| Show 41 ABOUT MALT AND OTHER LIQUORS tile manufacture or brewing of molt malt and fermented liquors in the united states did not assume very great import importance anco until within a comparatively I recent date late it is I since the civil war that tho the busi ness has grown grow nto to any extent up to that period the demand for ales and beers was almost entirely supplied by european manufacturers notably england and germany tho the former country however furnished undo uncle sam sarn with the largest v argest s quantity of this beverage but the manufacture of these articles of consumption has increased very much in this country during the past ten tell or twelve years as is demonstrated bythe by the official figures of the internal revenue commissioner s the increase is shown to be per years thus the number of barrels of malt liquor made in in america in 1863 was in 1880 the number of barrels of the liquid manufactured in this country was making a an ail increase of barrels in the period above named this great increase is ascribed in part to the impetus given to te commerce immediately after the end of ilia ho war but more especially to the tha immigration to tho the united states from germany and other countries where beer drinking is so popular ar of course when tho the arrived liero liere from Pa fatherland therland ho lie did not lose hid his love for his favorite beverage from which lie derived eo so much comfort in his iiii native col country of the great increase of beer production in america new york produced per cent pennsylvania 1013 per cent and ohio per cent the other beer manufacturing distri districts ets furnished less proportions of the whole amount made in the united states there arc are about breweries which is number compared with some of tho the countries in europe for in instance tance in great britain there are about beer manufactories manu factories in an ail article on this subject in a recent number of s wo ITO find the fol following lowin of tho the various cities largely engaged in brewing new york stands far allaead ilie aJ tho ilia total production prod action for that city in 1880 being bar ids no other city reached after new york como come philadelphia ii st louis milwaukee brooklyn cin cinnoti cin nati boston chicago newal newark albany sari francisco baltimore and buffalo in tho the order named although the total for new york state is so much above that of any other the breweries arc are not more numerous proportionately there arc are in in now aric york breweries to pennsylvanian Pennsyl chios and ins from this it is evident that the breweries of new now york state arc are as a rule much above tho the avera average c size and importance the exports of beer from the united states have been very I light ight coti consequently the liquor has for the most part been consumed at home notwithstanding this fact there arc are no statistics to show that there is ak any decrease eintha in the consumption of ardent spirits there la is no falling off in the manufacture and sale of whiskies brandies and other strong drinks during the discussion of the use bill to Ir ovide for fora a commas commission to examine thorarin tho Tarin and inter of kentucky made the grave statement that by its present system of le legislation isolation on the liquor business the government has been robbed of twenty million dollars which amount he lie says say has lam been put into the pocket of the whisky manufacturers in proof of hi assertion mr white said the manufacture of whisky costs 27 cents on the gallon it sells in cincinnati Cincin in the bonded warehouse for that price tho tile government has in the tile whisky 00 cents on tl the a gallon allon you put plit it in ill the bonded wa warehouse rT ouse where it is allowed to remain eight year I how low much docs does tho the manufacturer loso lose of the gallons which is allowed to ooze out of tile barrel while ho ito loses only one third of 27 cents the government loses onn third of 90 cents in addition to tbt the government loses tile jn interest terest on the millions of maney that will bo be locked up there in bond for eight years years in addition to that tho the man alio lie owns tile whisky doubles his money every two years tho tile government holds it in bond will you 13 so will you put it under lock and key for him to profit in that manner at what cost tho government has tile storekeepers A orel capers and gau era employ ed to protect it for him with cost it lias has the inspectors and collectors of internal revenue anil and other officers and clerks all employed at govern ment expense the manufacturers in short and the owners of the 59 W gallons now locked up in kentucky maryland and pennsylvania if they can hold t I it t in bond for eight years will havo have robbed the government of in three states alone all ail eastern journal commenting on oil this matter says that if sir whites statements and conclusions bolls lolls are correct no wonder that whisky lei legislation isolation becomes so important and that liquor rings lobbyist manufacturers and dealers in the articles nourish flourish and become wel wealthy |
