The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-01

LUZ Lag LAc I0VCnL ScSolOu VI COI-
sress. during which efforts were made
by the prohibitionists to, make the en-
tire country dry the New England
Union Label association, affiliated
with the American Federation of La
Dor, compiled the following facts and
figures for the information and use
Of the congressman from the New
England states:
To the Honorable, the Senators and
and Representatives of New Eng
land
Hon and Respected Sirs:
The undersigned being duly author
Nod respectfully appeals to you to
consider the following facts with ref
erence to Prohibition and its effect
upon the industries of our coun-
. try:
The Prohibitionists are taking ad-
vantage of the war situation in their
efforts to attain their ends They
have exaggerated figures as to the
amount of raw material that the
brewers and distillers use. They
make the statement that soc, 000. 000
bushels of cereals are used annually,
while in point of fact the brewers
last year used B2,000,000 bushels of
barley and 10000 bushels Of corn
and rice, to which should be added
ss,74s.ssz bushels used by distill-
ers-
The principal material which enters
into beer; is barley, the use of which
for food. is inf1nitesimal. The beer
drfnker gets as many food calories
from the barley in his beer as he
would get IL he took his barley in the
nm
one-third of All the grain used by
brewers Is returned to the farmer for
cattle food Brewers grains are
more highly priced by the milk pro-
drcers than any other grain. APP
returned by diStiller&.
The present revenue to the United
States government from the tax on
alcoholic beverages Is in round fig
ures. $3.50. zoo. 900. which will be In
creased very considerably by the Ways
and Means Committee OF Congress.
This is without taking into consider
alton the enormous revenue obtained
by the States and municipalities from
the retail license fees, which is es-
timated as over 500. ooo. 900. Cut
this on and it WIN be necessary to re-
tlB6 the LA4 ByHL0ku VI utaLy VI OaI
states from top to bottom.
The Immediate effect of National
Prohibition would be to create con-
vulsi0n In the mercantile world
The capital invested In the liquor
industry is In round figures $1.800.-
600, 900. The annual disbursements
in the brewing. distilling. wine grow
ing and allied industries for other
H. - h4lftrx, An1-
lars The annual disbursements for
wages in the same Industries are full
ly $3.50, 000,0 o0 National Prohibit
turbance that would reach from one
end of the country to the other.
Relying On the figures of the CEN
sus. the number of persons deriving
their income directly from the liquor
traffic is about 10000.
To complete statement of dis
bursements TOR wages through the
Iianor industry would also belong the
number of those who derive their in
come directly from the same source
Nothiay more than an approximation
of their numbers can be attempted
but considering the persons In the
allied manufactures and trades unac-
ployes In grocery stores selling liquor
hotels. cIubs.I ETC.. and the 1880 per
sens who may be regarded as engaged
in raising the agricultural products
usd in the liquor industry, 1t is pIac-
ing II low to add another 1000 as
representing those indirectly obtain
ing their sustenanee from the liquor
industry. Thus one may reckon on q
total of considerably over a million
who are dependent for wages upon
the manufacture and sale of liquor. II
their dependents are considered q
grand total of about four million per
eons In involved.
The output of beer for the veal
ending June Goth, 1918, was $3.50.
GA barrels. At the present rate OF
S1.b0 per barrel the government re-
ceived revenue OF ss7,ss4,5O0.
Allowing for shrinkage due tt
states that have gone dry the In.
ternaf Rsvenue Department estimates
the saiea of beer for the next fisca
year at so,o00,o0o barrels,
70 make 100000 barrels of beel
the brewers require appropriated,
$4,000 900 bushels of grain, The by
products. (malf sprouts and brewers
Erains) which are re-sold to dairy
farmers and are highly priced fol
milk and butter purposes, Representa-
salvage OF ss per cent. ignoring
entirely tho food value OF the BEEF
jtseaf. II viii be seen from these fig
ures that tine actual amount of grair
which will be used in the brewing
process IL about tT,7se,ooo bushels
This liz less thaa fhxee-quarters o.
ona per cent, of the grain produced
tn the URitAa States Moreover
barley - mot q STAPLE human foot
etkjzsB here ~ abroad Practicail!
~ tbs bsslsg that y lnoE good enough
fer mating purposes, - sold Tor TOD