The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-08
RULES TO GOVERN
MANUFACTURE
OF ALCOHOL

Washington. Oct s.-Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue Yerkes yesterday is
sued the departmental regulations con-
trolling the making and tho uses OF de-
natured alcohol. These regulations rem
der effective law enacted by the con-
gress AT It's last session. and which pro-
vides for the withdrawal from bond, tax
free. OF domestic alcohol when it IL rem
dsred UNIT for beverage or liquid medic.-
nal uses by the admixturs OF suitable
denaturing materials and for the use OF
the denatured articles in the arts and in
dustries, and for fuel, light and power.
The law becomes effective Jan i. 1901.
This legislation In In harmony with
similar enactmsnts adopted by nearly all
foreign countries. In discussing the new
regulations. Mr.. YeTkes said:
This denAtured alcohol will be com
petitor with illuminating oils, gasoline
and coal. It will also furnish to manu-
facturers who use alcohol I'm the prod
ucts OF their factories alcohol free Of the
heavy Internal revenue tax now levied.
gallon on alcohol at $50 degrees proof. II
l. believed great benefit will be derived
by the people from this legislation.
"In preparing the regulations IL was
essential 10 adopt rules that would pro-
hibit, as far as possible, perpetration of
any and all frauds against the revenue
OF the government by the reclamation
and publication OF denatured alcohol
gradients and restoration Of the alcohol
TO its original condition.
Under the regulations now issued, al
cohol OF $50 degrees proof Is freed from
the tax OF 81 95 per wine gallon after be-
ing denatured by the use Of either some
generally denaturing material or some
specific material adapted. especially TO
the uses OF certain manufacturing inter-
ests. There will. therefore, be two
classes OF denatured alcohol. First, that
STYLED completely denatured, which Will
pass into general use for general con-
sumption, can be purchased In the stores,
without limiting regulations as against
the private consumer, and, second, 'spe-
cially denatured,' In which the material
demanded by the needs of manufacturing
interests will be regarded and with limi-
tations as to. the use of this class. comm
ing il 10 the special manufacturing indus
try for which II is prepared -,
This specially denatured alcohol Will
be kept under strict surveillance aho
governmental supervision.
"For the completely denatured article
to every 100 gallons OF ethyl alcohoi WIZ
be added 10 gallons of wood alcohol and
one-half gallon of benzine.
"The denaturing process VIII be accom-
plished on the distillery premises, where
the alcohol is produced in special bonded
warehouses. Denatured alcohol Will sup
plant very largely the consumption OF
wood alcohol for both domestic and man
ufacturing purposes. as 1t will be cheap
er. ,.,. A.
while the price or the completely ue-
natured product cannot now be Den
nitely stated, II is believed IL VIII not pe
more than 30 cents a gallon.
with regard TO the specially denaturec
alcohol. the price of that Will naturally
vary according 10 the cost of the dena'
turing ingredients, selected TO meet the
necessities of the manufacturing indus
tries.
These special agents will only be usec
where IL is made perfectly apparent &c
the department that the Industrial inter
ests involved cannot use completely de
natured alcohol by reason OF the pres
ence of wood alcohol or benzine. In tha'
case some other .denaturing agent whicf
will accomplish the purposes OF destroy
ing, as far as possible, the potable oi
beverage qualities OF the alcohol and q
the same time, adapt the denatured arti
Gle 10 the special ends desired. will be
determined upon.
MANY manufacturers recover large
proportions of alcohol originally used and
reuse same at the present time, and this
privilege will be extended TO the dena-
tured product, and IL necessary for Its
reuse the proprietors OF manufacturing
plants will be allowed TO redstill and re-
denature the recovered alcohol, under
governmental supervision.
1.-The adoption OF this legislation Will
require some extension of the force OF
the internal revenue bureau, especially
for field work.