The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-11-29
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A NEW RECORD
Internal Revenue Receipts
Show Increase.
NET S3OS,0OO.OOO IN TAXES
The United States Has Just Passed
Through o Banner Year For
Drinks, Smokes and
0leomargarine.
NET S3OS.OOO.OOO IN TAXES

washington, NOV Zo.-lHe OhitSu
States has just passed through a ban
ner year for drinks and smokes and
oleomargarine.
Here is the nations record for the
twelve months ended on June 80, as II
shows in the figures Of the internal
revenue bureau:
Gallons OF distilled spirits, 100000
600, or 100000 gallons more than
the year before
Barrels OF fermented liquors, So
4s5,l17, an increase Of 100000.
Cigars, 7,sOO,OOO,o 900, or 16O,0OO,OOO
more than in 1909.
Cigarettes. $3.50, 100000, an Increase
Of a solid 1,O00,OOO,OO0
Pounds Of plug, fine cut cube cut,
granulated or sliced smoking or chew
ing tobacco or snuff, 402.0O00,00O, or
4,OOO,0 900 more than the year before.
Pounds of oleomargarine, 141,S62,-
2S2, or 5O,OOO.OOO pounds increase.
Illicit distilling and other manufac-
turing Of moonshine whisky are on the
increase, especially" the bureau de-
clares, where there are statewide
prohibition laws"
Net $3.50, 900 In Taxes.
The internal revenge receipts on all
these things-and certain other things,
such as playing cards and mixed -four
amounted to more than $2S9.0O0 900.
Commissioner CabelPs organization
collected 1t all at cost of about $5,-
100000. =, cost a penny and little
more than sevap mills to collect each
dollar.
When the present year is ended
next June 80 Commissioner Cabell es-
Inmates his men will have collected at
least $3OS,O0O,O00 at practically the
same cost.
Only three other years have sur
passed the year 1910 as an internal
revenue producer since the bureau was
established in 1863. In 1866, while
the Civil War taxes we're still heavy
the receipts mounted up to s310,000,'
600, and following the Spanish-Ameri-
can War in 1900 and 1901, they were
1926, 900, 900 and sSO6,OOO,OOO respec.
lively. But for times Of peace and
normal prosperity 1910 leads the roll
with the prospect Of being eclipsed by
the year 1911
South Leads In Offenses.
Commissioner Cabell's report, speak
ing of Illicit distilling. says Alabama
Georgia, North Carolina and South
Carolina lead in offenses Of that char
acter. During the year officers closed
1911 such plants. 200 more than the
year before.
While the manufacture of oleomar
garine has increased, the tax receipts
were disappointing to the government
That Is said to be due to the fact thai
a large proportion Of the oleo is now
50 made as to take a lower tax thar
formerly. There are large number
Of prosecutions under way charging
violations OF the law, but Commits
sioner Cabell declares he believes they
constitute only a small proportion Of
the real offenses.
Illinois Pays Most.
Illinois led all the states as a pro
Queer OF internal revenue. More thar
$4,000, 900 was collected in that state
New York was second, with $4,000,
600; Kentucky third. with $32,00O,00O
and Indiana, Pennsylvania and Ohio
followed in the order named. Illinois
produced most OF the distilled spirits
and New York produced most Of the
fermented liquors.
Commissioner Cabell recommends
that the pay Of revenue collectors and
officers be raised to level with cor
responding positions in the postal and
orctaunc qorvipa