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Show H FACTS AND PROHIBITION. 1 Tho Brewers, Mailers and Distill ers of tho United States consume In H their products oven' yoaT. , OQ? H 3G.3G1.975 bushels of corn rr'oTo'uOo'oO j 02,760,000 bushels of barley I 91688900 H 5,595,000 bushols of rye ;':""' ifi'iRq'nnn'no Sugar products, hops and assorted gr alns 16.35! 3.000 00 M Labor (producers only) - b'.OOo'.OOO.OO m Coal and other fuel .".WW" 15,000,000.00 H " Lumbo.VubberBOods; VtVam'enVlnes; machinery! 'tods, steam ftffings. plumbers' supplies, filter ng material, chemical supplies, paint and varnish, furniture brushes, packing . house products, advertising signs, printing wagons, etc. . . . OJ.OOO.OO """" Firo insurance premiums on non'noo'oo "H Railroad, freight and express M,uu,uuu.uu H Making a total paid into tho producing sources of tho United " , These industries and tho allied trades have a total Investment of up- "jH -wards of $3,100,000,000.00; they pay nnnually State and Government license """H -imnuntln" to $271,867,990.00. ' am?n iddlUon they pay City License Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes aggregating to the enormous total of $84,500,000.00. ...... H Leaving the distilling of spirits aside, there is no Industry which direct- 1 lv contributes more to the cost of our government than the brewing lndus- M WHAT THE DRINKER PAYS THE GOVERNMENT. H Import tax on beer f0'0Q0 M Import tax on wine rnnnnnn H import lax dn spirits Snn'oou H Internal revenue tax on browing 58 ,500 ,00U H ' Internal revenue tax on distilling lo0'X2 H License duties on brewing and distill 5Uu,uuu H Total '$224,700,000 H WHAT THE DRINKER PAYS FOR. War Department.., "-tSS H Navy Department .'. 2'ooO H Postal deficiency 8,o00,000 M Total mm $231,100,000 M .Question":' Will 'the' preachers of Prohibition assume the tax If the beer H revonuo falls to come in? |