Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-08
ALCOHOL FOR USE IN ARTS
Government Issues Regulations for haking
the Den stured roduot.
EXPECTED TO Be vi IMMENSE VALUE
Comn'issiOner Nerkes speaks of
Objects of ConEress-LeEisIatio
Along same Lines in Prac-
ticaIIy All Countries.

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! WASHINGTON, Oct MIR Ierkes,
commissioner Of internal revnue. with the
approval OF the secretary of the treasury.
! today issued the departmental regulations
! controlling the making OF denatured alco-
hoi, the handling OF the same, ana its uses.
These regulations follow and render effec-
! tive a law enacted by congress as its last
session, and which provides for the with
drawal from bond. tax free. OF domestic
alcohol when the same Is rendered UNFIT
for beverage or liquid medicinal uses by
the admixture of suitable denaturing ma
terials and for the use OF the denatured
article in the arts ana Industries and for
fuel light and power
This legislation is ia harmony with sim-
lar enactmeuts adopted by nearly all foreign
countries Great Britain in 1855 legislsted
on this subject along the same lines Of our
own law. and France, Germany. Austria
and virtually all the continental powers
now furnish their subjects alcohol free of
tax for the usese above mentioned
In discussing the new regulations today,
Mr.. Ierkes said:
The prime object to be attained by this
type OF legislation is to furnish for purely
domestic uses, and also for what might be
called industrial domestic purposes. heat,
light and power. cheap alcohol with the
hope thereby that there will be a reduction
fof expenses in these departments.
This denatured alcohol will be a COM
pettor with illumnatlng\ oil, gasoline and
coal.
objects of the Law.
ut will also furnish to manufacturers
who use alcohol in the products of the
factories. alcohol free from the heavy in
terna revenue tax now levied on the
same. This tax amounts to about s. per
wine gallon on alcohol. at 1S0 degrees proof
II is believed great benefit will be derived
by the people by this legislation. and this
certainly was In the mind of congress, for
few public measures received such hearty
and unanimous support as did this
In preparing the regulation 1t was cs-
sential to adopt rules that would prohibit
as FAR possible preparation of any
and all frauds against the revenue OF the
government by the reclamation and re-
publication of denatured alcohol through
Redistribution or other processes through the
removal OF the denatured ingredients
added and the restoration OF the alcohol
to its original condition for beverage and
} potable purposes.
ITO secure these ends 1t will be neces-
sary to use articles for denaturng pur-
poses and also use such ingredients as
} are the most difficult to separate from
pure alcohol By chemical or other pro-
cesses.
I'm determining OH the denaturing agents
} to be used. the cost of the same Is OF great
moment for to render this new legislation
! OF praetleal uss and benefit Il is necessary
Tor the denstured product to pass into the
hands OF the consumer at as low price
as can be secured.
Two Classes of Product.
Under the regulations now issued, aJco-
hol of $50 degrees proof is freed from the
, tax of sl.ss per wine gallon after being
denatured by the use of either some gem
eral denaturing material or some specific
material adapted especially to the uses of
certain manufacturing interests. There
Will, therefore. be two classes of denatured
: alcohol first, that styled completely de-
natured, which will pass into general use
for general consumption. can be purchased
at stores without limiting regulations as
against the private consumer: and, sec
ond specially denatured, in which the
material demanded by the needs of manu-
featuring interests will be regarded and
with limitations as to the use of this class
confining 1t to the special manufacturing
industry for which it is prepared
This specially denatured alcohol will
= be kept under strict surveillance and gov.
/, ernmental supervision
For the completely denatured article
e ten parts of wood or methyl alcohol and
I one-half part of benzine will be added "a
Tooth part OF ethyl alcohol: in other words
: to every Tooth gallon of ethyl alcohol will
' be added ten gallons of wood alcohol and
\ one-half gallon OF benzine
The denaturing process Will be accomp
a lished on the distillery premises where the
Q alcohol is produced, In special bonded ware
: houses designated and used alone for do
maturing purposes and for the storage Of
denaturing materials These buildings ant
the operation itself will be under closes
governmental inspection and control.
r After the alcohol has been denatured n
Is removed from the distiIlery premises and
then becomes a subject either of genera
distribution, II completely denatured, or fol
distribution to the manufacturing estab
r lishments whose special denaturing formu
r lac have been approved by the government
: "Denatured alcohol will suppIant Yer,
: largely the consumption Of wood alcoho
: for both domestic and manufacturing pur
= poses, II will be cheaper
Price of Product.
n While the price OF the completely de
: natured product cannot now be dehnitpl,
: stated. ii is believed it will not be NOR,
: than IS cents a gallon.
with regard to- the specially denature,
alcohol, the price of that will natural,
, vary according to the cost OF the denatur
ing ingredients selected 20 meet the neces
stiles OF the manufacturing industries.
These special agents will only be use,
where it is made perfectly apparent to tn
department that the Industrial interests I'm
Volved cannot use completely denatured al
q cohol by reason of the presence OF WOO,
$ alcohol or benzine. In that case some othe
n denaturlng agent or agents, which will ac
e complish the purposes OF destroying. as ia
:. as possible. the potable or beverage quail
+ ties of the alcohol and at the same tim
e adapt the denatured articles TO the speoia
$ ends desired, will be determined upon
= 'sThe manufacturers will he requested Il
furnish desired formulae, together with
sample OF the denaturing agent produce,
; according 70 the formulae and a sample o