The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-05-14
LOOKS BAD ron BOOZE

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place an amendment in the espionage
bill f~orbidding during the war the use
OF grain in the manufacture of intoxl-
eating liquor. n the United Statei
stops making liquor during the period
Of tho war II Is not likely that permits
sion will be given to resume Its manu-
f~acture when the wal ceases. Further
more, Il 10 doubtful 10 many OF tho
brewerics. distillerIes and saloons
would care TO resume business Their.
~ che energies that are now devoted
to making and selling liquors were %
! Necessity directed into other channels
1 during the war-say two or three
years-It IL hardly likely that they
would again enter the liquor business
thereafter. In view ~ the fact that
there probably would be much UNI
certainty exis ing as to o long they
would be allowed 20 continue. owing to
the spread Of prohibition sentiment.
The Internal revenue division OF the
treasury department gives u figures
TO show that over ti73.000. coo worth
of grain went into the manufacture ~
alcohol in the United States In 1916.
The number OF bushels was 1o7.7s1.-
600. For no previous year have the
figures been given for the total
quantities Of materials used in tho
manufacture of beers. The reason is
that the brewers have not been willing
that It should pea that large
quantities Of other things than hops
and malt go into their product.
IL the manufacture OF distilled and
fermented alcoholic drinks had not
been pcrmitted in 1896. the figures
which follow show that more than one
bushel Of grain for each a woman
and child Ia h country would have
been saved or, for zach family OF five.
there would have been practically
enough for a barrel % Hour the equiv
alent OF at least $50 loaves Of bread.
on the basis Of barley AT $3.50 a
busheL corr at s2.5O, rys at s.. oats at
53c. wheat at S2.50 and rice at s4.S0.
the value OF the material used in
alcoholic drinks last year figures up TO
,I37.O74.0OO. without including the
value OF more thar $4,000, coo pounds
OF grape sugar. $4,000. 900. OOO pounds
of hops. more than 100000 gallons
OF molasses and several other articles
In considerable quantities.
The following table gives the OFF,
cial figures OF the bushels OF grain
used in fermented and distilled liquors
in 1916 (mait is given in terms Of
barley:
Termentcd Liquors;
Malt, B2.s39,s73 bushels; Rye. 49,
573.52I bushels; Oats. "a: Wheat %;
Barley. a.; Rice. ~?.s5i.0O0 bushels.
others. 1885 bushels; Total, 6s.i39.-
lsi9 bushels.
Distilled Spirits:
Malt. t.073.262 bushels; Rye. 3s,-
O6s.542 bushels; oats, s.SO7 bushels.
Wheat, 5.3T3 bushels; Barley. 1fS
bushels: Rice. az; Others. GS.s22
bushels. Total. 3s.s4i.5sG bushels.
Grand total. ~io7.7si,st5 bushels.
90 included under others, II any.
The figures for other materials used
In the manufacture OF liquor are IN
the following table (thc third. fourth
land flf,h items nre gallons, the others
pounds)
TeFmenied Liquors;
Grape sug ~545sf.ssl pounds; Hops
ls7f5l6iO pounds; Molasses. ca, FLU
oose. s.742s54 gallons; Others, 49,
Tie, ~st.Tss.s7i gallons.
Distilled Liquors:
Grape sug.. ca Molasses. t52ife-
2s2 gallons. Total, l52.1i2 232 gal.
Hons.
For years the hfewlng Interest,
have contended that prohibition would
be disastrous To the farmer. Tor th'
, treason that these great Industries pro.
Rraln. Now she same interests are
flooding the country with statistic
showing that the brewers scarcely
use any grain 20 speak OF not enough
To make q worth while as a war NEAR
ure 90 prohibit the business. To ''
exact the brewers use less than : d.
per cent ~ the grain produced In th'
limited states.
The brewers grain statistics are hk'
,ltheir prohibition statistics Gotten al
Ito nt whatever contention they wis.
To prove.
JOSEPH BENSON FOR\ktJt
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