The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-12-19
maui WINE COMPANY
SUBJECT TO DIG FINE
internal Revenue Collector IN
Special Reports Tells Of
Law Violation.

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WHOM Pure Food Inspector blanchard
went 10 Matt recently ana sampled
some % ths output Of The Kappakalua
Winery Company there was no suspicion
that there would Do 90 much trouble
as has since followed especially In re-
gard tesihe internal revenue service,
(which has since tnlyrn action !, in the
case. His report has not yet been sub
An adverse report has been forwards
cd TO washington By Collector OF In
ternal Revenue Cottrill against the
KaupakRlua Winery Company, Of Maui,
because one of The privileges for the
use of bpandy III terrifying the wine
was exceeded. II Is also expected that
report, by. J. Walter Drake, who was
retained by the company TO present
their side of the case, viii be the BASH
OF 4 compromise In case the Washing
ton department decides that the com.
pRhy, 81 lbsfaalt. 5si ~. "a s,,,J
There hah, beenfa ruwpr that the com
paht ;opuld be, fined $4,000, but. this l.
aeniedehS lntetual revenne ofieers. The
law bpes eallys daesspo permit the col
lecfonae RsseHa fines, and these only
Lean haanR detby process Of law, duly
/ carried Though the proper courts.
The Mani winery Is permitted x
make iise Of brandy, and If this is i'm
ported from the mainland in bond, and
used directly ~ fdftifying, the. wine
there I'D no duly, 10 bapaid upon Il. II
had come to the ears Of the federal Of
ficers that the, company was making
brandy on its own aecount, -manufaetnr
ing it from the reaidue of the grape
after the 'inice liad been used Ia Greats
wine, and that this act ia the one 81
which the adverse nepert has been mad
to Warrington, y
;y Report 10 washington.
HowStef, the federal officers hav,
fbeen 1tegfinF elbsd witch on the com
! t,any and their findings an ths .repor
has beeh sent on to5 washington. i
| liz believed that much Of the disFegart
Iof thelfedefaI law in the. use of th,
fdrtifyih9 material is due to the ignor
Aance ofi$he management, and not from
any desire to hoodwink the government
United States District AttoYne,
Brecko1s has been notified Of the re
port of the collector, and if neceBsar,
eeurt action can be taken at any time.
It is known that the grapes used o.
Maui in the manufacture of wine ar
\ of low grade, and far below those use,
in the manufacture of California wines
and the greater use of brandy to forti
fly the Maui product is necessary. How
ever, the Maui wine is spoken Of, as /
finally reaches the market, as good a
that manufactured in the Colder
State.
| While il may seem odd that the fed
eral law is so strict with it's regulation
as TO the manufacture of wines, etc
and severe in its arraignment Of offend
J. ers, at the same time il opens the wa
} To compromises. The latter, however
i have to BE, c5tT5ed through to wasl
'ingtoh Ind are not in the disposition o
the local collectors.s -.
TerTitory's Part.
The internal revenue department hs
made its own independent investigi
lions, and has had nothing to do wit
{, the Investigations of Territorial Foo
Inspector BlanchaSd, who has made
series of tests of the wine. The rel
enue department can accept no al
from other allied departments, eithl
) of the. federal or local government
, and whatever Mr.. Blanchard has don
, is for the Territory only.
His1fndings have had no effect upo
3 the findings of the revenue collector
> ageDta. It is reported that both thei
! actions have resulted in sending Il
stock. down from ,$l2 to SO, but eve
the federal officials see no reason WI
: ] Al. I. Sc
o duciug good wine, and can continue
]. do yso,;. oven with the low grade
n grapes, and the company is not to
put out of ,business.
= Fhere was another fear that Il
Maui license commission might take q
+ tiofI''und revoke the license, but Seer
a taty ID. o. Lindsay, OF the commissio
!. states no such action has been take
y although the commission had Manag
Il FaEGett, Of the winery on the carp
o for some of the things the compal
: had done. :, 81
& Msis reported from Maui that t
violation of the federal revenue by {
4 ]'present management win bring to
Beaaaa fight which has been bFewi
d. among 1.-THE big Stockholders for son
q, time forsthe control of,the winery, a
/ he who reads can sec that change
tho infringement is needed to restc
z eonlitfenee IN the Eanpakalpa wine
ID business. Ia -: o. ffs-.. s.,za.} {
to- when Mr.. Blanchard took tho ga
q! plsSlFfom the winery he had the VI
:; ana containers filled with wines seal,
~ and II is feared the contents will
70 eShdenned and poured out on I
err ground, instead Of the purple tide "a
n. ing DIVER the bars to supply a thirs
!. public with drinks at the usual pr
w 1t ID said Mr. Blanchard found, besit
snRaf, coioring matter in the samp
cd examined by him.
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