The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-17

interest of temperance and morality. There are several large breweries at present in both Ohlafion1a ana Indian Territory, but under the new order of things they will have to close up and
 seek new fields in which to manufac-
 ture the foamy beverage.
 Oklahoma and Indian Tsrritory are at
 present attached to the Internal Reye.
 nue Collection District of Kansas. The
 last returns show that the aggregate
 collections .or Kansas and these two territories amounted to only about
 ss42,00o during the fiscal year. okla.
 homas therefore. will not be made q
 separate district merely to give anoth-
 CT Republican a position that pays e4,-
 500 Q year. The Republicans making
 the appeal were frankly told that much.
 Arl<ansas May Lose.
 If the cosolidation process is kept
 up the belief is that Arkansas will l also be tackled 6u to some <other big
 district probably to Missouri or Lou
 isiana. Tn round numbers the collec-
 tions for Arkansas last year were only &122,000.
 The collections in Mississippi are
 among the smallest of the staets, and
 Mississippi is included in the Louis-
 iana district and has been for many
 years. South Carolina is another small
 district that could easily be merged with the Georgia district. The collec- tions in one of the Texas districts are also small, and the first thing CoIec-
 tor Philemon B. Hunt knows/ lie will be asked to play second fiddle to the
 the larger job in the Lone Star stase.
 famous Webster Flanagan who holds Collectors of Nnternal revenue re- ceive the same salaries all over the United States. The man in the Peoria
 district of Illinois. where the bulk of the cheap, fiery corn ,whiskey. is pro- kaHr fw4 <n Ia Ca,x1 .
 the stupendous sum of s35.000,00o. and
 there is anoth CT district in Illinois in which the collections amount to about 31i .000. 900 annually; and yet these of ficials with such heavy responsibilities draw no more in the way of einolu-
 ments than collectors who take in a few hundred thousand dollars.
 Commissioner Yerkes of Kentucky several years ago recommended to Con- gress that the collectors in the large districts be allowed S6,000 year. Nm the examination before the Senate Ap- propHiations Committee. Senator Teller
 declared that would never do.
 Why" he exclaimed, "that is as much as you receive as Commissioner"
 The Commissioners replied: Well. l Senator, there are some peculiar things | in this life. Members of Congress are | paid (that of course, was before the | salary was increased to &7.50O) only 1 s5,0o0 and yet the Secretary of the
 Senate is given s6,O00--TnOre than Sem ators are allowed"
 MT. Teller smiled and dropped the argument, but all the same collectors in the largo districts wefe ignored. al- l though they have to give excessive
 bonds and are responsible for the l short -comings of the men under them. l Revenue is Reduced.
 Government experts are already fig- | uring that the tendency to abolish | Iiuuor selling in so many sections of l the United States Is so strong that ! there is likely to be a marked reduce l ton in the taxes on whiskey, wine and peer, and as the Government axpendi- | jules are piling up on account of the
 increase in army and navy expenses. | the digging of the Panama Canal ana l the general demand for the proper im- l provement of the waterways. Congress | at the coming session, will have to | provide the means for raising the l money from other sources.
 They call attention to the Tact that | even a sentiment is growing against l the manufacture and sale Of cigarettes. | That industry produces heavy revenue | Some States now have laws barring tiie | cigarette and indications are that otn- 1 CTS are likely to enact similar laws. l Leading men and women connected | with the anti-saloon organizations ae- | gert that they will do their utmost | this winter to induce Congress to put | a stop to the issuing of permits to pso- | ple to sell liquors in countAes ana l States in which local option laws are ! in force. 1 Erroneously. most folks will tell you | that the Government issues licenses ! This is not so. 1t Is tax Of Sze l year on the sale of the commodities. ! and it is contended by tho advocates