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time would enable him to formulate
more workable and satisfactory regula-
tions, or, in other words, regulations
that would meet with less criticism and
tend to the smooth and successful work.
ing of the new law.
"The commissioner, however, advises
me that he will at once take up in. per-
son the work of formulating the regu.
latlons, in order to give them to the
public at the earliest possible moment
80 that all who are contemplating the
manufacture of denatured alcohol may
be fully informed 2E
The extension Of time will also en-
able the wood alcohol manufacturers to
use their raw materials and get their
business in shape for the new order Of
things. @..-..-. s..t l
Wood Alcohol Men as Friends.
"The enactment of the law re-
verses the attitude of the wood alcohol
people: From being strenuous oppon-
ents OF free denatured alcohol, they will
become OF necessity its friends, as in
it's Largest use lies their greatest pros
perity xxx ~
"The amendment providing for the
use, OF methyl (wood) alcohol, or other
materials or admixtures of the same,
adds to or takes nothing away from
| Luc Uill. ~
"The amendment which provides
plication by any regularly licensed dis
tiller, in a denaturing bonded ware
house, specially designated or set apart
Tor denaturlng purposes only, and under
conditions to be prescribed by the com
missioner of internal revenue was
made at the suggestion of Commits
sioner Yerkes and was in the nature
Of a compromise between the PROPOSE
ton to contine the manufacture to dis
tilleries that would be permitted to
make denatured alcohol alone and the
proposition to have central warehouses
where the denaturing should be done.
Under the wording Of the act, individ-
ual distilleries can have their bonded
denaturing~ warehouses in connection
with, or separate from, the distilleries,
or the central plant, system can be re-
sorted to. -.
"At every distillery the government
will keep an agent or Inspector who
will also have. charge Of the bonded
warehouse, and there will be no ex-
pense whatever to the manufacturer,
either for. licensing the distillery, bond
ing the WAREHOUSE or paying for the
supervision or the inspection.
Penalties Provided.
"Section is. amended so as very
properly to make the penalties apply
forfeiture of all property, personal and
real, for violation.
TX In n section B.. the; appropriation of
$250,000 is made immediately available,
which is desirable.
Relating to, the, size of the distil-
leries, Commissioned Yerkes has com.
mitted himself in the hearings to min.
imum distilleries that would consume
100 bushels of grain day. This would
mean about $50 gallons Of commercial
alcohol, and probably is about as small
distillery as can economically be op
Grated. -: ,5*,s
"It is due to the senate committee
on finance to say that incorporating the
bill in all it's vital features spEa ctieally
! in Difference to the large vote in the
house, the decided views of large
number Of its members, probably ma
iority, who favored legislation mucl
more in detail and Of more radica
character. and [ happen to know tina,
Senator Hansbrough, who is a membe:
of that committee, was in close toucl
r with the situation at all times, AM
made many timely and valuable sug
erence by his committee associates.
l Rival for Gasolene.
"After careful reading Of the bill
: as passed, and a full conference witt
' Commissioner Yerkes, believe we hav
a workable law and that Yerkes is yer,
friendly to the proposition, and will
promulgate regulations that will enabl
! manufacturers to place denaturized al
q cohol on the, market at the very low
est price possible. For years there hay
$ been many who were friendly to legis
9 lation that would permit the use Of de
8 naturized alcohol tax free for manu-
! featuring purposes, which was com
! paratively simple proposition. Blu
: the real work we have had in hand wa
= to secure legislation that would brin
!, alcohol into competition with gasolen
t and kerosene. This was more or les
= an original proposition, and very diff
8 fcult.
2 $50 far as am able to judge nov
l. we have succeeded beyond our expec
tations. This law, giving us tax-fre
alcohol, is drawn along such liberia
lines that the manufacturers will rea
}. benefit beyond anything they coul
t have hoped fc<, while the producer
n of the raw material, the farmers, VIII
J. will also be the consumers of the alec
K hol for fuel, light and power, will re
d ceive q full measure Of benefit as lee
o islati9n can give them, so far as ca
d Regulations to Be Rushed.