Evening journal., 1916-11-27


100 persons in the United States in
1915 who paid taxes on incomes OF
81 0oo oo0 or more. on incomes be-
tween s5oo0oo and 100000 209
paid taxes ana there were To- others
with incomes over 100000
All previous records were broken
in collections from Internal revenue
taxes during the fiscal wear ending
June so 1916. according 10 the re-
port ~ Commissioner W. IT. Osborn.
made public yesterday.
There were 236 $50 individual in
come faN returns and the total collec-
tons we're s67.943.5ei
Tho SIX ates in which the. largest
Individual income tax was collected
are New York. S36.252.e55; Pennsyl-
vsnis. s6313.1ei. Illinois. s5.l66.6Se
Massachusetts S41q3.S2S; New Jer-
sey. s2.s2S 300. and Ohio, se.416.70l.
-Four nelawareans have incomes In
excess 0f 81 100000
The collection districts showing the
largest collections from this source
are the Second New York. Si4,710.225
Third New York. Sl0.5S7 .399: First
Illinois. S4S4S593. Third Massachu-
srrfs. S41e2S2S: First Pennsylvania
S2.756 1856. and Maryland S2.14i,632
The increase I'm income tax collec
tions over the preceding fiscal yeal
WAS S26Se7.is2
The total receipts Of the bureau
amounted TO S512.723 PSI, exceeding
BY Sg7 O42. .263 the receipts for tn
preceding fiscal year. which we're tbel
The largest IN the history OF the bu
reau. or this total there was cOllectel
from corporations an aggregate o
56.e72. .72o. as compared with S39, ,l44.
521 during the preceding fiscal year
being an increase Of S17,S2S.lS9.
The receipts from ordinary sources
including the emergency revenue,
we're S3S7 .7s6 OBS, as compared viii
s335 479. .26l during the preceding rs
cal year. an increase OF S52.5O6,ffV
The emergency revenue collected dur
ing the last fiscal year amounted q
sS4 .27S. .302
Tho six states in which the larges
amounts Of corporation income ta'
were collected are New York. Sl4.94l,
$40. Pennsylvania $67S9.242; Hi
-oie s5579l52: Ohio S3,621.2lS
Massachusetts. S266S 1S9. and Michi
rar s202O472 The collection dis
sric,s showing the largest collection
from this source are the Second Nev
York. s9.240.S5S: First Illinois. $o.lOs
iG5: First Pennsylvania. Sl53'SsO
T,venty-third Pennsylvania. $1,000
SEQ. Third New York. 81 S6s.92e. an
Third Massachusetts Se,66S, ,lS9.
The state IN which the large'
COLLECTION Of internal revenue take
we're made during the fiscal year lel
-re New York. si04 $40, 1882 III
rois se5. .2S7 4O4.GS: pennsylvani
s44.Sf7 5O4 27:. Kentucky. s37,242
$50 s9. Ohio. sS3 T43 476.42. and II
a7na. $50 S4S.2sS.74.
Among the States in which n
smallest collections were made a.
Idaho. 1907 1916: Mississippi, 500
eS461: Nevada i57.3932S; Ne
Mexico. S30e.51S72' and wyomin
s250144.S5.
The two districts showing the lar
oef production Of cigars are the Fir
PENNSYLVANIA. 74l l.S5S.O51 and q
Ninth PENNSYLVANIA 6l9.106 6S2.
In the fiscal year 1915 the tot
production Of distilled spirits w
l40.65s.102 gallons: IN 1916. 25S. .ss'
273 gallons an increase OF li2.o-tl
Gallons which IS equal 10 eighty %
cent OF the entire production Il
1918.
The Eve states which produced q
largest quantity OF iermented liquo
arc New York 12.732.529 barrel
Pennsylvania. 7.63t2ii barrels; II
nois. 1856 231 barrels Wisconsin
525.O27 barrels. and Ohio. 4.S4i.2
barrels.
Durine fhc last year there we're s
distillcsies IN operation decrease
thirty as compared with the preyio
year The number OF breweries op'
ated was 1892 n decrease OF forty.