Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-05-07 | Page 13 | Liquor Group Hears Private Storage Plan

LIQUOR GROUP HEARS PRIVATE STORAGE PLAN Warehouse Code Official Official Official Of Of- Submits Proposal Proposal Proposal Pro Pro- to Board Storage of state liquor in private warehouses was asked of Utah's liquor commission commission late Inte Tuesday by I J J. F. F Rowan of Denver secretary of tho the warehouse Industry's code au authority au for tor district district No 8 Mr Mm Rowan urged the commission to modify It its current regulations which provide that all liquor shall be DO stored in its own leased ware ware- houses He asked that they follow the tho I lead of Ohio Colorado Idaho and several other state store system states which have designated nIt all warehouses me meeting specifications as proper places for tor the storage of ot Intoxicants The code representative said his conference with the thc commission was wan frankly an attempt to obtain for Utah warehousemen a share in business resulting resulting- from the thc repeal of ot prohibition here Before meeting commissioners he discussed the situation at length with local members of th the Industry Monday ho said slid Picture on Page Six Danger lurks in entry of the thi liquor commission into the thc warehousing ware housing business Mr Rowan Hawaii Insist Insist- ed cd It is the opening wedge of a a. movement which would eventually bring bring- the state into active competition tion with private industry he ex cx- Mr Rowan said he appreciated the thc fact that the sole solo purpose of the commission is to hold hotd complete control control control con con- of all liquor reaching the thc state but said that whatever the commissions commission's commissions commission's commissions commission's commis commis- sion's motives they did not detract from the danger of the situation to private Industry In other states distribution of ot liquor storage among several warehouses warehouses warehouses ware ware- houses has proved imminently satisfactory sat he said There have been no leaks The Thc code official said that the tho use of private warehouses for storage stor star age was not only perfectly legal under under un un- der Utah's liquor law but that it would actually save sa the state money Since a majority of oL liquor shipments ship ship- ments will be made on bailment di distillers themselves lve would 1 et 1 pay warehousing charges until the state was ready to accept delivery of the liquor he said Warehouse Leased ed The liquor commission recently leased the old Henderson warehouse at Second South and Third West Vest streets Mr Rowan said he is aware that this lease is in effect for one ona year and the commission probably could not consistently allow distribution distri distil of oC liquor to private warehouse warehouses warehoused ware ware- houses housed while it is in effect He said however that as the state storo system is established other warehouses in Utah will unquestionably ably be needed and that it would be bo proper for the commission to designate designate designate nate private warehouses to handle this situation Thereafter when the lease expired ex cx- the tho commission might if it it chose alter the present setup com corn j The warehousing industry In Utah represents an investment of 2000 Mr Rowan said It employs 1500 people and has hns a payroll of or I. I annually To the state it pays each year in taxes A I Late Tuesday the liquor commis I Ision sion W was still in conference with the code official S 5