Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-10-29 | Page 1 | Whisky, Beer and Tobacco Consumers Smashing Records

I WHISKY BEER AND TOBACCO CONSUMERS SMASHING RECORDS V WASHINGTON lA HI Oct The S.-The The V fv American people arc aio drink drink- Sn Sni ng more whisky und antI beer beers and smoking more cigarettes than eci before In history according to tu t tux returns rec received l by Royal Hoal r. r K E Cabell Cabell Ca Ca- bell hell commissioner of oC internal reve reve- nue From Froni Jill July 1 to October 1 I 1012 In more than cl cigarettes were veru smoked and antI n nearly arl one ne million over o the thO corre corresponding orthe ot or the previous pre year which broko brol all records Tile The cigar consumption promises to establish a new recon A total of or 1 barrels or of beer were consumed during July August September of oC this year Cur which was 3 laI barrels more than thanIn In tl the tho o amo period of or lJJ 1311 I I. I This t revenue officials cia daIS IS us beer drinking fell of C considerably con during the fiscal year lar ending June 30 U last That do- do crease ase was partly I accounted te for b by Commissioner Cabell h by iy the UH In Increased n creased el popularity of oC buttermilk as asa asa a n summer drink The Tho growing consumption o of ha hau liao articles artIcIe greatly grall augmented augment 1 c ed the thu governments government's 1 lO J uc