The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-30
REVENUE STAMPS SCARCE.
Barre Not Well Supplied with Them
for Paying "War Taxes"

act, passed by Congress last October, g
into effect throughout the country. Her
in Barre banks are making preparation
for selling the stamps over the counter
and others who must have the stamp
available for use are getting ready TO
the day when the law becomes operative
Everywhere there is difficulty in obtain
ing an adequate supply of stamps, ant
the impression persists that the govern
ment has not provided enough stamps
for those who will want to use them.
Around ! 300 stamps have been re-
ceived at the Central Vermont freight
offices here. Advices from the freight
headquarters in st. Adams indicate that
the railroad company has been able to
supply its sub-stations with only COM
paratively few stamps, and the railroad
authorities here estimate that the 1900
received Saturday will not outlast a
| fortnight. As the so-called war tax
stamps must be placed on all freight
bills of lading and receipts for ship
ments of goods, the officials of the Mont
pelier & Wells River railroad are facing
the same situation, and, according to
statements made to-day, the NJ. & w. r.
people have not succeeded in securing
any stamps. From the main offices of
the American Express Co., the Barre
office has received formal notice that
the revenue act becomes operative to-
morrow, although it was said to-day
that the shipment of stamps for the
Barre office had been delayed.
Anticipating the Inauguration of the
new act, local savings and national banks
have purchased or will endeavor to pur
chase large numbers of the stamps in
their various denominations, with the
idea of selling them over the counter to
their patrons. Postoffices are allowed
to retail the stamps by buying them, or
by depositing a bond in return for CON
signments of stamps. Discounts of one
cent. on sales of 800 or more are al
lowed. 30 it will be seen that the hand.
ling of the stamps by the banks is done
more for the convenience of patrons.
At the postoffice in Barre to-day, it was
stated that the stamps would not be
sold there. When the revenue system
begins 10 work smoothly, it is thought |
that people will experience little difficult |
y
want from the banks.
The new revenue act il not respecter
Of persons. Shippers of granite are af-
fected, moving picture houses and other
theatres must pay the price. the tax
being reckoned according to seating ca
Daeity. One amusement man IN Barre
'aid to-day that the act would set hin
back SIS for one show house and $50
or another theatre which he operates.
pawnbrokers, commercial brok
RS, eustomhonse brokers, circus propri-
tors, directors of museums, concert
lalls, and proprietors of other public
with the exception of lec-
ures, lyceums. agricultural or industrial
airs, or benefit exhibitions for religion
II charity, are also affected. Bowling
lleys and billiard rooms are taxed S.
or each alley or table Other things
ihich come within the range of the +,
tamp tax are: Tobacco manufactures,
ickets for parlor ears, sleeping berths, :
elephone and telegraph messages from
sc upward, and steamer tickets for for
ign passage.
The stamp tax applies to wide vari- !
ty of legal and commercial papers. and !
AAh VI Aht NAhh0hNAihUH iAtHtAtitA W / :
le law cannot be legally completed aft
+ tonight without the use of the
amp. One prominent Barre lawyer :
,mpleted a member OF legal transactions 7
st week that saved his client some !.
ling like 5000. To save the stamp tax,
was imperative that the papers should Il
filed before tomorrow.
The government. reaching out along =
e luxury line, has pasted stamp on I
ewing gum. This favorite article of y
mmerce is taxed &c per 81 worth in y
tail value. Cosmetics. perfumery and y
ilet articles must bear a one-eighth Z,
amp for each five cents Of retail value. =
Stamp tax regulations mentioned above q
e something entirely different from u
= special taxes on beer. liquors and
irits, which went into effect in Octo- 7
r and the special taxes on tobacco
ndlers, commission merchants. bank 3,
!. brokers and proprietors Of amuse.
mt houses. which also went into opcr-
ION last month