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Show A note In the Hoaton IrauUr given some startling flgurea regarding the liquor trafllci 1'ertbe fiscal year cnllng June, 1601, the United Slates government collected nearly $112,000,-nod $112,000,-nod from the varloua branches of the liquor trade. That la exclutlvo of Stale or city tax or llcente fees. Tor that ytar 1,000,000,(100 gallona of distilled and fermented liquors wcie produced. That would give fifteen gallona for each of our D.1,000,000 peo. pie. In the United tjlatea for 1391 thero were lld.SiK) liquor retail dealers. In lbS7 ILu number of jrsons who paed through the doora of a saloon In I'hlladelplila on one day, from 0 a. in. to lti.no p. m., were con tiled and fouLd lo aggregate 8,9U, mo-sly young men. |