The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-09-16
Liquor Men Support
 ~. . x. ID. R. Tax Forecast

NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-President Roosevelt's forecast of no new taxes and a record low" in New Deal deficits for the present fiscal year received strong support today from leaders of the liquor industry - No. 1 U. S. taxpayer-who pointed to the rising tide of Federal revenue from taxes on business.
 Leading executives, in comment ing upon the Presidents revised budget estimate for fiscal 1887, cited latest Treasury figures to show the fast-growing importance of tn e liquor industry as a fount of public funds and as "the average citizens best friend as a tax-redueer." Walter R. Greenlee, of The House of Schenley, which led in U. s. liquor sales during 1885, called at tention to the fact that this indus try's contribution to Uncle Sam's tax till is one of the chief factors making possible the Presidents dec- laration that no new taxes are con- templated for the present fiscal !year and his forecast of the small est deficit of any year since his New Deal administration took office
 Business Big Taxpayer
 Rise of the liquor business to the position of largest taxpayer in U. s industry, surpassing for the first time the tobacco industry, was re- Ivealed in the Treasury report
 During the fiscal year ended last June 30, it was disclosed more than l12 per cent of Federal revenues were derived from taxes on liquor. These showed an increase of 23 per cent over collections for the preceding year
 Collections for 1886 totaled $505,- 464,037. as compared with the previous years total of $4ll ,o21, ,772.- 35.
 The President, in his revised bud get estimate, indicated that the gov ernment expects to reap an even larger harvest from liquor taxes dur ing the 1936-37 period, namely: $589, 200, ,OO0.
 Some idea of the vast stream of revenue flowing into the Treasury from this source" declared MT. Greenlee, may be gleaned from the fact that liquor taxes paid last year were sufficient to pay one third of the cost of all contemplated WPA projects throughout the nation for the fiscal year 1936-1937.
 These figures clearly reveal the continuing upward trend of the nations buying power-and the ma jor part played by the liquor indus try as Federal taxpayer. They effectively silence those critics who have predicted that this industry, as a. source of public funds, would not live. up to the promises made for lit prior to Repeal
 Since repeal this industry has paid to state and Federal govern ments well over two billions of dol lars, aside from a large contribu- tion in the form of income taxes. Out of. every dollar spent last year for alcoholic beverages, nearly 3l cents went to the tax-collector. 'The average citizen has felt the benefit in numerous forms = lower state and Federal taxes, better law enforcement unemployment relief. old age pensions, child welfare ac- tivity, veterans compensation and lother far-reaching programs for so- lcial betterment.
 These benefits MT. Greenlee pointed out, are wholly aside from tthe vast beneficial effect of newly created jobs and buying power. The liquor industry has put to work more than million men and wo- men. My company Schenley Products Company-employs more than 47O00 persons. Last year this company paid out for all purposes
 more than s53,0OO,00O. benefiting at least 82 ma iOr ipducfriae u