The Washington times., 1916-01-29
BILL MAY.
KILL ONE INDUSTRY
COrby Yeast Plant, Which Makes
Pure Grain Alcohol, Might Be
Driven Out.
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Wood alcohol and denatured alcohol |
are not palatable," said Mr.. Shoemaker, |
but pure grain alcohol IN the basis Tor |
alcoholic beverages. the manufaeture
and sale of which this bill aims TO STOP.
"Manlfestly It would be incongruous
70 prohibit the manufacture OF alcohOlic
beverages, yet at the same time permit |
the manufacture OF the very basis FOR
| alcoholic beverages
"But grain alcohol can be and has
been purchased. even on Sunday. by
persons who mix sugar and lemon with
lt and make a drink which has All the
effects OF whisky. Practically all that II
lackE is the color and flavor Of sugar.
| and It may be the better for that.
AT the time the bill was drawn par
ucular attention was given the manu-
iacture and sale OF pure grain alcohol.
The Anti-Saloon League Of the District
| knows the experiences Of 4 number OF
states which did not prohibit the manu-
faeture of pure grain alcohol. The ex:
perience was to witness the practical
notification of the prohibition laws. It
] wsB with a view TO preventing repeu-
tion OF this notification in the District
that we specifically prohibited the man
| uIacture Of pure grain alcohol
Might Move From District.
| Mr.. Shoemaker said that at the time
Section 2 was drawn 1t was not
known to the collaborators on the
bill that there was a large manu-
featuring plant in the District which
would be affected by It, He stated.
however, that the information that
there was such a plant did not alter
matters and that the. Anti-saloon
League would have to insist on the
prohibition Of the manufacture OF
pure grain alcohol II IL hoped to
make the .District~dry.
Members Of the Anti-Saloon League,
80 klA
with the proprietors of the yeast
factory and know them to be tenn
perance men, today express regret
that the plant should be affected
Their friendship, however, did not
ment 20 the bill. Instead, they sug-
gested that the yeast factory might
be moved beyond the bounds Of the
District so as not to be affected by
the prohibition law.
COrby Company Statement.
A statement issued by the Corbp Com
pany today contains the information
that 5000 barrels of alcohol are OBJ
tanned every year at the yeast plant,
and sold under contracts which
specifically state that the alcohol is
not to be used for beverage purposes
The statement contains the further
information that purchasers OF the al
cohol have offered S25 additional on the
price II the Corby Company would lift
the restrictions as to the use OF the
fluid. II Is also stated that many Of
fers to purchasce the alcohol have been
recoived from individuals and Arms
wishing to use II for beverage purposes,
but all of these were rejected.
, The corby Company. accord ing to
ersl tax Of between cen $500, 600 and 500.
600 for the sale of tho alcohol, the
rate being about f.10 per gallon.
, Alexander Bell. general counsel for
nSs tho cSef ob
jectionable feature to the production
OF alcohol at the yeast factory was
the fact that II necessitated the pres
ence Of a Government internal revenue
agent 1t the factory every day and
this might look as IL the plant had
/, some association with the distiillng
! or rectifyinG of spirits
Started AS a Hobby.
"This IL a great. big plant out at
I.anEdon," said Mr.. Bell. 1T is a plant
= OF which the people of the District
, should be proud. IL was started as a
= hobby. but in a comparatively short
: time has grown to be national ~
5 dustry.
c I'm their EFFORTS 10 product absolutely
s pure bread the Corby company found II
: necessary to establish a yeast factory
@ to obtain a. non-varying and uniform
= yeast, for It was the yeast which pre-
s vented the production OF absolutely
= The Corby company brought a mum.
= ber Of scientists, bacteriologists, micro
: scopists, and other technically trained
e men to LengdGn: placed unIimite' GniI,iI,s
stoned them to product non-varyinJ
yeast. member OF the Corby family
was especially educated In chemistr!
5 to conduct this branch Of the business
4 1 a
= plant which is now serving territor!
= from New Brunswick to Panama. ant
l. from the Atlantic tn the Pacific.
i A plant Of this size cannot be move'
l. from its original location because o
d it's size The machinery is installed n
u tripIicate. there arc two different wate
systems IN IT and there at are otnsT SoI,ei iei
II permanent. It must continue In tusl
ness who're it = now. or 1t must g
l. out of business"
4 Sold To Wholesalers.
II Attorney Bcll said tho orby Compan
} sold its alchohol directly to wholesal
d druggists to q few retail druggists. I
!. laboratories. hospitals dye factorie
is and for use in the arts. sciences an
p manufsct cturing, To prevent any of II
In slchohol reaching distilllng or rectilS
m ing plants, tire Corby Company mad
contracts with commercial useIs lf th
product which call for every barre
produced.
The Corby Company's statement col
a tains scientific tTeatises on the commej
: cial uses Of alcohol. indicating that III
corporation has gone very deeply into
study Of the subject Attorney Bell say
this study was made so that the Corr
Sc company could be Satisfied that when
1t purchaser bought alcohol for a sDecit
n. purpose the nature OF his bushes
-, would inform the company as to whetl
j. er OF not the representations were col
y, rect.
W An Important Industry.
81 The technical statement on alcohC
a. discusses the origin OF the fluid an
its uses for commercial, scientific
n mechanical. and medicinal purpose
ALCOHOL is manufactured by the Corb
" company az a result OF the manufaC