Salt Lake Telegram | 1909-09-27 | Page 1 | Raisin Wine Must Pay Revenue Tax

RAISIN WINE MI MUST A 4 PAY REVENUE T TAX W WASHINGTON ASI Sept 27 Raisin 21 Raisin wIno Is II taxable according to a decision rendered toda today b by Commissioner of Internal Rov- Rov Cabell flue Tho tax will wilt take effect Oc- Oc tuber 1 next All Internal revenue rc agents w were rl notified today b by telegraph Tho rho agent nI have havo been advised t that what Is known as aR circular 31 dated November Novem Novem- her ber 21 n 1908 1308 prohibiting pi rectifiers g from making ao o wine wirme hIe mash anti and the I pro product thereof In Iii compound liquors Is cd anti that further suspensions I of or the or order r are ain The tight fight has b been cn on for the last lant tl O years and the question raised was wan whether I er Cl such audi a A. mash could be fermented d d on ott the premises pi of ot a n rectifier and und tho the product of such fermentation used In connection with spirits wines liquors or other articles In Inthe Inthe the tue preparation or manufacture of ot compound corn com IJ round pound un liquors liquor The Tho penalty Involved In l from OO to toS S and from six months months' to two to years yearn for ouch inch offense The Tue mash covered In today's decision which Involves In Interests In various parts of or th the country Is held to be made and fermented b by imy rectifIers manifestly for no yo other purpose than to tim produce a liquor fr free from tax tux sufficiently high In alcoholic strength It as nt to mako make unnecessary tho the a addition addition ad ad- of or tax paid spirit spirits The Tho rectifiers and r oth persons who nho are not authorized distillers will have to stop Its manufacture m next Thursday Many Mans concerns concern particularly In Saul San Francisco Now No Orleans fit St Louis and Cincinnati have p night fought against l aln t this ruling rul In ing contending that they Wr win ro not Tuot subject sub sub- j ieeE t to government o Tr regulation