The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-19
ALCOHOLIC RED TAPE
Law Fayorlno Denatured Product
Bound Hand and Foot.
A FLAT FAILURE UP TO DATE.

AFLAT FAILURE UP TO DATE.
Senator Hansbrouoh Working Hard TO
Reltevs ths Pressure 49, Rules and
nseulations lntsrfsrs -- Amendments
A. Nj VT II Foros.
senator Hansbrough OF North Dako-
a, author Of the denatured alcohol law,
h taking advantagc OF every opportu-
nifty to impress on the president the
Importance Of having the treasury de-
partment exercise good judgment In the
preparation Of rules and regulations
61r the manufacture and sale Of the new
4usl under the law as amended at the
recent session Of congress. The act
does not 60 Into effect before next Sep
tember. II n designed to encourage
fhe manufhcture Of the fuel by farmers,
who, II u expected, will club together
and engage In making denaturcd alco-
~ ID much the same way they now CO
operate IN many sections to conduct
Cx0amefieo.
The original law for the manufacture
q denatured alcohol, passed nearly
y6Gf ago. II nat failure, writes
Washington correspondent Of the Chi
caso Evening Post II developed be-
fore Il was put Into effect that the leg
lslat1ou was 20 worded AZ to make It
Impossible Tor anybody outside the
whisky trust 10 engage In the making
of the fuel. The treasury department
added 10 tho uselessness Of the legisla-
don by adopting rules and regulations
which make Il next to impossible for
dealers to handle the commodity after
ths whisky trust has made II.
The internal revenue officer seems to
Fear that some ono may convert gal
lon Of the denatured article back into
the state IN which II existed before 1t
was denatured and use It for drinking.
This. Of course, would be violation Of
The laws, and the internal revenue bu-
reau has taken pains to throw restric-
t1ons about the sale OF the fuel.
% 10 this time only small quantities
Of the denatured product have been
On the market, and II there has been
any demand for It It Il because It Is
novelty. The prico demanded by
dealers IA different parts OF the coun-
Try = extoftionate.
y oaw the aign sDenatured Alcohol
Voe Gsja oyer drug store front here
81 Wash1ngtpn the other day." said
Genatoe Hansbrough, ''and asked
how much II wa pint. The proprie-
IT, answered 20 cents, or 91.00 gal
lon. That u outrageous. Twenty or %
cents Z gallon would be fair price.
an tpld that dealers all over the
country havv been asking from 10 to
= cents pint Tor the fuel, and there
~ ben soma demand Tor It at this
sa1s simply because It Is q novelty"
Tho North Dakota senator wishes
~ pee11dsnt to 80 to It that when
~ amended law goes into effect oil
tnuecessary restrictions are removed.
RI dsnatuled alcohol is ever to come
lzItD oenGral use.v said hes 1T must be
@ 1xoe from surveillance after 1t
pooooo into tho hands Of the dealers
q = gasollne There u no more rea-
con why IT. sale should be hedged
about BY rcd taps than there IL for
putting gasoline under guard. do not
know that the internal revenue depart
ment = preparing to continue the sur
volllance. but I Wish to make sure II
can that tho fuel has fair show
with gasoline. II every man who
makes 4 and every man who sells It
Il % b under suspicion all the time 1t
win never como into general use."
"Is & eaay - convert denatured al
cohol back into the natural state and
~ Il for drinkingf
~ = not easy, but It can be done. I
~ not believe anybody viii try to con-
yoFt ! ealjon of tho stun back into its
natural state. All ! am asking Is that
~ may have q fair chance to see
what denatured alcohol can do for It.
oolf. Il = necessary that its manufac-
ture shall be under the eye OF the gov
ernment but after Il has left the ware
house 0f tho dlstillery It should receive |
prselseiy the treatment other fuel re-
colves.'s
Tha senator believes the price OF de-
natursd alcohol should not be higher
than that OF gasoline. 'The price must
como down." said be, 1and believe It
win if No can get into the market on
the same footing with gasoline. AS
lOnS q lt y 10 be an outlaw and the
0omand limited the price win stay up"
posvow For Mines.
Ons Of tn striking results OF the
stiliiation of water power for the de-
yolcpmont Sof electricity is found in
mining digtr4ctS where the absence Of |
fuol = an obstacle, says the Philadel |
s,hla pnaaa. IN Mexico fhA cost OF fuel