Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-11
BEST RESULTS SHOWN
IN INTERNAL REVENUE
COLLECTIONS for 1913 Ahead of
All Records-District's
Share, $913,1O4.23.

The District of Columbia contributed
1913, 1O4.23 of the grand total Of $344-
424, 453.S5 collected as internal revenue
during the fiscal year 1918. The collec-
tons for the fiscal year exceed the best
record Of former years-namely, during
1911-by SCI. sos 154.12. and exceed the
collections for the past fiscal year by s22,-
sos, 800 49,
These are facts and figures disclosed
in the annual report OF W. H. Osborn,
commissioner of internal revenue
The cost of collecting the internal reve-
nue. for the fiscal year was approximate
ly 1882 per thousand dollars, or 159
per cent The cost of collection the
previous fiscal year was $17.14 per thou
sand dollars, or III per cent. In 1911,
the fiscal year in which the largest sum
was collected prior to the fiscal year
1873 the cost of collection was SIG. so
per thousand dollars, or LES per cent.
The average cost of collection since the
establishment of the bureau is So. 81
per thousand dollars, or 80 per cent
Itemized Statement.
The principal items comprising the in
crease in revenues over last year were
as follows: Distilled spirits, $7,4S7,-
s54.77: manufactured tobacco, including
cigars. cigarettes ana snuff, ST. 199. 273. 10 :,
fermented liquors. $2,99S, 219.o9: special
excise tax on corporations. Sc, 423. 04O. o.
The exact amount of expenses incurred
in the collection of internal revenue can
not be stated until all the accounts for
the fiscal year have been received and
adjusted. The amount of such expenses,
however approximates S., $4,000 as COM
pared with $5.515O00. in round numbers,
for the previous fiscal year.
The wealth of gold and silver and paper
money filling the vaults of the federal
Treasury is due in no small measure to
the mountaineering drinking. smoking
and card playing of the American people
during the fiscal year 1913.
Sources of Revenue.
The 143 go, GOO gallons of whisky and
brandy consumed during the year brought
in $157, 542 600: the 65,246,O0O barrels of
beer, porter and ale Melted the govern
ment $50 2i6, 900; the 14,276. I'll 600 cigar
cites smoked increased the revenues by
SIT, S46O $50: the I, 639 OBS. 600 cigars pulled
away benefited Uncle Sam to the extent
of $23, O97 $780, the chewing and smoking
of 4O4 363. coo pounds of tobacco gave
him $50 3i.,, 900: taxes on 81, 900 600 pounds
of snuff amounted to 81, So. 600, and the
sale Of 81, 7t4. 1855 packs of playing cards,
an increase Of 1,9o2.4I5 over the previous
year. brought $780,
Taxes on 4,172,0OO pounds of artificially
colored oleomargarine amounted to $417,-
600 and on 1:'S. gS6, 600 pounds of uncol-
ored oleomargai inc to $347. $50. This show
ed an aggregate increase of 1896 600
pounds in the consumption of oleomar-
garine. AS compared with last year. The
use of IS. 742.O0O pounds Of process or
renovated butter. decrease of $4,000
pounds, gave the government S97 900.
'Filled Cheese" Disappears.
The manufacture of filled cheese" an
parenty has disappeared. While the
Treasury collected tax on $4,000 pounds
a year ago, none was collected during the
fiscal year of 1913.
The aggregate number of saloons i'm the
country this year was 194, SO a decrea So
despite the increased consumption of in
toxicants. of 21.554. as compared with
the fiscal year 1872 Wholesale liquor
dealers numbered 6.452, a decrease of tHo
within year.