Show MOST MONEY IN CHEAP WINES the champagne industry Is decidedly ou the wane in california said a man from that state now on an eastern tour the other day there aro several reasons for this out the chief one Is that there Is less profit on champagne than on the plain red wine the plain red wine la assessed in california at about C cents a gallon aad taxes are paid on that basis hut the alno cells tor about 14 to 15 cents a gallon and at that there is a comfortable profit the past season has teen an excellent one tor california fruits of all kinds september was a dry month and the rain in october came in luat the right time the only drawback was that it did a little damage to table drapea it 13 no product of the imagination continued the callior alan that our wines and fruits are often abroad to be put in new bottles and sent back here as produced in europe |