The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1909-07-08
The TAXES
ON TOBACCO.
BeVeridge Says They Are Much
Too Small
SOME STRIKING COMPARISONS

Most European Governments Impose 9
Larger Tax on the Fragrant Weed
Than the United States Does-The
Revenue Might Be Increased Ma
teriaIIy by a Similar Plan.
Washington, July 3.-[Special. +
Senator Beverage of Indiana in urg
ing the senate t amend the laws In
sists that the tobacco tax in the United
States is only a fraction of that OF
most other big nations. Our tax at
present Is 15 cents against 76 cents in
England and France, 81 cents In Italy
and 80 cents in Austria. All those
countries have fewer people than ours.
Our present revenue from all forms OF
tobacco is 100000, that OF England
$65,O0O,OOO, France z 100000. Italy
SS5,OOO,OOO and Austria $47,O00,O00.
From 1850 to 1905 consumption OF to-
bacco In France increased to "a, In
England TO Sc and In the United States
to 24O per cent It Is estimated that
Americans are consuming sixteen
pounds OF tobacco annually for every
male over sixteen. MI. Beverage has
figures to prove that IL we taxed to-
bacco at the same rate as England or
France we would annually derive In
revenue $S3S,OOO,OOO. The tax on to-
bacco Is now lower than it has been
since the government began to tax it at
all, and Senator Beverage for that
reason wants it Increased. He claims
the trust has not been ''totin' fair"
with the consumer.
Good Record of Health.
Only two Of the senators have been
really Ill this session. They are Mr..
Bradley Of Kentucky and Mr.. Shively
Of Indiana. Both are again able to
attend the sessions during a portion OF
each day. The statesman from the
blue grass country ~overworked himself
after coming to Washington, and the
-Hoosier statesman has hardly recov-
cred from the strain of the campaign
In Indiana last year.
Army Engineers Criticised.
Congressman from Illinois, Missouri
and other states in the Mississippi val
ley are losing no opportunity to crit
else harshly the army engineers since
they have reported against the project
for the proposed deep waterway from
the lakes to the gulf. Champ Clark
really gets frothy around the mouth if
the engineers are mentioned in his
presence. The congressman call atten-
ton to the fact that when the late
eminent Captain James B. Eads pro
posed his plan for the jetties at the
mouth of the Mississippi river the en-
gineers reported against that project
Captain Eads, however, p~ersevered and
undertook the work at his own ex'
pense, agreeing to secure the necessary
depth of water, to be maintained by
himNor his heirs forever, and the gov
eminent to pay a certain stipulated
annual amount. Eads succeeded, and
his jetties were accepted by the gov
eminent, and there has been accom-
plished all the captain claimed in spite
Of the fact that the government en-
gineers had cried down his proposition
and declared he was a dreamer.
A Unique Automobile.
Representative Butler Ames Of Mas
sachusetts Is credited with having the
most attractive automobile that runs
about the streets Of Washington. This
machine is built low, with an immense
hood that hides a powerful engine
The hood, wheels and chassis are paint
ed green. The seats are a novelty IL
automobiles, as they are made Of rat
tan, much after the fashion of phae
tons. The machine is known here as
the Green Goose, and with the excep
ton of the magnetic, ~speedometer and
one or two other attachments every
part of the machine, which is capable
Of a speed of easily seventy miles al
hour, was made by Mr.. Ames in hi:
private machine shops at Lowell.
Let Posterity Bear Burden.
Representative Roberts of Massachu-
sets is another congressman who says
he is convinced the only way in which
to bring about a comprehensive devel
opment of the waterways of the coun.
try is by an issue Of bonds to be used
for internal waterway improvements
He states that he recently had a very
interesting trip from Baltimore tC
Philadelphia by way of the Chesa
peake bay and the Delaware and
Chesapeake canal, which is a part OF
the plan to connect Boston with Beau.
fort, N. c., and the Florida keys by q
system of canals and the use of nat
ural waterways-the rivers, sounds
and bays-making an i~ntercoastal route
free from the perils of the ocean and
Of Hatteras and shortening the dis
lance between Boston and Key West
by several hundred miles. Mr.. Rob
erts thinks posterity should be made
to pay for the Improvements, because
it will derive most of the benefits.
Claims Efficacy of Bill.
Representative Bennett of New York
IS noSitive that if a bill he has intro