The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-25
LIQUOR STOCKS
DEPLETED IN
OHIO CITIES
BIG RUSH YESTERDAY TO LAY IN A
SUPPLY BEFORE ADDITIONAL
TAX APPLIES.
MANY DRY ApHERENTS PAID VISIT
TO OHIO TO AVOID EXTRA COST
IN THEIR SUPPLY.
BRIDGEPORT DEALER PROGRESSES
SOS, 90 GALLON FOR ORDINARY .
WHISXEY n YEAR
FROM NOW.

Before turning hut III ltSiIb'> ''''4'
night Ia rctir" u smiI" hram"I a"r"@S
he face Of Daddy Wheeling and h"
burs, forth in Harry LADDERS song Il
Have Something in III" Bottle for ,nc
Morning." for lie had laid III Il supply
b.fnr, IN" additional TAX "i $40 goes
on 10 each gallon Of whisliry which VIII
n. III. cas-. ms soon a President Wilson
signs the finance bill and this h" is cN-
ncc,rd 10 do no his arrival IN Wa$hinS-
. ton some Tim" to-day.
Owe. the river towns AMI especially
Bridgeport Was rlrntjiuliy supplied
with whiSkry from tn" big wholesalers
ard bonded warehouses in anticipation
Of n run by the thrifty ones VIII" wanted
10 save "a few dollars on their future
supply OF flicker"
While no great rush was rXn"ricnc"h
by tho Bridgeport dealers They w"r" k"pt
busy from carly morning until closing
time filling orders not only from west
Virginia tipp!crs but Ohio as well AMI
at II o'clock last night lhr!r stocks had
boon reduced considerably.
B,-,r was III the discard rNHpt rs
throat moistrnrr ana whlSk"y was the
commodity that WAS in demand ard all
uvthcoaiS had q decided hu!g" when IN"
nurchaScrS came uG, uf III" whlSkry en-
nnriums All KINDS -; baskets. SUIT
cases; and rr!us we're utilized in carry
!nr tho stuff away ami many ingenious
schemes wcr,. used 10 convey whl$k"Y
into this state To avoid The state pr"hl-
: hilton Officers. hui tn" greatest hpprr-
hrnSiun was f"it about government OH
Gers looking Cor lhn umwary Tor vi"ia-
ting the E.c"d amendment.
SalcSmcn. behind ihr' counters SlId
that many men who worked tor ana
voted dry in 1912, w"r" ~ bridgeport
yesterday 10 lay III Il suppl! III thr
.drp,on rum" which they SAID nasty
things about when tn" wet and dry cam
.,a;rr was on IN this state. hut they paid
,h"ir money lchcorfrIliy and went "ui
with thar Gr"g tightly huggrd III tht''
arms
With the present tax Of 50" per gal
,or and the new tax q: S3."0. which
makes n total Of $GI6 "n rHch' gallon
Of whiSErv, is showing the price sky
ward and everybody IS STRIVING 1" get
ur,I,r IN, wire before the second IAN nf
S2.a4 goes oni which it is likely 10 Il" 10
. day. -
ono dealer said that the now TAX VIII
,n.,,in n rails" Of on" dollar On each quar-;
,,f whi<k,y .s,!d hereafter: when i"!A
t;,,t the TAX amounted to so c''n'S "n
each quart. h. sand that IN" r'l;"!l'FS
wnui,i ;rCkct the extra twenty cr''S'
Tho ;,r:cc Of whjsk"y yesterday ranged
from 81 a gallon f"r he cheapest /"
:Sa0 E"r n" h,St solid with few "Nt''P-
lions wh,r,: Il higher price WIS 'tSh''i
for fhr sru1n;h"r and higher aged goods
which went as high ~ $l'.r" i"E %"''"''
TAX. tho cheapest whisk"y ~ $3'"" i
gallon and add tn" now lax "t S".-'' W"
can readily SEQ that II" Sim" r"ihii"d'-
:, Will cost at least 50 - pr E'iI"n III
tho future. whIlr J. lasts: hH; M =
bound Ia tax" Other jumps The S'AF'"r
,r,, ,r, i,.ln becomes and III" d'Hi"r pre-
ri,i.,i THAI ordinary wh'sh"y VIII "'
worth $1,000 i :cnilun hy thus i:in" n''N'
wear The foregoing r"l;Li"H ~ r!" ''"
hrurbnn whlSk"y$ only ana NAV" ia
boon Distilled III tins country. hni 'h'
imported Scotch and lriSh wh'Ski'@ h"H'
h"ru climbing n Pre-" since IA" S'n'' ~
. III, European WIZ AMI ar" no" "'ll '"'
,,rJ ;hc. purS,. Of lh". ordinary salary.
(;in IS another in:"Xirant with P:ic'
ms hiyh Us I'll" moon. and as It IS 'h'
'h,sn Of mos, all r"ck,ails III" plui"crn;:
, w~r,. buying a b',tl" nr Nv" yHS'"rdaS
So ,!,ai they can hav" their c"ck'aI'
,.,r,. minis FOR 4 lIirl" whii" YET.
Eridr.nnrr meyer WAS much of mar
t.. .nr crrJ!alS and nj no i'm" wa
,.n.r, ., stock To amount Ia anything. hu
:; hr;tir Il: American vrrm"uth WAS &C
reasonably slipped into Il NlckaS" CO."
tanning other ingredients Tor '"h'!
drinks American v"rmouth WIS az
, sp,..I and treated with contempt Il
Inrr as the hrItrr grade Of !iatiai
brands could b. hal but IN" war 81"
.hn pr,r Of This UP and then came
demand for the American product. %"
Il wns too .la:c as IN" prize" had Eon
up lik" a skyr"ckc1.
Practically n" total sales T"*'"r"H:
w,ro nf whisk"y and many gallon
r,und thnir way ever IN" bridges arr
INTO homes whore ih"y Will h"c"mr :"
c,..,v gods. as il IS tn" follow wan IN
,,ipriy that vii! b" looked un I" here
after.