distil-
leries, alone paid to the government $34,-
SOL ,866, nearly 1906, 600 more than the en-
tire state of Illinois. That one district turn
ed out "a. AZ. 800 gallons of distilled liquors
nearly 100000 more gallons than Ken
lucky, the supposed whisky state.
Ale and Beer in New York.
New York led all the other states in
making beer and ale, her production OF
these fermented drinks being II, 062, 2l0 bar
rels. Pennsylvania was second with q, ia,
257 barrels Illinois third and Wisconsin a
close fourth. The production and con-
sumption of fermented drinks continues at
rapid rate In this country. For the first
three months of the present fiscal year
15,907 541 barrels OF beer had paid taxes,
against 1858 2t4 for the same period last
year. an increase of S1,3i4,276 barrels.
Should this same rate continues to the end
of the fiscal year the increase for the year
would be at least 100000 barrels The in
crease in distilled spirits has been com
paratively small. an indication, it is de-
clared that beer is fast becoming the drink
of the American.
Tobacco and Cigars.
In the tobacco business Pennsylvania led
all other states in the prodution of cigars
weighing more than three pounds to each
1,CIO. New York, second, Ohio. third, and
New Jersey, fourth. Virginia led all the
states In the production of small cigars,
weighing less than three pounds to each
1,Oo Her production was $40, 023 $40 with
Maryland second and New York third In
big cigars Pennsylvania turned out ], S92,-
2I4,29O. In the matter os collection dis
tricts Maryland was first and the two dis
tricts of Virginia second and third each.
New York, Virginia, Louisiana and Calf
fornia, in the order named, lead all other
states in the production Of cigarettes. The
second district of New York produced l.
227 ,021 ,S65 small cigarettes and the second
Virginia district I63, 34S, $50 these being the
two largest districts in the country.
In the manufacture of both chewing and
smoking tobacco the leading states were
North Carolina, Missouri, Kentucky and
Virginia, named.
Tax on Grape Brandy.
Commissioner Yerkes declares that crane
brandy should pay tax of % cents a gal
lon. 1t Is used to large extent in the
fertilization of sweet wines. The imposi-
ton o. such a tax would bring in a revenue
of nearly 100000 each year. He says
there is no good argument why this brandy
should not bear tax
During the year LOSS Illicit distilleries
were seized and destroyed, mostly in the
mountain sections of the southern states,
and l.045 persons were arrested. Georgia
led all the states in the illicit distilleries
destroyed. having 347. North Carolina was
second with 2S1: Alabama third, 1876; Vir-
ginia fourth, 1OS; South Carolina fifth, 6S
Taxes were paid during the year on a.
131, SCI pounds of snuff.
total of 2, los distileries were registered
during the year and LIP operated OF
those operated 72S were for grain: IL mo-
lasses and 1,CS1 gdain
The estimated receipts from internal reve-
nue. this fiscal year are S2i2 O10 0go the
receipts in the last fiscal year having been
1924, 1S7,976 OF last years receipts $780,
5262S was collected from distilled spirits,
$40, 459S59 from fermented liquors and $40
659,910 from tobacco.