Evening star., 1922-03-12
CHANGESEXPECTED
AT LANGD0N PLANT
FIeischmann Official States
Hope 1t Wit Continue as
Important Branch.

Just what changes may be made at
the big yeast plant of the Fleisch-
mann Company. Inc. Of New York.
located at Langdon. D. c., in order to
bmply with the finding Of Commits
Aoner of Internal Revenue Blair in
seyoking the industrial alcohol per-
mits of the Fleischmann agencies,
have not been decided. it was said
here yesterday by a representative
of the company, but there was some
hope, he added, that under the new
regulations issued yesterday by the
Commissioner concerning establish
ment Sf new agencies the Langdon
portane place in the operations of the
company, with at least the usual
volume Of business.
There was a probability that ship
ments wrald have to be changed, it
was said, 90 that instead of making
shipments in bulk to agencies they
would go in barrels to actual pur-
chasers direct
Restriceiens oa Agents.
The furthS~ amendment to the
regulations. issued yesterday by Com
missioner Blair, stipulates restric-
tions to be placed upon agents by
manufacturers by which the sale
price must be controlled by the man
ufacturer and The agents compensa-
tract between Ehe manufacturer and
the agent"
Unless new agencies are establish
ed by the FleisEhmann company soon
the Langdon plant will be one of the
two places in the entire country
where the company will be authoriz-
ed to dispose CT it's alcohol. the other
being the plapr at Peekskill, N. Y.
From the LxnFdon plant daily are
shipped about 1.500 gallons Of al
cohol, in one of two forms: ethyl al
cohol. which goes to the drug and
chemical trade. and denatured alcohol.
for use in pAint. yarnish and auto
mobile industries.
Permits from the prohibition au-
thorities are required both for the
purchase and the use of ethyl alcohol,
and of specially denatured alcohol"
but no permits are required. it was
explained. for denatured alcohol.
The factory, of brick structure, and
several buildings. on sixteen acres
OF land, originally was the property
of the Eorby Company, bakers, OF
Washington. and was purchased in
1919 at a cost of about two million
dollars At the time, no change was
made in the personnel of the plant.
but the employees. most Of whom
were residents Of Langdon. were re-
tanned, and the place was operated
under a new general manager, who
was the only imported expert" The
industry occupies an important place
in the economic life Of Langdon,
employing more than 400 persons.
"Did = Feel Thing"
interpreting the ruling handed
down by him in the F1eisehmenn case,
Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair
said yesterday morning, that neither
the prohibition authorities, nor the
F1eischmann agents, at any time
during the operation Of the permits
to sell alcohol through agencies,
were guilty of wilfully evading the
law, but he added that the former
prohibition officials who consented
to the agency method Of Industrial
alcohol distribution "did fool
thing"
Concerning the order of the COM
missioner that any alcohol now in the
possession Of "any agent" of the COM
pany shall be returned either to the
Peekskill or Langdon plant within
thirty days. or delivered to a new
agent Of the company" under penalty
Of confiscation. a representative of the
company said there had been 40 de-
cision yet as to disposition Of the
alcohol in question. 1t was hoped,
however, that 1t would not have to
be shipped back to the plants, but
might be turned over to agents who,
under the freshly interpreted regula-
tions OF the Treasury, would be al
lowed to dispose of it.