Show rno prohibition IH IN GEORGIA they have been trying down in the state of georgia georg i to and with very unsatisfactory results it would seem all of which seem to produce k i strong mentin 16 favor of high license A telegram from A atlanta elveia I 1 i y gopsis of a recent p publication which chows shows the fact that there has been a great increase under prohibition in the number of distilleries and th the statement wa was mado made that the in n crease breme waa was I 1 due directly to prohibition the prohibition leaders north were anxious thither that this state meat ment should bould be denied the voice foice the prohibition organ of new york city telegraphed to united states collector crenshaw for a true state ment of the case that was on the ath of december the collector telegraphed his answer but it evidently did not the ilary the failed to g give i ive it to the public tn in order that the tle truth may be fully known callec tor Crena bawa answer 6 i herewith given in the district of georgia on the ast 1st day of september 1885 1 there were awen twenty 0 one no gr grain in distilleries till eries operating rith a daily capacity altogether of bushels bua hels in all the warehouses va on the lot 1st day of september 1885 there were gallons of liquor deposited or produced during the month mouth in warehouses gallons with drawn tax paid from all distillery warehouses during the month mouth 12 gallons in october 1885 there were twentythree twenty three grain dis till iea eries operating with dally daily capacity of bushels in warehouses on the let 1st day of october 1885 there were 1948 gallons de posited or of produced during the month in said warehouse warehouses sp gallons withdrawn tax paid from warehouse in november 1885 there were thirty grain distilleries operating with a daily capacity of bushels in iii iva warehouses on the lot 1st day of november 1885 there were gallons gallous deposited or produced during the month in warehouses gallons withdrawn tax paid from all via warehouse gallons in november 1886 there were 47 grain distilleries operating f ug with a daily capacity of bushels io in warehouse ou the 1st day of november 1886 there were gallons deposited or produced during the month mouth in 21 i gallons withdrawn lax paid from all ware auses gallons the grain distill elles fRo november velber in excess 0 of f the e rophia rop iia iiii 4 g november I 1 1886 jire are stunted irtle following coun aies ties fannin f 1 hall halla 3 gordon 1 fayette payette 2 jackson jackion 1 walker 1 gilmer Gil meriJ J Owyn nett 2 rious douglass b aass 1 lJ Henryl batts 1 tho the tax stamps for themon november i 1886 2 6 sales of same for the correspond corresponding 1 n agmon i nov 1885 96 SOPe Firis raon ons engaged in the eale of liquor in Octo berand november Novem beri 1886 paid 24 for I 1 tax stamps M a retail liquor dealers dealbera de alera there was collected from ilie same source ibe corresponding correspond 1 in 9 inon thi of of 1885 the increased number of liquor dealer dealers for 1886 are mostly from fr ties there thera were illicit dies als 0 seized and 1038 gersoni arrested in Geor georgia glit 91 during the thi fiscal year ending june 30 80 1886 1880 see report of commissioner of internal revenue I 1 think tion has his caused the excels in the nam berof of persons engaged inthe in the illicit manufacture and sale al of liquor local option jaws awe driving out licensed dealer dealers make ft home market for the |