The Washington times., 1916-01-29
SHEPPARD BILL MAY:
' KILL ONE INDUSTRY
Corby Yeast Plant, Which Makes
Pure Grain Alcohol, Might Be
Driven Out.
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are not palatabie.'' said Mr.. .Sh1emaker.
but pure grein alcohol is the basis Tor
a!coholic beverages. the manufacture
and sale of which this bill aims to stop.
"Manifestly It would he incongruoim,s
to prohibit the manufacture OF alcoholic
beverages. vet at the same time permit
the manufacture OF the very basis FOR
alcoholic beverages
Put grain alcohol can be and has
been purchased. even on Sunday. bv
persons who mix sugar and lemon with
1t and make drink which has all the
effects Of whisky. Practically all that 1t
lacks is the color and flavor OF sugar.
and 1t may be the better for that.
AT the time the bill was drawn par
ticular attention was given the manu-
iacture and sale of pure grain alcohol.
The Anti-Saloon League OF the District
knows the experiences Of number OF
States which did not prohibit the manu-
facture of pure grain alcohol. The eX-
perience was to witness the practical
nullihcation of the prohibition laws. IT
was with view to preventing a repeti-
ton Of this notification in the District
that we specifically prohibited the man
nfacture 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 1t. 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 ii hoped to
make the District dry.
Members of the Anti Sa loon League.
y,,as nf oyh int cd
with the proprietors of the yeast
| factory and know them to be tenn
! peranCe men. today express regret
I that the plant should be affected
| Their friendship, however, did not
cause them to suggest an amend
ment 10 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 thc
| price II the Corby Company would lift
the restrictions as to tho use OF the
fluid. IT is also stated that many Of.
fers to purch8sce the alcohol have beer
received from individuals and Arms
wishing to use II for beverage purposes
but all of these were rejected.
| The Corby Company, according 10
the statement. pays an annual Fed
eral tax Of between 5000 900 and $500
600 for the sale OF tho alcohol, the
| ka,r - ha,
Alexander Bell. general counsel for
the Cosby Company. said today that il
the proprietors' minds tho chief oil.
| ieCtionable feature to the production
OF alcohol at the Yeast factory wa
tho fact that II nccessitated the pres.
lenCe OF Government internal revenue
agent ut the factory every Jay am
this might look as II the plant ha'
some association with the distillinG
or rcCtifyinG of spirits.
Started As a Hobby.
This * q great. big plant out a
l.angdon said Mr.. Bell. 1T Ia a plan
Of which the people of tho Distric
should be proud. It was started as
hobby. but in a comparatively shor
time has grown to be A national IN
) dustry.
\ TN their efforts TO product absoIutel,
pure bread the Corby company found
necessary to establish a yeast factor,
, to obtain n non-varIing and uniform
yeast. for II was the yeast which pre-
; vented the production of absoluteI
| pure bread.
= The Corby company brought a mum
Der of scientists. bactcriologists. micro
scopists. and other technically traine
, men to Langdon. placed unlimite
l funds at their disposal, and commits
stoned them to product a non-varyin
yeast \ member OF tho CorbN famii
was especially educated in chemistr
: to conduct this branch of the business
I The result was yeast and yeas
= plant which is now serving territor
from New Brunswick to Panama. an
' from the Atlantic to the Pacirc.
= A plant Of this size cannot be move
e. from its original location because c
/ its size, TIE machinery Is installed .
I tripliC ate. there are two different wate
A systems in it and there are other ieS
] lures which make this rlant absolutcl
/ permanent 1t must continue In Lus
ness whore it is now. or It must g
= out OF business
:. Sold To Wholesalers.
+ Attorney Fell said tho orhy Compar
= sold its alchohol directly to wholesa
Il druggists to a few retail druggists.
= laboratories. hospitals. dye factori
= and for use in the arts. sciences ar
= manufs curing. TC prevent any OF /
n alchohol reaching distilling or rectil
n ing plants. TIE Corby Nompany MAJ
contracts with commercial users If IN
product which call for every barr
produced.
The Corby Companys statement co
=, tains scientific treatises on the CONNIE
: cial uses of alcohol indicating that Il
corpora ton has gone very deeply into
study OF the subject. Attorney Bell sa!
this study was made so that the Corl
e COMPANY could be satisfied that when
It purchaser bought alcohol for specit
I purpose the nature OF his busine
- would inform the COMPANY as to whet
/" er OF not the representations were co
. | rect
y An Important Industry.
> The technical statement on slcoh
=. discusses the origin OF the fuid al
it's uses for commercial. scientih
n mechanical and medicinal purpose
y ALCOHOL is manufactured by the Cort
= company as a result Of the manufa