Show l SHOULD UT UTAH A ADOPT 0 Something of ot the tiLe magnitude of the fight that Is on throughout the United States between the Interests 11 concerned In the sale of or alcoholic beverages and the temperance forces headed hen e by b the Saloon Anti league it is told toM In an article In the Broadway magazine from the pen of Carrington A. A Mr Phelps pa pays s U a powerful tribute to the thoroughness of the methods adopted b by the saloons saloon's opponents and then sums o 0 up IP the forces which they th are lighting Liquor Interests he lie says exclusive of or hotels have haye the enormous I sum of three and one half billion dollars at stake The yearly profits from the sale of oC liquor he be estimates esti wates mates at more than one billion and m one half dollars If in lighting for their very existence he points out U the liquor interests spend spent but one dollar in every eight of or their annual net Income they have ha a fund I of more than a day with which to fight the move mo to abolish the s saloon loon The rhe conclusion of or x Mr Ir Phelps's article follows this is being formed Conned a l of or all the in America It lj Is V cud that this federation will vili Include the represents rc l of the distilleries anti and tho U 1111 1 1 hI wholesale hou houses l c-l arni nl the saloons a a business that la pars s an In annual ta tax to tho the federal guy go- 1 of 1000 entire exclusive of tho the hotels In e totaling x three and one half billions Jillions of dollars olla In simpler language o it fL is worth three thoU thousand h Hio 0 hundred mil mil- j U You Yon will I think agree TCO that this lluIs h Is to be lie a struggle lo between forces a monstrous incon- incon U o death grapple tl such Mich as u the time world work has lias nc cr witnessed I l Already the liquor has begun its ii Tons of literature have o been distributed 0 1 U the of the thc entire country Low Lou saloons anti and dl s have o been heen toM told to close up c have been becu o 0 put cut of business lJ by their thell creators tho time big liquor men mu All Ul the tho ancient and modern methods of public public- n a sentiment building oratory lectures ad editorials tUtorials etc ele mire are being ed to their theil limits o mo me ron roughly c estimate a u part of time the profits of tho liquor business According l to the tho got 0 eminent H internal rc report taxes laNes were cro paid Ja last t year nr on 13 gallons lIons of distilled spirits and on oit U O U S barrels of fermented liquors Allow lIo tho distiller a profit of 23 Cuts cents en a n gallon and tho tIo brewer o 0 a H profit of ol 1 I a barrel This gives hes the former formel a profit of 3 the brewer n a profit of 1 The Time two profits to together amount to 20 87 a jear x Hut But this hug is only a II beginning rime Tho retailer r I lH the time brewery an nIL a cra c price of SO G 6 for n a barrel 0 of beer lie no s sells it for 18 Deducting its co cost t and 2 for expenses expenses- leaves s him a net profit of 10 Sib a barU bar bal U rel reI Multiply the tIme number of barrels barrel II 1 by this antI and we VC kayo haio a profit In beer I cr for tho limo retailer of oC Now Xo take tilled ill spirits for which the tho retailer p pays I S 'S an eru a a price of perhaps 2 u js gallon l Esti- Esti sti- sti ri r 70 o drI drinks to tho the gallon nn anti and 11 13 edIts cents to the thc drink gies a II gross pross oss return of 10 on each Jeh gallon allon Deduct tho tIme cost t antI and 00 CO cents for fot c am and tho Iho retailer has imas left clear profit i ir cr gallon alln Multi Multi- 0 I this It by th the number of gallons g of t spirits reported last year jear gives I Now multi add tho wholesalers anti and retailers retailers' profits on distilled spirits and amid fermented spirits and amid fermented liquors s. Tho Time to total total to- to tal 1411 reaches the tie enormous sum of 15 I Suppose flOw time the liquor people Sl spend ml 2 25 23 per ier cent of this thi- In il d illo o coining fight Tills means the time tremendous tre ire 0 c i e of 21 n jear Cr lint Hut let ns us IS bo lie generous us underestimate their strength a Cut this sum rum squarely in two t an and it back to tJi tho liquor interests for e i c This leaves CS them a ao o campaign fund In their light n against the Saloon Anti of or over ocr a million dollars a lIar day And Ammal JUI for these reasons ons the thc light i ht mn may lust last for tin fifty 8 |