Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1909 — DRY WAVE CUTS DOWN REVENUES [ARTICLE]

DRY WAVE CUTS DOWN REVENUES

Shrinkage of $5,290,773 In Whisky Tax Receipts. TOBACCO BILL INCREASES Falling Off In Collections on Oleomargarine—Illinois Leads For Fiscal Year In Amount Put Into the Purse of Uncle Sam, With Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania and New York Above the Twenty Million Doi.ar Mark. Washington, Aug. 3.—Uncle Sam’s pocketbook suffered a shrinkage because of the prohibition wave during the fiscal year ending July 30 last during which period there was a decrease of $5,290,773 in whisky tax receipts. Whisky tax collections last year were $134,868,034, as against $140,158.807 for the preceding year. The receipts on beer and other fermented liquors amounted to $5.7,456,411, a decrease of $2,351,205 as compared with 1908.

The nation’s tobaccco bill showed an Increase. Tke government tax on all sorts of tobaccos aggregated $51,887,178, an increase of $2,024,423 over the previous year. The oleomargarine tax collections were $902,197, a falling off of $52,107 compared with the year before. Illinois led the country with $43,441,771 internal revenue paid into the treasury. Other states in which the tax exceeded twenty million dollars were Kentucky, Indiana, Pennsylvania and New York. Wets Winners In Delhi, O. Delhi, 0., Aug. 3. —In a local option election here the wets won by a majority of 10 votes.