New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-16

rroffs .r excess or 30 per ccntfoi o"p'
,,I invested. the law. according 70 INC
secretary. would yield Si26.oooooV'
Would Tax Railroad Fares
pronoscd revenue from passenger
.rausportatou receipts Is estimated on
The basis OF 81 per cent on cach 20
ecnt faro or fraction thereof WITHIN inc
United States" but mo tax on fare no'
DO excess Of - cents.
Freight TRANSPORTATION, - is csV-
mated. would yield Sloo.00o'OoV At J pcr
cent cu each 20 cents or traction 'h''e
O. Of each freight bill
An increase OF s. PC gallon on d.
rI!cd spirits. row taxed Sl.lv. me sec
rotary SAYS would raise $'a.OOV'VpV.
To Meet Loss by Prohibition
elm addition 20 the higher rate the
statement adds. "urooub'coiy the state
vidc .rroh,h. ,fou laws. particularly IN
,icv. of recent court dec. fons as 10 IN
tcrstatr shipments. Will have the erect
Of further reducing tax payments.
Rcct.rcd snirits arc not taxed now
and D.. .. .ugge,tcG chat they be- taxed
% cont. "a gallon. Instead o.. the rate
Of $50 barre. ol icrmcntcd liquors
$50 barrel .s suggested.
Tho Secretary schedule wouid
double rates on cigars weighing more
chan three pounds thousand, clga
rrftre weighing jess than three pounds
"a rou.ard. su.G and chewing and
smoking tobacco Wholesale dealers,
including robbers. and retailers, VINO
now arc not taxed. would be taxed go
and ST. year. respectively.
Rates ou stll and sparkling VINES
LIQUORS. cordials or similar compounds
would hc doubled. That on brandy used
iu fortfyug pure sweet wines would
be increased from % 20 p cents. fat
taN Of Z5 cents gallon is named for
dcrafurcd alcohol. now uutaNcd. Near
beer would pay $1.15 % barrel. and car
donated soft drinks and bottled waters
and natural mineral waters two cents
"a gallon instead o. going untsXcd. as al
present.
Excise Tax for Sugar
Refined sugar would pay an excise
tax Of ono cent q pound. None is i'm
ported now. bat % l- recommended that
any tax on d Doc made applicable TO
imports.
Suggested annual assessments on
automobile. auto trucks and motor
cycles would be based on their selling
prices. a. follows: Not more than $500
81: between $500 and $3.50 s.; $3.50
and s 600. s.: 81 900 and $1,000. 81;
81. 800 and $1,000. 81, and more than
$1,000. $40.
A stamp tax Of cent for each %
cents. or fraction thereof or acmis-
sion tickets 20 theatres, baseball games
and other places a. amusement and =
tax Of . per cent ou the wholesale cost
Of an musical instruments, or parts
are suggested.
Possible taxes on articles now ad-
mIttcd free 90 raise Sly9.093,lS4 fol
low: Crude rubber. 20 per cent; hides
and skins. 10 per cent. raw wool. lt
per cont; raw silk. % per cent; cofce
% cents pound; ibers and mauufa
lures Of. row free. 10 per cent; lumber
ana manufactures % wood. not uclud-
ing wood pulp. no per cent; tin, un-
manufactured 10 cents q pound: cot
ton. manufactured. 2 cents a pound;
cocoa. crude. 200 per cent; oils, now
free lu per cent, fruits and nuts, II
per cent. tea. ID cont pound; worls
Of art 200 per cent; fur~. 20 per cent;
tanned leather and manufactures o.
including boots and shoes. 10 per cent,
manufactures ~ iron and stcels. no.
including o1Ce. DO per cent. and en-.
tiqgcs Foo per cent
Tho Secretary estimated that S6,31l-
S25 could hc raised by the indicated
rates u addition 90 the present rates
on manufactured articles: Manufac
tUrod rubber. IU per cent; manufac
'urce or leather. p per cent, mauufac
lures of wool. % per cent; manufac
lures Of slk. manufactures o. Ncgc
fal 90 ff1r g.