The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14

fact that denaturized alcohol is not
subject to any tax in that country,
namely, the manufacture Of ether and
of artificial silk, which use more than
1900 200 gallons of alcohol yearly. The
demand for alcohol by those industries
has increased about thirteenfold since
1885,
Representative Marshall has been
quick to see that what has been done in
Europe can be done in the United
States, and he truly says that if the
Legislation spoken Of can be had, it will
be the greatest boon for the farmers
Of the northwest that they have ever
had. 1t will stimulate the growth of
potatoes in the greatest potato section
Of the land. It will stimulate the
growth OF corn, even as far north as the
Dakotas and Minnesota, for alcohol can
be made from damaged corn as well as
from that which is perfect. 1t will fur
nlsh reason for the culture Of sugar
beets on large scale, and thousands
OF acres Of farming land, now practi-
caly worthless, can be made to yield
rich harvests with certainty every year.
Saving of Freight.
Representative Marshall argues that
by starting these extensive manufact-
uries in the northwest, right at the
place where the raw material is pro-
duced, freight both ways and long hauls
can be saved, increasing the profits to
the farmer as well as to the distiller
and manufacturer.
ne northwest can consume the man
ufactured product, and get that product
Tor much less money than is now being
PAID Tor gasolene and kerosene. This
Is matter of great Importance In the
Dakotas and Minnesota, where the use
! OF gasolene engines for all kinds of
farm purposes is becoming general, and
where gasolene costs at retail all the
way from 16 to 90 cents a gallon. Mt
has been estimated that the denatur.
lied alcohol can be sold for from 10 to
u cents gallon and still leave a good
profit. Three gallons Of it can be made
from a bushel Of corn, -
What is also Of the first Importance
IS the fact that the by-products of these
distilleries can be disposed Of vat gooo
prices for feed for CATTLE These by
products will pay the entire cost OF
distillation, thus enabling the manu-
facturers to sell their product at very
low price. Is
1 Help from the East. T. b..
+ Representative Hill, Of Connecticut
who is much interested in the PROPOSE
tion, is member Of the ways ant
means committee, and will help thu
cause along when that committee be
gins the consideration of bill asking
that .denaturized alcohol be exempted
from revenue duty. He takes the posi-
tion that manufactures in his owl
state are severely handicapped as tn
result of the $2.07 tax, and cites on
illustration out of many. A certai,
firm in his district, engaged in maxim,
cartridges and powder, distills it's owl
alcohol, and ships it to Canada in bond
thus saving the revenue. In Canad
the powder and cartridges are manu-
4 featured, and then shipped back int
the United States, paying custor
duty of IS per cent. Even with such
handicap, there is a profit in the bus
ness. It may easily be figured wha
that profit would be if the Legislation
here spoken of could be enacted.
); Every resident in the northwest no1
pays tribute to the Standard Oil con
], pany in the form of excessive cost fo