The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-11-06

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ular and legitimate business expenses
had been met. The collections from
this source, in the fiscal year under
consideration, totaled 81, 430, 1858. Then
there was the corporation excise tax
which brought in the neat sum of
1888, 624.
The revenue from Missouri brew
cries on beer manufactured during
the last half OF 1913 and the first half
Of 1914, at a dollar barrel. was near
ly $i,250,0C0. During the fiscal year
l9li-l5 the sum turned over from this
source will be considerably augmented,
the European war having raised this
tax TO $3.50 IA barrel, and will cause
the brewers to pay nearly $G,S75,OOO.
The sum paid by Missouri manufac-
turers Of plug, chewing and emoking
tobacco and cigar and cigarette man
ufacturcrS was not q small item, not
including the amount paid by whole
saler and retailers to sell finished
tobacco products.
Then, for the fiscal year 1894,
there were the Federal receipts from
wholesale ard retail dealers in liquors
and malt beverages, from manufac-
turcrs Of the same for the privilege Of
manufacturing, from oloomargcrinc
makers; from cheese filters; from
manufacturers Of adultcratcd butter,
buttcr rcnovators, and from playing
card manufacturers.
The 1871 Red Book advance infor-
nation, prepared 10y the Supervisor
Of Statistics a. r. Eimonston states
Missouri is divided by the Federal
authorities into two revenue districts
the first having St Louis as head
quarters and containing such other
manufacturing ccnters rs Hannibal,
st. Charles, Cape Girardeau, Poplar
Bluff, Charlottesville, Moberly, Wash
ington, Mexico, Hermann, DeSoto,
New Madrid, Louisiana and other CT
ties and towns of the eastern half of
the state; and the Sixth district, with
Kansas City as the headquarters and
containing in addition, st. Joseph,
Joplin, Carthage Springfield, Sedalia,
jefferson City, Webb City, Columbia,
Fulton and other flourishinE towns.
Most of Missouri's annual Federal
revenue comes from the eastern dis
trict, there having been conecIed from
there during l0l3-l4, $ll,343,7ll.
Manufacturers. banks and brcwtries,
distillers. mercantile and other cor
porations. and citizens subject to the
income tax. of the western district
paid in during the same period, ST..
9S7,S07.
Regardless of the proportions of
the sum Missouri paid to Uncle Sam
during l9l3-li. it was only sufficient
to meet the cost of one dreadnought
of the size. power and effectiveness
Of the class now being turned out an.
nually to keep this country on equal
footing with European naval powers
A future Bureau of Labor Stats
tics bulletin will give details as to the
number Of wholesale and retail liquor
dealers there are l9l4-l5, in Missouri
including. for the retail portion, fra
ternal, commercial and social clubs
which, until day or two ago, sold Ii
quors to members and their guests
without state, city or county ta'
but each did pay Uncle Sam $25 an
nually for the privilege. This infor
nation will he highly interesting since
il will show how many Of such asso
Citations, organizations and bodies il
the state are affected by the reccn
: decision Of the Missouri Suprem
Court which comncls all such to tax
out a dramshop license if they con
tinue to sell liquors The latest fig
ures on this subject win not be avail
able for n few weeks, but those COY
crinC the fiscal year which close
June 80, 1913, throw light on hor
d far-reachinC the Supreme Court ru
ing is. Then there were 1872 Fcdc
r raj tax-payinc wholesale and reta
e liquor and beer dealers, reciilicrs an
Il hrcweries in Missouri Those solel
+ licensed ms retail dispensers Of "w'
c goods" numbered S,Sjl, At that tin
l. there were $500 state licensed salooI
L and dramshops, leaving 1881 retail
d ers holding licnse from Uncle Sam,
I represent organizations with bars
d their club rooms, lid-lifting" club
L dining cars with bullets, operatir
Is without either state, city or coun
le licenses. No speak easy" or "moo
lie shining" resorts, "boot-legging" drl
% stores, "blnd tigers" and other pla
If es where liquor is illegally sold, {
:; Their by the drink, quart or gallon, n