The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-11
GREAT THINGS ARE
EXPECTED FROM IT
Rules for Densturins Alcohol Are Pro.
nulsatsd-Asai!abls for IS
Cents q Galion.

Cents 0alion.
Washington, ID. c., Oct io.-Mr Ycrkes.
commissioner OF internal revenue. with tho
approval OF the secretary Of the treasury.
has issued the department regulations
controlling the making OF denaiurcd al
uses.
In discussing the new regulations today
Mr. Yerkes said:
The prime object 10 be attained by this
type OF legislation In 20 furnish for purely
s DO called ind inaus,psal Domestic parposas
such as heat light and power. cheap ala
coaoi, with the hope thereby that there
will be a reduction Of expenses In these
This Jenatured alcohol win be q COM
petitor with Illuminating oil. gasoline and
coal.
who use alcohol In their products. alcohol
free OF internal revenue tax now levied
on the same. This tax amounts To about
y per vine Salon , on aic9ho, a; no ona de,
will be derived BY the people by this lcgis-
iatlon, and tbs certainly was In the mind
OF congress. for few public measures re-
eeivsd such hearty and unanimous support
In preps Ing the regulations Il was cs-
sential TO adopt rules that would prohibit,
as far as possible, Preparation % any ana
eminent ~ the reclamation and puritlca-
ton OF icnaturcd alcohol through rcdistil,
lation Or other processes through the re-
moyaj OF the dcnatu ingredients added
and che restoration OF the alcohol TO rs
original condition for beveragg and port
abb purposes.
TO secure this end u will bs necessary
60 use articles for dcnaiurlns purposes
and also use such ingredients as are tho
most difficult to separate from pure al
'ohoi BY chemical or other processes. :
In determining on the dcnaturing agents
TO be used the cost OF the same " OF great
moment. for 10 render this new legislation
OF practical use and benefit IL " accessory
for the denatured product to pasS Into tho
handa OF tho consumer at as low a price
as can be- secured.
Under the regulations now issued aico-
hol OF 80 degrees proof y freed from the
tax OF N9s per wine gallon. after being
dcnaturcd by the use OF either some gen
cral dcnaturing material or some specific
material adapted especially 20 the uses of
certain manufacturing Interests. There
will, therefore be two classes OF dena-
tured alcohol First. that styled com
pietely denatured. which will pass into,
general use for general consumption and
can be purchased az stores without Limit
Ing regulations an against the private cons
sumner: and second. specially dcnnturcd.
In which the material demanded by the
needs OF manufacturing Interests VIII be
regarded, and with Limitations an To thc,
use OF this class. combining 10 To tina special
manufacturing Industry for which u IL
THIS specially dcnaturcd alcohol will be-
kept under strict surveillance and gov
crmcntal supervision.
For the specially dcnaturcd article
ten parts OF wood or rncthyl alcohol and
onc-half part OF bcnElnc viii be- added to,
zoo parts OF ethyl alcohol. In other wortIs,
60 every 100 gallons Of thvl alcohol will,
be added ten gallons ~ wood alcohol and
onc-half gallon OF bcnzlno.
The dcnaluTing process will be accom-
piiahed on the dlRttlicry premises where
the alcohol ls produced In special bonded
warehouses designated and used alone for
dennturing purposes and for the storage
OF dcnnturIng materials. These buildings
and the operation itself will be under the
closest government inspection and con-
troll.
After the alcohol has been deunturcd a.
Is removed from the d'stIlicry premises.
and then becomes a subject either OF gen
craI distribution, IL completely dcnaturcd.
or for Distribution In the manufacturing
formula have been approved by the gov
CrnmCnt.
Dcnaturcd alcohol will supplant very
LARGELY the consumption 81 wood alcohol
for both domestic and manufacturing pur-
poses as I; will be cheaper.
Will, the price of tho completely de-
naturcd alcohol cannot now be definitely
stated. Il is bclioycd II Will not bc moro
than % cents n gallon. With regard to-
the sprc ally dcnaturcd alcohol, the price
OF that VII naturally vary according Ia
the cost OF the dCnaturing ingredients Sc
Icctcd To meet the necessities Of the manu-
featuring industries.